Kristine Mollenkopf of Mollenkopf
Law Group in Santa Maria, California has been welcomed as a Fellow of
Litigation Counsel of America. LCA is an
invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society, limited to 3,500 Fellows,
representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. The purposes of the LCA include recognition
of deserving, experienced, and highly qualified lawyers, provision of outlets
for scholarly authorship of legal articles on trial and litigation practice,
promotion of superior advocacy and ethical standards in the practice of law,
community involvement by its membership, and the advancement of a superior
judiciary.
Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after
being evaluated on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial
work, along with ethical reputation. The
selection process is a combination of Fellow input, internal research
nominations by Fellows, attorney opinions, evaluation of client selection of
counsel, limited input from active and retired judges, and reviews of
acknowledgement and recognition by other peer reviewing sources and
associations. The criteria used for
selection is not based purely on the number of cases tried, or the notoriety
usually associated with frequent court appearances, but also effectiveness in
the area of a particular lawyer’s expertise.
By using this approach, the LCA has developed its membership with a
breadth of experience in litigation that makes its Fellows one of the most well-rounded
practice groups among any legal professional society, and provides recognition
and opportunities to those deserving the designation “Fellow, Litigation
Counsel of America.”
