Sedgwick Announces 2011 Trial Academy Graduates

Sedgwick LLP is pleased to announce the graduates of our 2011 Sedgwick Trial Academy. After weeks of grueling preparation and six days of intense trial work, 16 Sedgwick lawyers graduated from the Trial Academy in April. Representing parties to an arson-insurance fraud action, the trial attorneys zealously represented their clients through in limine motions, voir dire, jury selection, opening statements, witness preparation, cross- and direct examinations, and closing statements. Working 20-hour days, the trial attorneys demonstrated the drive, passion and expertise for which Sedgwick has long been known.

“As a trial firm, training our lawyers in the art of trial is a core mission at Sedgwick,” said Chair of the Firm Michael Tanenbaum. “Our Trial Academy is an intense boot camp that provides our attorneys with a hands-on courtroom experience under the watchful eyes of a number of the country’s finest trial lawyers. We are extremely proud of this year’s graduates.”

2011 Trial Academy graduates are:

Arthur Aizley (New York), Kelsey Black (Fort Lauderdale), Bryan Chapman (Chicago), Kanika Corley (Los Angeles), Erin Cornell (San Francisco), Robert Gilmartin (Newark), Marina Hoppas (Newark), Derek Johnson (San Francisco), James Mirro (New York), Stephanie Perkins (Austin), Matthew Reed (Los Angeles), Dina Richman (Los Angeles), Keshia Rodriguez (Houston), Sheryl Rosenberg (Los Angeles), John Seybert (New York) and Cori Steinmann (Dallas).

More than a century of trial experience was brought together to refine the trials skills of the class of 2011. Exceptional trial attorneys from across the firm judged, mentored, tested and trained each member of the 2011 class. During the last seven years, under the direction of Dean Bruce Wold and Director of Professional Development Vicky Berry, the Sedgwick Trial Academy has trained and graduated 116 Sedgwick trial attorneys.

This year's professors included:

Partners Paul Cauley (Dallas), Nick Heldt (San Francisco), Richard Hermann (Fort Lauderdale), Kiki Karos (Dallas), Marilyn Klinger (Los Angeles), Wayne Mason (Dallas), Dawn McCord (Dallas), Mike Pipkin (Dallas), Neil Rambin (Dallas), Greg Read (San Francisco) and J. Craig Williams (Orange County), retired partners Steve Burke (San Francisco) and Wold (San Francisco), and special counsel David Kent (Dallas).

The international trial firm of Sedgwick LLP provides trial, appellate, litigation management, counseling, risk management and transactional legal services to the world’s leading companies. With more than 350 attorneys in offices in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Orange County (California), Paris, San Francisco, and an affiliated office in Bermuda, Sedgwick's collective experience spans the globe and virtually every industry. For more information about Sedgwick, its attorneys and its services, visit www.sedgwicklaw.com.

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