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🚨Applications Due Next Month 🚨The DRI Foundation is still accepting applications for its annual Law Student Diversity Sc...
05/29/2026

🚨Applications Due Next Month 🚨

The DRI Foundation is still accepting applications for its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program! Encourage law students in your network to apply by June 30. One scholarship in the amount of $10,000 and two scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to applicants who best meet the scholarship criteria.

Learn more and share: https://www.dri.org/foundation/diversity-scholarship



The DRI Foundation is committed to giving back to DRI members, their communities, and the cities that host DRI events. Proceeds raised by the DRI Foundation go directly toward funding and fostering initiatives that make a difference, including diversity programs, healthy living programs, and more.

🚨Free Member Webinar Next Week! 🚨The legal landscape for motor carrier and freight broker defense has shifted dramatical...
05/29/2026

🚨Free Member Webinar Next Week! 🚨

The legal landscape for motor carrier and freight broker defense has shifted dramatically post-Montgomery, and relying on preemption arguments alone is no longer enough.

Join us next week for a free member webinar that will focus on how this shift reframes litigation strategy, placing emphasis on traditional negligence elements—duty, breach, and causation—specifically as they relate to carrier selection. Featuring speakers Mike Bassett of Chartwell Law and John Nunnally of Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, the webinar will cover how carrier vetting practices have become a central battleground, with FMCSA safety data, prior violations, and internal selection procedures now playing a critical role in shaping liability exposure.

đź“… Tuesday, June 2
🕛 11 AM–12 PM CDT
đź”— Learn more and register: https://www.dri.org/education-cle/webinars
🚨 Free for DRI members. $50 for non-members. Earn up to 1.20 hours of General Education credit!



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

The Life, Health and Disability Committee brings together attorneys and professionals who focus on a broad spectrum of i...
05/28/2026

The Life, Health and Disability Committee brings together attorneys and professionals who focus on a broad spectrum of issues, including claims, underwriting, regulatory and compliance matters affecting individually issued and ERISA governed insurance products, offering a forum to learn, share insights, and connect with leaders in the field.

More About This Committee:
"The Life, Health and Disability Committee focuses on issues affecting the life, health, and disability insurance as well as the managed care industries. Our members are incredibly enthusiastic about the committee, which provides practical advice, industry insight and legal support in the fast-changing and challenging environment in which this portion of the insurance industry currently finds itself."

Join the Life, Health and Disability Committee Today: https://www.dri.org/committees/committee-detail/0085

Not yet a member? Learn more about DRI membership today: https://www.dri.org/membership/why-dri



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel.

To complete our May Membership Month testimonials, we are featuring a member testimonial from Jeffrey E Lowe!Share your ...
05/28/2026

To complete our May Membership Month testimonials, we are featuring a member testimonial from Jeffrey E Lowe!

Share your why DRI to help grow the DRI community! Learn more about May Membership Month and how and new members can get rewarded with a DRI Programming Discount here: https://www.dri.org/membership/may



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel.

DRI’s Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar is in Louisville next week, and we’d like to thank our...
05/28/2026

DRI’s Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar is in Louisville next week, and we’d like to thank our amazing sponsors for their support!

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Barnes Maloney
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
FBT Gibbons
Ge**er Ciano Kelly Brady
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Houston Harbaugh
Kutak Rock
LawyerGuard
Maynard Nexsen
Plunkett Cooney
Risk Analytics
Sandberg Phoenix
Sheppard
Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney
Varner & Van Volkenburg

Register today if you don’t already have a seat: https://bit.ly/4rqDilh.



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

Thank you to the generous sponsors of our Diversity for Success Seminar! Baker Sterchi Cowden and Rice Bradley Arant Bo...
05/27/2026

Thank you to the generous sponsors of our Diversity for Success Seminar!

Baker Sterchi Cowden and Rice
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Chartwell Law
Dinsmore & Shohl
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
LawyerGuard
Perez Morris
Proskauer Rose
Spencer Fane
The Carter Firm

You can still join us in Louisville next week and save up to $500 when you register: https://bit.ly/4aoThZM.



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

The civil litigation landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by changing juror attitudes, coordinated plaintiff strategies...
05/27/2026

The civil litigation landscape is rapidly evolving, shaped by changing juror attitudes, coordinated plaintiff strategies, expanding third-party litigation funding, and emerging legal and regulatory trends. Don’t miss the chance to learn:

• How shifting jury demographics, declining institutional trust, and social media narratives influence case outcomes.
• The modern plaintiff playbook, including advertising ecosystems, reptile theory, anchoring, and coordinated filings.
• The growing impact of third-party litigation funding on case valuation, duration, and settlement strategy.
• Emerging regulatory, legislative, and judicial trends shaping the future of civil litigation.
• Practical defense strategies to counter momentum, rebuild credibility, and communicate effectively with today’s juries.
• Opportunities to collaborate across the defense community and engage in meaningful civil justice reform initiatives.

Join DRI and the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy on June 15-16 in Chicago: https://www.dri.org/education-cle/seminars/2026/center-stronger-together



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

May Membership is coming to a close! Don’t miss out—be a part of DRI’s May Membership Month before it ends this Sunday!S...
05/26/2026

May Membership is coming to a close! Don’t miss out—be a part of DRI’s May Membership Month before it ends this Sunday!

Share the value of DRI membership and get rewarded: https://www.dri.org/membership/may

PLUS! The top May Membership recruiter will also be rewarded with a free registration to a seminar or the Annual Meeting in 2027.



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel.

The legal landscape for motor carrier and freight broker defense has shifted dramatically post-Montgomery, and relying o...
05/26/2026

The legal landscape for motor carrier and freight broker defense has shifted dramatically post-Montgomery, and relying on preemption arguments alone is no longer enough.

Join us next week for a free member webinar that will focus on how this shift reframes litigation strategy, placing emphasis on traditional negligence elements—duty, breach, and causation—specifically as they relate to carrier selection. Featuring speakers Mike Bassett of Chartwell Law and John Nunnally of Ragsdale Liggett PLLC, the webinar will cover how carrier vetting practices have become a central battleground, with FMCSA safety data, prior violations, and internal selection procedures now playing a critical role in shaping liability exposure.

đź“… Tuesday, June 2
🕛 11 AM–12 PM CDT
đź”— Learn more and register: https://www.dri.org/education-cle/webinars
🚨 Free for DRI members. $50 for non-members. Earn up to 1.20 hours of General Education credit!



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

05/26/2026

“It’s one of the few opportunities that I’m aware of where young lawyers can really meet the top minds in the field and learn from those folks and speak with them directly.”

Don’t let us tell you why you should attend the 2026 Boot Camp for New Life, Health, and Disability Lawyers; instead, listen in as past attendee and Robinson+Cole Partner, Greg Bennici, shares what he has gained from attending this event, and why you should join us this year.

Seats are limited! Register now to lock in your spot, and we’ll see you in Chicago this July 15-16!

Save up to $400: https://bit.ly/4u5AZFZ

Thank you to our Premier Sponsor: LawyerGuard



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who made our 2026 Young Lawyers Seminar possible. 🙌 Baker Sterchi Cowden & R...
05/26/2026

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who made our 2026 Young Lawyers Seminar possible. 🙌

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Bowman & Brooke
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi)
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina
Hartline Barger
LawyerGuard
S-E-A

You can still join us next week in Louisville! Register and save up to $500: https://bit.ly/4u1v9Fu.



DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. To learn more and join, visit DRI.org.

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