THE BRIEF Editorial Policy

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• Date: 01 October 2025
• Published date: 01 October 2025
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THE BRIEF Editorial Policy

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PUBLISHE D IN THE BRIEF, VOLUME 55, NUMBE R 1, FALL 2025. © 2025 BY THE AME RICAN BAR ASSO CIATION. REPRODUCE D WITH PERMISSION . ALL RIGHTS RESER VED. THIS INFORMATIO N OR ANY

PORTION T HEREOF MAY NOT BE COP IED OR DISSEMIN ATED IN ANY FORM OR B Y ANY MEANS OR S TORED IN AN ELEC TRONIC DATABAS E OR RETRIE VAL SYSTEM WI THOUT THE EX PRESS WRIT TEN CONSEN T

OF THE AMERIC AN BAR ASSO CIATION.

The Brief is the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) magazine for lawyers practicing

tort and insurance law. It is published quarterly by ABA Publishing for the Tort Trial and

Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the ABA. TIPS brings together plainti ’s attorneys,

defense attorneys, and insurance and corporate counsel for the exchange of information

and ideas. The Brief facilitates these goals by exploring all aspects of tort and insurance law,

including the many facets of trial practice essential to our profession.

As tort and insurance lawyers, we have an obligation to understand and improve all

aspects of our liability and adversary systems. Increasing concerns about their e cacy and

validity challenge us to respond. We must evaluate and improve these processes in order to

provide all who deal with our legal system an e ective means of resolving their problems.

Through publication of articles relating to important developments in tort and

insurance law and practice, The Brief seeks to enhance the quality of law delivered by its

readers as well as to stimulate thought, discussion, and action to improve the basic tort and

insurance systems that are at the heart of our way of law.

The ideas expressed in The Brief’s articles do not necessarily ref‌l ect the o cial policy of

TIPS or the ABA and should not be so construed. The editorial board encourages expres-

sion of the considered opinions of our contributors, some of which are controversial and

will not necessarily meet with agreement from all of our readers. We do, however, strive

for balance and always attempt to cover all sides of an issue or provide the opportunity for

a timely response.

We seek to publish articles that are lively, insightful, and pertinent to our readers.

We encourage the submission of original manuscripts, outlines for proposed articles,

suggestions and comments on developments in tort and insurance law, and other mater ial

of interest to both plainti ’s and defense lawyers who practice and litigate in the areas of

tort and insurance law and to insurance professionals. We also publish “Practice Tips” and

“Trial Tips,” which give practical, how-to advice on practice and litigation matters.

A complete manuscript (or an outline of a proposed article) should be forwarded to the

editor in chief, with a copy to the ABA managing editor. Members of The Brief’s editorial

board review suitable proposals. If a manuscript is accepted for publication, it will be

edited by the ABA. Please send manuscripts to Agnieszka (Agnes) Wilewicz, Editor in

Chief, aaw@hurwitzf‌i ne.com; and to Melissa Vasich, Managing Editor, melissa.vasich@

americanbar.org.

We encourage and welcome your submissions and ideas. Z

Agnieszka (Agnes) Wilewicz

Editor in Chief

Jeffrey E. Thomas

Timothy M. Thornton Jr.

Co-Executive Editors

Peter J. Biging

Rebecca Critser

Christine S. Davis

Kenneth J. Duvall

Wendi Egan

David B. Goodman

Deborah E. Greenspan

David J. Harrington

Peter R. Kochenburger

Seth L. Laver

A. Kate Margolis

Michael Martin

Alléna W. McCain

Hannah Seifert McCalla

Richard W. Moref‌i eld Jr.

Shivani Patel

Mario S. Russo

Todd B. Seelig

Charles A. Yuen