Dickie Scruggs was the lead counsel behind the historic 1990s tobacco litigation, which produced settlements worth more than $248 billion and took him to the very top of American law. He later served six years in federal prison.

Today he leads 2nd Chance MS, a Mississippi nonprofit that has helped more than a thousand adults earn the credentials to rebuild their futures. At the 2026 conference he sits down for a fireside conversation with Brent Cassity.