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Cordell & Cordell Promotes William J. Phelan IV To Partner

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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St. Louis, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cordell & Cordell, a nationwide family law firm, is proud to announce the promotion of William J. Phelan, IV to the position of Litigation Partner.

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  • St. Louis, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cordell & Cordell, a nationwide family law firm, is proud to announce the promotion of William J. Phelan, IV to the position of Litigation Partner.
  • Mr. Phelan has been with Cordell & Cordell for 10 years.
  • During his tenure with Cordell & Cordell, Mr. Phelan was recognized by Super Lawyer’s as a Rising Star from 2014 through 2017 and 2022.
  • These skills along with his dedication to the profession make him a valuable asset to the partnership team at Cordell & Cordell.

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
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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.

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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.

Judicate West Welcomes Judge John G. Evans in Southern California

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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Judge Evans is based out of the Santa Ana office and available throughout California as a mediator, arbitrator and private judge.

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  • Judge Evans is based out of the Santa Ana office and available throughout California as a mediator, arbitrator and private judge.
  • “A seasoned judicial officer with more than 40 years of combined courtroom experience, Judge Evans is as well respected as they come.
  • Judge Evans received the “Civility Award” from the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter in 2003.
  • Since 2012, Judge Evans has taught torts at the California Desert Trial Academy.

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/

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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.

Derek A. Webb, Esquire, to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Derek A. Webb has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service , which honors an American Inn of Court member in practice 10 years or fewer for their excellence in public interest or pro bono activities.

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  • Derek A. Webb has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service , which honors an American Inn of Court member in practice 10 years or fewer for their excellence in public interest or pro bono activities.
  • Webb, a research scholar at Yale Law School, will receive the award in October at the 2023 American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • “Derek amply demonstrated a willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ for his clients.”
    Before heading to Yale, Webb was the dean’s visiting scholar at Georgetown University Law Center.
  • In 2012, he won the American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Prize for Writing for an essay on the original meaning of civility.

Senior Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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Robert L. Miller Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit .

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  • Robert L. Miller Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit .
  • Miller has been a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana since 1985; he took senior status in 2016.
  • Miller will receive the award during the 2023 Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference.
  • In 2020, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States appointed Miller to the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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Phyllis J. Hamilton has been selected to receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit.

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  • Phyllis J. Hamilton has been selected to receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit.
  • Hamilton, who will receive the award during the 2023 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, has been a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California since 2000.
  • “Judge Hamilton’s distinguished career embodies the exemplary character, integrity, professionalism, and dedication to the rule of law required of recipients of this award,” writes Judge (Ret.)
  • Edward Torpoco, president of the Edward J. McFetridge American Inn of Court.

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
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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.

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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
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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 .

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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.

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
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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 .

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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.