Randall Appointed to DRI Professional Liability Steering
Committee
Roseland, NJ, October 24, 2008
–
Karen Painter Randall, a partner with Connell Foley LLP,
was recently appointed to the Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Professional Liability Steering Committee.
The
Professional Liability Steering Committee concerns itself
with the defense of a wide variety of professionals,
including lawyers, accountants, corporate directors and
officers, insurance brokers and agents, real estate brokers
and agents, financial planners, educators and clergy. The
Committee’s goals are to provide opportunities for
networking and communications among defense attorneys and
insurance industry representatives in the professional
liability area, to produce publications and present
educational programs and to educate and inform members on
legal developments and practice issues.
Ms.
Randall, a Certified Civil Trial Attorney, serves as Chair
of Connell Foley’s Defense Division of the
Directors and Officers Litigation Practice Group. In
addition, she is Co-Chair of the
Professional Liability Practice Group. She has held
several leadership positions with the American Bar
Association (ABA) and New Jersey State Bar Association.
Randall has also been a frequent presenter at ABA
conferences on professional liability litigation and risk
management issues. Randall was elected Chair of USLAW
Network Inc.’s Professional Liability Practice Group in 2008
and 2009. In August, 2005, the New Jersey Law Journal
listed Ms. Randall as a prominent leader among women and
minority attorneys in the State of New Jersey.
For more
information, please contact Ms. Randall at 973-535-0500 or
krandall@connellfoley.com.
About Connell Foley
Established in 1936, Connell Foley LLP has a tradition of
innovative legal representation. Over 120 attorneys provide
clients with expertise in a wide range of specialties,
including litigation; alternative dispute resolution (ADR);
corporate law and governance; employment and labor law;
professional liability; business crimes and regulatory
defense; crisis management and catastrophic loss; insurance,
real estate; environmental law; land use; banking;
technology law and intellectual property; taxation and
estate planning; bankruptcy; toxic torts; health care; and
other fields.
About DRI
DRI is
the international organization of attorneys defending the
interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. DRI
provides numerous educational and informational resources to
DRI members and offers many opportunities for liaison among
defense trial lawyers, Corporate America, and state and
local defense organizations. DRI’s goals are to teach and
educate and to improve the skills of defense law
practitioners; to be a counterpoint to the plaintiff’s bar;
to strive for improvement in the civil justice system; to
seek balance in the justice system in the minds of potential
jurors; to assist members in dealing with the economic
realities of the defense law practice; to urge members to
practice ethically and responsibly; and to preserve the
civil jury. For more information, please visit
www.dri.org.
