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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.

Patrick M. Regan

Patrick Regan is a board-certified personal injury lawyer and founding partner at Regan Zambri Long, specializing in catastrophic injuries from car accidents, truck accidents, Metro accidents, and medical malpractice. With nearly 40 years of experience, he has secured some of the largest jury verdicts in Washington, DC, and is recognized as one of the country's leading trial attorneys, earning accolades from Washingtonian, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers.

Tom Kline

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas R. Kline is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with an incomparable record of courtroom victories, including hundreds of seven- and eight-figure jury verdicts and settlements. He has achieved some of the largest verdicts in the U.S. and Pennsylvania history, notably in medical device and pharmaceutical cases. His work has led to significant safety improvements and he is a member and past president of the Inner Circle of Advocates. He has made substantial philanthropic contributions to legal education.

Joseph Cammarata

Bellevue, WA

Personal injury lawyer Joseph Cammarata is a dual board-certified civil trial attorney, nationally known for his tenacity and perseverance in zealously representing clients in all stages of litigation. Mr. Cammarata’s practice is concentrated in the areas of serious personal injury, brain injury, wrongful death, sexual assault, medical malpractice, car accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, and bicycle accidents.

Marion Munley

Scranton, PA

Widely recognized as one of the nation’s most prominent and respected truck accident lawyers, Marion Munley is known for her compassionate approach to representing the catastrophically injured and her tireless devotion to her clients and their families. Through her advocacy, she has won many multimillion-dollar recoveries for her clients including one of the largest trucking accident settlements in history. Marion is Triple Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial, Civil Practice, and Truck Law. Since 2023, Marion has been named a Top 10 Super Lawyer in Pennsylvania by Super Lawyers.

Bruce Kehoe

Indianapolis, IN

Bruce began his professional career as a registered physical therapist. This experience helped form a unique perspective on how law relates to the practice of medicine and the lives of seriously injured people. While medical legal issues have been one focus of Bruce’s practice, he is equally familiar with negligence law and product liability. As Bruce owns and operates the firm’s private aircraft, he is particularly knowledgeable in aviation law. His tenacity in pursuing fair and equitable compensation for clients is evident in a variety of complex cases, including birth injuries, brain and spinal cord injuries, defective products, and airplane and helicopter crashes. Personally, Bruce has been a pilot for more than 25 years. He has owned and operated a Piper Saratoga, Piper Seneca II, and more recently a Cirrus SR22. Bruce’s piloting experience has been an invaluable resource for the firm’s airplane accident litigation practice, helping clients who have suffered tremendous loss in both private and corporate aircraft related accidents. Over the last 25 years, Bruce has been able to combine his nationally-recognized trial skills with his experience owning and operating private aircraft. Bruce has been honored with many awards, including Best Lawyers® 2019 Indiana “Lawyer of the Year” - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. The Best Lawyers in America (2019 Edition) also recognized Bruce for: Aviation Law - Indianapolis, IN Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Bruce has been named to Best Lawyers in America for 20 consecutive years. Bruce has also been recognized as Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.He also served as the president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association through 2009. Bruce is currently a board member of the Whitewater Valley Pro Bono Commission. Both Bruce and his partner, Bill Winingham, have served as President of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Foundation and engaged in providing funding for brain injury research particularly focused on concussive injuries confronting our troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Bruce also serves on the legal committee of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and is a mayoral appointee to the Develop Indy committee. In Bruce’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, boating, flying, and biking. Bruce can be heard on WFYI’s Public Radio Challenge grants throughout the year.