AAJ 2023 Annual Convention

Please note: All times are Eastern Time (ET)

Live Programs
On-Demand

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Advocacy Track: The Best-Laid Plans: Creating a Comprehensive Trial Strategy and Making Your Case in Tomorrow’s Practice (co-presented with the New Lawyers’ Division) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Case Analysis
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Creating Your Discovery Plan
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Using Treating Physicians to Bolster Your Damages Isobel Thomas, Thomas, Keel & Laird
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Establishing Your Witness Goals
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	How to Handle Deposition Obstruction Mark R. Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
11:05AM - 12:05PM ET	Panel: The Effect of Alternative Business Structures on Your Practice
2:00PM - 3:00PM ET	How to Combat Biases in Your Office (elimination of bias credit)
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Case Management Software/Paperless Trial Kevin Biniazan, Breit Biniazan, PC
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Using Artificial Intelligence in Your Firm Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos, LLP
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Following the Electronic Records Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	How Thinking Like a Photographer Makes Better Trial Lawyers Patrick Malone

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Products Liability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 106 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Adam Langino, Langino Law, PLLC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Experts Are Expensive! Must Know Tips on How to Properly Interview Your Potential Product Liability Expert Daniel R Laurence, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	SNAPP Removal – How to Fight Back Joseph Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Catastrophic Car Wrecks – Steps to Take at the Outset to Save the Case Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	HAL 9000, I Have Some Questions: Must Know Tips on How to Handle Discovery in Autonomous Vehicle Cases Donald H Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Mock Trials – They Are No Laughing Matter: What You Need to Know to Make Them Effective in Your Product Liability Claims J. Parker Miller, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	What’s Happening Across the Pond? New Product Laws in the EU Are Coming and Here’s What You Need to Know! Solenn LE TUTOUR
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	A Personal Story from Plaintiff to Plaintiff’s Lawyer Kelley Simoneaux, The Spinal Cord Injury Law Firm, PLLC
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Feeling Tipsy? Critical Tips on Handling Large Crane Tip-Overs David Kwass, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Other Similar Incidents – Find the Evidence That Counts! Kristine Meredith, Danko Meredith
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Win, Lose, or Draw – Protecting the Record for Appeal
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Represent! What You Need to Know to Take Effective Product Liability 30(b)(6) Depositions Jonathan Karon, Karon Law, LLC
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	1 vs. 100: Turning a Single Incident Plaintiff Case into a Multi-Plaintiff Case Joe Mohorovic, ESi Connor Sheehan, Dunn Sheehan LLP

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Professional Negligence Section CLE Program Sponsored by MDTimelines

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Holly B Haines, Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	The Dangers of Virtual Care in Obstetrics Kathleen Nastri, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	Professional Negligence in Virtual Consultations Derrick Walker, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
10:05AM - 10:50AM ET	Negligence Involving Children in the Emergency Room Emily Thomas, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
10:50AM - 11:50AM ET	Legal Malpractice/Negligence Diane Cardoso, Brady Brady & Reilly, LLC
2:00PM - 2:45PM ET	Institutional Negligence Kay L. Van Wey, Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, PLLC
2:45PM - 3:30PM ET	Errors Caused by Electronic Health Records Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
3:30PM - 4:15PM ET	MSAs/Medicaid Issues and Paying for Life Care Planning Post-Gallardo
4:15PM - 5:00PM ET	Post-Pandemic Medical Negligence Cases – Implicit Biases in Favor of Providers David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Sexual Assault Litigation Group/Child Sex Abuse Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by A Case for Women

Room: Room 105 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Trauma-Informed Communication with Child Sex Abuse Victims Peter Bryan Janci, Crew Janci, LLP Michael Pfau, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Trauma-Informed Approach in Therapy Abuse Cases Kathleen Kerner, Jenner Law, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Trauma-Informed Discovery Tactics Kimberly Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff
10:05AM - 11:05AM ET	Voir Dire Strategies Claire Plotkin, Your Next Jury
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Litigating Pornography Cases Margaret E Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	When Your Single Plaintiff Case Becomes a Mass Tort: How to Fight for Survivors’ Interests and to get on Leadership Melissa Hague, The Joel Bieber Firm
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Preparing a Sexual Assault Survivor for Trial Testimony Micha Liberty, Liberty Law Office
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Experts that Work and Experts That Don’t in a Sexual Assault Trial Nadeem Bezar, Kline & Specter, PC
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Dealing with Media in High Profile Cases Jessica Pride, The Pride Law Firm
4:00PM - 5:00PM ET	Case Study: How to Successfully Try a School Abuse Case Lauren Cerri, Corsiglia McMahon & Allard, LLP Natalie Weatherford, Taylor & Ring

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 108 B, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Joseph Cammarata, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC

8:30AM - 9:00AM ET	Representing the High-Functioning TBI Client Who Doesn’t Appear to Have an Injury Shana De Caro, De Caro & Kaplen, LLP
9:00AM - 10:00AM ET	Why Connecting with the Jury in Voir Dire and Opening During the TBI Case is so Vital Joseph Low IV, The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV
10:00AM - 10:30AM ET	Dealing with the Latest Neuroimaging Defenses Scott Blair, Brain Injury Law of Seattle
10:30AM - 11:00AM ET	Update on Brain Injury Association of America Rick Willis, Brain Injury Association of America
11:00AM - 12:00PM ET	Unlocking the Truth: The Power of Psychometrists in Analyzing Neuropsychological Data for Forensic Cases
2:00PM - 2:45PM ET	All the Things You Never Thought Were Related to Brain Injury, But Are! Jason A Baker, Law Offices of Jason A. Baker, PLLC
2:45PM - 3:15PM ET	Ethical Issues in TBI Cases Joseph Cammarata, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, PC
3:15PM - 4:00PM ET	Closing Argument: Bringing It All Together Stephen M. Smith, Brain Injury Law Center
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	ChatGPT Changes Everything Evan Garcia, The Simon Law Group
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Truck Wreck = TBI: Whether 80,000 lbs. Hits You at 80 MPH or 8 MPH Robert L. Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates

July 15, 2023
8:30AM - 5:15PM ET

Nursing Homes Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by MASSIVE

Room: Room 103 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	Velvet Killer Cross-Examination
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	Speed Trial Techniques: How and Why They Work in Elder Abuse Cases Xavier O. Carter Sr., Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King PC
10:05AM - 10:50AM ET	A Winning Visual Strategy for Mediation and Trial Amy Hall, Visual Trial Strategy
10:50AM - 11:20AM ET	Resident “Human” Rights Violations – Increasing Case Value by Telling the Resident’s Truth Victoria Schall, Locks Law Firm
11:20AM - 12:05PM ET	Connecting the Dots from Discovery to Trial
1:30PM - 2:15PM ET	Vocal Power and Presence: What Does Your Reveal About You?
2:15PM - 3:00PM ET	Digging for the Dirt – Using Public Documents to Build Your Case Avery M. Adcock, Senior Justice Law Firm
3:00PM - 3:45PM ET	Private Equity Discovering & Using the New Models of Corporate Greed to Build Your Elder Abuse Case
3:45PM - 4:30PM ET	Building Your Case with Key Admissions From the Defendants: How to Best Use their Policies and Procedures and the Regulations Ashley Ricket, Ricket Law Firm
4:30PM - 5:15PM ET	EMR Expert Direct Examination a Live Demonstration Michele Gonsman, The Gonsman Group LNC Raymond Mullman Jr., Poliakoff and Associates

July 15, 2023
9:00AM - 10:35AM ET

Resort Tort Litigation Group/Bicycle Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Sarah Schindler

9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Trends in Hotel Negligence/Inadequate Security Litigation Justin Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Maritime and Cruise Ship Defenses Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Electrically Powered Wheels--With a Mind of their Own! George E McLaughlin, McLaughlin Law Firm

July 15, 2023
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Canadian Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Charles Gluckstein, Gluckstein Lawyers

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	Trauma-Informed Advocacy – Practical Strategies and Tools for Creating Accessible, Inclusive, and Empowering Legal Services
2:35PM - 3:20PM ET	Causation in Tort Law and its Provenance in the Counterfactual Richard C. Halpern, Gluckstein Lawyers
3:20PM - 3:50PM ET	US Insurrection & the Canadian Convoy – The Community Fights Back With Tort Claims David Debenham, Low Murchison Radnoff, LLP
3:50PM - 4:35PM ET	Canadian Class Actions – Which is the Jurisdiction of Choice and Why? Andrea Grass, Consumer Law Group David Allan Klein, Klein Lawyers
4:35PM - 5:05PM ET	Supreme Court of Canada Updates: Another Year, Another Round of Cases Eugene Meehan, Supreme Advocacy LLP

View live programs for July 16

July 16, 2023
7:00AM - 8:00AM ET

Early Morning CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

July 16, 2023
8:30AM - 4:45PM ET

Advocacy Track: Freedom of Trial: Methods to Identify and Overcome Various Forms of Jury Bias (presented by the Jury Bias Litigation Group) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom

Venue: PCC

Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	What Focus Groups Have Taught Us About Presenting Our Cases Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:20AM - 10:50AM ET	Tools to Overcome Bias and Win Non-Catastrophic Injury Cases Lauren D Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
9:50AM - 10:20AM ET	Influencers and Followers on Your Jury Jeffrey D. Boyd, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
10:20AM - 11:20AM ET	Update on Juror Perceptions and Decision-Making: Results from the Robert L. Habush Endowment COVID-19 Jury Research Project David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner
2:00PM - 3:00PM ET	Ethical Considerations in Voir Dire Lisa Blue, Lisa Blue
3:00PM - 3:45PM ET	Considerations for the LGBTQ+ Client Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP Stephen Skinner, Skinner Law Firm
3:45PM - 4:45PM ET	Elimination of Bias in the Courtroom: Presenting the Culturally Diverse Client at Trial Bhaveen Jani, Stark & Stark

July 16, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Admiralty Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Jessica Ibert, Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson

8:35AM - 9:35AM ET	Implicit Bias/Gender Bias and Sexual Harassment in the Maritime Industry
9:35AM - 10:35AM ET	Using Technology as Part of a Maritime Trial Michael Doyle, Doyle Dennis LLP Reginald E McKamie, Law Office of Reginald E. McKamie, Sr.P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Subsequent Injuries and Aggravation of Injuries in the Maritime Context Casey M. Saylor, Munch & Munch, PA
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	2022 Case Law Update Emma Brockway, Doyle Dennis LLP Aksana Coone, Law Offices of Aksana M. Coone

July 16, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Social Security Disability Law Section/Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Section CLE Program

Room: Room 106 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Kajal Alemo, Pond Lehocky Giordano, LLP

Nicholas Pothitakis, Pothitakis Law Firm, P.C.

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation Interplay Andrea Burns, Pond Lehocky Disability
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	Workers' Compensation Subrogation- Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Insurance John V. Cattie Jr.
10:05AM - 10:50AM ET	Loss of Access to the Labor Market: Perspective of Vocational Expert
10:50AM - 11:35AM ET	Long Term Disability, Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation- Credits and Reductions Jennifer Danish, Bryant Legal Group PC

July 16, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Class Action Section/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Section CLE Program Sponsored by Huntington Bank

Room: Room 105 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Data Privacy: What You Need to Know David Berger, Gibbs Law Group LLP Sabita Soneji, Tycko & Zavareei, LLP Lesley Weaver, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, LLP
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Constitutional Updates and Recent Developments in the US Supreme Court Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler PLLC
9:35AM - 10:15AM ET	Panel: Texas Two-Step Update
10:15AM - 10:45AM ET	Court Scrutiny of Experts in Class Actions Eric Kafka, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
10:45AM - 11:15AM ET	Topic TBD
11:15AM - 11:45AM ET	Topic TBD
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	Issue Class Certification in Class Actions and Mass Torts Mark P. Chalos, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt LLC
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Topic TBD
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Topic TBD
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Update: Lessons from the Opioid Litigation
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Panel: Philips CPAP MDL Sandra L Duggan, Levin Sedran & Berman Kenneth Grunfeld, Golomb Spirt Grunfeld, PC Kelly Iverson, Lynch Carpenter LLP
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Topic TBD

July 16, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section/Ride Share Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 108 B, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Discovery from the Rideshare App
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Lyft Products Liability Claim
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Assault in Rideshare Vehicles Bradley Henry, Sweeney Merrigan Law Victoria Santoro, Sweeney Merrigan Law
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Dram Shop Litigation Brian Rogers, Buck Rogers Law, LLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Big Data and Trial Verdicts Geordan G. Logan, Claggett & Sykes Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	How to Use ASTM Standards in Premises Liability Cases Michael Lawson Neff, Neff Injury Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM ET	Analyzing Motor Vehicle Cases from the Beginning: Case Intake Lauren D Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
2:00PM - 2:35PM ET	E-Scooter Topic
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Roadway Construction Case Topic Jay Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Searching for Layers of Insurance
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Motorcycle Crashes and the Cassisi Inference Carolyn Salzmann, Legally Pink Law, PLLC
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Confidentiality Agreements
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Differences Between Auto and Trucking Cases Jordan Jones, Michigan Auto Law

July 16, 2023
9:00AM - 10:35AM ET

Federal Tort Liability and Military Advocacy Section CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Laurie Higginbotham, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC

9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	FTCA Nuts and Bolts: Tips and Trends Steven Haspel, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	TBI, FTCA, and Athletic Waivers: Lessons from Bradley v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n Matthew Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	FTCA and Independent Contractors Robert R. Michael, Shadoan, Michael & Wells, LLP

July 16, 2023
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program Advocacy Digital Media

Room: Room 103 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

2:05PM - 3:05PM ET	Experts: Ours Jessica Dean, Dean, Omar, Branham & Shirley Gary DiMuzio, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC Nathan Finch, Motley Rice, LLC Christopher Placitella, Cohen Placitella & Roth, PC
3:05PM - 4:05PM ET	Experts: Theirs--Focus on Defense Top Five Experts Jonathan George, Dean, Omar, Branham & Shirley Samuel Iola, Waters Kraus & Paul Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates
4:05PM - 5:05PM ET	Bankruptcy Strategies Lisa Nathanson Busch, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC

July 16, 2023
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Civil Rights Section/Police Misconduct Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Jonathan E. Halperin, Halperin Law Center, LLC

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	Developments in 1983 Law Seth Carroll, Commonwealth Law Group Isaac A. McBeth, Halperin Law Center, LLC
2:35PM - 3:05PM ET	The Intersection of ADA & Civil Rights
3:05PM - 3:35PM ET	Unconventional 1983 Claims & Parties Bhavani Raveendran, Romanucci & Blandin
3:35PM - 4:05PM ET	Due Process in Education Discrimination Tara Giarratano, Dyller Law Firm
4:05PM - 4:35PM ET	Working with Prosecutors and Related Criminal Charges in a Civil Matter
4:35PM - 5:05PM ET	FTCA & Civil Rights

July 16, 2023
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

International Practice Section CLE Program

Room: Room 106 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Stuart Fraenkel, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP

2:05PM - 3:05PM ET	Panel: Alternative Business Structures in Law Firms: The Pros and Cons from a Canadian, US, and Australian Perspective Edward Montague, Campbell Froh May & Rice LLP. Simon Morrison, Shine Lawyers Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos, LLP
3:05PM - 4:05PM ET	Different Approaches to Sexual Assault and Abuse Cases Rebeca Martínez, BCVLex Abogados Michelle Simpson Tuegel, The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
4:05PM - 5:05PM ET	How Do We Help the Survivors of Terrorism? Michael Doyle, Doyle Dennis LLP Paul McClorry, Hudgell Solicitors Marc Weingarten, Locks Law Firm

July 16, 2023
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

2:05PM - 2:40PM ET	Ensuring Lawyer Mental Health and Well-Being
2:40PM - 3:15PM ET	Substance Abuse Avoidance and Warning Signs Susan B Ramsey, McLaughlin Stern
3:15PM - 3:55PM ET	Embracing Meditation: How It Will Aid Your Practice Michael J. Leizerman, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
3:55PM - 4:30PM ET	Physical Balance to Your Work Life: Helping Stress Relief and Methods to Implement Sharon J. Zinns, Zinns Law, LLC
4:30PM - 5:05PM ET	Topic TBD

View live programs for July 17

July 17, 2023
6:30AM - 8:00AM ET

Litigation at Sunrise CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Advocacy Track: Speed Studying with the Stalwarts: Trial Skills You Need to Know Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom

Venue: PCC

Kathleen Nastri, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	The Art of Opening Statements
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Visual Sequencing That Persuades
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Direct Examination of the Plaintiff
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Direct Examination of the Plaintiff's Expert John F Romano, Romano Law Group
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Dealing with Unexpected Challenges During Trial
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	How and When to Talk About Money Karen Koehler
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	Presenting Powerful Noneconomic Damages Richard Hailey, Ramey & Hailey
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Cross-Examination of Defendant Christine Spagnoli
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Cross-Examination of Defendant's Expert Jack Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, P.A.
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Demonstrative Evidence
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Going Out with a Bang--Presenting Your Closing Argument Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C.
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Rebuttal is Not Rebuttal

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 11:30AM ET

Inadequate Security Litigation Group / Premises Liability Portion of the Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway Safety, and Premises Liability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:10AM ET	What You Need to Know About Having a Trauma-Informed Practice Kimberly Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff
9:10AM - 9:45AM ET	Using Motions in Limine to Undercut the Defense Bar’s Beloved “Targeted Attack” Argument Casey DeReus, Baer Law LLC
9:45AM - 10:20AM ET	Damages Considerations in Sexual Assault Cases Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP
10:20AM - 10:55AM ET	Addressing Racial Bias, Overcoming Racial Prejudice, and Obtaining Justice in Your Cases Tyler D. Bailey, Bailey Law Firm, LLC
10:55AM - 11:30AM ET	Sometimes the Security Company is the Problem: Seeking Justice for Unreasonable Use of Force Cases Michael Lawson Neff, Neff Injury Law

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Aviation Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

James Brauchle, Motley Rice, LLC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Boeing MAX Litigation and Trial Erin Applebaum, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP Justin Green, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP
9:05AM - 10:05AM ET	Panel: Evaluating Aviation Cases Roundtable Kristina M. Infante, Podhurst Orseck, PA Kristine Meredith, Danko Meredith Daniel J. Nolan, Nolan Law Group
10:05AM - 10:50AM ET	Intersection Between Aviation and Maritime Law Charles Bourque Jr., St. Martin & Bourque
10:50AM - 11:35AM ET	Deconstructing Cross-Examination Gary C. Robb, Robb & Robb, LLC Brittany Sanders Robb, Robb & Robb, LLC

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Infant Formula NEC Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 105 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	The Science of NEC – How and Why Is This Happening to Premature Infants? Jose Rojas, Levin, Rojas, Camassar, and Reck, LLC
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	State v. Federal – The Differences in Cases Filed in State and Federal Courts and the Benefits of Each Elizabeth Kaveny, Kaveny + Kroll
10:05AM - 10:40AM ET	Defenses – The Fight from the Manufacturers Stephen M. Reck, Levin, Rojas, Camassar, and Reck, LLC
10:40AM - 10:55AM ET	Bellwether Selection and Progress Sara Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr & Mougey, PA

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 103 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Michael L. Cohen, Michael L. Cohen, APLC

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	Marine Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Uberrimae Fidei (Utmost Good Faith) Benjamin Hassebrock, Ver Ploeg & Marino, PA
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	Inside UM/UIM Claims: A Claims Handler’s Perspective Susan Kaufman, Claim Insights, Inc.
10:05AM - 11:05AM ET	Panel: Preparing Your Bad Faith Case from Start to Finish Kathryn M. Knudsen, Ruiz & Smart Plaintiff Litigation
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	A View from the Bench

July 17, 2023
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Trucking Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning

Room: Room 108 B, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Andrew Young, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Most Recent Trends for Focus Groups and Framing Your Client’s Truck/Bus Crash Case Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	How Having a Class A Commercial Drivers License and Why Teaching CMV Drivers Matters as a Truck Lawyer Amy Papuga, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Case Review and the Latest Investigation Techniques for a Truck/Bus Crash Case Lawrence Simon, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Properly Identifying All Defendants in a Truck Crash Case Jordan Jones, Michigan Auto Law
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Key Techniques for Deposing Truck Drivers Joseph Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Deposing the Dispatcher and Other Company Personnel Bryan Green, Baron & Budd, PC
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	Tips from a Former Defense Counsel About the Pressures of a Nuclear Outcome Deena Buchanan, Buchanan Law Firm, LLC
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Newest Lessons Learned on How to Leverage a Favorable Settlement Peter Kestner, McEwen & Kestner, PLLC
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	Discovery in Municipal Bus Cases M. Lawrence Lallande, Lallande Law, PLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	Special Considerations in Party Bus/Limo Cases
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	Proving Standards and Key Rules for Private Bus Cases Allan Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Bus Crash Trial Themes from Intake to Closing Robert L. Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates

July 17, 2023
2:00PM - 3:25PM ET

Over-Designation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

2:05PM - 2:30PM ET	Protective Orders Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt LLC
2:30PM - 2:55PM ET	Fighting Back on Privilege Claims Douglas McNamara, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
2:55PM - 3:20PM ET	Fighting the Sealing of Settlements Amy Zeman, Gibbs Law Group LLP

July 17, 2023
2:00PM - 3:30PM ET

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/RSD Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 105 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

July 17, 2023
2:00PM - 4:55PM ET

Minority Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 104 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	How to Set Expectations During the Initial Consult Courtney Winston, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
2:35PM - 3:05PM ET	How to Ensure You Comply with the Electronic Communications Act for Digital Practice Tiega Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
3:05PM - 3:20PM ET	Potential Pitfalls and Ethical Concerns with Concurrent Representation of Multiple Plaintiffs; When to Use a Translator and How to Do It Carla Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC
3:20PM - 3:35PM ET	How to Protect Attorney - Client Privilege When Answering Questions from Your Client’s Family and Friends Rick Barrera
3:35PM - 3:55PM ET	How to Prep Your Client for the Emotional Rollercoaster Known as Mediation Ervin Nevitt
3:55PM - 4:25PM ET	How to Prep Clients to Give Good Testimony by Navigating Expectation/Group Bias Presented by Various Cultures Daisy Ayllon, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC Anthony M. Beneduce, Zaremba Brown, PLLC Chinsu Shajan, Stark & Stark
4:25PM - 4:55PM ET	Client’s Case is Settled : Now What? Joseph Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC

July 17, 2023
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Technology and Science Section CLE Program

Room: Room 106 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC

2:05PM - 2:30PM ET	Using Technology to Find Leads and Convert Them into Clients Amber M.S.Y. Pang Parra
2:30PM - 2:55PM ET	To Agree or Not Agree: Waivers, Contracts, and Arbitration in a Digital Age Elizabeth Bailey, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC
2:55PM - 3:20PM ET	Trucking Technology: What Is Available and How to Use It Todd Clement, Clement & Speer
3:20PM - 3:45PM ET	Understanding Social Media Torts Margaret E Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
3:45PM - 4:10PM ET	Trying a Lawsuit When Half the Trial Team Is Made Up of Technology Geniuses and the Other Half Is Not Lydia Barrett, Denney & Barrett Richard Denney, Denney & Barrett, PC Jason Robinson, Denney & Barrett, PC
4:10PM - 4:35PM ET	The Latest Technology and Other Options to Run Your Law Firm Finances James Mitchell, Payne Mitchell Ramsey Law Group

July 17, 2023
2:00PM - 5:35PM ET

Environmental and Toxic Torts Section CLE Program

Room: Room 103 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	Roundup Update
2:35PM - 3:05PM ET	Bankruptcy Issues
3:05PM - 3:35PM ET	Paraquat Update Leslie LaMacchia, Beasley Allen Law Firm
3:35PM - 4:05PM ET	Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Update
4:00PM - 4:35PM ET	AFFF MDL Update Gale D. Pearson, Nachawati Law Group
4:35PM - 5:05PM ET	Camp Lejeune Litigation Update Julia A Merritt, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
5:00PM - 5:35PM ET	Sterigenics Update Brian LaCien, Smith LaCien LLP

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July 18, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Advocacy Track: Thinking Like a Defense Attorney: Combatting Defense Tactics Throughout the Case Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	The Reptile, Rules of the Road, Oh My! James B. Lees Jr., Hunt & Lees, L.C.
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Establishing a Duty Through Company Safety Policies Michael J. Leizerman, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Advice from a Former Defense Lawyer Ashley Davis, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	When the Defense Uses the Learned Treatise Doctrine—Overcoming Challenges to Your Expert’s Conclusions Ricardo Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Top Ten Proven Approaches to Handling Defense Experts Dorothy Clay Sims, Law Office of Dorothy Clay Sims
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Daubert: Updates and Strategies Lyle Griffin Warshauer, Warshauer Law Group

July 18, 2023
8:30AM - 11:20AM ET

Business Torts/Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 103 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 8:55AM ET	SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Actions Jonathan Tycko, Tycko & Zavareei, LLP
8:55AM - 9:15AM ET	Litigating on the Blockchain Graham Newman, Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A.
9:15AM - 9:35AM ET	Business Torts That Particularly Impact Minorities Diandra Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt Gutzler, LLC
9:35AM - 9:55AM ET	Financial Fraud That Particularly Impacts the Elderly Scott Silver, Silver Law Group
9:55AM - 10:15AM ET	Business Generation in a Business Torts Practice Adam Polk, Girard Sharp, LLP
10:15AM - 10:35AM ET	The Current Climate in the Intellectual Property Practice Area Timothy Davis, Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC
10:35AM - 11:00AM ET	Professional Considerations for Using Generative AI Lydia Floyd, The Lydia Floyd Law Firm LLC
11:00AM - 11:20AM ET	AAJ Securities Law Update Julia Duncan, American Association for Justice

July 18, 2023
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Railroad Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 105 AB, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Stay Ahead of the Curve—ICCTA Update Timothy Gaarder, Davis Bethune & Jones
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Analyzing the Amtrak Forced Arbitration Clause Thomas Jones, Davis Bethune & Jones
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	FELA Toxic Exposure Claims—What to Look For Jasper Abbott, Harris Lowry Manton, LLP
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Monetary Sanctions Joseph Sayler, Bolt Law Firm
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Perception-Reaction Time—Using Railroad Sources
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Stay on Track--FELA Trends

July 18, 2023
8:30AM - 11:40AM ET

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Expert Institute

Room: Room 108 B, Level 100

Venue: PCC

8:35AM - 8:55AM ET	Focus Group for Camp Lejeune Litigation
8:55AM - 9:15AM ET	Legislative Update from Public Affairs
9:15AM - 9:35AM ET	Update on U.S. Navy JAG
9:35AM - 9:55AM ET	Update on U.S. Department of Justice
9:55AM - 10:15AM ET	Update on the Courts
10:15AM - 10:35AM ET	Topic TBD J. Ed Edward Bell III, Bell Legal Group
10:55AM - 11:15AM ET	Ethical Considerations, Best Practices, and Attorney Advertising Jamie Mauhay, Kershaw Talley Barlow
10:55AM - 11:15AM ET	Medicare, Medicaid, and VA Subrogation Interest John V. Cattie Jr.
11:15AM - 11:45AM ET	Panel: Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions Kevin R. Dean, Motley Rice, LLC John F Romano, Romano Law Group

July 18, 2023
8:30AM - 11:40AM ET

Employment Rights Section/Wage and Hour Litigation Group/LGBT Caucus CLE Program Sponsored by Dundon Advisers

Room: Room 107 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

July 18, 2023
10:00AM - 11:30AM ET

Hair Relaxer Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Angeion Group

Room: Room 104 A, Level 100

Venue: PCC

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