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Lana Olson Speaks at National ABOTA Women’s Leadership Conference

April 20, 2026

Partner Lana A. Olson served as a keynote panelist at the second annual National American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Women’s Leadership Conference on April 9-12 in Savannah, GA. 

Olson, who is a former president of the Defense Research Institute (DRI), was joined on the panel by former American Association for Justice (AAJ) president Lori Andrus and American Bar Association President Michelle Behnke. 

The conference brings together women trial lawyers from across the nation for an inspiring weekend of leadership, connection and renewal. ABOTA is an invitation-only association of roughly 7,300 experienced trial lawyers and judges, each with significant civil jury trial experience."

Maintaining a varied litigation and arbitration practice, Olson serves as lead trial counsel in matters involving toxic tort, product liability, catastrophic injury, class action, commercial/consumer fraud and breach of contract claims. Her clients are located all over the country and range from Fortune 100 multinational companies to small family businesses.