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South Carolina Lawyer Kenneth Suggs Receives Pursuit of Justice Award
October 5, 2008
HILTON HEAD, SC -- The American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section has honored Kenneth M. Suggs with its Pursuit of Justice Award. The award recognizes lawyers and judges who have shown outstanding merit and excelled at ensuring access to justice. The award was presented to Suggs Oct. 4 at the T.I.P.S. annual meeting in Hilton Head, S.C. MORE

Survey Confirms Growing Trend Toward Use of Plaintiffs' Firms by Corporate Clients
May 25, 2006
The Polling Company, Inc.
The polling company(TM) inc., today released the findings of a survey confirming that Fortune 500 companies and businesses of all sizes are turning to their traditional adversaries -- the plaintiffs' bar -- for business-to-business litigation. the polling company(TM) inc., based in Washington, DC, and New York, obtained extensive responses from diverse business managers that quantify their use of traditional plaintiffs' lawyers and report satisfaction levels. MORE

Plaintiff Firm Adds B-to-B Line
March 30, 2006
by Daniel Ostrovsky
Volume: 5 - The Daily Record
Baltimore-based readers of Fortune, Forbes, Business Week and similar publications may be surprised to stumble upon an advertisement for a relatively small Maryland and South Carolina-based law firm.Perhaps even more surprising is that the firm, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, is not touting its widely recognized medical malpractice or pharmaceutical products liability practices. According to partner Howard A. Janet, the firm is launching an advertising blitz to highlight its expansion into a different area of law: business-to-business litigation. MORE

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Attorney Ken Sugg's Opinion Piece for The Examiner (Washington) "Lawsuits are ordinary Americans' last resort"
October 31, 2005
Ken Suggs takes The Examiner (Washington) to task for its "frivolous argument" linking the war on terrorism, American values and lawsuits. In his opinion piece, Mr. Suggs says: "The Examiner has a frivolous argument when it somehow manages to work the war on terrorism into a screed against lawsuits and the civil justice system. The civil justice system is the embodiment of American values such as responsibility, fairness and a level playing field... it is also the last resort for ordinary Americans to hold corporate CEOs accountable when they put profits before human life." MORE >

Columbia lawyers gain prominence in two national organizations
October 22, 2005
South Carolina's largest newspaper, The State, recently reported on the rising importance of South Carolina in the legal community. Two Columbia lawyers, David Dukes, 47, and Ken Suggs, 59, become presidents of the Defense Research Institute and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, respectively, both of whom, though having similarities, have opposing viewpoints on tort reform. The State reports, "The two men climbed to the top of their industry after years of trying cases all over the nation, and working in other executive positions in the industry organizations they now lead." MORE >

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Elects New President: Attorney Kenneth M. Suggs
July 28, 2005
Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC announces the appointment of Kenneth M. Suggs as the President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). ATLA is the world’s largest trial bar with a broad-based, international coalition of more than 60,000 attorney, law professor, paralegal, and law student members worldwide. During his career of more than 30 years, Ken has remained a tireless champion of consumer rights. His distinguished record of service to clients, the legal profession and our community demonstrates his commitment to the civil justice system. MORE >

New ATLA President Hopes To Boost Trial Lawyers' Image
July 20, 2005
Kenneth M. Suggs knows trial lawyers have an image problem. A wave of public relations campaigns funded by insurance companies and pro-business groups have made many jurors believe that lawyers routinely file frivolous lawsuits aimed at winning big judgments, he said. That's why Suggs is trying to convince the public that America needs trial lawyers. MORE >

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