Eckert Seamans elects Craig Waksler to the firm’s Board of Directors
April 19, 2018
The national law firm of Eckert Seamans announced today that member (partner) Craig Waksler has been elected to serve as a member of its board of directors. Waksler will serve a three-year term.
Waksler concentrates his practice primarily on the defense of asbestos and mass tort litigation matters and the defense of personal injury and property damage cases. He serves as national coordinating counsel for two international boiler companies in asbestos litigation matters. Waksler also represents a large number of asbestos defendants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as companies throughout the United States that range from Fortune 500 manufacturing companies to small supply houses that manufacture/sell fluid sealing products, pumps, valves, boilers, brakes, and marine engines.
Waksler has significant litigation experience in matters concerning environmental pollution, dram shop, consumer protection, product liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, and civil rights. In addition, he has significant experience in insurance coverage matters and has provided counsel to many of the country’s leading domestic insurance companies. He also has experience representing financial and energy institutions in regulatory and litigation matters.
Waksler also chairs the firm’s Technology Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and is on the board of directors for the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association. Waksler earned his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1993 and his B.S., cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1990.