Education Programs

AAJ Education Schedule at a Glance
2012 Annual Convention, Chicago
July 28-August 1

All rooms are located in the HILTON CHICAGO.

*A portion of this program is under consideration for ethics credit.

←A portion of this program is under consideration for ethics/professionalism credit.

Saturday, July 28
10:00am – 11:45 am	Actos Litigation Group	Northwest 5 (Lower Level)
10:00 am – 4:15 pm	←Advocacy Track: A Visit to the Colleges: Depositions	International North (Second Floor)
10:00am – 11:45am	Federal Tort Liability and Military Advocacy Section	Boulevard C (Second Floor)
1:15 pm – 4:30pm	Law Student Program	Boulevard A (Second Floor)
1:15pm – 4:30pm	Paralegal Advisory Task Force	Boulevard B (Second Floor)
8:30 am – 4:30 pm	*Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee	International South (Second Floor)
1:15pm – 4:30 pm	Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Group	Northwest 3 (Lower Level)
8:30 am – 4:15pm	Trucking Litigation Group	Continental C (Lobby Level)

 

Sunday, July 29
9:15 am – 12:30 pm	Admiralty Law Section	Northwest 5 (Lower Level)
9:15 am – 5:15 pm	Advocacy Track: Persuasion—Getting the Most Out of Old Friends and New Ideas Presented with the New Lawyers Division	International North (Second Floor)
9:15 am – 12:30 pm	Asbestos Litigation Group	Williford B (Third Floor)
9:15 am – 12:30 pm	Business Torts Section/Securities Litigation Group	Northwest 1 (Lower Level)
9:15 am – 12:30 pm	Canadian Caucus	Boulevard A (Second Floor)
9:15 am – 12:30 pm	*Depuy Hip Implant Litigation Group	Continental C (Lobby Level)
7:00 am – 8:30 am	Early Morning Program	Williford C (Third Floor)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Minority Caucus	Boulevard B (Second Floor)
2:00pm – 3:45 pm	SSRI Litigation Group	Boulevard C (Second Floor)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	*Social Security Disability Law Section and ERISA, Health and Disability Insurance Litigation Group	Northwest 4 (Lower Level)
9:15 am – 5:30 pm	Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section	Waldorf Room (Third Floor)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm	Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group	International South (Second Floor)
2:00 pm – 3:45 pm	Wage and Hour Litigation Group	Williford A (Third Floor)
9:15 am – 11:00 am	*Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Section	Northwest 3 (Lower Level)
2:00 pm – 3:45 pm	Zimmer Knee Litigation Group	Northwest 3 (Lower Level)

 

Monday, July 30
8:15 am – 11:30 am	Advocacy Track: Rethinking Your Litigation Strategy Before It’s Too Late (with Rodney Jew)	International North (Second Floor)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Advocacy Track: Voir Dire and Jury Bias Presented with the Jury Bias Litigation Group	International North (Second Floor)
8:15 am – 11:30 am	*Aviation Law Section	Northwest 5 (Lower Level)
8:15 am – 5:00 pm	Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group/ Insurance Law Section	Continental C (Lobby Level)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Civil Rights Section	Boulevard B (Second Floor)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/RSD Litigation Group	Northwest 1 (Lower Level)
8:15 am – 11:30 am	*Employment Rights Section	Williford C (Third Floor)
2:00 pm – 5:15 pm	*International Practice Section	Northwest 4 (Lower Level)
6:30 am – 8:15 am	Litigation at Sunrise: Part I	Williford A & B (Third Floor)
8:35 am – 5:20 pm	Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section	International South (Second Floor)
8:15 am – 11:30 am	Nursing Home Litigation Group	Northwest 3 (Lower Level)
8:15 am – 10:00 am	Resort Tort Litigation Group	Boulevard A (Second Floor)
8:15 am – 4:50 pm	Section on Toxic, Environmental, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP)	Waldorf Room (Third Floor)

 

Tuesday, July 31
8:30 am – 11:45 am	Advocacy Track: Litigating Cases in Today’s Climate Presented with the Women Trial Lawyers Caucus	International North (Second Floor)
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm	Advocacy Track: A Short Trip to “The Ultimate”	International North (Second Floor)
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm	Class Action Litigation Group	Waldorf Room (Third Floor)
8:30 am – 10:15 am	Darvon/Darvocet Litigation Group	Williford C (Third Floor)
8:30 am – 10:15 am	Electronic Discovery Litigation Group	Northwest 4 (Lower Level)
2:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Fosamax Litigation Group	Williford B (Third Floor)
2:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Inadequate Security Litigation Group	Boulevard A (Second Floor)
6:30 am – 8:15 am	Litigation at Sunrise: Part II	Williford B (Third Floor)
2:30 pm – 5:45 pm	Marketing and Client Services Committee	Northwest 3 (Lower Level)
8:30 am – 5:00 pm	Products Liability Section	Continental C (Lobby Level)
8:30 am – 5:30 pm	Professional Negligence Section	International South (Second Floor)
8:30 am – 10:15 am	Qui Tam Litigation Group	Boulevard B (Second Floor)
8:30 am – 11:30 am	Railroad Law Section, Railroad/Highway Crossing & Derailment Litigation Group and FELA Litigation Group	Northwest 1 (Lower Level)
8:30 am – 10:15 am	Schools: Violence, Misconduct, Safety Litigation Group	Boulevard B (Second Floor)