Jack McMackin began his association with Williams & Jensen in 1977 and became a Principal of the firm in 1981. Mr. McMackin's practice encompasses diverse areas of law and public policy, including litigation, legislation, regulation, non-profit advocacy, Congressional investigations, and corporate-crisis management. Substantive areas in which he has significant experience include transportation, pharmaceuticals, product liability, administrative law, securities regulation, antitrust, tax, and the environment. , Mr. McMackin is the co-founder and first Chairman of the Judicial Evaluation Institute for Economic Issues, and is the founder and Chairman of the National Asbestos Defense Resource Center (now the National Mass Action Resource Center). He serves on the steering committee of the Civil Justice Reform Group and has served on the board of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. Mr. McMackin is also a member of Board of Directors of Owens-Illinois, Inc. During 1984 and 1985, he served as Chairman, Private Litigation Committee (Antitrust) of the Federal Bar Association.