WDC’s Executive Director Jenni Kilpatrick Receives 2025 DRI SLDO Executive Director Award!

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Jenni Kilpatrick, on winning the 2025 DRI SLDO[1] Executive Director Award! This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates exceptional service to the defense bar and to their SLDO and who effectively builds a strong relationship between their SLDO and DRI. 

Jenni was nominated by WDC’s Executive Board, which provided a detailed nomination providing numerous examples of Jenni’s contributions to WDC. The nomination praised Jenni’s fantastic, steady and level-headed performance of her duties in supporting, educating and guiding WDC and its officers. Jenni was also nominated by the president of Minnesota’s defense bar who has seen Jenni in action and has also been duly impressed.

DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation. The DRI Foundation’s mission is to provide financial, educational, and volunteer aid to those in need. 

DRI’s Annual Professional Achievement and Service Awards celebrate and honor outstanding performance by state, local, and national defense organizations (SLDOs/NDOs), DRI law firms, and individual members. The awards identify peers who deserve recognition either for their professional contributions to and achievements on behalf of, the defense bar and the civil justice system or their involvement in community and public service activities that have a positive impact on society at large. Recognition enhances members’ personal growth and accomplishments, provides us all with role models and strengthens members’ images in the legal and business communities and with the general public. 

Jenni was recognized for her accomplishments at the DRI 2025 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on October 15–17.

WDC thanks Jenni for her exceptional work in supporting our organization, its members, and its officers and are grateful for her continued excellence. Congratulations Jenni!