Emily A. Babcock Honored at ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference in Chicago

Blackwell Burke P.A. attorney Emily A. Babcock is being honored at this year’s American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference held April 24-26 in Chicago. She was selected by ABA leadership as an Outstanding Subcommittee Chair for the 2012-2013 Bar Year for her work with the ABA Section of Litigation LGBT Litigator Committee. Ms. Babcock has served as publications co-chair for the committee, authoring several articles for the LGBT Litigator newsletter and contributing regularly to its news and updates blog.

Emily A. Babcock joined Blackwell Burke P.A. in 2012. She is a summa cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, where she served on the William Mitchell Law Review, led the school’s Environmental Law Society and American Constitution Society, and helped form the William Mitchell Self-Help Clinic. Before joining the firm, Ms. Babcock worked at the Minnesota Court of Appeals, clerking for the Honorable Kevin G. Ross and the Honorable Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks. Ms. Babcock’s practice is focused on complex litigation and class action defense.

Blackwell Burke P.A., a litigation and trial boutique in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves as national trial and litigation counsel for numerous Fortune 500 companies. The firm has extensive experience in class action defense, commercial litigation, food industry defense, labor and employment, and products liability. The firm has represented corporate clients in practically every jurisdiction in the country, as well as several foreign countries.

For information about Ms. Babcock or Blackwell Burke P.A., please contact Kandy Branch at 612-343-3235