Florida

Ben Crump

Tallahassee, FL

Listed amongst the Most Influential People of 2021 by TIME100, Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 Most Influential African Americans, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, Attorney Ben Crump is referred to as Black America’s Attorney General. Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Benjamin Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. His legal acumen has ensured that those marginalized in American society are protected by their nation’s contract with its constituency. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law. Crump’s tireless advocacy has led to legislation preventing excessive force and developing implicit bias training and policies. He has represented families in several high-profile civil rights cases including Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Stephon Clark. He also represented victims in the Holtzclaw Oklahoma City Police rape case and worked on the Robbie Tolan excessive police force case. More recently, he represented the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by the poisoned water of the Flint River, as well as the family of Henrietta Lacks in a landmark reparations case. Crump has helped reach historic settlements and verdicts for families that have faced injustices, including a $411 million verdict for Duane Washington, a $641 million settlement for Flint, Michigan, a $27 million settlement for George Floyd's family, a $12 million settlement for Breonna Taylor's family, and over $200 million in banking while Black cases. Crump is the President of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association and previously served as President of the National Bar Association. He was the first African-American to chair the Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors and is the founder and director of the Benjamin Crump Social Justice Institute. In 2023, the College of Law at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida, became the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. He has been recognized with the NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award, the SCLC Martin Luther King Servant Leader Award, the American Association for Justice Johnnie Cochran Award, and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Eleanor Roosevelt Medallion for Service. He hosted legal docudramas and served as executive producer and writer for a documentary. He is a frequent contributor to MSNBC, CNN, and USA Today. Crump’s book, published in October 2019, Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People, reflects on the landmark cases he has battled, and how discrimination in the courthouse devastates real families and communities. Crump graduated from Florida State University and received his law degree from FSU College of Law. He is married to Dr. Genae Angelique Crump.

Kyle Bachus

Denver, CO

Kyle Bachus is a founding partner and personal injury attorney at Bachus & Schanker, LLC. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell and recognized as a Lawdragon Top 500 Leading Personal Injury Lawyer. He has been named a Colorado Super Lawyer multiple times and is a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. He is dedicated to helping injured individuals and has been instrumental in drafting state legislation to protect consumers.

Jonathan Schochor

Baltimore, MD

Jonathan Schochor is a founding partner and chairman at Schochor, Staton, Goldberg & Cardea, P.A. He has practiced law continuously since 1971, focusing on medical negligence cases for 48 years. He has recovered over a billion dollars for clients and has been involved in thousands of medical malpractice cases. He spearheaded the Levy Class Action settlement for $190 million and led the Almaraz case, establishing a new legal precedent for HIV disclosure by healthcare providers. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University (1968) and American University School of Law (1971). He is a frequent lecturer and mentor, and supports charitable organizations.

Stuart Grossman

Coral Gables, FL

Stuart Grossman is recognized as one of America’s preeminent trial lawyers concentrating on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, products liability, aviation accidents, and professional negligence, including medical, legal, accounting, and engineering malpractice. His successful career is distinguished by a number of favorable verdicts that are among the largest awarded by Florida juries.

Hans Poppe is the CEO & Lead Attorney at Poppe Law Firm, licensed in Kentucky and Indiana. He has a national reputation for handling catastrophic injury and death cases and contingency fee business-to-business litigation. Since 1998, he has secured numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements, including the largest FELA verdict in Kentucky history and significant medical malpractice verdicts. He has been recognized as Peter Perlman Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year and Kentucky Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year, and consistently named a Super Lawyer and Best Lawyer in America.

Ronald J. Resmini is one of Rhode Island’s Foremost Trial Attorneys handling cases of personal injury, accident and tort law, having concentrated in this area for more than 50 years. He was sworn in before the Bar in June, 1969, served in the United States Army Security Agency, and clerked for the Rhode Island Supreme Court. He is a founder of IOLTA and court-annexed arbitration, and a former Assistant Town Solicitor for Coventry and part-time Instructor at Roger Williams School of Law. He has published over 20 legal handbooks and several two-volume series on tort law, personal injury practice, civil procedure, and RI actions and remedies. He has argued numerous cases before the Rhode Island Court clarifying various laws. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer for 13 consecutive years, a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and awarded Massachusetts Senior Attorney of the Year in 2010 and the Hall of Fame Award for Excellence in the Law in 2021. He is also a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 and National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.