Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that Chambers and Partners has recognized founding partner Liza M. Walsh in its Chambers USA 2019 Guide. Walsh was ranked as a Leading Lawyer in the Litigation: General Commercial (New Jersey) category. Chambers and Partners identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in over 180 jurisdictions throughout ...
Katie Johnson and Debra Sutton won on directed verdict in a defamation and civil conspiracy trial against their client, in which the plaintiffs were seeking approximately $3 million in economic losses as well as punitive damages. The Court found that the plaintiffs failed to meet essential elements of the defamation and civil conspiracy claims. Plaintiffs pursued both defamation per ...
O’ Connor & Battle, LLP is very pleased to congratulate Mary O’Connor and Robert Cheris on their recent defense verdict for a cardiologist after a 13 day jury trial on a wrongful death claim in Kane County. Plaintiff’s counsel sought between $7,900,000 and $8,900,000 in damages for the surviving spouse. The jury deliberated for an ...
Los Angeles-based litigation boutique Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP is excited to announce that the name of the firm has changed to Willenken LLP as of May 1, 2019. Read the official press release here: https://lnkd.in/gSTEhUN
The Milwaukee office of MWH Law Group LLP is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Eric L. Andrews has been elected treasurer of the State Bar of Wisconsin (“SBW”). In this role, Andrews will serve the board through activities including general financial oversight of State Bar activities; participation in State Bar financial planning and budgeting; ...
DALLAS – Litigation boutique Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC congratulates partners Dawn Estes, Lori Carr, and Carol Payne for their selection to D Magazine’s 2019 Best Lawyers in Dallas list. This is the ninth time Ms. Estes has been selected among Dallas’ Best Lawyers for her commercial litigation practice, which includes breach of contract, trade secrets, creditor’s rights, director and officer liability, technology-based disputes, and ...
Kenneth Battle; Jessica Gomez-Feie; Winnefred Monu; and Lisa R Jackson worked tirelessly on a high-profile, high-stakes litigation matter in which the liability exposure was tens of millions of dollars. As a result of an unparalleled investigation, extensive discovery and probing depositions, we were able to expose certain fallacies in the plaintiff’s case and obtain a ...
Acceleron Law Group client, the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association (“USWNTPA”), and LUNA Bar announced that LUNA Bar is making a donation to the players of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team to close a key gap between the players’ 2019 World Cup compensation and the compensation of the players on the U.S. Men’s National ...
Four lawyers at Estes Thorne & Carr PLLC have been selected to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list of the top young attorneys in the state. “As a firm we have always taken great pride in the talent and commitment of our young lawyers,” said managing partner Jessica Thorne. “They are all very client-focused, emphasizing relationship-building ...
Ruben Smith is an influential Latino leader throughout California with extensive legal experience. He is managing shareholder of one of California’s largest diverse and women-owned law firms and general counsel to Rancho Santiago Community College District. Smith also served in the White House and as general counsel to the Santa Ana Unified School District. He ...