Dear Fellows, Trial Lawyers Do Well by Doing Good As trial lawyers, we often get a “bum rap.” We are frequently portrayed as selfish parasites benefitting from the misery of others. But the opposite is true. Though not commonly recognized as the environment where sweet souls flourish, the best litigators ...

Dear Fellows, Attorney Resilience Requires More Than Mere Toughness The typical caricature of trial lawyers exaggerates mental and emotional toughness—enabling the grotesque perception that we can be impervious to courtroom losses and other professional struggles. Of course, contrary to these depictions, even trial lawyers are human beings. Losses sting. Trial ...

LCA Senior Fellow Emeritus Larry Smith of RumbergerKirk in Orlando, Florida, was recently presented the FDCC Diversity Award by the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel as well as the Diversity in Business Lifetime Achievement Award by the Orlando Business Journal. Additional details on both awards can be found below and ...

By LCA Fellow Eve-Lynn Gisonni

By LCA Senior Fellow Don Blackwell

Dear Fellows, Commitment to Gender Diversity Not Reflected In How We Value Women Lawyers As Fellows in the LCA, we commit to promotion of gender diversity within our noble profession. We do so not just because diversity makes us better and more profitable advocates, but more so because we recognize ...

Dear Fellows, “Hired Gun” Trial Lawyers Balance the Compulsion for Preparation Against the Exigency of Trial Preparation is our armor. It provides us the courage to wade into courtroom battle, confident in our understanding of the law, knowledge of the facts, and ability to persuade. At some point, every trial ...

By 2014 LCA President William E. Wegner (1950 – 2021)

By LCA Senior Fellow David A. Schaefer

2022 LCA President Michael Ehrenstein and his firm, Ehrenstein|Sager, secured a decisive Second Circuit victory on behalf of Angola in a breach of contract lawsuit brought by Aenergy seeking $1.1 billion in claims against the African country. In its ruling, the court upheld the lower court’s authority to dismiss the ...

Dear Fellows, The most effective trial lawyers are humble! Television portrayals depict trial lawyers as arrogant egomaniacs. Contrary to this pernicious myth, the most effective trial lawyers are humble. Why I asked LCA Senior Fellow Meryl Macklin about the importance of humility. Meryl is a leader of Bryan Cave’s renowned ...