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For more than 25 years, Ted Waugh has helped shape the American Chemistry Council’s legal and strategic direction through steady leadership and a commitment to collaboration. His journey to becoming Assistant General Counsel was driven by curiosity about how environmental policy, law, and industry intersect—and by a belief that progress happens when stakeholders work together […]

Talk to a lot of lawyers and they’ll tell you they became interested in the law because of a parent or close family member who was an attorney. Or they enjoyed watching LA Law or Law & Order on TV. Or they were on the debate team in high school and fancied a career as […]

It was bad enough that Karen Turner McWilliams was expecting an expensive car repair bill while attending the University of Virginia. It got worse when she went to get her car because the bill was much higher than the estimate. “I felt like I was a victim of a bait and switch,” she recalls. “It […]

There’s a lab coat hanging in Colleen McKirryher’s office at Drew Marine’s headquarters in Naugatuck, Connecticut. She hasn’t had to wear it at the company’s research-and-development plant in nearby Waterbury, but that could change. A chemist long before becoming a lawyer, McKirryher talks the language of those who mix some very specialized products for one […]

It’s not your typical day at the office, walking around a cadaver lab in Naples, Florida. While the sun shines outside, Trevor Arnold is in a large climate-controlled lab, watching dozens of doctors perform intricate operations on the bodies. Donned in medical scrubs, rubber gloves and a mask, Arnold is taking note of what’s taking […]

While it can be an uphill endeavor, at least there’s job security when one opts for a career in consumer protection, Richard Trumka Jr. tells Vanguard with what sounds like a battle-scarred chuckle. The work goes on and on … and on. “There’s always some company taking advantage of the consumer,” says the 36-year-old general […]