Tips Notes - Update on the Latest Programs and Events in Your Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

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TIPS Notes

Update on the Latest Programs and Events in Your

Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

Section Conference

Thank you to so many of you who took the time to attend

the spectacular and memorable Section Conference in

Washington, D.C., this May at the Capital Hilton! We were

thrilled to celebrate over 90 years of TIPS and 10 years of

the Section Conference with you! We were inspired by the

incredible programming covering a variety of substantive legal

issues, from the 18 former Section Chairs in attendance, many

of whom gave their best trial advice in the “Trial Masters:

Trial Preparations from Our TIPS Chairs Emeritus” panel to

the “Justice Sotomayer: Her First 15 Years and the SCOTUS

Road Ahead” panel to the “Ethically Leveraging Generative

AI Tools to Boost Productivity” panel.

At Thursday evening’s gala at the Smithsonian’s National

Museum of African American History and Culture, we were

honored to hear remarks from U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor as she accepted the Lifetime Liberty Achieve-

ment Award, Judge J. Michelle Childs as she received the Liberty

Achievement Award, and TIPS Associate Director Janet

Hummons as she received the Andrew C. Hecker Memor ial

Award. Following the awards, the award recipients regaled the

audience with a reside chat conducted by TIPS Chair Chris

Nolan. This was an unforgettable evening and one we will not

forget anytime soon!

Lifetime Liberty Achievement Award

recipient Justice Sonia Sotomayor (center)

with Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby

(left) and TIPS Chair Chris Nolan (right).

Photo by M2 Creatives Photography.

Liberty Achievement Award recipient

Judge J. Michelle Childs (center)

with Judge Benes Aldana (left) and

TIPS Chair Chris Nolan (right). Photo

by M2 Creatives Photography.

Andrew C. Hecker Memorial Award

recipient Janet Hummons (left) with TIPS

Chair Emeritus Peter Neeson (center)

and TIPS Chair Chris Nolan (right).

Photo by M2 Creatives Photography.

The networking events were tremendous, giving us

opportunities to catch up with friends and colleagues and

make new connections. They also oered opportunities to

honor our colleagues. At Wednesday’s welcome reception,

Christine Davis was honored with the Kirsten Christophe

Memorial Award; and at Friday’s networking luncheon, we

were delighted to recognize our friend and colleague Rick

DiLiberto with the Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service

Award for his considerable pro bono and public service

eorts throughout the years.

Kirsten Christophe Memorial Award

recipient Christine Davis (center) with

TIPS Chair Chris Nolan (left) and past

recipient Jennifer Kilpatrick (right).

Photo courtesy of Jason Billups.

Edmund S. Muskie Pro Bono Service Award

recipient Rick DiLiberto (left) with Law in

Public Service Committee Cochair Reign

Sikes (center) and TIPS Chair Chris Nolan

(right). Photo courtesy of Jason Billups.

Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award

Congratulations to Delcianna Winders, who was presented

with the Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law

Award at the Thursday afternoon reception. The award

recognizes exceptional work by an Animal Law Committee

member who, through commitment and leadership, has

advanced the humane treatment of animals through the law.

Winders is a prominent gure in the eld of animal law, rec-

ognized for her extensive contributions to the advancement

of the humane treatment of animals through legal avenues.

Over the past three years, her accomplishments have been

particularly noteworthy, especially her leadership in initiating

the establishment of an educational institute focused on

training the next generation of animal advocates.Z

Excellence in the Advancement of

Animal Law Award recipient Delcianna

Winders (left) with Animal Law

Committee Chair Molly Armus (right).

Photo courtesy of Jason Billups.

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