{"id":2226,"date":"2021-12-14T17:16:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/atlanta\/the-trial-lawyer-selects-americas-50-most-influential-trial-lawyers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T02:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:43:11","slug":"the-trial-lawyer-selects-americas-50-most-influential-trial-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/atlanta\/the-trial-lawyer-selects-americas-50-most-influential-trial-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trial Lawyer Selects America\u2019s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(South Beach, FL) The Trial Lawyer, the official magazine of The National Trial Lawyers, has announced its 2016 members of The RoundTable: America\u2019s 50 Most Influential Lawyers. These outstanding civil plaintiff and criminal defense lawyers were selected from nominations from the magazine\u2019s readers. Each lawyer was evaluated for his or her professional achievements, trial results and ability to affect change in the legal community. The 2016 members of The RoundTable are:<br \/>\n1. Gloria Allred<br \/>\n2. Richard Arsenault<br \/>\n3. Jose Baez<br \/>\n4. Dawn Barrios<br \/>\n5. Jere Beasley<br \/>\n6. Roy Black<br \/>\n7. Lisa Blue<br \/>\n8. Ben Brafman<br \/>\n9. Michael Burg<br \/>\n10. Jim Butler<br \/>\n11. Elizabeth Cabraser<br \/>\n12. Joe Cotchett<br \/>\n13. Morris Dees<br \/>\n14. Tom Demetrio<br \/>\n15. Robert Eglet<br \/>\n16. Mike Eidson<br \/>\n17. George Fleming<br \/>\n18. Willie Gary<br \/>\n19. Mark Geragos<br \/>\n20. Tom Girardi<br \/>\n21. Keith Givens<br \/>\n22. Ed Hill<br \/>\n23. Rob Jenner<br \/>\n24. Richard Kellner<br \/>\n25. Robert Kennedy, Jr.<br \/>\n26. Rayna Kessler<br \/>\n27. Karen Koehler<br \/>\n28. W. Mark Lanier<br \/>\n29. Zoe Littlepage<br \/>\n30. Ramon Lopez<br \/>\n31. Hunter Lundy<br \/>\n32. Tom Mesereau<br \/>\n33. Ben Morelli<br \/>\n34. Billy Murphy<br \/>\n35. Howard Nations<br \/>\n36. Leigh O\u2019Dell<br \/>\n37. Mark O\u2019Mara<br \/>\n38. Brian Panish<br \/>\n39. Mike Papantonio<br \/>\n40. Michelle Parfitt<br \/>\n41. Joe Rice<br \/>\n42. John Romano<br \/>\n43. Chris Searcy<br \/>\n44. Chris Seeger<br \/>\n45. Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr.<br \/>\n46. Steven Skikos<br \/>\n47. Aimee Wagstaff<br \/>\n48. Perry Weitz<br \/>\n49. Steven Yerrid<br \/>\n50. Elizabeth Zwibel<\/p>\n<p>The National Trial Lawyers will honor the lawyers chosen for The RoundTable at the upcoming Trial Lawyers Summit being held in South Beach, Florida February 5-8, 2017 at the Loews Miami Beach hotel. The lawyers chosen for The RoundTable will be recognized at the Trial Lawyers Award Luncheon on Monday, February 6 at noon. NFL legend Joe Montana will be the keynote speaker.<br \/>\nAbout The National Trial Lawyers<br \/>\nThe National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization of America\u2019s premier trial lawyers. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers is by invitation only and is extended to civil plaintiff or criminal defense attorneys who have demonstrated superior leadership, reputation, influence and stature in the legal community in their respective state or region. To learn more about The National Trial Lawyers, please go to our website, www.thenationaltriallawyers.org. 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