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Carrie R. Frank, J.D., M.S.S.W., has been practicing for over 20 years, primarily in the area of products liability. She is currently a partner with Klein | Frank, P.C. in Boulder, Colorado, where her practice focuses on cases involving defective products including medical devices, drugs and toys, and other personal injury matters and bad faith cases. She was rated one of the top 3000 Plaintiff’s Lawyers by LawDragon in 2006 and was a finalist for last year. She was also recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2009. Ms. Frank is the immediate past chair of AAJ’s Products Liability Section and is an officer in the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Frank has a Master’s degree in social work, which is valuable for her work running focus groups. She also teaches and speaks throughout the country at both national and state programs, and is a member of the AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees and a Dipolmate of the NCA.
Mark R. Kosieradzki concentrates his practice in products liability, wrongful death, spinal cord injury, amputation, nursing home abuse and burn litigation. Mr. Kosieradzki is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Minnesota Bar Association as a Civil Trial Specialist, was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is a past president of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association. He has served on AAJ’s Board of Governors, is past chair of AAJ’s Nursing Home Litigation Group, is a member of AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees, and is a Diplomate of AAJ’s NCA. The Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC is in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
William P. Lightfoot limits his practice to plaintiff’s personal injury claims and currently serves as cochair on the Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Adrian Fenty 2010. He is board certified in Civil Trials by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, has an AV rating by Martindale and Hubbell, and is a Diplomat of AAJ’s NCA. Mr. Lightfoot served on the AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees and is a former Council Member at Large for the District of Columbia, where he chaired the Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Lightfoot is managing partner at Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, LLP in
Mark S. Mandell, course advisor, is a past president of AAJ and has also chaired numerous AAJ committees including the Council of Presidents, the Committee on the Courts, Public Affairs, State Affairs, and the Leadership Development Committee. Mr. Mandell is a current member and former cochair of the NCA Board of Trustees. Board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Specialist, he is a past president of both the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association and the Rhode Island Bar Association. Mr. Mandell is a senior partner with the firm of Mandell, Schwartz & Boisclair in Providence, Rhode Island.
Phillip H. Miller has an exclusively personal injury practice. Mr. Miller has tried 46 jury trials to verdict and handled a wide range of cases including trucking litigation, nursing home claims, pharmaceutical torts, and day care center child abuse. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Miller has extensive experience working as a trial consultant on a wide variety of cases. He is a member of AAJ’s NCA Board of Trustees and is with the firm of Phillip Miller & Associates in Nashville, Tennessee.
Paul J. Scoptur is a founding partner in the plaintiff’s personal injury litigation firm of Aiken & Scoptur, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a past cochair of the NCA Board of Trustees as well as a past member of the AAJ Board of Governors. Mr. Scoptur lectures on the state and national level in the area of trial skills. He is a member of the American Society of Trial Consultants, has extensive experience working as a trial consultant, and is a founding member of Miller, Scoptur, Vesper & Shar, a case consulting and litigation support firm. He has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America continuously since 2002 and is one of Wisconsin’s top 50 Super Lawyers in the area of personal injury. Mr. Scoptur is a Diplomate of the NCA and has completed the Advanced Studies in Trial Advocacy curriculum offered by the NCA.
David A. Wenner concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and medical negligence litigation. Mr. Wenner was cochair of the AAJ’s Blue Ribbon Committee to study juror bias and continues to conduct research on tort reform rhetoric and juror attitudes. Mr. Wenner is a past member of the NCA Board of Trustees and a Diplomate of AAJ’s NCA. He is also a contributing author to AAJ’s Litigating Tort Cases (AAJ Press/West 2004), with a chapter on Juror Bias. He is a partner in the firm of Snyder & Wenner, P.C. in Phoenix, Arizona and the trial consulting firm of Winning Works, LLC.
