Philip R. Sellinger

Philip R. Sellinger | Greenberg Traurig LLP

The Learned Hand Award is something I take tremendous pride in receiving. So, in the spirit of its namesake, tonight I would like to talk to you about a topic that Learned Hand himself embodied, "open-mindedness," and share with you a personal story. When I was a young prosecutor, I maintained...

Philip R. Sellinger | Greenberg Traurig LLP

Editor: Phil, I gather that you feel that some of our court systems are seriously underfunded and that the litigation process is suffering in certain ways as a result. Sellinger: Underfunding inevitably leads to more crowded dockets, which means that judges today often cannot devote as much...

Philip R. Sellinger | Greenberg Traurig LLP

Editor: You and other Greenberg Traurig lawyers were Of Counsel on the amicus brief that the Atlantic Legal Foundation filed with the United States Supreme Court in the Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR) case, decided earlier this year. Tell us about that case....

Philip R. Sellinger | Greenberg Traurig LLP

Editor: Philip, do you feel that junk science is still a problem? Sellinger: Yes, junk science is still very much a problem. Even though Daubert, Kumho Tire Co. and Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence set forth relatively clear standards governing the admission into evidence of expert...