Robert Hocutt (1942-2023) Bob joined Nall & Miller in the early 1970’s after working in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department for several years. Bob was a gifted trial lawyer. He became a trusted advisor and counselor to his many clients. Throughout his career, Bob mentored [...]

  The firm enjoyed a great lunch at East Lake Golf Club celebrating the Holidays.

Mike Hostetter presented on a panel at the annual Trucking Defense Advisory Council (TDAC) conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He spoke on trucking industry challenges presented by current tactics used by plaintiff’s attorneys and strategies for confronting them. The conference drew over 250 [...]

Laura Eschleman tried a case in 2021 to a masked jury behind her in the public gallery area.  This article explores issues attorneys who try cases face post 2020: https://www.echemi.com/community/drunk-sleeping-jurors-during-virtual-malpractice-trials_art2203291193_876.html

Congratulations to Laura D. Eschleman, who was recently elected to join the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC). The FDCC comprises U.S. and international civil defense litigators, senior corporate counsel, and insurance claims executives and is dedicated to promoting knowledge, [...]

Laura Eschleman spoke to physicians on risk management in 2022 and on administrative defense issues. The National Medical Association (NMA) is the collective voice of African American physicians and the leading force for parity and justice in medicine and the elimination of disparities in [...]

Laura Eschleman completed a yearlong speaking tour both virtually and in person on behalf of one of her medical malpractice insurer clients. She and physician Christopher Reeves presented to the following organizations in 2021 on Risk Management & Complex Medical Claims Surgeons Face Today: [...]

Jessica Seares was featured on Court TV as a contributor on February 23, 2022.  Ms. Seares was asked to comment on two highly prominent ongoing trials.  The first case was the so-called “popcorn murder trial” in Florida, in which former police captain Curtis Reeves shot and killed Chad Oulson [...]

Laura Eschleman, who served as Vice Chair of DRI’s Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee, was honored to share her take on defending 30(b)(6) depositions with attendees at this annual seminar.  Having devoted many hours throughout her career to defending corporate representatives [...]

Laura Eschleman and Molly McCall presented the Theater of the Courtroom workshop at DRI’s 2021 Annual Meeting on October 14, 2021.  They spoke to other DRI members about trying cases in the Covid-era, with socially distanced, masked jurors who wish they had never been summoned.  Laura and Molly [...]