“Addressing the Elephant in the Room,” by J. Mitchell Smith

[Editor's note: J. Mitchell Smith is a principal with Germer PLLC practicing in the firm’s Beaumont and Houston, Texas offices. He practices commercial litigation, railroad/FELA litigation, general transportation and maritime litigation, and handles numerous civil appeals in the state appellate courts and on the federal level. He currently serves as chair of the Transportation Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and is president of the Jefferson County Bar Association. He also is a member of ABOTA-Houston chapter, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, and Texas Association of Defense Counsel. He can be reached at [email protected].]

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