HOUSTON – JULY 28, 2010 – The Nations Law Firm is pleased to announce that Cindy L. Nations has become the firm’s new managing partner effective July 28th, 2010. 

 

Cindy Nations received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with honors and with special honors in psychology.

 

Ms. Nations has fourteen years of experience in community mental health. She also worked in law firms for nine years before becoming an attorney. Ms. Nations spent several years living and working in Mexico where she mastered the Spanish language, and gained an understanding of Mexican culture.

 

Entering the University of Texas Law School, her studies focused on various types of litigation. While in school, she participated in a five-month clinic where she represented state hospital patients in mental health commitment hearings. Cindy Nations received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas Law School and is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.

 

Ms. Nations has worked on cases in the areas of product liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, breach of contract, qui tam, securities fraud and various types of personal injury. Her current practice focuses primarily on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and pharmaceutical litigation.  Ms. Nations has also written numerous legal articles covering a wide range of topics for use in CLE programs across the country and for TRIAL Magazine. 

Louisiana Association for Justice - Post-Legislative Retreat 2010

Topic: Powerful Persuasion: Past, Present and Future

Carmel Valley Ranch - Carmel Valley, CA

Renowned trial attorney and one of the most sought-after legal speakers, Howard L. Nations will be addressing attorneys from across the country on April 22, 2010 at the Mass Torts Made Perfect conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Nations will discuss hi-tech persuasion techniques for pharmaceutical cases. 

Mass Torts Made Perfect conference information: http://www.masstortsmadeperfect.com/

Howard Nations’ biography: http://www.howardnations.com/nations.html

Posted March 26, 2010

By Cindy L. Nations

A status conference has been scheduled for April 14, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge David R. Herndon in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. The conference is regarding the “Yasmin and Yaz (Drospirenone) Marketing, Sales Practice and Products Liability Litigation.” This multi-district litigation (MDL) consists of cases nationwide alleging serious injuries and deaths stemming from the use of Yaz or Yasmin birth control pills. A status conference is a pre-trial meeting where the attorneys inform the judge as to how the case is proceeding, what discovery has been completed, settlement negotiations that have occurred, and any other matters relevant to moving the case toward trial. 

Posted March 26, 2010

By Cindy L. Nations

A Pretrial Conference is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. before Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division. This is in the Trasylol multi-district litigation consisting of nation-wide lawsuits alleging kidney failure, heart attack, MI, stroke, and death resulting from the surgical drug Trasylol. The purpose of the conference is to discuss FDA issues.

Posted March 26, 2010

By Cindy L. Nations