Public Justice Welcomes Four New Members to Organization’s Governing Board
The Public Justice Foundation’s membership has announced the election of four prominent legal advocates from across the country to the organization’s Board of Directors. Founded in 1982, Public Justice takes on the biggest systemic threats to justice of our time – abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and the destruction of the earth’s sustainability. The Foundation’s Board helps guide the organization’s strategic priorities in litigation, advocacy, fundraising, communications, and operations and is comprised of advocates and litigators from across the United States.
“We are thrilled to welcome these inspiring leaders to the Public Justice Board,” said Public Justice CEO Sharon McGowan. “They each bring a unique perspective, and deep expertise, across a wide range of issues to our already diverse and impressive family of Board Members. From fighting for economic justice and the rights of consumers, to taking on drug companies and litigating class action suits, these four new members represent some of the most respected social justice litigators in the country. Their service and partnership will further amplify Public Justice’s commitment to ensuring our courts are open and working for all. I am excited to work with them as advocates for justice and stewards of this organization’s great legacy.”
Newly-elected Board President Ellen Presby of Ferrer Poirot Feller added, “I am so inspired by our new Board members. They are all high-energy, impactful people, who bring diverse perspectives from their very different career and personal backgrounds. Our organization will be even stronger with their input. I look forward to working with each of them to change the world in the way only Public Justice can.”
Public Justice’s newest cohort of Board Members includes:
Jennie Lee Anderson: A founding partner of Andrus Anderson LLP, Jennie has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in employment, product liability, and consumer protection cases, both on an individual and class-wide basis. As lead counsel, Jennie helped secure the largest per class member recovery in any Age Discrimination in Employment Act settlement in recent litigation against HP, Inc. In addition to serving on the Public Justice board, she also sits on the Board of Legal Aid at Work and on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors, and chairs AAJ’s Sections and Litigation Group Coordinating Committee.
Andrea Gold: Andrea is the Managing Partner of Tycko & Zavareei LLP who has spent her career advocating for consumers, employees and whistleblowers. She has won cases fighting against unlawful and unfair banking and insurance practices, secured million in compensation for those harmed by tech giants and secured restitution for victims of “debtors’ prisons” in Missouri. She has served as a member of the Law360 Banking and Product Liability Editorial Advisory Boards, the American Association for Justice, National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), National Employment Lawyers Association and Taxpayers Against Fraud.
Danielle Ward Mason: A personal injury attorney and partner with Singleton Schreiber, Danielle specializes in claims involving dangerous drugs and medical devices. She was the first black woman to be named partner at two major national law firms and is a leading litigator on cases impacting women’s health, including toxic hair relaxers, hormone replacement therapy, transvaginal mesh, and talcum powder ovarian cancer. Danielle is also an active member of the American Association for Justice, where she has been the chair of the Talcum Powder/Ovarian Cancer Litigation Group since its inception in 2016. She is also on the AAJ Executive Committee and is the current chair of the AAJ Judiciary Committee. She is active in both the Minority Caucus and the Women’s Trial Lawyer Caucus and currently holds several key committee appointments.
Norman E. Siegel: Norman is a partner at Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP and specializes in business litigation, data breach litigation and class actions. Named one of Law360’s “MVPs of the Year” for Cybersecurity and Privacy, he has served as lead counsel in several of the largest data breach cases litigated to date, recovering over $1 billion in cash relief for his clients. He has also secured multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of consumers who were overcharged for life insurance policies. Additionally, Norman has served on the boards of the Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Bar Foundation and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
For a complete list of Public Justice Foundation Board Members, visit www.PublicJustice.net.
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Public Justice takes on the most significant systemic threats to justice of our time—abusive corporate power and predatory practices, the assault on civil rights and liberties, and the destruction of the earth’s sustainability. We link high-impact litigation with strategic communications and the strength of our partnerships to combat these abusive and discriminatory systems and achieve social and economic justice. For more information, visit www.publicjustice.net