On February 20, 2003 the deadliest rock concert in U.S. history occurred when a heavy-metal band, Great White, ignited pyrotechnics inside an overcrowded Rhode Island roadhouse called The Station. Within minutes, 100 persons were dead and hundreds more injured. Over the next seven years, criminal and civil actions arising from the fire would put Rhode Island's justice system to the test, as prosecutors and plaintiffs sought to hold responsible parties accountable. BU Law alum John Barylick is one of the lead attorneys who represented victims in numerous wrongful death and personal injury cases arising from the Station nightclub fire. His work was instrumental in amassing 176 million dollars in settlements from persons and corporations responsible for the fire. Join us as he discusses his experiences litigating those groundbreaking cases. The Max M. Shapiro Lecture, BU Law's principle endowed lectureship, serves as a tribute to the memory of Max Shapiro ('33), a lawyer who devoted his career to examining the place of legal ethics in trial advocacy.