Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Events for The Pain Brokers book.

Hi friends! I'm hitting the road with The Pain Brokers and would really love to see y'all.

Please come say hi if you can make it! ❤️📚

I’m heading to Marietta on March 21 for a conversation about The Pain Brokers at The Brown Dog Bookshop with Dale Hughes.
If you’re nearby, come say hello. RSVP — space is limited. www.thebrowndogbookshop.com/events/meet-...

Thanks to Peter Biello & Orlando Montoya in concert with NPR, Georgia Public Broadcasting & The Narrative Edge for shining a light on The Pain Brokers!

Full episode with my face being slightly more normal-sized is available here: gpb.org/blogs/narrat... #TrueCrime #MassTorts

Davidson, NC folks, I’ll be @mainstreetbooksdav.bsky.social tomorrow at 7 PM discussing The Pain Brokers w/ Prof. Katie Horowitz.
We’ll talk about con men, call centers, rogue doctors, & the gender dynamics of this con.
If you’re nearby, come say hello!
#NorthCarolina #DavidsonNC #IndieBookstore

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Hey Columbus, GA, friends, I’ll be at Columbus Bound Bookshop on Feb. 17 at 6 PM discussing The Pain Brokers.
I’m excited to talk with Joel O. Wooten, one of the country’s most respected plaintiff’s lawyers.

Hope you can join us!
#AuthorEvent #Georgia #LegalEthics

Charlotte/Davidson, NC friends, if you're nearby, I'd love to say hello!
I'll be @mainstreetbooksdav.bsky.social on Feb. 19 at 7 PM for a conversation about The Pain Brokers and the hidden machinery behind America’s mass-tort industry.
#AuthorEvent #NorthCarolina #Books

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The Pain Brokers' upcoming events!
I’m grateful for the chance to be in conversation with such thoughtful hosts, bookstores, and institutions over the next few months.
Hope to see some of you along the way!
More details via the host venues listed on the flyer.

Lauren Purdy and Beth Burch at a Federal Bar Association event in Jacksonville, Florida.

Yesterday was of those days that reminds me how worthwhile teaching is.
I’m an FSU Law alum, later taught at FSU, and now—years into my time at UGA Law—got to discuss The Pain Brokers with my former FSU student, Lauren Purdy, now an equity partner.
Public legal education matters!

The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory When: Thursday, February 5, 2026, Noon – 1:00 p.m....

Hi Jacksonville friends! I'll be in your neck of the woods on Thursday, February 5, talking about The Pain Brokers with the Federal Court Bar Association. I'd love to see you there. Here's a link to register: www.jaxfedbar.org/event/the-pa...

Congrats, Zach!!

One of the worst things I heard while researching The Pain Brokers was how often women felt invisible, like a number on a spreadsheet.
I talked with Court Accountability Network + @legalafmtn.bsky.social about what needs to change.
🎥 Full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjB2...

United States Legal System's Dark Underbelly YouTube video by Legal AF

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, University of Georgia School of Law professor and author, joins Court Accountability Action’s Darcy McConnell and Alyssa Bowen to discuss her new book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory. Tune in below.

Podcast: The Pain Brokers The courts are supposed to help patients harmed by faulty medical products. Author Elizabeth Burch exposes how legal con men, rogue doctors and their financiers made things worse for patients.

Podcast alert 🎧
I joined journalist Merrill Goozner to talk about The Pain Brokers, the true story behind a lawsuit factory that treated women’s bodies like profit centers, and what it reveals about mass torts, medical harm, and the justice system.
Listen here 👉 gooznews.substack.com/p/podcast-th...

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Books and games for winter storm prep.

Storm prep isn’t just supplies—it’s stories.
If you don’t have a hard copy of The Pain Brokers yet, you can listen to Audie Award–winning narrator Cassandra Campbell read it aloud. Sometimes a winter storm calls for being read a story. ❄️🎧
#WinterStormPrep #Audiobooks #ThePainBrokers #ReadingWeather

Thanks so much! Really happy to get these women’s stories out into the world.

I’m grateful to Law.com for this interview on The Pain Brokers—a book about pelvic mesh litigation and the mass tort machinery that profited from women’s pain.

The hardcover is just $6 on Amazon right now.
#ThePainBrokers #MassTorts #WomensHealth #LegalNonfiction #Justice

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Book clubs reading The Pain Brokers: I’m happy to join your discussion via Zoom for a Q&A on the reporting, the writing, and the women at the center of the book.
Just email me if you’d like to set it up.

$6.00!! Limited time. Get yours quick! 👇

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Packed rooms. Thoughtful questions. Real conversations about power, accountability, and the women at the center of this story. I couldn’t have asked for more.
If you’ve come out to an event, shared a post, recommended the book, bought a copy, or posted a review—thank you!

• Don Samuel, criminal defense attorney and truth-teller extraordinaire.
And thank you to my friends and students—past and present—who showed up to celebrate with me. There is no better reminder of why this work matters than talking about it with you. @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social

🧵Debut week for The Pain Brokers has been a wonderful whirlwind!
Thank you to my brilliant conversation partners:
• Dr. Jon Peters of the Grady College of Journalism
• Judge Richard Story of the Northern District of Georgia

"You have a ticking time bomb in you."

I talk with Kate Powell about what happens behind the scenes of THE PAIN BROKERS, which is out now everywhere you buy books!

Full convo here: open.substack.com/pub/bethburc...

Want to know what really happens in Vegas when everyone in the #masstort industry convenes? Read THE PAIN BROKERS, but get a sneak peek via @slate.com.

Full read: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Here’s hoping!! Thanks so much!

PUB DAY for THE PAIN BROKERS! Come celebrate with me at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library Jan. 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. I'll talk with Dr. Jon Peters of @ugagrady.bsky.social & Ghost will be there with books for sale!
#ThePainBrokers #PubDay #TrueCrimeBooks #WomensHealth

Thanks so much for this review!