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DRI Services 55 West Monroe Street Suite 2000 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Phone (312) 795-1101 Fax (312) 795-0747 Internet www.dri.org E-mail dri@dri.org Hours 8:30-4:30 CST Monday-Friday DRI Staff Contacts (direct-dial numbers in area code 312). ■ Membership Services ■ Change of Address ■ Group Life Insurance ■ Disability and Major Medical ■ Accidental Death and Dismemberment ■ Professional Liability Insurance ■ DRI Credit Card Program e-mail: membership@dri.org Cheryl Palombizio, 698-6207 Marge Motluck, 698-6237 Sarah M. Vlcek, 698-6258 ■ DRI Committees e-mail: committees@dri.org Lynn Conneen, 698-6221 Char Graczyk, 698-6243 ■ Meeting Services Lisa M. Sykes, 698-6233 Beth DeMars, 698-6234 Sandra Galindo, 698-6254 ■ Annual Meeting e-mail: annualmeeting@ dri.org ■ Advertising/ Marketing/Sponsorship/ Communications e-mail: marketing@dri.org Tim Kolly, 698-6220 Katie Malinich, 698-6256 Laurie P. Mokry, 698-6259 Megan O’Neill, 698-6244 Tracy Schorle, 698-6276 ■ Expert Witness Database ■ DRI Online ■ Website Content Mgmt e-mail: ewd@dri.org John Hovis, 698-6218 ■ For The Defense/In-House Defense Quarterly e-mail: jludlam@dri.org ■ The Voice e-mail: thevoice@dri.org Barb Lowery, 698-6219 ■ Publication Orders e-mail: publ-orders@dri.org ■ Seminars e-mail: seminars@dri.org Jennifer Cout, 698-6205 Cathy Butler, 698-6226 ■ Webconferences/CLE Jamie Rocks, 698-6212 ■ Customer Service e-mail: custservice@dri.org Tiffany Caldwell, 698-6230 Angelique Diaz-Rodriguez, 698-6257 Shnese Ingram, 698-6255 DRI News 4 ■ For The Defense ■ November 2012 Members on the Move The law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., is pleased to announce the selection of H. Mills Gallivan and W. Howard Boyd, Jr., as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective practice areas by Best Lawyers. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.” Mr. Gallivan was selected as 2013 Greenville Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers “Lawyer of the Year.” He has 36 years of experience as a civil defense trial attorney, mediator, and arbitrator. Mr. Gallivan is a past president of both the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, and served as commissioner for the City of Greenville Planning Commission. Mr. Boyd was named 2013 Greenville Product Liability Litigation—Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.” He has 35 years of experience successfully managing complex litigation for the firm’s clients and is perennially listed in Best Lawyers in America and in South Carolina Super Lawyers. Paul M. Lavelle, chair of the DRI Law Institute, is now the managing shareholder of Winstead PC’s new office in New Orleans. Shareholder Richard “Rick” Simses and of counsel Charles Miers and Jon Vicklund are working now in Winstead’s office in The Woodlands, Texas. All four lawyers handle energy, environmental, product liability, commercial litigation, insurance coverage and admiralty law. Tom Hutcheson, chair of Winstead’s energy and environmental law practice, says the group is a plus for the firm because Winstead has a number of clients who regularly do business in Louisiana or offshore Louisiana, and many Texas clients are involved in litigation in Louisiana. Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC (Butler Snow) attorney W. Neal McBrayer is a contributing author for the book Inside the Minds: Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Strategies. Mr. McBrayer is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group and Banking, Real Estate and Financial Services Group. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors’ rights, financial services and transportation and logistics. “We are very proud of the hard work that has resulted in Neal’s inclusion in this book,” said Donald Clark, Jr., chair, Butler Snow. “His comprehension of the legalities associated with cross- border insolvencies is an asset to our firm, his practice group and certainly his clients.” Mr. McBrayer’s chapter in this book addresses U.S. recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings and seeking relief pending recognition. Reminger Co. LPA is pleased to announce that Suzanne Belot Norton of the firm’s Toledo, Ohio, office has recently been appointed Interim Law Director for the City of Maumee Law Department. A Workers’ Compensation Practice Group leader with Reminger, Ms. Norton is also workers’ compensation counsel for the City of Maumee. She has served as an assistant law director for the City of Maumee since 2004. Licensed in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton’s practice includes workers’ compensation defense for self- insured and state-funded employers, and representation of public employers and businesses in various aspects of municipal, governmental and employment practices law. “We are very proud of Suzanne’s…contributions thus far to the City of Maumee,” remarked Reminger Managing Partner Stephen E. Walters. Kurtis B. Reeg, president and managing partner of Reeg Lawyers LLC, a corporate litigation defense law firm headquartered in St. Louis, has been appointed to the arbitration and mediation panels at United States Arbitration & Mediation Midwest, Inc., the largest mediation and arbitration provider in the Midwest. Pittsburgh law firm Picadio Sneath Miller & Norton is pleased to announce that Alan S. Miller has been elected chair of the Board of Allegheny Land Trust (ALT), the preeminent land trust organiza- Members on the Move, continued on page 7 Diversity and Inclusion in DRI: A Statement of Principle DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. Diversity is a core value at DRI. Indeed, diversity is fundamental to the success of the organization, and we seek out and embrace the innumerable benefits and contributions that the perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences a diverse membership provides. Inclusiveness is the chief means to increase the diversity of DRI’s membership and leadership positions. DRI’s members and potential leaders are often also members and leaders of other defense organizations. Accordingly, DRI encourages all national, state, and local defense organizations to promote diversity and inclusion in their membership and leadership.
Calendar Upcoming events of interest to DRI members and other defense lawyers For more information about any of these events, call DRI Customer Service at (312) 795-1101, or visit our website at www.dri.org. November 29 Effectively Defending Rule 30(b)(6) Deponents in Bad Faith Cases Webcast December 6–7 Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium New York City December 6–7 Professional Liability Seminar New York City 2013 January 8 Professional Liability 101: Insurance Producer Liability Webcast January 24–25 Fire Science and Litigation Seminar Scottsdale, AZ January 31– Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar Phoenix February 1 February 5 Professional Liability 101: Insurance Coverage Webcast February 28– Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar New Orleans March 1 March 13–15 Women in the Law Seminar Miami Beach March 20–22 Trial Tactics Seminar Las Vegas March 21–22 Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar Miami Beach April 3–5 Product Liability Conference National Harbor, MD April 10–12 Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute Chicago April 24–26 Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Seminar Boston May 1–3 Employment and Labor Law Seminar Phoenix May 9–10 Business Litigation Seminar Chicago May 9–10 Intellectual Property Seminar Chicago May 16–17 Drug and Medical Device Seminar New York City May 16–17 Retail and Hospitality Litigation and Claims Management Seminar Chicago May 30–31 Diversity for Success Seminar Chicago DRI Calendar Investigative Technologies Inc. TM Forensic Engineering • Expert Testimony Accident Reconstruction AreAs of expertise: • Biomechanical • Civil/structural • Construction • Consumer products • Disaster • electrical engineering • environmental engineering • fire investigation • Human factors • industrial Machinery • Marine • Material sciences • Mold • safety/osHA Compliance • slip & fall • Vehicular Visit us online: • search periodicals • immediate online help • View expert profiles • press room of events www.cedtechnologies.com 1-800-780-4221 Washington • Cleveland • Jacksonville • New York • Ft. Lauderdale • Chicago For The Defense ■ November 2012 ■ 5
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