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Appellate Practice and Trial Techniques and Tactics Webinar

August 25, 2010

September 8, 2010 at 12 pm CDT What Every Trial Lawyer Should Know About Preserving Error for Appeal Sponsored by the Appellate Practice and Trial Techniques and Tactics Committees  Read Article

Keynote Speaker for the International Corporate Counsel College is Announced

August 24, 2010

The 2010 IADC International Corporate Counsel College Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Beat Hess - Legal Director, Royal Dutch Shell plc, The Netherlands/England.  Read Article

SAVE THE DATE: Midyear Meeting 2011

August 17, 2010

We are heading back to a favorite location for the Midyear Meeting at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, California.  Read Article

Scott Tucker named the Defense Lawyer of the Year

Scott Tucker named the Defense Lawyer of the Year

June 11, 2010

Scott Tucker of Tucker, Heifetz & Saltzman, LLP has been named the Defense Lawyer of the Year by the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. The MDLA is the state DRI affiliate organization.  Read Article

Member Accolade: M.C. Sungaila

Member Accolade: M.C. Sungaila

June 07, 2010

M.C. Sungaila, a partner at the appellate law firm Horvitz & Levy, was named one of the top 100 women litigators in California by the legal newspaper the Daily Journal. The 2010 list is composed of female partners throughout the state who, in the pa... Read Article

Member Accolade:  Harvey Kaplan

Member Accolade: Harvey Kaplan

June 03, 2010

Shook, Hardy & Bacon Partner Harvey Kaplan will be honored for Excellence in Legal Writing during the 11th Annual Burton Awards for Legal Achievement ceremony at the Library of Congress on June 14, 2010.  Read Article

Michael Pope Honored By Northwestern University School Of Law

Michael Pope Honored By Northwestern University School Of Law

May 28, 2010

Michael A. Pope, a partner in McDermott Will & Emery's Chicago Trial Department, was honored recently by Northwestern University School of Law with its Alumni Public Service Award, sponsored by the Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship Program.  Read Article

Member Accolade:  Mary Anne Mellow

Member Accolade: Mary Anne Mellow

May 24, 2010

Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. is pleased to announce that Mary Anne Mellow will be included in the September 2010 Corporate Counsel Edition of “Super Lawyers.”  Read Article

Member Accolade: Phillip E. Reeves, T. David Rheney, and Daniel B. White

May 13, 2010

Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that Phillip E. Reeves, T. David Rheney, and Daniel B. White have been selected for inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers 2010 Read Article

Member Accolade: Gray Culbreath and Jack Griffeth

May 04, 2010

Collins & Lacy attorneys, Gray T. Culbreath, and Jack D. Griffeth, have been named to the 2010 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.  Read Article

Courtroom Success:  Bobby Hood and Ray Persons

Courtroom Success: Bobby Hood and Ray Persons

September 29, 2009

IADC member, Bobby Hood, along with Jamie Hood of the Hood Law Firm, and Ray Persons and Matt Harman of King & Spalding recently won an appeal for Texaco, Inc. in a case closely followed by franchisors throughout the United States and the business co... Read Article

Courtroom Success:  Timothy Coughlin

Courtroom Success: Timothy Coughlin

August 31, 2009

First Circuit Affirms District Court’s Grant of Summary Judgment in Liver Cancer Case Timothy Coughlin, Thomas Feher, Karen Rubin and Andrea Daloia of Thompson Hine LLP in Cleveland, who represent a number of defendants on a national basis in viny... Read Article

Member Accolade:  Jack Bangert

Member Accolade: Jack Bangert

August 19, 2009

Jack T. Bangert, with the firm Sherman Taff Bangert Thomas & Coronado, P.C. recently received the 2009 Alumni Achievement Award from the Board of Trustees of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.  Read Article

The IADC now has a presence on Facebook!

August 13, 2009

Become a Fan of the IADC Fan Page today! The Fan Page is not only for our members, but also for spouses, family, and friends of the IADC to connect and share with each other.  Read Article

BC Law Generations: The Murphys

BC Law Generations: The Murphys

August 05, 2009

BC Law Generations: IADC member George Murphy (Boston College Law School '79) was featured in BC Law Magazine  Read Article

Courtroom Success:  Bill Perry

Courtroom Success: Bill Perry

August 04, 2009

CARTER PERRY BAILEY WINS IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS FOR AGF “A victory for commonsense and reinsurers’ rights” is how Bill Perry, Senior Partner of Carter Perry Bailey LLP, described the decision of the House of Lords when it gave Judgment today in AGF... View Document

 Member Accolade:  Dennis Wall

Member Accolade: Dennis Wall

July 31, 2009

Dennis Wall is the Author of "Litigation and Prevention of Insurer Bad Faith" now in its Second Edition published by Shepard's/McGraw-Hill.  Read Article

IADC Announces New Board of Directors Members

July 15, 2009

Another wonderful Annual Meeting has come to a close. We ended our meeting of top notch continuing education and social events today with the recommendation and acceptance of the new IADC Board of Directors members.  Read Article

Courtroom Success: Mark W. Murphy; Emily G. Coughlin; Holly M. Polglase; and Christopher A. Kenney

July 15, 2009

IADC members Mark W. Murphy of Litchfield Cavo LLP; Emily G. Coughlin of Ryan, Coughlin & Betke, LLP; Holly M. Polglase of Campbell Campbell Edwards & Conroy; and Christopher A. Kenney of Kenney & Sams PC are pleased to report the defense victory in ... Read Article

IADC Announces 2010 Convention Chairs

June 16, 2009

Henry and Beth Morrissette Named 2010 Convention Chairs Henry and Beth Morrissette, Mobile, Ala. have been named the 2010 Convention Chairs and will assist planning the Midyear Meeting on February 13-18 in Naples, Fla. and the Annual Meeting on Ju... Read Article

International Corporate Counsel College

June 10, 2009

The International Corporate Counsel College complete schedule and registration is now available online. September 24 - 25, 2009 Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris, France This year's College will address "Defending Business Assets and Reputation D... Read Article

Courtroom Success:  David Axelrad and Mary Christine Sungaila

Courtroom Success: David Axelrad and Mary Christine Sungaila

June 10, 2009

IADC members David Axelrad and Mary Christine Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy were victorious in a case in which the California Court of Appeals confirmed the trial court's ability to exclude unfounded expert testimony in a residential mold case. Darcee D... Read Article

Courtroom Success: Tamela J. White

Courtroom Success: Tamela J. White

May 03, 2009

On March 13, 2009, member Tamela J. White of Farrell, Farrell & Farrell and associate Marvin “Chip” Capehart, II defended a general surgeon in a medical malpractice case in the Circuit Court of Logan County, West Virginia. The case involved an alleg... Read Article

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