The
Trial Lawyer
A MAGAZINE FOR TRIAL LAWYERS & A VOICE FOR JUSTICE www. thetriallawyermagazine. com
Spring 2026 • Volume XIV, Number I
PUBLISHER Premier Legal Productions, LLC John Givens, Sara Papantonio
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Adair Baine-McDonald
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Sara G. Stephens
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The Trial Lawyer magazine is published quarterly by Premier Legal Productions, LLC, 430 West Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301. The Trial Lawyer, Vol. XIV, No. 1, Spring 2026( ISSN 2159-7413) © 2026, Legal Productions, LLC.— All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is strictly prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Legal Productions, LLC, 430 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama 36301.
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