Joe Altieri Presents on CLE Webinar, “Litigating in Judicial Hellholes in 2025 and Beyond”
event | November 19, 2025
Hollingsworth LLP partner Joe Altieri presented an Ad Idem CLE-accredited webinar on the American Tort Reform’s top ranked jurisdictions that have earned reputations as “Judicial Hellholes”: (1) Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas & Pennsylvania Supreme Court; (2) New York City; (3) South Carolina Asbestos Court; (4) Georgia; (5) California; (6) Cook County, Illinois; (7) St. Louis; (8) Michigan Supreme Court; (9) King County, Washington; and (10) Louisiana.
In the program, Joe and the other panel members — seasoned trial attorneys and senior in-house counsel — shared their experiences litigating cases in these venues and other judicial hellholes. Panelists explained what factors make up a judicial hellhole, how to anticipate and successfully defend a company going to trial in these venues, and strategies for successful voir dire in today’s climate.