Firm Activities - Monday, October 20, 2008 9:06 - 0 Comments

Mark Englehart elected president of the Hugh Maddox Inn of Court

Mark Englehart, a shareholder in the Toxic Torts Section, recently was elected president of the Hugh Maddox Inn of the American Inns of Court for 2008-09. Evolving out of discussions spurred by then-U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in the late 1970s, and formally organized in 1985, the American Inns of Court adopted the traditional English model of legal apprenticeship and modified it to fit the particular needs of the American legal system. The mission of the American Inns of Court is “to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills.” With more than 25,000 judges and lawyers actively participating in an Inn of Court, and an additional 50,000 who are alumni of an Inn, the American Inns of Court is one of the fastest-growing legal organizations in the country. Each local Inn meets once a month both to fellowship and to hold programs and discussions on matters of ethics, skills, and professionalism.

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