On June 23, 2026, members of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy’s Amicus Committee presented an online “lunch-and-learn” for the DRI Corporate Counsel Committee (C3) titled “Strategic Use of Amicus Support: When to Seek It, How to Get It, and Tips for Working with Amicus Counsel.” Designed especially for in-house corporate counsel, the […]
When Fidel Castro captured power in 1959, his Cuban government expropriated billions of dollars in American-owned business property. A 1972 U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission report explained that Castro’s “unlawful seizures violated every standard by which the nationals of the free world conduct their affairs.” The stolen business property included an oil refinery, product terminals and
I recently was an unsuccessful candidate for a DRI National Director spot. But I feel like a WINNER! Read my Member Spotlight article in the November 2025 edition of DRI’s The Voice newsletter to find out why.
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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 President Anne M.
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At DRI’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Seattle, Immediate Past President Patrick J. Sweeney surpised me with a Leadership Award for my service as chair of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy I was privileged to chair The Center during 2023 and 2024, when 150 exceptionally knowledgeable and dedicated DRI members, through committees, task
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The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) authorizes the filing of civil suits for treble damages and attorney fees by “[a]ny person injured in his business or property by reason of” engaging in certain prohibited activities. 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). RICO was enacted as a prosecutorial tool for fighting organized crime. The Second and
On November 13, 2023, the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States issued a self-enforcing Code of Conduct applicable to themselves. The Code of Conduct section titled Disqualification includes the following statement: “Neither the filing of a brief amicus curiae nor the participation ofcounsel for amicus curiae requires a Justice’s disqualification” This statement
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The DRI Center for Law and Public Policy, which I currently have the privilege of chairing, is DRI’s think tank and advocacy voice. Its recently published 2023 Annual Report highlights the multifaceted activities being pursued by The Center’s Legislation & Rules Committee, Public Policy Committee, Amicus Committee, and their many task forces and working groups,
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Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) mandates that arbitration agreements “shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable.” 9 U.S.C § 2. Section 1 of the FAA, however, exempts “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.” 9 U.S.C § 1. The Supreme Court
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The Atlantic Legal Foundation and the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy have filed an amicus brief in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365, urging the Supreme Court to address the question of whether personal injury claims can be transformed in treble-damages civil RICO suits. Sarah Spencer of Christensen & Jensen and I co-authored
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