Packer Elected to FDCC Board and NFJE Program Chair
Leslie C. Packer
Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce that Leslie C. Packer has recently been elected as a Director to The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for the coming year. Additionally, Ms. Packer was named as a Program Chair for the 2013 National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (NFJE).
Leslie Packer practices in the areas of civil litigation, focusing on products liability (including drugs and medical devices), medical malpractice, and commercial litigation. Ms. Packer has been part of a regional and trial counsel team in the breast implant litigation. Her litigation practice includes the representation of pharmaceutical companies, product manufacturers, health care practitioners and institutions, engineering companies and other businesses. She also has been retained by corporate boards to assist in internal investigations.
The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction, is dedicated to promoting knowledge, fellowship, and professionalism of its members as they pursue the course of a balanced justice system and represent those in need of a defense in civil lawsuits. For more information about the FDCC, please click here.
The National Foundation for Judicial Excellence was established in 2004 to work closely with bar associations, law schools, think tanks and other non-profit organizations to ensure the preservation of a strong, independent and responsive judiciary. To this end, the NFJE will provide substantive support, education programs and other tools to enable officers of the court to perform at the highest level. For more information about the NFJE, please click here.