Thomas Heiden recently chaired the successful ACTL Trial Advocacy program held in Toronto, underscoring a strong commitment to enhancing diversity within the legal profession. This event, notably oversubscribed, attracted a diverse group of lawyers from both Canada and the United States, emphasizing the need for the legal community to reflect societal diversity. The program, not...
I was honored to again Chair the American College of Trial Lawyers’ (ACTL) Diversity Trial Advocacy Program. Our society is diverse. Our courthouses are diverse. We believe the trial lawyers trying cases in those courtrooms ought better mirror the diversity in our society. The ACTL held its trial advocacy program for 50 diverse attorneys gathered...
Five minutes. That’s how long retired Latham & Watkins litigation partner Thomas Heiden says it took the American College of Trial Lawyers committee he chairs to decide to mount a second annual training program aimed at sharpening the courtroom skills of a diverse set of aspiring trial lawyers. Last May we wrote about the inaugural...
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