Roy Prather Elected National Director of DRI

Beveridge & Diamond (B&D) is pleased to announce that DRI, the largest organization of civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel, has elected Principal Roy D. Prather III (Baltimore) to its Board of Directors.

As a National Director, Roy will help guide DRI's strategic direction and support its mission of advancing the interests of the civil defense bar through education, professional development, networking, and advocacy.

Roy currently chairs DRI’s Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee, where Principals Collin Gannon (Baltimore) and Jimmy Slaughter (Washington, DC) are also active members. Principal John Guttmann (Washington, DC) previously served on DRI’s Board of Directors and now chairs its Center for Law and Public Policy.

Roy represents businesses and public sector entities across a broad range of industry sectors in federal and state courts. He defends citizen suits and class actions involving toxic tort and product liability claims under federal environmental laws and state analogues. He also represents clients in class actions and other consumer protection litigation involving green marketing and related allegations of greenwashing.