NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2, 2018 – Jones Walker is pleased to announce that Michael W. Magner, a partner on the Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense team in the firm’s New Orleans office, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.

 

Mr. Magner has more than 30 years of experience litigating complex criminal and civil matters, including more than 45 jury trials. His particular experience is in anti-corruption compliance and litigation matters on domestic and international levels. Prior to joining Jones Walker in 2012, he served as a federal prosecutor in New Orleans for 20 years. Mr. Magner also has an extensive pro bonopractice and serves as the Board Chair for the Innocence Project of New Orleans. 

 

The induction ceremony at which Mr. Magner became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of 850 people during the Induction Ceremony at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the College in New Orleans, Louisiana. The meeting had a total attendance of 1,020.

 

Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years of trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.

 

Membership in the College cannot exceed one percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province. There are currently approximately 5,800 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows. The College maintains and seeks to improve the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics, and the administration of justice through education and public statements on independence of the judiciary, trial by jury, respect for the rule of law, access to justice, and fair and just representation of all parties to legal proceedings. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal profession and the administration of justice.

 

Jones Walker LLP (www.joneswalker.com) is among the 120 largest law firms in the United States serving local, regional, national, and international business interests with offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational, public and private corporations, Fortune 500® companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

 

American College of Trial Lawyers Contact

Eliza Gano, Communications Manager

egano@actl.com

949.752.1801