37th annual product liability conference
Course Overview
The 37th Annual Product Liability Conference will run October 7-9, 2025
Learn current and emerging product liability prevention practices from experienced product safety management professionals including consulting engineers, product safety standards experts, and a defense attorney.
Who Should Attend?
Product safety and risk management professionals from industrial and commercial equipment manufacturers along with insurance providers will benefit the most. Past attendees stating they received valuable information include:
- Product safety management managers
- Risk management managers
- Product development managers
- Design engineers
- Technical writers
- Product liability underwriters
- In-house attorneys and outside council
Fee
In-person conference attendance is $1,495.00 and includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, digital access to conference materials, and conference attendance.
Online conference attendance is $1,395.00 and includes digital access to conference materials and online access to conference presentations.
Fee
In-person conference attendance is $1,495.00 and includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, digital access to conference materials, and conference attendance.
Online conference attendance is $1,395.00 and includes digital access to conference materials and online access to conference presentations.
Discounts
Receive a 20% discount per registrant when 3 or more people register from the same organization.
ID
RA00500-D578
Credits
CEU: 1.6
PDH: 16
Schedule
- 10/7/2025 08:00am - 04:30pm
- 10/8/2025 08:00am - 04:30pm
- 10/9/2025 08:00am - 12:00pm
All times listed are Central Time Zone (GMT-6)
Evening Reception
Tuesday October 7th from 4:30-6:30pm in Smitty's Pub on the top floor of the Fluno Center.
There will be appetizers available and a cash bar. Please RSVP at the link below!
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) conference. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions before registering.
This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.
All materials for the conference are digital and will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the conference materials and the webinar platform will be provided 1-2 days before the first day. Please watch the email address you provided during registration for conference updates. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses.
Location
Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
Conference agenda
Day 1: Tuesday October 5th
Introduction
Presentation 1: What is Product Safety and Why Does it Matter?
Justina Sanchez
Quality Engineer III, EHSQ
Product safety testing is the process of testing, inspecting, and certifying products to achieve compliance with consumer product safety standards. Certification of the product demonstrates that applicable requirements have been met by the certifying body and this give the manufacture the approval they need to sell to market.
Products that fail to meet applicable requirements can create substantial risks to both consumers and businesses. Consumers may be exposed to unreasonable hazards or dangers, and in turn, businesses could be subject to penalties and lawsuits. A rigorous testing program performed by an accredited product safety testing lab can therefore help mitigate these risks.
Presentation 2: From Data to Innovation: How Monitoring Product Performance Drives Better Design & Safety
Ryan Bigot
VP, Product Safety & Post-Sales Surveillance and VP, Off-Road Design Analysis & Testing
Polaris Inc.
Ryan Bigot of Polaris will discuss how monitoring feedback of product field performance, through AI analysis of warranty claims, product testing, interaction with the marketplace, field investigations and social media monitoring, play a critical role in improving product safety and product design.
Presentation 3: On-Product Warnings: ANSI Z535.4 and ISO 3864-2
Angela Lambert
Director of Inside Sales and Standards Compliance
Chairperson, ANSI Z535.1 Subcommittee
Clarion Safety Systems
“Failure to warn” and “inadequate warnings” continue to top today’s product liability allegations. Angela Lambert will provide an overview of the ANSI Z535.4 and ISO 3864-2 standards and how they can be used as the foundation for effective labels and instructions. Participants will gain an understanding of current considerations and implications for product safety labels and for risk management including the latest label format options, recent related standards updates such as the new ANSI Z535.7 standard, and emerging trends and issues.
Presentation 4: How to Protect Corporate Reputation Around Product Recalls
Eric Andrus
Executive Vice President, KARV Global
This presentation will cover the development of an effective communications strategy for a product recall situation – for both a voluntary and a unilateral recall scenario. It will address lessons learned about the most effective communications tactics companies can implement on their own throughout the recall to help position them to thrive in the aftermath. The presentation will include discussion of the strategic approaches to messaging, approval mandates imposed by regulators across traditional and social media, and communications considerations for each key external and internal audience a company should seek to inform about the recall and the remedy. Best practices for working with outside communications/PR professionals will also be offered.
Presentation 5: Product Safety Program Audits – An Often-Missed Opportunity
Don Mays
Product Safety Insights LLC
President, Society of Product Safety Professionals
Chairman, ASTM F15 Committee on Consumer Products
While financial audits are commonplace among major companies, product safety program audits are not. By benchmarking current practices, policies, and procedures against leading industry practices, audits can identify hidden gaps that present material weaknesses and expose companies to preventable risks. This session will explore how safety program audits can lead to a better culture of safety by developing critical thinking from end to end of a product’s lifecycle.
Presentation 6: Product Sourcing & Contracting: Reducing International Product Liability Risks
Dan Harris - Partner
Harris Sliwoski
This presentation by Dan Harris covers proven methods to reduce product liability risks when working with manufacturers outside the United States. Dan will reveal proven methods for vetting suppliers, build strong relationships, and structure contracts to reduce product liability risks. Key topics include quality control provisions, insurance requirements, and subcontracting risks. He will also demystify the complexities of international contract enforcement and provide practical steps to protect businesses from legal and financial risks when manufacturing overseas.
Presentation 7: Chemical Compliance and Risk in Products: U.S. Developments and Enforcement Trends
William L. Troutman, Esq.
Norton Rose Fullbright
Chemical compliance and risk issues in the United States seem to be more prominent than ever, with states, private plaintiffs, and NGOs targeting chemicals in products and viewing them as fertile ground for enforcement and disputes. This session will provide an overview of key chemical compliance and risk areas for products, with a focus on California’s Proposition 65 and the growing number of state laws prohibiting or restricting PFAS in products, followed by an update on federal, state, and private enforcement.
Day 2: Wednesday October 6th
Presentation 8: Engineering Ethics and Design for Product Safety
Kenneth L. d’Entremont, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Utah
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ergonomics & Safety (E&S) Program
Systems, Industrial, and Management Engineering Program (SIME)
Designing consumer products is difficult, especially since there are few—if any—hard-and-fast rules for “safe enough.” Dr. Ken d’Entremont will speak about the role of applied engineering ethics in product-design decision making. In addition, he will present a couple of simple conceptual product-design tools to better understand safety and safeguards.
Presentation 9: Essential Product Liability Insights for Integrating Lithium-Ion Batteries into Your Product
Chris Couteller, CSP
Chubb Insurance Company
Vice President, Executive Products Liability Specialist
Risk Engineering Services
Lithium-Ion batteries have become ubiquitous in our society, as they have become incorporated into so many products we use on a daily basis. Transitioning to this new form of portable power is not without risks. Lithium-ion batteries can be very powerful and add convenience, however, can also experience thermal runaways that can cause substantial property damage and bodily injury. The session is intended to provide guidance when considering transitioning from the traditional portable power such as Sealed lead acid, Ni-Cad or Alkaline batteries to Lithium-ion batteries.
Presentation 10: Effectively Evaluating and Addressing Case Risk in Product Liability Cases
Morgan A. Adams, MS
Senior Consultant & Director of Online Research
Stitch Risk Assessment, LLC
This presentation aims to challenge traditional thinking when it comes to assessing risk in product liability lawsuits by providing participants with a deeper understanding of how jurors approach these cases. It will explore key psychological and behavioral factors that influence jurors’ decision making. Additionally, participants will learn about practical risk assessment tools, crafting more compelling arguments, and ultimately enhancing their approach to defending or prosecuting product liability claims.
Presentation 11: Courtroom strategies for addressing the distrust and resentment of "big companies" that contributes to nuclear verdicts
Steve Quattlebaum
John E. Tull III
Quattlebaum, Tull & Grooms, PLLC
Jurors often have a severe distrust of the business world. The slightest deviation from the truth, whether it is mere “spin”, “stretching”, or just a “different perspective”, can turn a jury into an adversary like the slipping of a switch. There is widespread skepticism and distrust of established institutions such as government, business, religion, and medical care. Additionally, there appears to be a shift where personal feelings are often prioritized over objective truth. Organizations thus face significant challenges in litigation. Prominent defense trial lawyers Steve Quattlebaum and John Tull discuss the world of excessive verdicts, overcoming resentment of big companies, and how to humanize your company in this environment.
Presentation 12: Contractual Indemnity Agreements: Drafter Beware
Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
Partner in Charge
Indemnity agreements aren’t just boilerplate legalese in a document. They are a vital tool which can protect from or deflect risks, damages or liabilities between contracting parties. This presentation will explore what an indemnity agreement is and how it may impact your business.
Presentation 13: Mock Deposition Exercise
Steve Quattlebaum
John Tull
Robert Zimmerman
Day 3: Thursday October 7th
Presentation 14: The Important Role of Plaintiffs' Counsel and Product Safety
Robert W. Zimmerman, Esq.
Samuel A. Haaz, Esq.
Saltz Mongeluzzi &Bendesky
Robert Zimmerman and Samual Haaz will share their insights on the role of a plaintiff’s attorney when a product causes harm. Having secured many multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, Mr. Zimmerman and Haaz will address some of their experiences as plaintiffs’ counsel to show companies need to put safety in the forefront for product design and warnings.
Presentation 15: The Current View from The Bench
Judge Kristine G. Baker
Chief United States District Judge
Eastern District of Arkansas
Chief Judge Kristine G. Baker of the Eastern District of Arkansas will address federal jury trials today, including strategic pretrial motion practice, expectations of lawyers and their clients throughout pretrial and trial, methods for jury selection, and effective presentation of evidence and testimony.
Presentation 16: For Good or For Bad, Recent Developments In the Product Liability World
Cal Burnton, Esq.
University of Wisconsin
Cal Burnton will provide an overview of recent product liability cases and verdicts, future trends in the field, discuss lessons to be learned from those cases, and recommend what manufacturers might do to avoid similar situations.
Accommodations
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Madison, WI 53703
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Presenter Biographies
Morgan A. Adams, MS
Senior Consultant & Director of Online Research
Stitch Risk Assessment, LLC
Kingwood, Texas
Morgan A. Adams, MS is a Senior Consultant and the Director of Online Research at Stitch Risk Assessment, LLC. Morgan has nearly a decade of experience in litigation consulting and has consulted on over 200 cases, including numerous product liability cases in a variety of industries. Her experience spans the country in both state and federal venues. While she has extensive experience in every area of litigation consulting, Morgan’s focus is helping her clients identify the risk of their case and implement practical strategic solutions.
Eric Andrus
Executive Vice President, KARV Global
370 Lexington Ave., Suite 2001
New York, New York 10017
Eric is a senior strategic communications strategist with more than three decades of experience advising senior executives and boards on a range of critical reputational, financial communications, and positioning issues. He brings a keen ability to anticipate how traditional and digital media and other key external and internal stakeholders may react to an enterprise’s words and actions.
He is adept at developing effective crisis management/preparedness, reputation management, litigation support, and public policy strategies for corporate, government and non-profit leaders. Clients have also turned to Eric for strategic direction and counsel around global financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and bankruptcies, proxy fights, and IPOs.
Eric previously served as a partner at FGS Global (formerly Robinson Lerer & Montgomery), where he helped Fortune 500 clients navigate complex changes and challenges. During the Clinton Administration he was appointed to two senior communications roles. Eric also held communications leadership positions with national, state and local political campaigns, including Joseph Biden’s first run for president. Earlier in his career, he worked at two New York City economic development agencies.
A long-standing member of the Board of United Neighborhood Houses, Eric graduated from Emerson College (BS, Mass Communication). He lives in New York City with his wife and two children. Eric has been recognized as a leading U.S. litigation PR & communications practitioner and a top U.S. crisis PR & communications counselor by the prestigious Chambers & Partners directory of global litigation support service providers.
Judge Kristine G. Baker
Chief United States District Judge
Eastern District of Arkansas
500 West Capitol Avenue, Room D469
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Kristine Gerhard Baker was sworn in as a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 2012. She received Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and American Studies from Saint Louis University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law. She began her legal career by serving as a law clerk for then Chief U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas Susan Webber Wright. After clerking, Judge Baker entered private practice and focused on commercial litigation, including participating in multi-district litigation, until taking the bench.
Ryan Bigot
VP, Product Safety & Post-Sales Surveillance and VP, Off-Road Design Analysis & Testing
Polaris Inc.
7290 East Viking Blvd
Wyoming, MN 55092
Ryan Bigot currently serves as the VP, Product Safety & Post-Sales Surveillance and VP, Off-Road Design Analysis & Testing at Polaris Industries Inc. Ryan has over 17 years of experience at Polaris in the areas of product safety, off-road vehicle engineering, field investigations, and product testing. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. in Management of Technology.
Cal Burnton, Esq.
Program Manager
University of Wisconsin
Cal R. Burnton is a program manager at the University of Wisconsin, having retired in 2021 from his private law practice. He now helps to run courses in product liability and safety. Over the course of his legal career, Cal R. Burnton tried and won numerous complex toxic tort and product liability cases, earning a national reputation for his ability to defend challenging mass tort and class action litigation. From chemical exposure and groundwater contamination cases, to toxic torts involving personal injury and diminished property value claims, to catastrophic and mass disaster litigation, Cal was widely sought after for his track record of success with the most sensitive and arduous of matters.
His clients included leading manufacturers and sellers of products such as chemicals, health care appliances, medical devices, electrical equipment, firearms, printing presses, industrial machinery, and power tools. Cal has spoken and written on product liability and litigation at universities and associations across the country and around the world throughout his career.
Chris Couteller, CSP
Chubb Insurance Company
Vice President, Executive Products Liability Specialist
Risk Engineering Services
11525 N. Community House Road, Charlotte, NC 28277
Chris Couteller is the Executive Product liability Specialist within the Risk Engineering Services (RES) department of Chubb insurance. He has been with Chubb insurance for 37 years and currently resides in Charlotte. North Carolina. Chris spent most of his years as a property-casualty field Risk Engineer, until taking on his new role in 2022. His position leads Chubb’s RES activities and initiatives in the support of Chubb Product Liability and Errors and Omissions (E&O) underwriting strategies. This includes monitoring the growth and profitability of the Product Liability and E&O portfolio to ensure RES resources (training, educational materials, guidelines, etc.) and direction are in alignment.
Kenneth L. d'Entremont, Ph.D., P.E
University of Utah
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ergonomics & Safety (E&S) Program
Systems, Industrial, and Management Engineering Program (SIME)
Salt Lake City, UH 84112
Ken d’Entremont has his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in both Arizona and Utah. He started his professional career as an engineering consultant at Triodyne in Chicago, IL and Exponent (Failure Analysis Associates) in Phoenix, AZ. After this, he spent over ten years as Manager of Corporate Product Safety at Polaris (Industries) in Minnesota. He sat on every product-design team in the company during this time to perform safety reviews, product-safety recalls, standards development, and industry relations for Off-Road Vehicles, snowmobiles, PWCs, motorcycles, and accessories.
His time in industry greatly helps him teach classes on product-safety engineering, system safety, industrial safety, OEHS, and engineering ethics by providing many classroom examples and guest lecturers for students to hear. All of his professional experiences also provided the motivation and material to write his professional/textbook titled Engineering Ethics and Design for Product Safety published by McGraw Hill in 2021 (ISBN: 978-1260460537). Although distinct in its own right, it is the only product-safety engineering book that has been published in thirty years. He was awarded a University of Utah Eccles School of Business 2020-2021 Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award for his unique and highly rated product-safety course.
Samuel A. Haaz, Esq.
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, 52nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Samuel A. Haaz’s practice is focused on fighting for victims of negligent and criminal acts. He represents victims suffering from life-altering physical injuries, psychological trauma, sexual abuse, and the immeasurable loss of a family member. Sam has dedicated his career to achieving outstanding results for his clients who are often experiencing the most traumatic and stressful event in their lives. He handles cases involving workplace accidents, dangerous products, vehicle accidents, sexual abuse, and other preventable tragedies. Sam is a Philadelphia native and a second-generation Philadelphia trial lawyer. Prior to joining Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, Sam was a prosecutor representing victims of violent crimes at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and was with a civil defense firm, Fox Rothschild, from 2019-2023.
Dan Harris
Partner
Harris Sliwoski
600 Stewart Street, Suite 1200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Dan Harris is widely recognized as a leading expert on legal issues related to conducting business in emerging markets. He is frequently sought after for his insights by major media outlets such as Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, The BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Economist, CNBC, and The New York Times.
Dan is a prolific writer and speaker on international law, particularly known for his focus on safeguarding businesses involved with foreign operations. His expertise has earned him the rare distinction of being named a “Super Lawyer,” highlighting his prominence in the legal field.
Dan is also the founder and principal writer of the China Law Blog, celebrated as one of the premier law blogs globally. The American Bar Association (ABA) Journal honored the China Law Blog by including it in its Blawg Hall of Fame, a recognition reserved for the top 20 law blogs of all time.
Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
Partner in Charge
790 North Water Street, Suite 1950
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tomislav Kuzmanovic serves as the managing partner of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP's Milwaukee office, and has over 35 years of experience as a business litigator and trial attorney. He has extensive experience in class action and appellate matters, and his practice encompasses complex commercial litigation, transportation, toxic torts, construction, hospitality, security, product and premises liability, employment and noncompete litigation, international and human rights law, as well as foreign and domestic investigations.
Angela Lambert
Director of Inside Sales and Standards Compliance
Chairperson, ANSI Z535.1 Subcommittee
Delegate Liaison to several ISO Committees
Clarion Safety Systems
Milford, PA
Angela Lambert has over two decades of experience in product safety, warnings, and liability. In her role at Clarion Safety, she collaborates with manufacturers – as well as industry partners and advocates – on labels, signs and markings that can help reduce risk and protect people. That includes having a keen understanding of visual safety communication standards, as well as safety label content/design, color systems and print production. From a standards perspective, Ms. Lambert is actively involved at the leadership level in the ANSI and ISO standards for product safety. She is chair of the ANSI Z535.1 subcommittee, leading the standard that focuses on colors used in visual safety communication. She is a member of the ANSI Z535.7 subcommittee, part of a small group of experts championed the development of this new standard, leading to its publication in late 2024. She is also a delegate representative to the ANSI Z535 committee, to the ISO/TC 145 SC2 WG 1 committee (responsible for the library of ISO 7010 registered symbols and the ISO 3864 set of standards), and to ISO/TC 283 (responsible for the ISO 45001 standard). Additionally, she is the liaison for ISO/TC 145 to ISO/TC 283
Ms. Lambert is also an expert speaker on product safety and visual safety communication at universities and associations across the country. In addition to designing and producing best practice labels and signs, Clarion Safety specializes in guiding its clients through a streamlined process to implement cutting-edge visual safety communication systems in line with today's leading safety standards. The company also provides complementary services for comprehensive machine safety, compliance, and risk reduction – in part through its affiliated business Machine Safety Specialists and Arrow Industrial Solutions. Clarion Safety is a member of the ANSI Z535 Committee for Safety Signs and Colors, the U.S. ANSI TAG to ISO/TC 145, and the U.S. ANSI TAG to ISO 45001.
Don Mays
Product Safety Insights LLC
President, Society of Product Safety Professionals
Chairman, ASTM F15 Committee on Consumer Products
Don Mays is the founder of Product Safety Insights LLC, a consulting enterprise focusing on helping companies develop best practices for ensuring the safety of the products they make and sell. His services include safety program audits, litigation support, and product safety training. Don is also Chairman of ASTM’s F15 Committee on Consumer Products and President of the Society of Product Safety Professionals. In past employment, Don was the Chief Safety and Quality Officer at Samsung Electronics NA, Managing Director of Product Safety and Quality at Deloitte, VP of Retail and Consumer Product Services at Intertek, and Senior Director of Product Safety and Technical Policy at Consumer Reports.
Steve Quattlebaum
Quattlebaum, Tull & Grooms, PLLC
111 Center Street, Suite 1900
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Mr. Quattlebaum is a trial lawyer and founding member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, in Little Rock, Arkansas, practicing in the areas of products liability and business litigation, and has served as lead counsel in over 100 trials, including several multi-district bellwether trials in various state and federal courts throughout the country.
Steve was the 2023 National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers
Recognitions include being inducted into the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame in 2021 after receiving that recognition eight times; listed in Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (since 2003), and Super Lawyers (since 2006). In addition, Mr. Quattlebaum has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2001 and is currently recognized in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and was named Best Lawyers Little Rock Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2014, 2021 and 2024), Little Rock Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year (2015), and Little Rock Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2016, 2019 and 2024). He is also recognized as a local litigation star for Arkansas in Benchmark Litigation.
Justina Sanchez
Quality Engineer III, EHSQ
TÜV SÜD America
10040 Mesa Rim Road
San Diego, CA 92121
Justina Sanchez is a San Diego native and currently a Quality Engineer III at TÜV SÜD America. She has been in the Testing, Inspection & Certification industry for 20 years. Justina holds a degree in Computer & Electronic Engineering of Technology and has been in Product Safety for 16 years, starting as an admin assistant then on to a test technician where she was responsible for all the electrical safety testing of a product undergoing an evaluation and a on to a Product Safety Engineer where she was responsible for the full evaluation when a manufacturer has a product they want to get to the market. The last 4 years Justina has worked as a Quality Engineer where she is responsible for maintaining all external accreditation requirements. In addition, she audits all the TUV SUD America labs throughout North America on an annual basis.
Justina is also a Technical Assessor on behalf of the IECEE and multilateral certification system based on IEC International Standards. Where she audits other labs around the globe ensuring compliance.
She is also a wife and mom and loves all desserts. She also enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures.
William Troutman, Esq.
Norton Rose Fullbright
Los Angeles, CA
John E. Tull III
Quattlebaum, Tull & Grooms, PLLC
111 Center Street, Suite 1900
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Mr. Tull is a trial lawyer and founding member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, in Little Rock, Arkansas, practicing in the areas of products liability and business litigation, and has served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials, including several multi-district trials in various states and federal courts throughout the country.
A Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Trial Lawyers and a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Mr. Tull has been named one of the leading business litigation lawyers in Arkansas by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2004 and Super Lawyers since 2006. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003 and is currently recognized in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – First Amendment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Media Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiff and named Best Lawyers’ Little Rock Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation (2021), Litigation – Banking & Finance (2012, 2023, and 2025)
Litigation – First Amendment (2014, 2016, 2020, 2022), Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2024), and Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs (2017 and 2024). He is featured in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide (2023-2025), recognized as one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Arkansas by Super Lawyers, and listed as a Local Litigation Star for Arkansas in Benchmark Litigation.
Robert W. Zimmerman, Esq.
Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky
One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street, 52nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Robert “Bob” Zimmerman represents catastrophically injured victims of defective products and in workplace and construction accidents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to his admission in those states, he has gained national recognition for his representation of the seriously injured and has been asked to handle cases in courts in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Washington. He has successfully handled high-profile cases against national and international defendants and has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for his clients.