ACTL Committee Appointment – Federal Civil Procedure

Senior Partner, Lester Pines, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, was again appointed to the College’s Federal Rules Committee. The Committee monitors the operation of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and other federal civil procedural developments generally, to determine the adequacy of the operation of the rules and procedures in federal civil cases, to evaluate proposed changes, and to make recommendations with regard to those matters. He was also appointed to the Wisconsin state committee of the College. The committee reviews the qualifications of attorneys who may be recommended for induction into the College, an honor which no more than 1% of the lawyers in any state or province of Canada may receive.