NSSTA stands for National Structured Settlements Trade Association – the largest gathering of top professionals in the country taking the lead in the structured settlement industry. On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes Eric Vaughn, Executive Director of National Structured Settlements Trade Association, to discuss what’s ahead for NSSTA 2012. Eric addresses everything from NSSTA’s Annual Meeting to its Take the Hill initiative with Congress, and the steps individuals of retirement age should take to ensure a better financial future.
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The National Trial Lawyers is an organization composed of the top 100 trial lawyers from each state. On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen along with co-host, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Midwest Operations for Ringler, welcome Attorney Howard Nations, President of The National Trial Lawyers, to talk about the organization, its members and its mission. Howard discusses NTL’s focus on training, networking, and education, major issues facing trial lawyers today and what it takes to be a good trial lawyer.
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From court underfunding, to transparency in legal education to technology, there are many hot-button issues facing the legal profession today. Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen along with co-host, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Midwest Operations for Ringler, welcome William T. (Bill) Robinson III, the 2011-2012 President of the American Bar Association, to discuss some of these important initiatives, the impact of the down economy on the legal system and the ABA’s goals for the future.
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It’s what you do with the technology after you get it that really matters. A hot area these days in legal technology is the use of technology for project management, especially in e-discovery. But e-discovery is not the only place we’re seeing project management discussions. In this episode, co-hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell take a look at the impact project management concerns will play in technology choices, the evolution of legal project management skills and practices, and the increasing role project management is already playing in the practice of law. After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis’ co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.
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It’s no secret that millions of Americans depend on pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices to improve their health and quality of life. Unfortunately, sometimes medications come with side effects and each year, over a quarter of a million side effects related to prescription drugs are reported. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-hosts, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Head of Midwest Operations for Ringler and Brad Mathers from the Dublin, Ohio office, welcome Attorney John A. Lancione, Jr. from the firm Lancione & Lancione, to talk about pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. They will explore the role of the FDA, highlight the drug Gentamicin and see what needs to be done to stop the side effects from medications and defects from devices.
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Baseball—America’s favorite past time is equated with good old-fashion fun—but in recent years there have been a number of brain injuries stemming from the use of aluminum bats in baseball games from Little League on up. Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen and co-host, Mike Casey, Chairman of the Board of Directors, welcome Attorney Antonio M. Romanucci to discuss this controversial topic. They will discuss real life cases, Attorney Romanucci’s efforts to pass a bill in his home state to exclude aluminum bats from baseball games and look ahead and what is being done to make baseball safer on the baseball diamond.
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Finding the right settlement broker is one of the most important steps in the lawsuit settlement process. A structured settlement can provide financial security for your future or your client’s future. A good broker can ensure that your settlement is structured in the way that best suits the needs of you and your family in a tax-free annuity over time. Join Ringler Radio host, Larry Cohen from Ringler Associates along with three of his colleagues, AnneMarie VonBank from Minnesota, Mike Woodyard from Texas and Mike Casey from Chicago – all from Ringler Associates – the largest and best-known structured settlement company in the world! Listen to this important discussion about what you need to know!
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Join Ringler Radio co-hosts, Larry Cohen and Mike Casey from the 2005 ATLA Convention in Toronto with a talk show you can’t afford to miss! Among many topics, well-known Chicago Attorney Jeffrey M. Goldberg, President of Trial Lawyers For Public Justice, discusses tort reform on a political platform nationally. Its a discussion every American lawyer needs to hear. Hear the latest from Ringler Associate Pat Farber, Partner of the firm. Also hear special guest, Attorney Bryan Crews, a national litigator from the Florida firm of CREWS & BODIFORD, P.A, who tells an all too familiar story of a case in which the plaintiff’s fiance’ who takes off with settlement cash!
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