The vitriol aimed at our judiciary is undermining its independence and threatening our constitutional rights. By Mark Chalos Guest Columnist to The Tennessean, published Oct. 8, 2025 Few safeguards are as critical as the courts are to preserving our constitutional rights. Courts have, throughout our nation’s history, been the last line of defense against overreaching
Lieff Cabraser partners Mark Chalos and Rachel Geman will be featured speakers at the Tennessee Bar Association’s Southeast Complex Litigation Conference 2025, taking place October 29 in Nashville. This year’s seminar will highlight the latest developments in mass torts, class actions, and whistleblower cases.
Lieff Cabraser is proud to sponsor and participate in the upcoming 2025 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention, taking place July 18–22 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. This premier gathering brings together leading plaintiff trial lawyers from across the U.S. to explore cutting-edge developments in trial advocacy, litigation strategy, and specialized
Lieff Cabraser partners Elizabeth Cabraser, Lexi Hazam, Mark Chalos, and Wendy Fleishmann will be featured speakers at the upcoming 2025 Spring Mass Torts Made Perfect Seminar, to be held April 1-3, 2025 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Mass Torts Made Perfect is a place for plaintiff attorneys and their paralegals to connect, network, and learn the latest insights
Lieff Cabraser Nashville Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos will be a panelist at Epiq’s 2025 “Mass & Class” conference, a premier national event on class action litigation for litigators across the U.S. The conference will take place February 12-14, 2025, at the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel in Florida.
Super Lawyers has announced its 2024 “Mid-South Super Lawyers,” and we are pleased to share that Lieff Cabraser partner Mark P. Chalos has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyer for the 14th year in a row, and Lieff Cabraser associate Wesley Dozier joins the list as a first-time Mid-South Rising Star.
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Lieff Cabraser partners Mark P. Chalos and Katherine Lubin Benson spoke at the American Bar Association’s 2024 National Institute on Class Actions in Nashville, Tennessee.
As reported by Bloomberg Law (subscription), Judge Benita Y. Pearson of the Northern District of Ohio has granted approval to a historic $600 million settlement for the communities impacted by the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, involving 14 train cars carrying hazardous materials, led to fire
We are delighted to announce that Lieff Cabraser Nashville Managing Partner Mark P. Chalos has been recognized for the ninth time in Nashville Post’s “In Charge 2024: Legal” list of influential legal professionals.
This week, Vanderbilt Law School hosted the panel discussion “What is a Plaintiff’s Attorney?” organized by the student group Plaintiffs’ Advocates & Litigation Society (PALS). Lieff Cabraser partners Mark P. Chalos and Kenneth S. Byrd were among the featured panelists, exploring the distinctions between plaintiff-side attorneys and traditional Big Law roles. Panelists addressed what is meant by