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Sean Dolan and Wendy Merrill to join DRI

DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, appoints Sean Dolan as the association’s new executive vice president of operations and general counsel, and Wendy Merrill as executive vice president of growth strategy and branding. This follows the appointment of Dean Martinez as CEO earlier in the year.

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DRI hires two new executives

DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, has appointed Sean Dolan as the association’s new Executive Vice President of Operations and General Counsel, and Wendy Merrill as Executive Vice President of Growth Strategy and Branding. This follows the appointment of Dean Martinez as CEO earlier in the year.

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DRI announces its 15th annual diversity law student scholarship competition

DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar announces its 15th annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship Competition in which two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded. The program is open to students who will be in their second or third year of law school in the 2020-21 academic year.

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DRI Names Recipients of the Mary Massaron Award

DRI -The Voice of the Defense Bar names four recipients of its Mary Massaron Award for the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession for the 2019-2020 year. The four will serve as presidents of their respective sister organizations during the 2019-2020 year.

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Kathleen M. Guilfoyle is named chair of DRI Center for Law and Public Policy

Boston attorney Kathleen M. Guilfoyle is named chair of DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy at the organization’s recent Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

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John R. Kouris recognized for twenty-one years at DRI

At the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, October 16-19, DRI President Toyja Kelley announced the creation of the John R. Kouris President’s Award, with Mr. Kouris as the award’s first recipient.

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DRI Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court

DRI has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of Retirement Plans Committee of IBM in the case of Retirement Plans Committee of IBM, et al. v. Jander, et al. The brief was filed by DRI’s Center for Law and Public Policy.

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