DRI Member Stories

Read testimonials from DRI members on how DRI and Center helped their careers, build their networking, and increase their confidence.


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1,000,001 reasons why I love DRI! The friendships, the connections, the fun, and the selflessness of our members!

Lana Olson, Lightfoot Franklin & White, Birmingham, Alabama

Dessi Day

By becoming a member of DRI, you’ll make countless connections that will be invaluable as you grow your career and expertise. Some of those connections may even lead to referrals.

Dessi Day, Pierson Ferdinand LLP, San Diego, California

Douglas Burrell

If you are not a DRI member, please consider joining. You will not only enhance your career, but you will benefit from all of the opportunities to develop and grow your book of business.

Douglas Burrell, Chartwell Law, Bibb County, Georgia

The Center and this task force are digging in to important and emerging issues and making a difference for DRI’s members.

Jill Cranston Rice, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Morgantown, WV

Larry Ebner headshot

The Center is a tremendous value-added benefit for every lawyer who belongs to DRI.

Larry Ebner, Atlantic Legal Foundation, Inc., Washington, D.C.

Toyja Kelley headshot

The Center is one of DRI’s crown jewels and the very tip of the spear of what we do as an organization.

Toyja Kelley, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Washington, D.C.

Robert Lockwood headshot

DRI Young Lawyers can help build a national network of attorneys...Once they make connections, and make friends, they can work on transforming those relationships into business.

Robert Lockwood, Lockwood & Associates, Huntsville, Alabama