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Mike Papantonio
Senior partner
Levin Papantonio
Pensacola, FL · Litigation leaders
Veteran trial lawyer with national pharmaceutical and environmental litigation experience and extensive MTMP visibility.
OpioidsPFAS/C8environmental torts
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Mikal Watts
Founder · Watts Law Firm
Professional base: Base not verified·Litigation leaders
Biography
Trial lawyer with decades of complex mass tort and environmental litigation experience; current MTMP biography emphasizes wildfire litigation and large plaintiff portfolios.
Why get to know them
Trial reputation and substantial coordinated case portfolios.
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; former Watts Guerra references may be stale.
Speaker listings indicate scheduled participation, not confirmed attendance. Company exhibitor listings do not establish that an individual attended.
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Christopher Seeger
Founding partner
Seeger Weiss
New York / New Jersey · Litigation leaders
Plaintiff lawyer with extensive court-appointed leadership experience across mass torts and class actions involving pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and sports injuries.
3M earplugsNFL concussionVolkswagen
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Mark Lanier
Founder / trial lawyer
The Lanier Law Firm
Houston, TX · Litigation leaders
Prominent plaintiff trial lawyer whose product liability verdicts and trial teaching give him influence beyond his own docket.
Talcpharmaceutical and medical device trials
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Jayne Conroy
Named partner
Simmons Hanly Conroy
New York, NY · Litigation leaders
Leads complex plaintiff litigation involving opioids, products, environmental claims, and abuse, with extensive national leadership and trial experience.
OpioidsDePuy PinnacleVolkswagen