Category: Firm News

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Firm Partner Tommy Fibich was recently interviewed and featured in a segment on NPR’s All Things Considered discussing Harris County’s federal civil lawsuit against the opioid industry. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday December 13th in Harris County District Court, has named over 20 drugmakers and distributors, as well as four doctors and a pharmacist, over their roles in contributing to…

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Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs has been selected to represent Harris County in a federal civil lawsuit against the opioid industry. The County, which will also be represented by the law firms of Dan Downy and The Gallagher Law Firm, authorized legal action in October. According to the Harris County Commissioners Court, the lawsuit will…

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Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is pleased to announce that Firm Partner Erin Copeland has been voted unanimously to serve on the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the world’s largest trial bar association. This is a significant achievement, and one that speaks volumes about the esteem and recognition Erin has earned over the…

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Erin Copeland, attorney and partner at Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, will be a guest speaker at the upcoming HB Litigation Conferences 3-day event, Mass Tort Med School + Class Actions, in Orlando, Florida on March 16. Erin will discuss litigation surrounding Essure®, which is a permanent contraceptive medical device that has been the subject of…

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Partner Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs has been invited to speak at the Masters of Mass Tort legal conference taking place this week. Erin, along with other industry leaders from around the country, will come together to discuss topics unique to mass torts, including currently pending litigation. Erin will be speaking on…

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Attorney Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs spoke this week on “Getting Selected for Leadership” at the Next Generation Conference hosted by the Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims at Emory Law in Atlanta. Erin Copeland, along with senior members of the federal judiciary and other notable attorneys from both the Plaintiffs…

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Attorney Erin Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs will speak on the topic of Ethical Dilemmas in the Perpetuation of Unfair Stereotypes of Women & How to Change the Dialogue at the Diversity in the Law seminar at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina this week, November 29-30, 2016. This seminar…

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Erin K. Copeland of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs will speak at the “Mass Tort Boot Camp” in Santa Barbara, CA, a seminar from the American Association for Justice (AAJ). At the seminar, Ms. Copeland will participate in three speaking events: Identifying a Viable Mass Tort: Case Selection (March 29, 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.), the Essure® Litigation Group Business…

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Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is proud to announce that three members of its legal team – Gregory Fibich, Andrew Dunlap and Lindsay Itkin – were selected to the 2016 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5% of attorneys from each state earn this distinction. Super Lawyers recognizes attorneys from 73 legal practice areas….

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Attorney Greg Fibich of Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs is currently representing a Texas mother who has filed a lawsuit against Children’s Universe of Lake Conroe, a daycare facility responsible for the care of her four-year-old son. The lawsuit alleges that the teachers at the facility encouraged young children, including her son, to fight each other…