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This webinar is chaired by Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann and Ben Crump. 

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Agenda: 


1:00 p.m. - 1:05 p.m.
Intro and Welcome by Co-Chairs

Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law, Tallahassee, FL


1:05 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
The History of Hair Relaxers – The Story

LaRuby May, May Jung LLP, Washington, DC


1:15 p.m. - 1:25 p.m.
Background on Relaxers and the Corporations That Make Them

Chelsie Green, Levin Papantonio Rafferty, Pensacola, FL
Larry R. Rogers Jr., Power Rogers LLP, Chicago


1:25 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
Regulations at Play

Timothy Becker, Johnson // Becker, PLLC, St. Paul, MN
C. Andrew Childers, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC, Atlanta


1:40 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Marketing in Mass Tort Litigation

Steve Nober, Founder and CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA


1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Science - Covering Endocrine Disruption and Uterine Cancer

Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
Gregory A. Cade, Environmental Litigation Group P.C., Birmingham, AL
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Russ Abney, Watts Guerra LLP, San Antonio


2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Prior Litigation and Governmental Action

Richard W. Schulte, Wright & Schulte, LLC, Vandalia, OH


2:40 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
The Marketing Story

Marlon E. Kimpson, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law, Tallahassee, FL
Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle, Bailey & Glasser LLP, St. Louis


2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Intake Criteria

Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas

Contributors

  • Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL

    Fu fights for those who have been wronged – whether an individual or public entity – and over her career has recovered hundreds of millions for those impacted. Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann is managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office, and co-chair of the firm’s Mass Tort division. Fu is also a member of the firm’s Public Client, Environmental, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, and Trial practice groups.

  • Co-Chair Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law, Tallahassee, FL

    Listed amongst the Most Influential People of 2021 by TIME100, Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 Most Influential African Americans, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, Attorney Ben Crump is referred to as Black America’s Attorney General. Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. His legal acumen has ensured that those marginalized in American society are protected by their nation’s contract with its constituency. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law.

  • C. Andrew Childers, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC, Atlanta

    Andy is a founding partner of Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC. Andy was born in South Carolina, raised in Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., and has lived in Georgia since 1995. He graduated from Clemson University in 1995, and went on to get his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1998. Andy remains actively involved with UGA Law, serving as a member of the Law School Alumni Council (LSAC) since 2012. Andy had the honor of being selected as a member of the Executive Committee of the LSAC starting in 2015, culminating in his tenure as President of the LSAC in 2018-2019. Andy is admitted to practice law in the states of Georgia, Florida and Pennsylvania.

  • Chelsie Green, Levin Papantonio Rafferty, Pensacola, FL

    Chelsie Green is an associate attorney at Levin Papantonio Rafferty and focuses her practice on Mass Torts, specifically environmental litigation. Mrs. Green is a Louisiana native and graduated from the University of Louisiana with a Bachelor in Political Science while maintaining Dean’s and President’s List.

  • Gregory A. Cade, Environmental Litigation Group P.C., Birmingham, AL

    In environmental law, in exceptionally challenging cases, an ordinary approach is just not enough. Gregory A. Cade, our principal attorney, has made this clear when he developed his personal vision of "Know your case". This is his leading principle that successfully combines all the necessary traits in order to solve complex legal issues.

  • Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York

    Jayne Conroy is a named shareholder at Simmons Hanly Conroy and oversees practice areas in the Complex Litigation Department. Under her leadership, the firm has become one of the country’s largest plaintiff law firms dedicated to helping those injured by corporate wrongdoing.

  • Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL

    Jennifer M. Hoekstra is a partner with Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Ms. Hoekstra boasts an impressive academic and professional record, including graduation from two of the nation’s top schools. She earned her earned Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York. She relocated to Louisiana to attend Tulane Law School, where she earned her J.D. while also completing a certificate in Environmental Law. During her law school career, she spent a semester studying at the University of Wisconsin School of Law and visited on their International Law Journal as a Junior Member during her Hurricane Katrina evacuation semester.

  • Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas

    Larry oversees our Mass Torts, Criminal, Employment and Civil Rights practice areas as well as leads our community involvement efforts. While Larry is active daily in Mass Tort litigation he continues to play a role in client communications, and those cases that involve everyday folks. He is an active coach in youth sports and sits on a number of diverse community stakeholder entities.

  • LaRuby May, May Jung LLP, Washington, DC

    LaRuby May is an inspirational lawyer, entrepreneur, and strategist who has made it her life’s work to be a vessel of service for underserved communities. Under her law firm, May Jungᴸᴸᴾ, LaRuby has a wide range of experience representing clients in matters from workers’ compensation to complex litigation. She is committed to making sure that her clients receive outstanding representation and understands that if she wants to see those around her receive essential resources she would have to take on the duty. Through her consulting firm The May Group, LLC, LaRuby has significant experience advising municipalities, small and large businesses, Mayors and other elected officials. The May Group has built partnerships with and supported the growth of businesses resulting in hundreds of millions in revenue. LaRuby represents clients all across the country.

  • Marlon E. Kimpson, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC

    Marlon Kimpson represents victims of corporate malfeasance, from investors in securities fraud cases to consumers harmed by large data and privacy breaches, as well as people injured or killed in catastrophic incidents.

  • Richard W. Schulte, Wright & Schulte, LLC, Vandalia, OH

    Admitted to Practice Law: Ohio 1996, Iowa 2002, Missouri 2016, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 1996, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 2016, United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 2017, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2004, United States Supreme Court 2005, United States Court of Federal Claims 2012.

  • Russ Abney, Watts Guerra LLP, San Antonio

    Russ began working with medical and scientific experts to help people injured by dangerous drugs and defective medical devices. His work has benefited injury victims in a variety of high-profile multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases. Russ is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Georgia, New York, and Texas. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Russ also serves on the board of directors of Making the Grade, an organization that helps young people in Ethiopia obtain excellent educations.

  • Steve Nober, Founder and CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA

    Steve Nober, Founder and CEO of Consumer Attorney Marketing Group, has been a major force in the legal industry for over a decade. His expertise covers the full spectrum of legal marketing, from offline, online, and social media marketing to telemarketing, intake and contracting services and medical record retrieval and review. Employing a staff of over 350, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group operates six service divisions to help law firms with new case acquisition. With CAMG’s Legal Marketing Index, Steve makes the agency’s proprietary data and marketing trends available to law firms. Recognized as an industry innovator, Steve speaks at over 40 conferences a year on topics including best marketing practices and ethics in advertising.

  • Timothy Becker, Johnson // Becker, PLLC, St. Paul, MN

    For nearly two decades, Tim Becker has protected the rights of clients injured by defective drugs, medical devices and products. As a partner at Johnson Becker, PLLC, Tim plays a pivotal role in the firm’s commitment to successfully representing clients by exclusively dedicating his practice to representing the rights of those injured by dangerous and defective drugs or medical devices. He is actively involved in prosecuting claims on behalf of his clients who suffered injuries ranging from defective knee and hip implants, to catastrophic organ failure stemming from the use of over the counter herbal supplements.

  • Larry R. Rogers Jr., Power Rogers LLP, Chicago

    Larry R. Rogers, Jr. is a trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience advocating for victims and helping people. As an equity partner at Power Rogers, L.L.P., Mr. Rogers, has successfully obtained numerous multimillion dollar settlements and verdicts in a variety of serious personal injury and wrongful death matters. Mr. Rogers has pursued cases against municipalities, healthcare providers, and corporate defendants whose wrongful conduct in aviation, medical treatment, transportation and trucking matters, as well as product liability and civil rights matters, has caused catastrophic injuries or even death.

  • Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle, Bailey & Glasser LLP, St. Louis

    Jackalyn “Jackie” Rochelle has dedicated her career to the effective and conscientious representation of individuals and families affected by asbestos-related diseases. She has over 17 years of experience and leadership handling matters for people all over the country whose lives have been impacted by the carcinogen asbestos. She sees cases through from intake to trial, and has secured millions of dollars in settlements and awards for her clients and their families.

November 22, 2022
Tue 1:00 PM EST

Duration 2H 0M

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