I am very grateful to be this year’s recipient of DRI’s TOM SEGALLA EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD. The award is given to a “member of DRI whose contributions through legal scholarship exemplify the highest educational standards of the organization and further its mission of improving the skills of the defense practitioner.” DRI affords its 16,000 members–including us appellate lawyers–a multitude of opportunities to learn from each other, and to use their litigation knowledge, experience, and skills, for the betterment of the civil justice system. During the past 15 years its has been an honor to have been appointed to several DRI leadership positions, including as Chair of the Center for Law and Public Policy, Chair of the Amicus Committee, and Publications Chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee.
