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Higgs Fletcher & Mack (HFM) attorney Molly H. Teas has been selected as the “Outstanding New Attorney” by San Diego Defense Lawyers (SDDL), and she will receive the award at the organization’s 39th Annual Installation Gala on Jan. 27, 2024. The Outstanding New Attorney award is presented annually to one outstanding defense attorney in recognition of their success and overall achievements in la…

Frantz Ward is proud to announce that partners Cynthia A. Lammert and Cynthia A. Lammert have been recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as 2024 Notable Women in Law honorees. The prestigious report recognizes top women in law for their influence in Northeast Ohio’s business community. Cindy’s practice focuses on real estate professional liability representation and defense. She has extensive…

John R. Tarpley, shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Nashville office, has been appointed Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission by the Supreme Court of Tennessee at Nashville. Tarpley has been involved in complex litigation in the areas of transportation, tort, product liability, and a wide range of insurance-related matters in both state and federal courts. He has devoted a signific…

Lewis Thomason is pleased to announce Bob Chapski has been listed as a court approved mediator for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.  The federal Middle District has a robust alternative dispute resolution program, and Mr. Chapski is honored to be included with the ADR panel members.  Mr. Chapski is a shareholder and a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator in t…

Justin Hardin and Jeff Abney secured a unanimous defense verdict in federal court on behalf of a manufacturer of a negative paste speed compounder mixer in a product liability case. Plaintiff, a 22-year-old male, was injured while scraping the area of the discharge door in October 2018. While scraping dried paste away from the area, which he claimed to be normal operation and doing as he was train…

Steve Schwartz and Rebecca Verble secured a defense verdict in a professional liability case against a commercial real estate broker in St. Louis County. The plaintiff hired a real estate agent to help her find a new location for her tanning salon business. She chose a space in a small strip center that, at the time, was also advertising an outlot or “pad” available for a drive-thru business. Plai…

Plunkett Cooney partner D. Jennifer Andreou was recently named by Crain’s Detroit Business among the news publication’s 2024 Notable Women in Law. “Jenny is an outstanding trial attorney, and she is very deserving of this award,” said Jeffrey C. Gerish, the firm’s President and CEO. “Throughout her nearly 40 years in practice, she has built a reputation as a determined trial attorney who goes the…

McNees Wallace & Nurick today announced the launch of a Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense practice assembling the firm’s attorneys with decades of experience serving licensed professionals in Pennsylvania. Keynotes: McNees launched the Professional Licensing and Ethics Defense Group with four attorneys who serve clients in an array of industries. Together, they have more than 65 ye…

With more than 20 years of an emblematic trajectory, FUNDAMORGAN has inaugurated its new offices in Marbella, Panama City. The new location intends to offer more comprehensive, accessible, and dignified attention to the people who participate in and benefit from its programs. FUNDAMORGAN is named in honor of the legacy of Don Eduardo Morgan Alvarez (1902-1988), who dedicated his life to community …

The partners of Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, have elected four colleagues to its board of directors and re-elected one other. At the firm’s recent annual meeting, longtime member and secretary/treasurer of the board, Michael P. Ashcraft, Jr. was re-elected to a new three-year term. He will be joined by first-time board members Emily M. Coyle, Marc …