A legal professional mental health series by Senior Fellow Don Blackwell of Bowman and Brooke, LLP, in Orlando, Florida There are few phrases in the English language that resonate quite as sweetly in the human ear as “You’re Right!” Their mere utterance swells the chest as our hearts reflexively fill ...

The Litigation Counsel of America's Renaissance Symposium XVI continued the LCA's exclusive advanced trial series on Friday, December 2, 2022, at the Harvard Club of New York City, where Fellows had the opportunity of speaking before and learning from their elite peers in a small group setting. The annual Renaissance ...

The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) last week presented Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan with its 2022 Government Lawyer of the Year Award. Khan received the award Thursday during an event in Harrisburg in recognition of his work advocating on behalf of the county and its residents as head of the ...

The article, “Attorney: Boone County jury issued $74 million verdict against Eaton Asphalt in woman’s death,” by Chris Mayhew and Jessica Schmidt, was originally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read the article HERE.   A Boone County jury has ruled that a road construction company should pay $74 million to ...

A legal professional mental health series by Senior Fellow Don Blackwell of Bowman and Brooke, LLP, in Orlando, Florida

The Litigation Counsel of America is proud to announce the inaugural recipient of the J. Ric Gass Trial Presentation Award as Cecilie Loidolt, Of Counsel at Arthur Chapman Kettering Smetak & Pikala, PA, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The award was presented to Ms. Loidolt at the 2022 LCA Fall Conference & ...

Less than 60 minutes after closing arguments were completed today, the federal jury in Kevin Spacey’s sexual abuse trial found him not liable for battery allegations by actor Anthony Rapp. Rapp, who had sought $40 million in the suit received zero damages from the jury – a resounding victory for ...

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