We are excited to announce Maron Marvel director Donald Kinsley is the recipient of JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2023. Don was ranked as a top ten JD Supra author for his articles about product liability. He was chosen from the 70,000 authors from across the United States who published on JD Supra in 2022.  View the complete list of recipients here: 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.

JD Supra’s Readers Choice Awards

The Readers’ Choice Awards recognize top authors and firms who were read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across the JD Supra platform during 2022.

This year, the awards recognize:

• authors for their visibility and thought leadership covering 31 key, cross-industry topics (10 authors per category)
• firms for their visibility and engagement in the 31 topics covered by the awards (one firm per category).

Methodology

As the name suggests, the Readers’ Choice Awards reflect a deep dive into our 2022 reader data, in which we studied total visibility and engagement among readers across many industries interested in certain defining topics of the day.

JD Supra editors chose the 31 main topics covered in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards for their timeliness as well as their proven, ongoing importance. In each category, we recognize ten authors and one firm for consistently highest readership and engagement within that category for all of 2022. In total, across all categories, we recognized the excellence and achievement of 303 authors selected from over 70,000 who publish their excellent work on our platform.

Along with a top firm in each category, we also feature additional reader data, including the top five most-read articles, popular related topics, total number of authors, and other category-specific information.

Year to year, Readers’ Choice Award categories may change or be expanded to include additional industries or topics.

​​​​​​​About JD Supra

JD Supra delivers need-to-know legal and business content to professionals in all industries in daily email digests, via more than 100 proprietary social feeds, on mobile platforms, to partner websites, and as news across the web. Through the innovative use of technology and curated audiences, JD Supra connects over 70,000 professionals writing on important topics to C-suite executives, in-house counsel, and media members concerned with matters impacting business today. JD Supra also provides firms with competitive insights and market intelligence derived from the thousands of articles being read daily across the platform. For more information, visit resources.jdsupra.com and check out last year’s awards here.

Wilmington, DE, February 13, 2023 – Maron Marvel member Jack McCants III will be presenting on the panel “The Top Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation” at the Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos Litigation Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences.

This two-day conference will be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel from March 6-7, 2023. To view further details and register, click here.

Our Jackson, MS office completed its food drive by collecting over 500 canned goods and dry pantry items. The food was delivered to two local food banks, including the Good Samaritan Center, a nonprofit social service agency helping families and individuals access food and clothing.

The Sharing is Caring Neighborhood Block Garden is the dream of one retired Air Force veteran to feed her community come to life. In 2020, Norma Jean purchased an overgrown lot across the street from her house and, through lots of hard work, converted it into a bountiful garden.

The donation will be used to purchase indoor shelf lighting, two self-watering seed trays, and warming mats for each for immediate use in germinating new plants for spring planting.

Chicago, IL, Jan 26. 2023 – Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC is pleased to announce four attorneys from our Chicago office have been named to the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Included in this year’s Super Lawyers list are members Melissa M. Fallah and Adam J. Jagadich for their work in Products: Defense.

Director Kyle R. Clapper and associate attorney Leslie A. Federer were selected as Rising Stars honorees in the practice areas Civil Litigation: Defense and Products: Defense respectively.

Congratulations to all the firm’s named attorneys on this accomplishment.

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to the Rising Stars list.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. Super Lawyers Magazines also feature editorial profiles of attorneys who embody excellence in the practice of law. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Chicago, Jan. 23, 2023 – The Chicago office of Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC has moved into a new office space located in Chicago’s West Loop. Effective today, the Chicago office’s new address is 191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2950, Chicago, IL 60606.

Wilmington, DE, Jan. 20, 2023 – Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC director Colleen Welch has received the “Top 40+ at 40” award from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP). This award recognizes Colleen “as a phenomenal advocate, who, through consistent dedication, has shaped MVLP and advanced its mission to provide equal access to justice to Mississippians with limited means through quality pro bona legal assistance.”

Colleen has volunteered her time and legal knowledge to the MVLP for over a decade. The MVLP is a non-profit legal aid organization that partners with the Mississippi Bar Association, and the Legal Services Corporation to serve thousands of disadvantaged Mississippians each year.

Wilmington, DE, Jan. 18, 2023 – Maron Marvel senior counsel Robert Petti will present “Where is PFAS Litigation Going in 2023 and Who is Impacted?” at the PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Developments Conference hosted by Perrin Conferences.

The panel discussion will cover consumer-facing/ESG trends for PFAS and forensics analysis of PFAS for source identification. This virtual conference will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023. Robert, located in the firm’s Chicago office, is scheduled to speak during the closing session at 4:15 PM EST.

To view further details and register, click here.

Our diversity, equity, and inclusion director Antoinette Hubbard along with attorneys Kiadii Harmon, Shounak Sarkar, Kim Christy, Karen Brehm, and Shari Milewski, attended the Delaware State Bar Association’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Statewide Day of Service.

Wilmington, DE, January 13, 2023 – Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson and Tardy LLC welcomes attorneys David A. Barfield and Victoria Tohovak to the firm’s southern-based offices. David joins our Jackson, Mississippi office in an of counsel role. Victoria is an associate attorney working in our Dallas, Texas office.

David Barfield has a multi-faceted practice with 40 years of experience to draw upon to achieve the best possible results for all his clients. In the area of professional liability litigation, David defends insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers and attorneys. He also serves as regional trial counsel for several asbestos and silica clients. David has extensive experience handling a wide range of litigation, including premises liability, product liability and commercial general liability, including catastrophic injuries such as quadriplegia, paraplegia, and severe burn cases. He also litigates commercial and residential property claims, insurance coverage matters mass tort and toxic tort cases.

Victoria “Tori” Tuhovak focuses her practice on general liability and negligence-based defense litigation. Tori is a client-centered litigator. She fosters trust and produces favorable outcomes through a combination of clear communication, creative problem-solving, and fierce advocacy. She plans for contingencies, negotiates skillfully, and effectively manages client expectations by thoroughly counseling on the risks and benefits during each phase of litigation. Her experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation provides a strategic vantage point, helping her to tactfully resolve cases.

Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC is excited to announce the elevation of one new firm member and three new firm directors, effective January 1, 2023. The new shareholder is Robert E. Dille, and the new directors are Kyle R. Clapper, Kelly L. Near and Richard Wiese.

The election of these exceptional lawyers is in recognition of their superior legal skills, commitment to the firm, respect by clients and peers, and dedication to serving the needs of our clients and the firm. These attorneys represent a wide range of practices and span four of the firm’s 11 offices.

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Maron Marvel serves as national, regional, and trial counsel to companies with operations located in the most dangerous plaintiff jurisdictions in the country. Our killer team of attorneys have a passion for superior work product, a distinctive culture rooted in mass tort litigation, and an obsession with exceptional client service. To learn more, visit www.maronmarvel.com.

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Maron Marvel is excited to announce the launch of the firm’s rebrand, which includes a new visual identity, logo, and website. Our rebranding and new website reflect our focal points, our approach to delivering best-in-show legal services, our obsession with exceptional client service, and our culture that empowers our employees to be their authentic selves.

“For our rebranding, it was essential to have a clear, bold message that stands out. Most importantly, we wanted a logo that had meaning to our clients and represented our firm’s values,” said Cathie Pyune McEldowney, Maron Marvel’s President and Managing Shareholder. “Our new website has an innovative clean design, user-friendly navigation, and has been optimized for viewing on mobile devices and desktops.”

WHAT’S THE POINT?

 

Never has such a small thing conveyed so much meaning. Alone a period is an individual authentic thing; join that same point with other points with the same intention, and it becomes very powerful. In our case, our point is symbolic of the following focal points that are important to both Maron Marvel and our clients:

VANTAGE POINT.
We serve as national, regional, and trial counsel to Fortune 500 companies with multiple operations located in the most dangerous plaintiff jurisdictions in the country. This, combined with our strategic use of data, creative approaches, and litigation skills, provides our clients with a unique viewpoint on reducing risk and resolving matters.

END POINT.
Simply put, we close cases. We understand that for many companies, their litigation can drag out for years and be financially challenging. At Maron Marvel, our goal is to get our clients to the endpoint of the litigation process as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible while attaining the best possible results.

COMMUNICATION POINT.
At Maron Marvel, we make a point, pun intended, of communicating with our clients throughout every phase of our representation and litigation process.

DATA POINT.
Our ability to capture points of data, analyze them, and create effective strategies allows us to manage our client’s litigation portfolios — whether it is a single matter or thousands of cases across multiple jurisdictions — in a timely, effective, and cost-efficient manner. Additionally, our data capture allows us to provide our clients with the metrics and statistics they require to show that our case management aligns with their objectives.

CHANGE POINT.
Maron Marvel’s devoted attorneys and staff work in synchrony to climb higher, smarter, and faster to elevate national litigation risk management. Our lawyers are focused on winning by being fearless, loyal, efficient, and steadfast. We are equally committed to making the world and legal profession better through dedicated DEI, community service, and attorney development work.

WHY BLUE AND PURPLE?

Colors, like words, have meaning, so we picked colors that demonstrate our firm’s traits.

Blue is associated with seriousness, reliability, stability, knowledge, and trust.

Purple is associated with creativity, sophistication, and problem-solving.