2019 AAJ Annual Convention

Earn a Year’s Worth of CLE IN JUST FOUR DAYS!

Designed by plaintiff lawyers, for plaintiff lawyers, AAJ’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs are an unmatched resource for staying ahead of the curve and enhancing your practice. AAJ Education programs feature nationally renowned faculty, updates in a wide range of practice areas, and the latest in trial advocacy topics.

While attending the 2019 Annual Convention in San Diego, be sure not to miss:

The cutting-edge CLE programs offered over four days;
The newest litigation strategies from AAJ’s Sections and Litigation Groups;
A wealth of outstanding reference materials prepared by AAJ faculty for additional learning;

AAJ’s Annual Convention CLE programs offer something for everyone. Make the most of your convention experience and customize your CLE schedule to maximize your learning potential.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-5:30pm

Advocacy Track: Getting the Information You Need: Written Requests, Electronic Discovery, and Audit Trails (presented with the New Lawyers Division) CLE Program

Room: Ballroom 20 A

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Larry Francis Taylor Jr., The Cochran Firm

Leon Walsh Jr., Grewal Law, PLLC

8:40am-9:10am	It's More Than Just Location: What Apps and Wearable Technology Can Tell You Douglas Landau, Abrams Landau Ltd.
9:10am-9:40am	Wordsmithing 101: Drafting Document Requests and Requests to Admit Lindsay Cordes, Thomas Law Offices
9:40am-10:10am	Infotainment Centers: Obtaining the Information You Need Marion Munley, Munley Law
10:10am-10:40am	Tweets, Posts, and Pics: Researching the Defendant's Social Media Jennifer Lipinski, Gordon & Partners, PA
10:40am-11:10am	Cognitive Science in Depositions R Rex Rex Parris, R. Rex Parris Law Firm
11:10am-11:55am	Crafting a Successful Motion to Compel Mark Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
2:00pm-2:30pm	Getting and Using Electronic Medical Records Jamie Goldstein, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos
2:30pm-3:00pm	Using Written Discovery in Trial Miranda Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
3:00pm-3:45pm	Pinata Discovery: Getting The Discovery and Testimony You Need In Your Case John Leighton, Leighton Law, PA
3:45pm-4:30pm	Following the Audit Trails Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
4:00pm-5:00pm	Once It's Out There, You Can't Take It Back: The Ethical Use of Social Media Lance Sears, Sears & Associates, P.C.

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

Opioid Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Jeffrey Marion, Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Marion

8:40am-9:25am	History of the Opioid Litigation Jennie L Anderson, Andrus Anderson LLP
9:25am-10:05am	Update on Bellwether Cases in the North District of Ohio Paul T. Farrell Jr., Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel, LLP
10:05am-10:45am	NAS OUD Babies: The Overlooked Victim Scott Bickford, Martzell, Bickford & Centola
10:45am-11:40am	Panel: The Road Ahead for Opioid Cases Paul Hanly Jr., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC J. Burton LeBlanc IV, Baron & Budd, PC

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

Social Security Disability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Kajal Alemo, Pondle Hocky

8:40am-9:20am	2018-2019 Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Social Security Practitioners Richard P. Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth
9:20am-10:00am	Looking at Your Social Security Client Holistically Thomas Giordano Jr Jr., Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano Disability
10:00am-10:40am	Effective Use of Lay Witnesses-- Presenting "Bullet Proof" Testimony Douglas Landau, Abrams Landau Ltd.
10:40am-11:40am	Representative Obligations Under the New Social Security Regulations (Ethics) Joanna L. Suyes, Marks & Harrison, P.C.

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-11:50am

Aviation Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Matthew Clarke, Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP

8:40am-9:20am	Panel: Successfully Putting Together Settlement Negotiations and Presentations Lea P. Bucciero, Podhurst Orseck, PA
9:20am-10:00am	Jurisdiction: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Christine Moore, Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP
10:00am-10:30am	The Importance of Regulatory Definitions in Aircraft Crash Litigation Daniel Laurence, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
10:30am-11:10am	Streamlining Your Crash Case for Trial Mark Pierce, The Pierce Law Group
11:10am-11:50am	Cockpit Voice Recorders as Central Evidence in Aviation Litigation Matthew S Sims, Rapoport Weisberg & Sims P.C.

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Trucking/Bus Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 33 A-C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Jeanmarie Whalen, Domnick Cunningham & Whalen

8:40am-9:10am	Understanding the Transportation Wheel: The Players, the Documents, and the Causes of Action Peter Kestner, McEwen & Kestner, PLLC
9:10am-9:40am	Using the Rules and Regulations to Prove Your Trucking Case Jordan M. Jones, Michigan Auto Law
9:40am-10:10am	Data Mining: Decoding the Truck Crash Michael Cowen, Cowen \| Rodriguez \| Peacock
10:10am-10:40am	Emerging Trends in Truck Litigation: Proving the Market Driven Standard of Care Andrew Young, Young & McCarthy, LLP
10:40am-11:10am	Truck v. Truck: Critical Considerations When Representing the Truck Driver Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
11:10am-11:40am	Divergent Strategies: Litigating Against the Motor Carrier vs. the Mom and Pop Karonnie R. Truzy, Crumley Roberts, LLP
2:00pm-2:30pm	Deposing the Truck Driver: Hidden Opportunities Jason Studinski, Studinski Law, LLC
2:30pm-3:00pm	Framing the Tough Liability Truck Crash Case Marion Munley, Munley Law
3:00pm-3:30pm	Defendants Other Than the Motor Carrier Matthew E. Wright, Wright Law, PLC
3:30pm-4:00pm	Voir Dire, Opening Statement and Closing Argument in the Truck Crash Case: The Common Thread Robert Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates
4:00pm-4:30pm	The Party Bus/Limo- Fun and Popular, But Deadly Katherine Harvey-Lee, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos
4:30pm-5:00pm	Duckboats- Their Awful History of Catastrophic Failure Karen Koehler, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore Kahler

Saturday, July 27, 2019
8:30am-5:15pm

Nursing Homes Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 32 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Blake Dickson, The Dickson Firm, LLC

8:40am-9:40am	Case Framing for Elder Abuse Cases Kenneth Luke Connor, CONNOR & CONNOR LLC
9:40am-10:40am	Transforming Your Case’s Weaknesses into Strengths Artemis Malekpour, Malekpour & Ball Consulting
11:00am-12:00pm	Arguing General Damages Karen Koehler, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore Kahler
2:00pm-3:00pm	Understanding Jury Bias Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano, Roberts & Mills, LLC
3:00pm-4:00pm	Mining for Gold: Finding the Metaphors That Win Your Case Robyn L. Wishart, Wishart Brain and Spine Law
4:15pm-5:00pm	Velvet Killer Cross-Examination Randi McGinn, McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA

Saturday, July 27, 2019
9:00am-10:40am

Federal Tort and Military Advocacy Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Koby Kirkland, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC

9:10am-9:30am	FTCA Basics Koby Kirkland, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC
9:30am-9:50am	How to Handle Discharge Upgrades Lawrence A Vogelman, Nixon, Vogelman, , Slawsky & Simoneau, P.A.
9:50am-10:05am	Utilizing Government Settlement Funding Data Tom Jacob, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC
10:05am-10:40am	JD/MD Perspective on Failure to Diagnose Cancer Claims Danial Laird, Laird Law PLLC

Saturday, July 27, 2019
2:00pm-5:05pm

Sexual Assault Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Melissa Hague, Goldman Scarlato & Penny, PC

2:05pm-2:35pm	How to Conduct Discovery in a Jane Doe Environment Melissa Hague, Goldman Scarlato & Penny, PC
2:35pm-3:05pm	When Civil and Criminal Cases Collide--Working Together Cooperatively Jessica Pride, The Pride Law Firm
3:05pm-3:35pm	Challenges of Litigating Sexual Assault Cases Committed by Licensed Professionals Brian Kent, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP Jennifer Lipinski, Gordon & Partners, PA
3:35pm-4:35pm	Understanding Trauma and How It Affects Your Clients and How Not to Trigger Them Marielle Filholm Downes, Center for Community Solutions
4:35pm-5:05pm	Sexual Assault Cases on Campus John Manly, Manly Stewart Finaldi

Saturday, July 27, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 30 E

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

2:10pm-2:55pm	Personal Jurisdiction: Updates on Filing Asbestos Cases Nationwide Perry Browder, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC Rebecca Cucu, Gori, Julian & Associates, PC
2:55pm-3:45pm	Asbestos-Containing Talc Use Litigation Update David C. Greenstone, Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC Christian Hartley, Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC
3:45pm-4:30pm	Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Litigation Update Mark A. Fink, Robinson & Cole Ann C. McMillan, Caplin & Drysdale Lisa Nathanson Busch, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
4:30pm-5:00pm	Substance Abuse Treatment and the Ethics Involved in Treatment Options for Our Profession (Ethics) Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates

Saturday, July 27, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/RSD Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

2:10pm-3:00pm	Proving Past and Future Medical Bills in CRPS Cases Agnes M. Grogan, V/G Associates
3:00pm-3:50pm	Litigation and Trial Tactics Marc Weingarten, Locks Law Firm
3:50pm-4:40pm	Client Relations During CRPS Litigation Bryan Pope, The Cochran Firm - Dallas, PLLC
4:40pm-5:10pm	Q&A Session

Saturday, July 27, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

Products Liability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

George McLaughlin, McLaughlin Law Firm

2:10pm-2:40pm	Driverless Cars Are Here: Identifying Defects and What to Do About Them Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
2:40pm-3:10pm	Crashworthiness Revisted in the Era of Collision Avoidance Daniel Laurence, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
3:10pm-3:40pm	The "Preemption Defense" in the Age of Driverless Cars Donald Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
3:40pm-4:10pm	The 510(k) Process: An Overview and Response to Issues Often Raised by the Defense Thomas Leemon, McLaughlin Law Firm
4:10pm-4:40pm	Preparing Yourself to Win a Products Liability Lawsuit J. Parker Miller, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
4:40pm-5:10pm	Creative Use of Other Similar Incidents and Recall Data to Prove Your Case Deborah Chang, Panish Shea & Boyle, LLP

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Sunday, July 28, 2019
7:00am-8:00am

Early Morning CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Michael Pepper, University of Alabama

The theme of this program is: Managing Stress to Benefit Your Practice and Life. It will focus on: the type of stress lawyers experience, how "stress hardy" individuals manage stress, behaviors that correlate to stress hardiness, and stress management behaviors that are not effective.

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-4:40pm

Advocacy Track: Talking About Damages: Mediation Presentations, Anchoring, and Getting Jurors to Your Number CLE Program

Room: Ballroom 20 A

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

8:40am-9:20am	Understanding Conservative Jurors' Core Values: Presenting Your Damages Case Artemis Malekpour, Malekpour & Ball Consulting
9:20am-10:00am	Experts Who Make a Difference in Driving Damage Awards Robert W. Johnson
10:00am-10:40am	Presenting Lay Testimony: Using Before and After Witnesses to Increase Noneconomic Damages Jeffrey A. Breit, Breit Cantor Grana Buckner
10:40am-10:55am	On Another Note: Preventing Burnout and Realizing Your Personal Best Shayla Reed, Reed Law Offices, PC, LLO
10:55am-11:35am	A Road Map for Your Client's Future Needs: Life Care Plans and Damages David S. Casey Jr., CaseyGerry Robert J. Francavilla, CaseyGerry
11:35am-12:15pm	Developing Advanced Mediation Presentations: Settling a Case Today Versus Yesterday Todd Michaels, The Haggard Law Firm, PA
2:00pm-2:40pm	Finding the Story of the Heartbreak Behind the Numbers Randi McGinn, McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
2:40pm-3:20pm	Presenting Large Damages Numbers to the Jury T. Metier, Metier Law Firm, LLC
3:20pm-4:00pm	Understanding the Role of Bias Towards Damages David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner
4:00pm-5:00pm	Respect: A Successful Lawyer's Secret Weapon - Howard Twiggs Lecture Presented with the Pound Civil Justice Institute Randall L. Kinnard, Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

Workers' Compensation and Workplace Injury Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Michael Gruber, Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano, LLP

8:40am-9:25am	Increasing Efficiency Through Technology Roger B Finderson, Finderson Law LLC
9:25am-10:10am	Drug Formularies and Their Impact on Injured Workers Annemarie Pantazis, Wilder Pantazis, PLLC
10:10am-10:55am	Using Vocational Experts to Impact Impairment Rating Enrique N. Vega, Vocational Economics, Inc.
10:55am-11:40am	Medicare Liens and Medicare Set Asides Seth Carroll, Commonwealth Law Group

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-11:55am

Jury Bias Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Jerome F. O'Neill, Gravel & Shea, PC

8:40am-9:40am	Connecting with the Jury in Opening
9:40am-10:25am	Creating and Maintaining a Relationship with the Jury Throughout Trial Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano, Roberts & Mills, LLC
10:25am-11:10am	Helping Jurors Identify with Your Client Diandra S. Debrosse Zimmermann, Grant & Eisenhofer
11:10am-11:55am	The Science of Connecting and Relating to Jurors David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-12:20pm

Section on Environmental, Toxic, and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP) CLE Program

Room: Room 32 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Jessica Meeder, Fegan Scott, LLC

8:40am-9:00am	Introduction to STEP and STEP Cases O. Mark Zamora, The Orlando Firm, P.C.
9:00am-9:30am	Combating Defense Tactics to Keep Plaintiffs Out of Court Rayna Kessler, Robins Kaplan LLP
9:30am-9:50am	Prevailing on Preemption Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Schroeder Law Office / Burnett Law Firm
9:50am-10:20am	Current Issues in Environmental and Toxic Tort Cases James Bilsborrow, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC Kevin Hannon, The Hannon Law Firm, LLC Sarah T Hansel, Berezofsky Law Group, LLC
10:20am-10:45am	Wildfires Lexi J Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
10:45am-11:05am	Daubert Update Jason DePauw, Robins Kaplan LLP Kelly McNabb, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
11:05am-11:20am	Per-and Polyfluroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Kristian Rasmussen, Cory Watson, PC
11:20am-11:35am	Gadolinium C. Brooks Cutter, 1981
11:50am-12:05pm	Valsartan Marlene Goldenberg, GoldenbergLaw, PLLC
12:05pm-12:20pm	Zostavax Nicole Marie Lovett, Morgan & Morgan

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Minority Caucus/Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

8:40am-9:25am	Using Big Data in a Plaintiff's Case Christopher T. Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
9:25am-10:10am	Voir Dire Issues Involving Race and Language Barriers Laura Tamez, The Herrera Law Firm
10:10am-10:55am	Opening Statements Derrick Walker, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, PC
10:55am-11:40am	Direct Examination of the Plaintiff or Fact Witness Rick Barrera, Buckingham Barrera Law Firm
2:00pm-2:45pm	Using the Right Witnesses to Build Damages Frederick Schultz, Greene & Schultz
2:45pm-3:30pm	Closing Arguments: Finding Your Own Style John Kitchens, Kitchens Law Firm
3:30pm-4:15pm	Views from the Bench Hon. Roland Belsome, Court of Appeal Fourth Circuit Hon. Paula Brown, Court of Appeal Fourth Circuit

Sunday, July 28, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 33 A-C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

8:40am-9:30am	An Overview of Litigating TBI Cases Thomas A. Crosley, The Crosley Law Firm, P.C.
9:30am-10:20am	Neuropsychological Assessments Wayne Miller, Miller & Tischler, P.C.
10:20am-11:10am	Protecting the TBI Client, Videotaping the Exam, and Other Protections Andrew M. Abraham, Keches Law Group, P.C.
2:00pm-2:45pm	The Top Five Ways Neuropsychologists Are Vulnerable to Attack Allan Siegel, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata Siegel
2:45pm-3:30pm	Introduction to Neuroimaging and Diagnostic Testing: DTI to Neuroquant, and Everything In-Between Randall Rozek, Rozek Law Offices, SC
3:30pm-4:15pm	Presenting Hope and Harms for Trial Michael Cowen, Cowen \| Rodriguez \| Peacock
4:15pm-5:00pm	An Overview of Pediatric Brain Injuries Morgan Adams, Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC

Sunday, July 28, 2019
9:00am-10:40am

ERISA Benefits Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 30 E

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

9:10am-9:55am	ERISA Liens and the Rules of Professional Conduct David Abney II, The Law Office of David H. Abney, II
9:55am-10:40am	Ways to Ethically Craft B.I. and U.M. Releases to Reduce the Impact of Third-Party Liens and Offsets John Tucker, Tucker Law Group, PA

Sunday, July 28, 2019
2:00pm-3:40pm

Qui Tam Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Andrea Fischer, Fischer Legal Group

2:10pm-2:20pm	What the California Attorney General’s Office Looks for in a Qui Tam Case Rick Acker, California Assistant Attorney General
2:20pm-2:55pm	Preparing Your Client for the Relator Interview Jason Brown, The JTB Law Group, LLC James Young, Morgan & Morgan
2:55pm-3:40pm	Current Trends in Qui Tam Prosecution Cory Fein, Cory Fein Law Firm Lexi J Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Audrey Schechter, Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, PA

Sunday, July 28, 2019
2:00pm-3:40pm

Resort Tort Litigation CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Todd Walburg, Cutter Law, P.C.

2:10pm-2:40pm	Private Watercraft Injuries Ira Leesfield, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
2:40pm-3:10pm	"Off the Ground" Inquiries Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
3:10pm-3:40pm	Common Land-Based Recreational Injuries Kenneth Berger, Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger, LLC

Sunday, July 28, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

Admiralty Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Neil Nazareth, Martzell, Bickford & Centola

2:10pm-2:45pm	Using FRCP 4(k)(2) to Obtain Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants Richard M. Martin Jr., Lamothe Law Firm, LLC
2:45pm-3:20pm	The Viability of Racial Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims Under the Jones Act Jessica Ibert, Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC
3:20pm-4:00pm	Neuropersuasion from Words to Brain: Practice Tips for Using Mind Science in the Courtroom Robyn L. Wishart, Wishart Brain and Spine Law
4:00pm-4:35pm	Recent Developments in Cruise Ship Crew and Passenger Claims Aksana Coone, Law Offices of Aksana M. Coone Jack Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, P.A.
4:35pm-5:10pm	Smart Vessel Arrest and Attachment: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Securing a Fund Under Rule C Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP

Sunday, July 28, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

Class Action Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 32 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

2:10pm-2:30pm	The Craft of Beautiful Legal Writing Daniel R Karon, Karon, LLC
2:30pm-3:30pm	Ethics in Fee Petitions and Dealing with Objectors (Ethics)
3:30pm-3:55pm	U.S. Supreme Court Update Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler PLLC
3:55pm-4:40pm	Use of Class Actions in Sexual Assault and Sex Discrimination Cases Annika Martin, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
4:40pm-5:10pm	Depositions in Class Actions Jason Hartley, Hartley, LLP

Sunday, July 28, 2019
2:00pm-5:10pm

International Practice Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 E

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Katherine Allen, Hugh James Solicitors

2:10pm-2:40pm	The Changing Face of Pure Economic Loss Torts in Canada Daniel Bach, Siskinds LLP
2:40pm-4:40pm	The Return of the Accidental Tourist--A Comparative View of Personal Injury Systems in the USA, Canada, and Europe Joanne Brine, JMW Solicitors Rebeca Martínez, BCV Lex Abogados Sylwia Mysliwska, Gostynski&Partners Sebastian Van Teslaar, Van Teslaar Law Firm Marc Weingarten, Locks Law Firm Claire Wilkinson, Martin & Hillyer Associates
4:40pm-5:10pm	Using Non-Verbal Communication Positively Michael P. Doyle, Doyle LLP Eric Oliver, MetaSystems, Ltd

Monday, July 29, 2019

Monday, July 29, 2019
6:00am-7:40am

Litigation at Sunrise Part I

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

6:10am-6:20am	Trying the Small Cases Heidi DiLorenzo, Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, P.C.
6:20am-6:30am	Medical Malpractice Case Selection: A Guide to Representing the Injured Lindsay Lawrence, The Lawrence Firm, PSC
6:30am-6:40am	Consumer Protection Claims and Boosting the Value of Your Case Tara Tighe, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, PC
6:40am-6:50am	Bleeding to Death in a Hospital-- The Failure to Diagnose and Treat an Aorto Enteric Fistula Justin Linden, Linden & Associates
6:50am-7:00am	Monsanto Roundup® Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
7:00am-7:10am	3M Earplugs Martin Crump, Davis & Crump, PC
7:10am-7:20am	Cruise Ship Litigation-- Avoiding the Pitfalls Justin Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
7:20am-7:30am	Clergy Sex Abuse Cases Richard M. Serbin, The Law Offices of Richard M. Serbin
7:30am-7:40am	Tenofovir Robert K. Jenner, Jenner Law, P.C.

Monday, July 29, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Advocacy Track: Lessons from the Courtroom: Demonstrations of Voir Dire, Opening, Closing, and Direct (presented with the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee) CLE Program

Room: Ballroom 20 A

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Mary Beth Ramey, Ramey & Hailey

8:40am-9:10am	Using Depositions to Prepare for Trial Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
9:10am-9:50am	Voir Dire: Detecting Bias with a Limited Amount of Time Lisa Blue, Lisa Blue
9:50am-10:35am	Demonstration: Voir Dire Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano, Roberts & Mills, LLC Thomas Dempsey, Law Offices Of Thamas Dempsey John F Romano, Romano Law Group
10:35am-11:15am	Developing the Case Theory in Your Opening Christian D. Searcy, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA
11:15am-11:45am	Demonstration: Opening Statement Howard Nations, The Nations Law Firm
2:00pm-2:30pm	Direct Examination of Your Client David Bossart, Bossart Law Firm
2:30pm-3:00pm	Demonstration: Direct Examination of Your Client Kenneth Suggs, Janet, Janet & Suggs, LLC
3:00pm-3:30pm	Qualifying an Expert During Direct Examination Jack Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, P.A.
3:30pm-4:00pm	Demonstration: Qualifying an Expert Edward Ciarimboli, Fellerman and Ciarimboli
4:00pm-4:30pm	Ending on a High Note: Closing Statement Michael Kelly, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
4:30pm-5:00pm	Demonstration: Closing Statement Patricia C Bobb, Patricia C. Bobb & Associates

Monday, July 29, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

Canadian Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Elizabeth Ann Kinghorne, APTLA / CDN Caucus of AAJ

8:40am-9:25am	Class Actions in Canada Matthew Baer, McKenzie Lake Lawyers Clint Docken, Guardian Law Group LLP Raymond Wagner, Wagners
9:25am-9:55am	Supreme Court of Canada Update Eugene Meehan, Supreme Advocacy LLP
9:55am-10:25am	In 20 Years When Self-Driving Vehicles Are Mandatory and Nanobots Are in My Head--What Will My Law Practice Look Like? Charles Gluckstein, Gluckstein Lawyers Sandev Purewal, Gluckstein Lawyers
10:25am-10:55am	Causation in Medical Practice: Where We Are and Where We May Be Going Maria Damiano, Harte Law P.C
10:55am-11:40am	#MeToo--How to Build a Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Case David A. Klein, Klein Lawyers Claire Wilkinson, Martin & Hillyer Associates

Monday, July 29, 2019
8:30am-4:50pm

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

Room: Room 33 A-C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

8:40am-9:15am	Understanding Radiology Film Lauren D Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
9:15am-9:50am	Geico Class Action
9:50am-10:35am	Understanding Accident Reconstruction Methodology David Liske, Liske Accident and Injury Experts
10:35am-11:10am	Pursuing Municipal Liability Claims Miranda Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
11:10am-11:45am	Courtroom Technology Jay Vaughn, Schachter Hendy & Johnson, P.S.C.
2:00pm-2:30pm	Dram Shop Liability Adrian Vega, Will Ferguson and Associates
2:30pm-3:00pm	New Theories on Pursuit of Distracted Driving Cases Joel Feldman, Anapol Weiss
3:00pm-3:30pm	Ride Share Litigation: Understanding Coverage Issues Lawrence Simon, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
3:30pm-4:00pm	Protecting Biker's Rights: Common Theories and Strategies Michael Keating, Keating Law Offices, PC
4:00pm-4:30pm	Sharing the Road: Electric Scooters Ira Leesfield, Leesfield Scolaro, PA

Monday, July 29, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Bad Faith Litigation Group/Insurance Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 32 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Ian Birk, Keller Rohrback, LLP

8:40am-9:10am	Focus Groups Jeffrey Boyd, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
9:10am-9:40am	Jury Instructions Michal Meiler, Ver Ploeg & Marino, PA
9:40am-10:10am	Jury Selection in Insurance Cases Ricardo Echeverria, Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP
10:10am-10:40am	Preparing, Presenting, and Cross-Examining Claims Handling Experts
10:40am-11:10am	Sequencing Witnesses and Evidence at Trial G. Goodsell, Goodsell Quinn
11:10am-11:40am	Anatomy of a Pre-Litigation Property Damage Claim Alexander Cohen, Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP Sara McClain, Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP
2:00pm-2:30pm	Cannabis--Legal Trends in the Cannabis Industry Bryan Bergman, Bergman Law Group Hilary Bricken, Harris Bricken
2:30pm-3:00pm	Construction Defect Claim Terry Bailey, Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP
3:00pm-4:00pm	Perspective of the Washington Insurance Commissioner Michael Kreidler, Washington Insurance Commissioner
4:00pm-4:30pm	Sexual Abuse Claims and Insurance Coverage Michael T Bigos, Berman & Simmons, PA
4:30pm-5:00pm	Underinsurance/Misrepresentation Sandra Watts, United Policy Holders

Monday, July 29, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Civil Rights Section/Police Misconduct Litigation Group/Criminal Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

8:40am-9:10am	Protecting the Rights of Undocumented Workers in Civil and Criminal Litigation Benny Agosto Jr., Abraham Watkins Nichols Sorrels Agosto & Aziz
9:10am-9:50am	Review of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Civil Rights and Criminal Law Post-Obama Administration Robert S. Peck, Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.
9:50am-10:20am	Interpreting, Applying, and Minimizing the Point Spread in Sentencing Guidelines in Federal Court Eric Romano, Romano Law Group
10:20am-10:50am	Transgender Rights in Public Facilities Rodney G. Gregory, The Gregory Law Firm
10:50am-11:20am	Winning the Insurance Game Devon M. Jacob, Jacob Litigation
11:20am-12:10pm	Negotiating a Civil Rights Case to a Just Settlement - This is How You Do It Anthony Tarricone, Kreindler & Kreindler LLP
2:00pm-2:40pm	Comparing Jury Selection Techniques in a Civil Rights Case and a Criminal Law Case John F Romano, Romano Law Group
2:40pm-3:40pm	Fatal Mistake - Litigating a Police-Caused Wrongful Death Claim from Start to Finish Ronald Rodriguez, The Law Offices of Ronald Rodriguez
3:40pm-4:15pm	Restoration of Civil Rights for Convicted Felons - A National Perspective Rodney G. Gregory, The Gregory Law Firm
4:15pm-5:00pm	Identifying a Valid School Bullying Case - What are the Elements? When Should You Walk Away? Adele Kimmel, Public Justice

Monday, July 29, 2019
10:30am-12:10pm

LGBT Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Laurel Halbany, Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood

10:40am-11:10am	Employment Discrimination "Because of... sex"-- Does It Encompass Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation? Andre Mura, Gibbs Law Group LLP
11:10am-11:40am	Overcoming Bias as an LGBT Attorney Stephen Skinner, Skinner Law Firm
11:40am-12:10pm	Adoption Post-Marriage Cases Amy Heins, Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC

Monday, July 29, 2019
2:00pm-5:00pm

Railroad Law Section/Railroad-Highway Crossing & Derailment Litigation Group/Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Caroline Taylor, Whitfield Bryson & Mason, LLP

2:05pm-2:45pm	Striking Jurors for Cause Troy Basil Jones, 1975
2:45pm-3:45pm	A Trial Lawyer's Ethical Duties (Ethics) Robert Pottroff, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC
3:45pm-4:30pm	Basic Considerations and Pitfalls in FELA/Crossing Cases Nathan Karlin, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC Paula Rasmussen, Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson, LLP
4:30pm-5:00pm	Considerations When Negotiating ESI/Protective Orders Ariana J. Tadler, Tadler Law LLP

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
6:00am-7:40am

Litigation at Sunrise Part II

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

6:10am-6:20am	How to Start Your Own Law Firm Jennifer Moore, Moore Law Group, PLLC
6:20am-6:30am	Finding the Courage and the Financing to Start Your Own Practice Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, Attorneys at Law, ALC
6:30am-6:40am	Today's Clientele-- Changing Past Assumptions Susan Knape, A Case for Women
6:40am-6:50am	Getting Your First Leadership Role: What You Need to Know and Do to Be Successful Deborah Dixon, Dixon Diab & Chambers, LLP
6:50am-7:00am	Medical and Legal Issues Surrounding Women in Custody Joy Malby Bertrand, Joy Bertrand, Esq., LLC
7:00am-7:10am	Social Media Discovery Updates Heidi L Wickstrom, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, PC
7:10am-7:20am	Networking with Soul: Being Genuine Srinivas Hanumadass, CaseyGerry
7:20am-7:30am	Considerations When Working with Millennials Emily Thomas, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
7:30am-7:40am	JUUL E-Cigarettes Domenic Sanginiti Jr., Stark & Stark

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
8:30am-4:30pm

Advocacy Track: Tech Is Always Evolving...So Should Your Firm, Marketing, and Trial Presentations CLE Program

Room: Ballroom 20 A

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Stephanie Lockspeiser, Stark & Stark

8:40am-9:20am	Social Media Precautions for Your Client Heidi L Wickstrom, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, PC
9:20am-10:00am	Lights, Camera, Depo! Taking Video Depositions Robert Pottroff, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC
10:00am-10:40am	Presenting Exhibits and Damages Using the Latest Technology Raymond R. Jones, Attorney Ray Jones
10:40am-11:00am	On Another Note: Using Technology to Declutter Your Practice and Life
11:00am-11:35am	Bringing Your Case to Life Through Animations and Visuals Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
11:35am-12:05pm	Using Case Management Software to Streamline Your Practice Richard Hailey, Ramey & Hailey
2:00pm-2:45pm	Your Client Data Is Vulnerable: How to Protect It Hadley L Matarazzo, Faraci Lange, LLP
2:45pm-3:30pm	Obligations of an Attorney After a Data Breach or Cyberattack (Ethics) Michael Gras, Law Office of Christopher Cueto, LTD.
3:30pm-4:30pm	Ethics of Attorney Advertising in a Digital World (Ethics) Brenda Fulmer, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA John Gomez, Gomez Trial Attorneys

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

Employment Rights Section/Wage and Hour Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 31 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Jahan Sagafi, Outten & Golden, LLP

8:40am-9:10am	Practical Tips for ESI in Employment/Wage and Hour Cases Shenoa Payne, Shenoa Payne, Attorney at Law, PC
9:10am-9:40am	Ethical Issues Around Plaintiff Outreach (Ethics) Relic Sun, Outten & Golden, LLP
9:40am-10:10am	Trying Arbitrations
10:10am-10:40am	Lessons from Ten employment/Wage and Hour Cases You Need to Know Raymond R. Jones, Attorney Ray Jones
10:40am-11:10am	Navigating Mid-Litigation Communications by Defendants with Class Members
11:10am-11:40am	Settlement Negotiation Tips Kathleen Neary, Vincent M. Powers & Associates

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
8:30am-11:40am

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

Room: Room 30 C

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Daniel S. Chamberlain, Cohen & Malad, LLP

8:40am-9:10am	Voir Dire in Premises Liability Cases Karen Koehler, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore Kahler
9:10am-9:40am	30(b)(6) Depositions in Premises Liability Cases Robert D. Bohm, Robert D. Bohm PLLC
9:40am-10:10am	Handling Sexual Assault Cases Randi McGinn, McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
10:10am-10:40am	Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Experts in Negligent Security Cases John Leighton, Leighton Law, PA
10:40am-11:10am	The Dirty Dozen: Top Ways TopGolf Will Hurt Your Clients Marc C. Lenahan, Lenahan Law, PLLC
11:10am-11:40am	Holding Schools Accountable Under Federal Law: Title IX and Section 1983 Leto Copeley, Copeley Johnson Groninger, PLLC

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
8:30am-11:45am

Business Torts Section CLE Program

Room: Room 30 D

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Lydia Floyd, Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane APLC

8:40am-9:20am	Survey of Consumer Protection Laws: Tips and Pitfalls Timothy Davis, Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC
9:20am-10:05am	Survey of Consumer Protection Up North David Debenham, mcMillan LLP Ronald Podolny, Rochon Genova, LLP
10:05am-10:35am	Consumer Protections Cory Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum Famularo, PC
10:35am-11:15am	Panel: Developing Practice Areas and Case Ideas Using Consumer Laws Reagan Bradford, The Lanier Law Firm Eugene Egdorf, Shrader & Associates
11:15am-11:45am	Use of Unfair Competition Laws in the Prosecution of ADA Claims Catherine Cabalo, Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane, APLC

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
8:30am-5:00pm

Professional Negligence Section CLE Program

Room: Room 32 A/B

Venue: San Diego Convention Center

Emily Thomas, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC

8:40am-10:10am	Panel: Electronically Shared Information (ESI) Don Hanson, EMR Discovery Nursine Jackson, A Nurse Advocating for Better Healthcare Jennifer Keel, Thomas, Keel & Laird Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
10:10am-10:55am	Suing for Not Cooling and Effects of Cooling on Newborns Les Weisbrod, Miller Weisbrod, LLP
10:55am-11:40am	Deposing Defense Neuropsychology Experts Dorothy Clay Sims, Law Office of Dorothy Clay Sims
11:40am-12:10pm	Mining for Gold in Hospital Records Richard Gurfein, Gurfein Douglas LLP
2:00pm-2:45pm	Finding and Proving Damages Robert D Lewis Jr., The Lawrence Firm, PSC
2:45pm-3:30pm	Presentations and Storytelling Cliff Atkinson, Trial Consultant
3:30pm-4:15pm	Defining the Standard of Care in a Medical Malpractice Trial Joshua D. Koskoff, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
4:15pm-5:00pm	Puzzles, Muddles, Riddles and a Few Clear Answers: The Litigating Lawyer’s Gnarliest Ethical Challenges All Dangling on the Precipice of Legal Malpractice Thomas H. Blaske, Blaske & Blaske, PLC

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