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Legal Reform Champions

 

Launched in the summer of 2003, ATRA's Legal Reform Champions is a nationwide campaign of attorneys, scholars and business people committed to promoting legal reform by recognizing defense lawyers who have distinguished themselves by their dedication to end lawsuit abuse and promote a fair predictable legal system.

 

Lawyers named to the list are selected based on the following criteria: 

  • Speeches, editorials, articles and other effective public communication;

  • Pro-bono support for reform groups;

  • Support for pro-tort reform candidates for office;

  • Service on judicial selection committees; and

  • Support of tort reform positions within state and national legal groups, including the American Bar Association.

2005 Champions

Phillip Stano

Jorden Burt, LLP

1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW

Suite 400 East

Washington, DC  20007-5208

202-295-6502

pes@jordenusa.com

   
       
2003/2004 Champions

John Beisner

O'Melveny & Myers LLP
1625 Eye Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20006
202-383-5370
jbeisner@omm.com

Griffin Bell

King & Spalding LLP
191 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30303-1763
404-572-4879
gbell@kslaw.com

Sheila Birnbaum

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
4 Times Square

New York, NY 10036
212-735-3000
SBirnbau@skadden.com

Theodore Boutrous, Jr.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
213-229-7804
tboutrous@gibsondunn.com

David Clark

Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP
188 E. Capitol Street, Suite 450
Jackson, MS 39201
601-948-8000
dclark@bradleyarant.com

Elizabeth Hardy

Kienbaum, Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, PLC
325 S. Old Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, MI 48009
248-645-0000

ehardy@kohp.com

Elliot Kaplan

Daniels & Kaplan PC
2405 Grand Boulevard, Suite 900
Kansas City, MO  64108-2519
816-221-3000

Leah Lorber

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Hamilton Square, 600 14th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20005-20004
202-639-5638
llorber@shb.com

Matthew McDonald

Miller Hamilton Snider & Odom LLC
254-256 State Street
Mobile, AL  36603
mcm@mhsolaw.com

George Meros, Jr.

Gray Robinson
301 South Bronough Street, Suite 600
Tallahassee, FL   32302
850-222-7717
gmeros@gray-robinson.com

Joe Nixon

Phillips & Akers
3400 Phoenix Tower
3200 South West Freeway
Houston, Texas   77027
713-877-2513
Joe.Nixon@phillipsakers.com

Shannon Ratliff

Ratliff Law Firm, PLLC
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 3100
Austin, TX   78701
512-493-9601
sratliff@ratlifflaw.com

Victor Schwartz

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
600 14th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC   20005
202-783-8400
vschwartz@shb.com

Keith Teel

Covington & Burling
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC   20004-2401
202-662-5501
KTeel@cov.com

Dick Thornburgh

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-778-9000
dthornburgh@kl.com

   

 

 

If you know of or have authored an article or report that deserves recognition among corporate and public policy leaders, please send an email to LegalReform@lawexec.com.  Original material © 2008 American Justice Partnership.