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Join us for this FREE member webinar on ethical integrity!

Examine the ethical considerations governing interviews with corporate employees during internal investigations or litigation preparation.

📅 Thursday, June 25
🕛 11 AM –12 PM Central
🔗 Learn more and register: https://my.dri.org/events/event-registration/?id=73f458fb-f252-f111-9a90-7c1e52c388c1
🚨 Free for DRI members. $50 for non-members. Earn 1.20 hour of Ethics credit!



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

Joining any of DRI’s 30 substantive law committees is a great way to engage with the broader DRI community, enhance your career, and collaborate with attorneys across the country. The Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee is specifically designed for those representing health care professionals and institutions.

Here’s what you should know about this committee:
Committee membership connects medical liability and health care defense attorneys through a specialized network of knowledgeable, accomplished colleagues. Feel free to contact any of the committee leaders for more information on how you can become involved.

Like all DRI committees, this group offers opportunities to build relationships, contribute to publications, help plan programs, and stay informed about emerging topics in the field.

Join the Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee Today: https://www.dri.org/committees/leadership/0175

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.

How do you plan to thank your summer associates and judicial interns this year?

DRI has a special offer that allows you to recognize and thank them with a FREE Law Student membership!

For a very limited time (June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026) as an added benefit of DRI membership, you can show your Summer Associates and Judicial Interns appreciation with the gift of DRI membership.

Give your Summer Associate and Judicial Interns the gift of DRI membership before this exclusive offer ends.

Send this link to your Summer Associates so they can receive their FREE DRI Law Student Membership: https://www.dri.org/membership/summer-associates



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

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors who made the Stronger Together: A United Approach for Preventing Legal System Abuse Seminar possible. 🙌

American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
Johnson & Bell
Kamykowski & Taylor
Nelson Mullins
Shook Hardy & Bacon

You can still join us next week in Chicago! Register and save up to $300: 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.

Registration for the 2026 DRI Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. is officially open! We are once again bringing together the brightest minds in the civil defense bar, alongside a featured keynote from former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.

This program is custom-built for all DRI members. Whether you are a senior partner, in-house counsel, or a young lawyer starting your practice, this event delivers the insights and connections you need.

Act fast to lock in the absolute lowest rate. Register today and save up to $700 with Early Bird pricing: https://bit.ly/4oak1Dy

From your first mediation to your hundredth arbitration, DRI's Alternative Dispute Resolution Workshop, July 8-9, in Chicago, has a session for where you are right now:

🔵 ADR 101 – The Mediation Frame of Mind

🔵 ADR 102 – Navigating the ESI Nightmare: Using AI to Prepare for Mediation

🟡 ADR 201 – How to Practically and Profitably Resolve Cases Faster

🟡 ADR 202 – The New Frontier: AI & Arbitration

🔴 ADR 301 – Navigating the Arbitration Hearing: What You Need to Know

🔴 ADR 302 – Ethical Considerations for ADR

From mediation mindset to arbitration ethics, this program leaves no corner of ADR uncovered, earning you up to 6.00 CLE hours, including 1.00 hour of Ethics.

⏰Early bird pricing ends June 15. Register and save up to $450: https://bit.ly/4wpzZ0t.



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

There’s still time to recognize the defense lawyers and leaders making an impact across the profession.

DRI’s 2026 Professional Achievement and Service Awards nominations are open, and we’re looking for the individuals, firms, and organizations setting the standard for excellence in civil defense.

Do you know someone deserving of recognition? Submit your nomination by July 1.

🏆 View the awards brochure and nominate today: https://www.dri.org/news/news-detail/2026/05/15/nominations-2026-professional-achievement-service-awards



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

🎓 Happy Higher Education Day!

From briefing your first case to debating your first cold call our alma maters shaped the legal professionals we are today.

Drop your school in the comments and celebrate where it all began. 👇


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

We officially wrapped up our June Seminars in Louisville at the iconic Churchill Downs! It was an incredibly busy and rewarding week for everyone involved. A huge thank you to our planning committees, speakers, and sponsors for Diversity for Success, Insurance Bad Faith, and Young Lawyers—your hard work created an unforgettable experience for all our attendees. This was both DRI’s and Eleanor the Eagle’s first time in Louisville, and we are already looking forward to our next visit!



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