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Michelle Parfitt

Senior partner; mass tort section head · Ashcraft & Gerel

Professional base: Washington, DC·Litigation leaders

Biography

Drug and device plaintiff lawyer with national steering committee experience, talc co-lead work, and medical science expertise.

Why get to know them

Scientific case development and long-standing plaintiff leadership.

Career and connections

No named mentor verified.

No mentorship relationship has been verified for this profile.

MTMP evidence & verification notes

October 2026 speaker listed

October 2026 speaker listed; leadership descriptions are source-reported.

Speaker listings indicate scheduled participation, not confirmed attendance. Company exhibitor listings do not establish that an individual attended.

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Mark Lanier

Founder / trial lawyer

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Prominent plaintiff trial lawyer whose product liability verdicts and trial teaching give him influence beyond his own docket.

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Eric Holland

Founder / trial lawyer

Holland Law Firm

St. Louis, MO · Litigation leaders

Trial lawyer with product liability, railroad, and complex litigation experience, including talc trials and national leadership.

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Jason Goldstein

Senior litigation counsel, mass torts

Parker Waichman

New York · Litigation leaders

Mass tort lawyer with GLP-1 and Exactech steering committee work and trial experience involving DePuy Pinnacle and talc.

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