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Gravely PC Founder Marc Gravely and North Texas Legal Leaders Establish Dallas Insurance Law American Inn of Court

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gravely PC is pleased to announce that firm founder Marc Gravely is one of three North Texas legal leaders who have established the Dallas Insurance Law American Inn of Court, the first American Inn of Court to focus entirely on insurance law.

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  • DALLAS, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gravely PC is pleased to announce that firm founder Marc Gravely is one of three North Texas legal leaders who have established the Dallas Insurance Law American Inn of Court, the first American Inn of Court to focus entirely on insurance law.
  • "This is an exciting first for the legal community," said Mr. Gravely.
  • The American Inns of Court Foundation chartered the Inn in October 2023, making it one of 12 Inns in North Texas.
  • Gravely PC has developed a national reputation based on record outcomes in large and complex construction defect litigation and first-party and bad-faith insurance disputes.

Inland Empire Trial Lawyer William D. Shapiro Elected National Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

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Friday, October 6, 2023

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent Inland Empire Trial Lawyer William D. Shapiro has achieved a significant milestone in his renowned legal career by being elected National Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

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  • SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominent Inland Empire Trial Lawyer William D. Shapiro has achieved a significant milestone in his renowned legal career by being elected National Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
  • Shapiro has handled complex catastrophic injury and wrongful death actions for over four decades, obtaining seven- and eight-figure verdicts and settlements.
  • Shapiro is a Past President of San Bernardino/Riverside ABOTA, Past President of the San Bernardino County Bar Association, Past President of Consumer Attorneys of Inland Empire, and Past President of Joseph.
  • B. Campbell American Inn of Court; 2012- Current, Adjunct professor, Civil Trial Practice Western State College of Law.

National University SVP and Associate General Counsel Pablo Fabian selected by HACU as a Fellow in the Fifth Cohort of National Leadership Program

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National University, a Veteran-founded nonprofit university and one of the largest private nonprofit Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) in the United States, serving more than 40,000 students, today announced that Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Pablo Fabian has been selected by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) as a fellow in the Fifth Cohort of the La Academia de Liderazgo leadership program. This presidential leadership program prepares culturally diverse leaders for executive and senior-level positions in higher education.

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  • Fabian has been named a fellow in the Fifth Cohort of the La Academia de Liderazgo leadership program.
  • This presidential leadership program prepares culturally diverse leaders for executive and senior-level positions in higher education.
  • - Pablo Fabian, SVP and Associate General Counsel, National University
    "As a Minority Serving Institution, National University is committed to supporting the continued development of our rising diverse leaders," said Dr. Mark D. Milliron, president and CEO of National University.
  • "I'm very honored to have been selected to participate as a fellow in this highly regarded national leadership program," Fabian said.

Patent Litigation Firm Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Opens Tokyo Office

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230912254273/en/
    Photo is of prominent Japan-based patent litigator Maxwell "Mac" Fox, partner in charge of the newly launched Tokyo office of leading patent boutique law firm Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP.
  • Groombridge Wu was formed late last November by four preeminent patent litigators who had previously worked together for many years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
  • Groombridge Wu’s Tokyo office will focus on a single area of practice for which there is a great deal of demand.
  • The partners’ track record of success has already led to industry recognition: after only nine months, the firm has been ranked and recommended in key industry publications such as Chambers and IAM, and repeatedly identified as a 2023 “firm to watch.”
    Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP is a patent litigation firm.

Professor Frances Lee Watson to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Professor Frances Lee Watson has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit .

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  • Professor Frances Lee Watson has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit .
  • Until her retirement in late 2022, Watson was a clinical professor of law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
  • She will receive the award during the 2023 Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference.
  • In addition to being a professor, Watson directed the Wrongful Conviction Clinic, a “live client” clinical course that was a founding member of the Innocence Network.

Judge John A. Gibney Jr. to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

John A. Gibney Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit.

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  • John A. Gibney Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fourth Circuit.
  • Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will present the award during the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.
  • Gibney is a senior U.S. district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
  • “Judge Gibney has been a superb judge since he assumed his position,” says Senator Timothy M. Kaine, who wrote in support of Gibney’s nomination for the award by the Lewis F. Powell Jr. American Inn of Court.

Richard A. (“Dick”) Schwartz, Esquire, to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Dick Schwartz has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit .

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  • Dick Schwartz has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit .
  • He then practiced commercial litigation and personal injury law as a partner and head of litigation at Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges.
  • Schwartz was also the guiding force behind the creation of the Walker American Inn of Court in Houston.
  • Schwartz also served on the American Inns of Court Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2015.

David E. Keltner, Esquire, to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

David Keltner has been selected to receive the 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit .

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  • David Keltner has been selected to receive the 2023 American Inns of Court James E. Coleman Jr. Award for Professionalism in the Fifth Circuit .
  • A justice on the Texas Court of Appeals early in his career, Keltner has dedicated most of his career to appellate work.
  • In 2012, the Texas Bar Foundation gave Keltner its first Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer Award.
  • Texas Lawyer named him the state’s “go-to appellate lawyer.”
    Keltner has also promoted ethics and professionalism by helping found the Eldon B. Mahon American Inn of Court.

Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr., Esquire, to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Thomas Wilkinson Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit .

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  • Thomas Wilkinson Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Third Circuit .
  • (His wife, Kathleen Wilkinson, will receive the same award.)
  • Since 2021, Wilkinson has also been a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association.
  • Wilkinson is a member of the Villanova Law J. Willard O’Brien American Inn of Court.

Global Law Firm Greenberg Traurig Celebrates Earth Day, Month

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day through participation in events around the world. Greenberg Traurig is a member of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Green Power Partnership Program and powers its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy.

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  • Several offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day through participation in events around the world.
  • NEW YORK, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Several offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are celebrating Earth Month and Earth Day through participation in events around the world.
  • Greenberg Traurig is a member of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Green Power Partnership Program and powers its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy.
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