Access Restricted to Northwestern Law CommunityFred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy
Named in honor of an innovative leader in litigation and business strategies, the Fred Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy was established in 1999 to conduct research and teach innovative and technologically advanced trial strategy. The Bartlit Center will focus not on changes in the law, but on changes in the craft brought on by new technologies and compensation approaches which have changed the options available to the profession.
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The Center was made possible by a $2 million gift from the lawyers at Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, in honor of their senior partner. Bartlit's firm is widely hailed for its pioneering work in successful cost effective trial strategies, predictable and value-based billing, and results-oriented litigation. Fred Bartlit has been described as "one of the most successful corporate defense litigators ever, with a long history of big wins" and his firm has been hailed as "the nation's hottest defense boutique, with a roster of litigation stars." The Bartlit Center will sponsor and conduct high quality academic research on the litigation process; support teaching skills in the JD program; and hold national conferences to explore and teach innovative trial and trial management strategies. |
The Bartlit Center enhances the Law School's already highly regarded program in the simulation-based teaching of trial skills and builds on the research produced by Northwestern Law faculty. The trial advocacy program was ranked second in the country by U. S. News and World Report.
The Bartlit Center will play a significant role in Northwestern Law's litigation process and dispute resolution program, which was identified in Northwestern Law's Strategic Plan as one of Northwestern Law's key comparative strengths. It will also draw on the multiple strengths of Chicago's vibrant legal and business communities.
Contacts
For more information on the Bartlit Center for Trial Strategy, please contact Steve Lubet, Director of
the Program on Advocacy and Professionalism at
Northwestern Law, or Chris Lind at Bartlit Beck.
Bartlit Center Announcement: "A Surprise to Fred Bartlit"
Related Links
Program on Advocacy and Professionalism | Conference on Trial Strategy
Faculty and Research | About Bartlit Beck
