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• Bill Smith discusses Lawyer Civility - read article (pdf)
• Bill Smith interviewed by Daily Journal regarding Lawyer Civility - read article
• Bill Smith was honored by being asked to address the annual meeting of the American College of Trial Lawyers about trial technology in the 21st century. He was the moderator and lecturer at the ACTL's international meeting in Toronto, Canada on September 27, 2008. He was joined by Doug Arnest of Hi Impact of Denver and attorney Nanci Clarence of San Francisco. Mr. Smith's panel shared the stage with Justice Alito of the US Supreme Court and Norman Jewison, the legendary Hollywood director who directed In the Heat of the Night, A Soldier's Story, Fiddler on the Roof and And Justice For All just to name a few of his movies.
• R.J. Waldsmith has been honored by being named co-author of the Continuing Education of the Bar's publication entitled California Government Tort Liability Practice book. He also recently served as a speaker at the September 2008 Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California on the subject of Personal Injury Suits Against California Public Entities.
• Eric M Abramson was recently honored to be asked to lecture on the subject of third party liability for work place injuries at the 2008 Peace Officers Research Association of California Annual Convention in Monterey (PORAC). The presentation occurred on November 22, 2008 and covered topics including a comparison of the worker's compensation benefits system to the civil justice damages system, damages available in the civil justice system, identifying and pursuing third party situations including products liability, vehicular negligence, premises liability, medical malpractice and dependent adult abuse/neglect, and credit rights and reimbursement obligations. Eric also discussed how the civil justice system has benefited society by causing manufacturers to produce safer products; how the contingency fee arrangement discourages weak or so-called frivolous lawsuits, and provides everyone with a key to the court house and equalizes the playing field between individuals and multi-national corporations; that the widely repeated myths about the civil justice system are not supported by fact; and, the absolute necessity that an injured worker have experienced and expert legal representation in order to maximize the receipt of benefits and compensation from the worker's compensation and civil justice systems.