Alecia Walters-Hinds and Michelle Gorman to Speak on Litigation Funding at CLM Conference

Dallas, Tex. (March 5, 2025) – New York Administrative Partner Alecia Walters-Hinds and Weirton Managing Partner Michelle L. Gorman will present on the complexities of litigation funding at the upcoming Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Annual Conference, taking place in Dallas, Texas on April 10 at 10:00 a.m. CT.

In this informative 60-minute panel, titled “Identifying and Combating Third-Party Litigation Funding,” Ms. Walters-Hinds and Ms. Gorman will be joined by Rose Charles (Sompo International Insurance) and Diane Messerschmitt (Triton Claims Management, LLC) to explore litigation funding, focusing on how to identify cases involving third-party financing and its impact on litigation costs and resolutions. Panelists will discuss why plaintiffs use litigation funding, the challenges it creates for defendants, and strategies for effectively managing its influence on claims. Lewis Brisbois is a proud sponsor of this CLE event.

Ms. Walters-Hinds is a vice-chair of the firm's General Liability Practice. She specializes in handling high exposure and catastrophic injury matters in a range of practice areas, including medical malpractice, toxic tort, construction, transportation, and more. She is also the Immediate Past President of the New York City Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Ms. Gorman is a member of the General Liability Practice. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a defense litigator and trial attorney in West Virginia and Ohio state and federal courts. Ms. Gorman primarily focuses on general and professional liability defense, and toxic tort and hazardous waste litigation.

Learn more and register for this event here.

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