AAJ 2024 Annual Convention

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Live Programs
On-Demand

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT

Advocacy Track: Trials and Triumphs: Lessons from Legal Giants and an Afternoon with the Experts (new releases from AAJ Press®)

Room: Ballroom A, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Start from the Beginning: Jury Selection
9:00AM - 9:25AM CT	Case Framing and Theming
9:25AM - 9:50AM CT	Opening Statements: Capture the Jury from the Beginning
9:50AM - 10:15AM CT	Tips for an Impeccable Direct Examination
10:15AM - 10:40AM CT	Cross-Examination Like a Pro
10:40AM - 11:05AM CT	Lessons from Losses and Keys to Success
11:05AM - 12:00PM CT	Book Signing with Authors

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT

Products Liability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Maintaining Corporate Negligence Claims Alongside Product Defect Claims—‘It’s Me. Hi. I’m the [New Tort Reform] Problem’
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	‘Don’t Blame Me:’ Waiver and Corporate Shell Game Tactics Conspire at the Convergence of Products and Premises Liability in Trampoline Park Cases Joseph Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	‘I Know Places’ Where You Have Minimum Contacts: Securing Personal Jurisdiction Over International and Foreign Defendants Ben J. Whitman, Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky-Rubin & Whitman
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Knowing the Test ‘All Too Well:’ Using their Own Testing Documents to Prove Your Seatback Case Against the OEM Manufacturer Douglas B. Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A.
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Big ‘Reputation:’ Big Value is Not a Coincidence
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	The Ethics Era--‘22’… The Percentage of Their Documents That Should Actually Be Designated ‘Confidential’ and Why We Have an Ethical Duty to Push Back on Overdesignation (and How to Do It) (ethics credit) Julian C Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
11:35AM - 12:05PM CT	The Ethics Era--‘Dancing with Our Hands Tied:’ The Ethics of Confidential Information Sharing in Products Cases (ethics credit) Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Cory Watson, PC
2:00PM - 2:30PM CT	From ‘Blank Space’ to Compelling Case: How to Get Full and Complete Discovery Responses from Products Defendants
2:30PM - 3:00PM CT	Finding ‘The Lucky One:’ Drafting a Corporate Rep Notice that Produces the Witness You Need
3:00PM - 3:30PM CT	Crafting ESI Discovery Protocols with ‘Fearless’ Precision: Unlocking the Information You Need with Confidence Donald Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CT	It’s a ‘Love Story:’ When to Say ‘Yes’ to Arbitration in Products Cases Adam Langino, Langino Law, PLLC

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:20PM CT

Nursing Homes Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:15AM CT	Fighting Goliath: How To Hold Long Term Care Chains Accountable Kimberly Valentine, Valentine Law Group, APC
9:15AM - 9:55AM CT	Clean Language
9:55AM - 10:35AM CT	Creating a Plan to Attack Discovery Obstruction Mark Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
10:35AM - 11:15AM CT	Using Body Cam Footage/FOIAs & Other Third-Party Evidence Lauren Ellerman, Frith & Ellerman, PC
10:35AM - 11:15AM CT	Why Focus Groups are Vital to Your Client’s Case and How to Conduct Your Own
2:00PM - 2:40PM CT	Who to Depose and Why Jeffrey A. Pitman, Pitman Kalkhoff Sicula & Dentice, SC
2:40PM - 3:20PM CT	Preparing and Delivering Your Closing Argument Xavier O. Carter Sr., Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King PC
3:20PM - 4:20PM CT	Succeeding in Mediation: Novel Strategies for Great Results (ethics) Megan Shore, Shore Law LLC

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:30PM CT

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Novel Approaches to Defeating the Defense CR 35 Neuropsychological Exam
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Connecting All the Dots: How to Bring Together All the Different Effects of a TBI Through Case Mapping
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	So Your Client’s Brain MRI Comes Back as “Normal,” But Is It Really Normal?
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Effective Strategies For Voir Dire in TBI Cases Randall Rozek, Rozek Law Offices, SC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Making Your Client’s TBI Visually Apparent to the Jury: The Effective Use of Exhibits in a TBI Trial
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	The Latest Strategies for Cross-Examining the Defense Cr 35 Neurologist Steven M. Gursten, Michigan Auto Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CT	Strategies for Proving TBI Cases in Conservative Jurisdictions
2:00PM - 2:30PM CT	Choosing the Right DTI/MRI Scan for Your Client
2:30PM - 3:00PM CT	Ethical Issues That Arise in TBI Cases Florence Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
3:00PM - 3:30PM CT	New Cutting-Edge Brain Imaging Techniques to Watch for in the Coming Years Scott Blair, Brain Injury Law of Seattle
3:30PM - 4:00PM CT	Proving Brain Injuries in Low Impact Collision Cases Jason A Baker, Law Offices of Jason A. Baker, PLLC
4:00PM - 4:30PM CT	Defeating a Frye/Daubert Motion to Exclude DTI Findings

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:55PM CT

Professional Negligence Section CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:10AM CT	Motion Practice in Professional Negligence Cases BW Walas, Bullock Ward Mason, LLC
9:10AM - 9:45AM CT	What You Need to Know About Adult Foster Facilities Emily Peacock, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
9:45AM - 10:20AM CT	Mediation and Demands (Getting the Insurance Company Prepared) Max Panoff, Leighton Law, PA
10:20AM - 10:55AM CT	Legal Malpractice—What to Look Out For Christopher T. Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
10:55AM - 11:30AM CT	DCFS Foster Care Abuse/Death
11:30AM - 12:05PM CT	Maximizing Damages for Your Injured Client Jennifer Lipinski, Lipinski Law
2:00PM - 2:35PM CT	Sexual Abuse in the Medical Field
2:35PM - 3:10PM CT	Cross Examination of Experts: Tips and Tools to Put into Practice Brian McKeen, McKeen & Associates, PC
3:10PM - 3:45PM CT	Broker Dealer and Real Estate Negligence Tiega Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
3:45PM - 4:20PM CT	Causation (Don’t Forget this Key Element—Making It Simple)
4:20PM - 4:55PM CT	Strategies for Deposition Preparation Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC

July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT

Sexual Assault Litigation Group/Child Sex Abuse Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:10AM CT	Tackling Discovery Requests for Social Media Tamarah Prevost, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
9:10AM - 9:45AM CT	How Trauma Affects a Survivor’s Memory and Behavior
9:45AM - 10:20AM CT	Live Direct Examination of a Client Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP
10:20AM - 10:55AM CT	Successfully Litigating Child Sex Abuse Material Cases Micha Liberty, Liberty Law Office Margaret E Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
10:55AM - 11:30AM CT	Holding Hotels Responsible for Human Sex Trafficking
2:00PM - 2:45PM CT	Treatment for Sexual Assault Trauma: Do’s & Don’ts Jessica Pride, The Pride Law Firm
2:45PM - 3:30PM CT	How to Navigate Sexual Assault Cases After Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, PLLC Alexandra Brodsky, Public Justice
3:30PM - 4:15PM CT	How to Deal with Rape Myths at Trial
4:15PM - 5:00PM CT	How to Ethically Represent Multiple Sexual Assault Plaintiffs in a Case

July 20, 2024
9:00AM - 10:40AM CT

Paralegal Affiliates Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 201 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

July 20, 2024
9:00AM - 10:40AM CT

Resort Tort Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 201 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Recent Trends in Cruise Ship Passenger Injury and Death Cases: Claims, Defenses, and Procedural Hurdles Justin Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Assaults at Resorts and on Cruise Ships Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
10:05AM - 10:40AM CT	Holding the Franchisor Liable: Discovery in Franchise Liability Cases John E. Abaray, Abaray Craddock & Smith PLLC

July 20, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT

Canadian Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 201

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:35PM CT	Canadian Class Actions—Which is the Jurisdiction of Choice and Why? Andrea Grass, Consumer Law Group David A. Klein, Klein Lawyers Victoria Yang, Howie Sacks and Henry LLP
2:35PM - 3:05PM CT	Revolutionizing the Legal Landscape: AI-Powered Innovations in Legal Tech Charles Gluckstein, Gluckstein Lawyers
3:05PM - 3:35PM CT	Litigation Loans: Considerations for Third-Party Financing Judith Hull, MD Lawyers
3:35PM - 4:05PM CT	Panel: Ukrainian Airplane Crash Case Jordan Assaraf, Gluckstein Lawyers Vincent Genova, Rochon Genova, LLP Valerie Lord, Howie Sacks & Henry, LLP Jamie L. Thornback, Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, LLP
4:05PM - 4:35PM CT	Trial of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Case Shelagh McGregor, Weir Bowen LLP Joseph Miller, Weir Bowen LLP
4:35PM - 5:05PM CT	Supreme Court of Canada Updates: Another Year, Another Round of Cases Eugene Meehan, Supreme Advocacy LLP

July 20, 2024
2:00PM - 5:10PM CT

Business Torts/Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 201 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:40PM CT	Consumer Protections: What You Need to Know Janet R. Varnell, Varnell & Warwick, PA
2:40PM - 3:15PM CT	Gaming vs. Gambling Christopher Langone, Langone Law Firm
3:15PM - 3:50PM CT	AI’s Effect on Business Torts Lydia Floyd, The Lydia Floyd Law Firm LLC
3:50PM - 4:25PM CT	Modern Money: Crypto & Bankruptcy Brittany Michael
4:25PM - 5:10PM CT	Utilizing PowerPoints at Trial: How to Present Creatively and Clearly

View live programs for July 21

July 21, 2024
7:00AM - 8:00AM CT

Early Morning CLE Program

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT

Advocacy Track: Technology and Science Section/AI Litigation Group

Room: Ballroom A, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT

Admiralty Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:35AM CT	How to Evade Choice-of-Law and Forum Selection Clauses John Coyle, University of North Carolina School of Law
9:35AM - 10:20AM CT	Getting Aggressive with Marine Casualty Investigations Adam E. Deitz, Mariner Law, PLLC
10:20AM - 11:05AM CT	Handling Pleasure Boat Claims and Challenging Waivers
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Maritime Waivers: Is it the End or Just the Beginning Sarah A. Lobel, Hickey Law Firm, PA

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT

Aviation Section CLE Program

Room: Room 201 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 8:55AM CT	Boeing’s Move to Virginia: Implications and Experiences with Virginia Law Scott Perry, Breit Biniazan, PC
8:55AM - 9:15AM CT	Lessons Learned from Recent Product Liability Trials James R. Brauchle, Motley Rice, LLC
9:15AM - 9:35AM CT	Federal Preemption Update Timothy A Loranger
9:35AM - 9:55AM CT	The Evolution of Bodily and Psychological Injuries in European Aviation Claims Sarah Stewart
9:55AM - 10:15AM CT	E-Discovery for the Average Size Case—Making the Litigator’s Life Easier Dalton Cade, DISCO
10:15AM - 10:35AM CT	Updates to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 Kevin J. Mahoney, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP
10:35AM - 10:55AM CT	Insurance Declaratory Judgement Actions in Aviation Cases Pablo Rojas, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:55AM - 11:15AM CT	Roundtable Discussion with Audience on Recent Aviation Developments
11:15AM - 11:35AM CT	Roundtable Discussion with Audience on Current Deposition Practice/Return to In-Person v. Zoom Kristina Infante, Podhurst Orseck, PA Matthew Sims, Rapoport Weisberg & Sims, PC

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT

International Practice Section CLE Program

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:35AM CT	Panel: Mass Torts in International Law Clare Campbell, Leigh Day
9:35AM - 10:35AM CT	Panel: Human Trafficking— The UK and US Perspective Warren A. Collins, Penningtons Manches Cooper, LLP Jennifer El-Kadi, Babin Law, LLC Gregory Zarzaur, The Zarzaur Law Firm
10:35AM - 11:35AM CT	Litigation to Protect Our Environment Michael Daly, Pogust Goodhead

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:40AM CT

Social Security Disability Section/Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Section/ERISA Benefits Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 201 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 12:05PM CT

Civil Rights Section/Police Misconduct Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Original Text of Section 1983 and Its Impact on Qualified J. Matthew Eichelberger, Eichelberger Law Firm, PLLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Supreme Court Civil Rights Update Helen Vu, Halperin Law Center, LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Brush Up on the FRCP (Forgotten and Rarely Considered Procedure) Jamie Mauhay, Kershaw Talley Barlow
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	ADA Claims in Prison
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Title IX Damages After Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Section 1988—Getting Attorneys’ Fees and Costs After the Case Concludes
11:35AM - 12:05PM CT	Wrongful Conviction Toolbox Rachel Brady, Loevy & Loevy

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT

Motor Vehicle Section/Rideshare Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Preservation of Evidence in Motor Vehicle Cases – Have the Rules Changed?
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Preparing Your Client for the IME and Getting It Videotaped
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Using Motions Successfully in Auto Cases Ashley T. Davis, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Products Liability in Your Client’s Motorcycle Case – Using the Cassisi Inference to Find Success in the Case Carolyn Salzmann, Legally Pink Law, PLLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Voir Dire in a Contested Auto Case Javier Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Panel: Rideshare Cases from A-Z Lawrence Simon, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC O. Mark Zamora, Mark Zamora Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CT	Non-Traditional GIG Economy Cases Christopher P. Welsh, Welsh & Welsh, PC, LLO.
2:00PM - 2:30PM CT	Rideshare Cases – Discovery of Information from Rideshare Apps Jamie Goldstein, Arias Sanguinetti
2:30PM - 3:00PM CT	I Got a Bus Case—Now What Do I Do? Allan Siegel, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata Siegel
3:00PM - 3:30PM CT	Settlements That Make Our World Safer Penny U. Hendy, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC Jay R. Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CT	Bus Cases—Are They All the Same? Katherine Harvey-Lee, California Truck Injury Law APC

July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT

Class Action Section/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Section CLE Program

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Artificial Intelligence
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Structuring Leadership with Relevant Expertise Alex Law, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP Kelly McNabb, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Updates for MDLs: Fed. R. Civ. P. 16.1 Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson, LLP Frederick Longer, Levin Sedran & Berman
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Fake Bankruptcies Brittany Michael P. Leigh O'Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Attorney Fee Petitions and Protective Orders Pearl Robertson, Irpino Avin & Hawkins Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Legal Writing Josh Autry, Morgan & Morgan Andre Mura, Gibbs Law Group LLP
2:00PM - 3:00PM CT	Ethics/Professionalism Brian Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt University Law School Stephen Herman, Fishman Haygood
3:00PM - 3:45PM CT	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Brian Bailey, Gibbs Law Group LLP Eric Gibbs, Gibbs Law Group LLP
3:45PM - 4:15PM CT	The Evolution of Issue Classes Under Rule 23 Benjamin Gastel, Herzfeld Suetholz Gastel Leniski and Wall PLLC Jennifer Scullion, Seeger Weiss, LLP
4:15PM - 5:00PM CT	How MDL is Changing to Include PI and Class Cases (Juul, CPAP, Hair Relaxer) Diandra Sima Debrosse Zimmermann, Dicello Levitt Beena M McDonald, Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP

July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 3:35PM CT

Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section CLE Program

Room: Room 201 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:00PM - 2:35PM CT	New Frontier: Using the FTCA to Right Wrongs in Gun Violence, Sexual Assault, and Other Unique Cases Laurie Higginbotham, National Trial Law
2:35PM - 3:05PM CT	The Repose Trap: How Statutes of Repose Can Doom an FTCA Case Even When the SOL Is Met David Damick, Law Offices of David N. Damick
3:05PM - 3:35PM CT	Active Duty Medical Malpractice Claims Under the New Military Claims Act—The New DOD Regulations and Procedures

July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 3:35PM CT

Qui Tam Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:35PM CT	The Importance of Whistleblowers and the FCA and other Federal Statutes Stephen A. Weiss, Seeger Weiss LLP
2:35PM - 2:50PM CT	Potential Defendants Under the FCA, Including the Uptick in Private Equity Firms and How to Tie Them into Liability
2:50PM - 3:05PM CT	Protecting Relator’s Anonymity
3:05PM - 3:35PM CT	Whistleblower Retaliation Actions and Statues Jennifer McManus, Fagan McManus, PC Richard P Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth

July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT

Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:30PM CT	J&J Update/Appellate Issues
2:30PM - 2:50PM CT	Holding Talc Suppliers Accountable
2:50PM - 3:35PM CT	When the Deck is Stacked Against You - Bad Jurisdiction, Bad Rulings, Bad Law Benjamin Holmstrom Adams, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP
3:35PM - 4:20PM CT	Bad Faith Defendants Jared Placitella, Cohen Placitella & Roth, PC
4:20PM - 5:05PM CT	Corporate Representative Depositions Jackalyn Olinger Rochelle, Bailey Glasser, LLP

View live programs for July 22

July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT

Advocacy Track: Damages: Preparing and Presenting to Best Advocate for Your Client (presented with the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee)

Room: Ballroom A, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Considerations for the Wrongful Death Case Michael Kelly, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
9:05AM - 9:25AM CT	The Invisible Psychological Injuries Christine Spagnoli
9:25AM - 9:45AM CT	Traumatic Brain Injuries (Mild and Moderate) Bruce Stern, Stark & Stark
9:45AM - 10:05AM CT	Gathering Evidence for Pre-Existing Injuries
10:05AM - 10:25AM CT	Defense Medical Examinations
10:25AM - 10:45AM CT	Guiding Your Client Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti
10:45AM - 11:10AM CT	Economics: Recovering Past and Future Medical Costs Joseph Fried, Fried Goldberg LLC
11:10AM - 11:35AM CT	Non-Economic Damages Robert Mongeluzzi, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC
2:00PM - 2:20PM CT	Arguing Non-Economic Damages in the Current Political Environment Gregory Cusimano, Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC
2:20PM - 2:45PM CT	Catastrophic Injury Cases Laura Tamez, The Herrera Law Firm
2:45PM - 3:10PM CT	Putting the Heart Into a Wrongful Death Case Randi McGinn, McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
3:10PM - 3:35PM CT	Head Injury Cases
3:35PM - 4:00PM CT	Soft Tissue Injury Cases Betsy Greene, Greene & Schultz

July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:55PM CT

Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Ethical Considerations When Working with Co-Counsel and Referring Attorneys Marion Munley, Munley Law
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Putting Your Advocacy to Work Making a Difference Andrew Young, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Road Construction Truck Crash Cases Maxey Scherr, Scherr Law Firm
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Handling FTCA Trucking Claims Grant H. Lawson, Metier Law Firm, LLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Understanding and Using Telematics in Truck Crash Cases Chauncey Barnwell, Brown Barnwell, P.C.
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	How Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies are Cheating E-Logs Jordan Jones, Michigan Auto Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CT	Never Stop Learning and Improving: The Old Dawg Still Learning New Trucking Trial Tricks Joseph Fried, Fried Goldberg LLC
2:00PM - 2:25PM CT	Preparing for & Taking Advanced Safety Director Depositions in Truck Crash Cases
2:25PM - 2:50PM CT	Discovery and Use of Other Similar Incidents to Increase the Value of Your Truck Crash Case Timothy Whiting, Whiting Law Group, Ltd.
2:50PM - 3:15PM CT	Representing the Injured Truck Driver Christy Crowe Childers, Childers & McCain, LLC
3:15PM - 3:40PM CT	Collection & Preservation of Evidence in Truck Crash Cases Thomas J Grillo Jr., John J. Fromen, Attorneys at Law, PC
3:40PM - 4:05PM CT	Strategies to Effectively Litigate Complex Truck Crash Cases Thomas D'Amore, D'Amore Law Group
4:05PM - 4:30PM CT	An Update on FAAAA Preemption Rena Leizerman, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
4:30PM - 4:55PM CT	Pitfalls to Avoid When Bringing Suit Against Amazon Matthew Wright, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP

July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:30PM CT

Premises Liability Section/Inadequate Security Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Autopsy of a Recent Premises Verdict
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Inadequate Security: Security Issues and Foreseeability from the Expert’s Point of View
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Inadequate Security: Update on Rideshare Sexual Assault Litigation
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Drowning Litigation: What You Need to Know Michael Haggard, The Haggard Law Firm, PA
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Proving Notice in Premises Cases John H. (Jack) H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, PA
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Applicable Building Codes, Statutes, Administrative Code Provisions, and Industry Standards
2:00PM - 2:30PM CT	Screening for the Slip and Falls or Other Premises Case—What Questions to Ask on Intake Gwen-Marie Davis, GDH Law
2:30PM - 3:00PM CT	Your First Hotel Security Case: Documents to Request and How to Use Them Justin Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
3:00PM - 3:30PM CT	Overcoming Obstruction in 30(b)(6) Depositions in the Premises Liability Case
3:30PM - 4:00PM CT	Summary Judgement for the Defendant on Liability: How to Avoid It, From Preparing the Plaintiff for Deposition to Responding to the Motion Rachel Louise Sykes, Pearson Butler
4:00PM - 4:30PM CT	Common Defenses and Themes of a Premises Liability Case

July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT

Jury Bias Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Getting Ahead of Biases: Incorporating Common Jury Biases into Your Discovery Plan Shayla Reed, Reed Law Offices, PC, LLO
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Maximizing Damages Through Focus Groups: What’s New? Lauren Fraser, Einhorn Barbarito Frost & Botwinick PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Trial Advocacy Using AI and Technology Tim Semelroth, RSH Legal
10:05AM - 11:05AM CT	Trial Persuasion Through the Right Experts Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
11:05AM - 11:35AM CT	Advocacy and Persuasion—Connecting with the Jury Timothy Whiting, Whiting Law Group, Ltd. Sara L. Williams, Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
2:00PM - 3:00PM CT	Jury Research Gregory Cusimano, Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC David A. Wenner, Snyder & Wenner
3:00PM - 3:30PM CT	Jurors are Talking— Are You Listening? Deborah Nelson, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CT	What Today’s Juries are Saying About Damages Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
4:00PM - 4:30PM CT	The Latest Defense Tactics and How to Preempt Them
4:30PM - 5:00PM CT	Using Theatrical Drama Skills in the Courtroom Kurt M. Zaner, Zaner Harden Law, LLP

July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:30AM CT

Hair Relaxer Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:35AM CT

Employment Rights Section CLE Program

Room: Room 201 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

9:05AM - 9:25AM CT	Wellness: Making Space for Creativity in Your Practice Mary Olszewska, Hkm Employment Attorneys
9:25AM - 10:00AM CT	Dignity Damages: Building a Case for Emotional Damages Carla D. Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC Tiega Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
10:00AM - 10:35AM CT	Voir Dire Workshop: Connecting with the Jury Panel Tamarah Prevost, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP

July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:35AM CT

Railroad Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 201 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	FELA 101
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Crossing Cases 101
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Federal Preemption & Blocked Crossing Nathan Karlin, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC

July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:00PM CT

Environmental and Toxic Torts Section CLE Program

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:00PM CT

Over-Designation Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT

Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:50PM CT	Administrative Appeal Development – Setting Your Client’s Case Up for Success Audrey Dolmovich, Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC
2:50PM - 3:35PM CT	Discovery – Where We’ve Come From, Where We Are Going Ifenanya Agwu, Gilbert, LLP
3:35PM - 4:20PM CT	Getting the Most Out of 30(b)(5) and 30(b)(6) Depositions Florence Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
4:20PM - 5:05PM CT	ADR and Mediating with Insurance Carriers John Vessel, Marc Whitehead & Associates LLP

July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT

Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section/Minority Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 201 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

2:05PM - 2:50PM CT	A Small Firm Taking on BIG Defendants L. Chris Stewart, Stewart Trial Attorneys
2:50PM - 3:20PM CT	Diverse Hiring—What Do We Mean? Carla D. Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC
3:20PM - 3:50PM CT	Representing People Far and Wide—It’s North Dakota Tim O'Keeffe, O'Keeffe O'Brien Lyson Attorneys
3:50PM - 4:20PM CT	Maintaining Sanity with Multiple Small Offices Rick Barrera, Barrera Law Group LLC
4:20PM - 4:50PM CT	Outsourcing Overseas Jennifer Lipinski, Lipinski Law
4:50PM - 5:05PM CT	One Lawyer and One Staff Member—The Dream Works Joseph Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC

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July 23, 2024
8:30AM - 11:40AM CT

Advocacy Track: What About the Case that Doesn't Go to Trial? Mediation, Arbitration, Settlement and Negotiation Skills

Room: Ballroom A, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	How to Get Out of an Arbitration Provision
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Mediation Presentations: PowerPoints, Videos, and Interactive Packages Kurt M. Zaner, Zaner Harden Law, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Preparing to Maximize Your Client’s Settlement Potential: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Negotiation Strategies: Tips and Tools to Sharpen Your Skills Adam Gomez, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.

July 23, 2024
8:30AM - 11:05AM CT

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM CT	Progress at the Court House
9:05AM - 9:35AM CT	Navy JAG: EO, Chaos of Procrastination, and Statute of Limitations Issues Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT	Case Resolution/Settlement Negotiations Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CT	Framing the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Case Zachary Mandell, Mandell Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd.
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT	Focus Groups and Jury Science: Modeling the Pre-Trials and Camp Lejeune Justice Act Trials Howard L. Nations, The Nations Law Firm David A. Wenner, Snyder & Wenner

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