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Ryan Beckett Awarded Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project's Pro Bono Award
Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC, has announced that Ryan Beckett is the recipient of the 2009 Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project Pro Bono Award: Beyond the Call of Duty.
Beckett is a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation Group and Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Group in the firm’s Ridgeland office.
The Mississippi Association for Justice Award has been presented annually by the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project to an individual who has provided outstanding pro bono legal services during the previous year. The main purpose of this award is to foster awareness of the need for involvement of the private bar in delivering legal services to the poor, particularly through the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. Selection is made by a Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Lawyers committee.
“Ryan has made significant contributions to the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project, and our firm is proud of his dedication“, said Don Clark, Chairman, Butler Snow. “We commend Ryan and others who freely devote their time to providing legal services to the underprivileged.”
Beckett serves as chair of the Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, and the Defense Research Institute antitrust committee. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Antitrust, Charles Clark American Inn of Court, Defense Research Institute commercial litigation committee and the Young Lawyers committee. Beckett is also a member of Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association and the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division and mock trial committee.
A resident of Jackson, Beckett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Millsaps College and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project is a joint venture of the Mississippi Bar Association and Mississippi Legal Services Program. More than 1,800 Mississippi attorneys volunteer their time and expertise to participate in the project, and, as a result, more than 8,000 low income citizens are assisted by the project each year.
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Hudson Featured Presenter at ACI Mass Tort Conference
Butler Snow attorney Eric E. Hudson will co-present "Minimizing the Threat of Medical Monitoring Damages and Plaintiff Recruitment" at the upcoming American Conference Institute's seminar Managing and Resolving Mass Tort Products Liability Claims. Hudson, a member of Butler Snow's Commercial Litigation Group, has extensive experience as counsel for a number of large corporations in various mass tort cases. The two-day seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29 through Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in New York, New York. To register or obtain more information, visit http://www.americanconference.com/MASSTORT/agenda.htm.
Butler Snow to Present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview
Machelle D. Shields and Denise D. Burke are featured presenters in the upcoming Q1 Productions conference Medical Device and Diagnostics Corporate Compliance and Ethics Conference. The program will focus on reimbursement, clinical affairs, legal challenges and corporate compliance and ethics. Shields and Burke will participate as members of a distinguished panel of experts who will discuss mistakes, setbacks, adjustments and victories while outlining the "next steps" for companies of all sizes. Shields and Burke, both members of the firm's Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Group will present The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: A Legal Overview.
The conference will be held Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Chicago, Ill. For registration and additional information, contact Brigitte Durnwald at bdurnwald@q1productions.com. The event brochure is available by clicking here.
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