AAJ 2022 Annual Convention

Please note: All times are Pacific Time (PT)

Live Programs
On-Demand

July 16, 2022
8:30AM - 4:55PM PT

Advocacy Track: Tools for Today's Trial Lawyer - Trying a Case on a Budget and Sharpening Your Pre-Trial Skills (presented with the New Lawyers Division) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Room 6A, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Trying a Case on a Budget: Tips for Success Carl Solomon, Solomon Law Group, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Mining for Metaphors in Discovery and Pretrial Kevin Biniazan, Breit Biniazan, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	The Effective Cross of an Expert: Research, Preparation, and Execution Ricardo M Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Non-Traditional Ways of Depositions Ervin Nevitt, Coplan & Crane
10:35AM - 11:10AM PT	Fighting Motions for Protective Orders Carmaletta Henson, Henson & Fuerst, PA
11:10AM - 11:40AM PT	Witness Preparation: Harvesting Witnesses' Stories Katherine James, ACT of Communication
2:00PM - 2:35PM PT	Maximizing Your Settlement Through Mediation Kurt Zaner, Zaner Harden Law, LLP
2:35PM - 3:10PM PT	Sending Powerful Demand Letters Shayla Reed, Reed Law Offices, PC, LLO
3:10PM - 3:45PM PT	How to Combat Court Secrecy Derrick Walker, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
3:45PM - 4:20PM PT	Maximizing Damages: Tips to Gain the Most Points in One Deposition Max Panoff, Leighton Law, PA
4:20PM - 4:55PM PT	Managing Client Expectations Miranda Soucie, Spiros Law, PC

July 16, 2022
8:30AM - 11:40AM PT

Canadian Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:25AM PT	Panel: Emerging Imaging and Technology for Identifying/Proving Brain Injuries Anthony Leoni, Rice Harbut Elliott, LLP Jill McCartney, Siskinds LLP
9:25AM - 9:55AM PT	Know Your Decider of Fact: Persuading Through Technology or Technique David Bishop Debenham, Low Murchison Radnoff, LLP
9:55AM - 10:45AM PT	Panel: Diversifying Your Personal Injury Practice – How to Expand or Make the Transition Charles Gluckstein, Gluckstein Lawyers Steve Grover, Grover Law Firm Judith Hull, McKenzie Lake Lawyers Raymond Wagner, Wagners Personal Injury Lawyers
10:55AM - 11:15AM PT	SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) Litigation Maia Bent, Lerner LLP
11:15AM - 11:40AM PT	Supreme Court of Canada Updates Eugene Meehan, Supreme Advocacy LLP

July 16, 2022
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT

Nursing Homes Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Russell Media

Room: Room 608, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Margaret Libby E. Edwards, Law Offices of Libby E. Edwards

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Introduction: Jury Focused Examination Lesley Clement, Clement Law Group
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Preparing for and Deposing the Caregivers Dusti Harvey, Harvey & Foote Law Firm, LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	Proving Notice and Harm Caused by Understaffing Through Doctors and Regional Clinical Directors Laraclay Drake Parker, Golden Law Office
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Examination of the Floor Nurses and Director of Nursing Tad Thomas
10:35AM - 11:05AM PT	Preparing for and Deposing the Director of Staff Development and Staffing Coordinator Shayla Reed, Reed Law Offices, PC, LLO
11:05AM - 11:35AM PT	Preparing For and Deposing the Substantive Corporate Representative Depositions Mark R. Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
2:00PM - 2:45PM PT	Preparing for and Deposing the Administrator/Regional Director of Operations/Vice President of Operations Gabriel V. Kory, Miller Kory Rowe, LLP
2:45PM - 3:30PM PT	The Top of the Food Chain: CEO/CFO Carmaletta Henson, Henson & Fuerst, PA
3:30PM - 4:15PM PT	Examining the Defense Experts Donna MacKenzie, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
4:15PM - 5:00PM PT	Expert Direct Examination: A Live Demonstration Christopher Cherney, Nursing Home Administrator Jody C. Moore, L. O. Jody C. Moore, APC

July 16, 2022
8:30AM - 5:15PM PT

Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Rubenstein Law

Room: Room 606/607, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Adam Malone, Malone Law Office

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Overview of the TBI Case Tanya Ortega, Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Constructing the Best Defense to Tear It Down Bruce H. Stern, Stark & Stark
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	Discovery Issues & Preparing the TBI Client for Deposition Mark R. Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Role of Neuropsychological Testing Scott Blair, Brain Injury Law of Seattle Glenn T. Goodwin, Glenn T. Goodwin, PhD
10:35AM - 11:05AM PT	Taking Out the Dishonest Defense Medical Examiner Jay Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC
11:05AM - 11:35AM PT	Understanding Neuroimaging Katherine Harvey-Lee, California Truck Law, PC
11:35AM - 12:05PM PT	Proving the Invisible Injury Florence Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
2:00PM - 2:45PM PT	Framing the TBI Case for Trial Zachary M. Mandell, Mandell Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd.
2:45PM - 3:30PM PT	Voir Dire & Opening Statement for TBI Trials Artemis Malekpour, Malekpour & Ball
3:30PM - 4:15PM PT	From Victim to Victor: Casting Your Client (and Yourself) In the TBI Trial Jesse Wilson, Tell the Winning Story
4:15PM - 4:45PM PT	Cross Examination of Defense Experts Joseph Cammarata, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
4:45PM - 5:15PM PT	Maximizing Damages in Traumatic Brain Injury Randall H. Scarlett, Scarlett Law Group

July 16, 2022
8:30AM - 11:35PM PT

Admiralty Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Tonya Meister, Meister Law, LLC

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Perspective of a Former Navy Surface Warfare Officer: Claims Against the United States Navy Lindsey Clayton Magee Gordley, Waters Law Firm
9:20AM - 10:05AM PT	Athens Convention: A European Lawyer’s Perspective on Vessel Passenger Claims Katherine Allen, Hugh James Solicitors
10:05AM - 10:50AM PT	Oil Spill & Pollution Claims—Liability and Damages Jessica Ibert, Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson
10:50AM - 11:35AM PT	Remand of Admiralty Claims: Tools to Remain in State Court Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel LLP

July 16, 2022
10:00AM - 11:35AM PT

ERISA Benefits Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

10:05AM - 10:50AM PT	The New Regulations – What Has Been Done with Them So Far? Audrey Dolmovich, Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC
10:50AM - 11:35AM PT	Tactics for Winning ERISA Disability Insurance Claims & Litigation Jennifer Danish, Bryant Legal Group PC

July 16, 2022
10:00AM - 11:35AM PT

LGBT Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Shenoa Payne, Shenoa Payne, Attorney at Law, PC

10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	How to Prepare Child Abuse Survivors Who Disclose They Are in the LGBTQ Community Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP
10:35AM - 11:05AM PT	Case Study: Representing a LGBTQ Client in a Personal Injury Case Stephen Skinner, Skinner Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM PT	Transgender Students and Sports

July 16, 2022
2:00PM - 3:35PM PT

Qui Tam Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Nicholas Verderame, Plattner Verderame, PC

2:05PM - 2:35PM PT	You’re Already Halfway There: Overlap Between Medical Negligence/Employment and Qui Tam Litigation Felix Gavi Luna, Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna Richard P. Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth
2:35PM - 3:05PM PT	What Makes Qui Tam Different? Dan Fruchter, United States Attorney’s Office Eva Gunasekera, Tycko & Zavareei LLP
3:05PM - 3:35PM PT	Practical Advice for Identifying and Working Up a Qui Tam Case Jillian Estes, Morgan Verkamp, LLC Erica Blachman Hitchings, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC

July 16, 2022
2:00PM - 3:35PM PT

Resort Tort Litigation Group/Bicycle Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Advocacy Digital Media

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Sarah Schindler, Kolsby Gordon Robin & Shore

2:05PM - 2:35PM PT	Navigating the COVID-19 Surge of Boating Injury Cases Ira Leesfield, Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.
2:35PM - 3:05PM PT	The Role of Cycling in Post-Pandemic Transportation Michael Keating, Keating Law Offices, PC
3:05PM - 3:35PM PT	Intentional Torts and Sexual Assaults on Cruise Ships Carlos Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel LLP

July 16, 2022
2:00PM - 5:00PM PT

Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Kathleen Farinas, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP

2:05PM - 2:30PM PT	Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts & New Filings Update Lisa Nathanson Busch, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC Marcus Raichle Jr., Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC
2:30PM - 2:55PM PT	Johnson & Johnson Bankruptcy/Texas Two-Step Jared Placitella, Cohen Placitella & Roth, PC Joseph Satterley, Satterley & Kelley, PLLC
2:55PM - 3:20PM PT	Which Motions in Limine Should Be Contemplated in Every Case Rachel Gross, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP
3:20PM - 3:45PM PT	How to Prepare and Cross Defendant’s Go-To Experts Nathan Finch, Motley Rice, LLC Shane F Hampton, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
3:45PM - 4:10PM PT	Expert Reports – What Should and Should Not Be Included Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates
4:10PM - 4:35PM PT	Important Legal Decisions Over the Last 24 Months: Law Update Paul C Cook, Frost Law Firm, PC Ka'Leya Hardin, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP
4:35PM - 5:00PM PT	Lessons Learned During COVID-19 to Carry Forward Russell Pate, Pate Law Firm

July 16, 2022
2:00PM - 5:00PM PT

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

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

2:05PM - 2:40PM PT	Panel - How to Make Sure You Have Insurance Coverage in Sexual Assault Cases Elizabeth Bailey, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC
2:40PM - 3:15PM PT	Panel - New Statute of Limitations Laws Marci A. Hamilton, CHILD USA Micha Liberty, Liberty Law Office
3:15PM - 3:50PM PT	Panel - Dealing with Bankruptcy in Sex Abuse Cases: Boy Scouts of America and USA Gymnastics John Manly, Manly Stewart & Finaldi, APC Michael Pfau, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC
3:50PM - 4:25PM PT	Panel - Strategies for Taking to a Trauma-Informed Approach in Multi-Plaintiff Sex Abuse Cases Melissa Hague, The Joel Bieber Firm Michelle Simpson Tuegel, The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
4:25PM - 5:00PM PT	Panel - Obtaining Justice Through Non-Monetary Demands in Sex Abuse Cases Megan Bonanni, Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, PC

View live programs for July 17

July 17, 2022
6:30AM - 8:05AM PT

Litigation at Sunrise CLE Program

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

6:35AM - 6:50AM PT	Overcoming Waivers in Ski Venues
6:50AM - 7:05AM PT	Seven Ethics Tips for Staff and Paralegals Madeline McNeeley, Harris Lowry Manton LLP
7:05AM - 7:20AM PT	Hernia Mesh Litigation Update Michael Daly, Pogust Millrood
7:20AM - 7:35AM PT	Hiring and Development Within Your Firm
7:35AM - 7:50AM PT	CPAP Litigation Update Winston Troy Bouk, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr & Mougey, PA
7:50AM - 8:05AM PT	Dram Shop Brian Rogers, Rogers & Fite

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT

Advocacy Track: Rise of the Changing Tide - Jury Trends and Trial Strategies for Our Current Socio-Political Climate (presented with the Jury Bias Litigation Group) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Room 6A, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

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

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	The Four Questions Jeffrey Boyd, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
9:05AM - 10:05AM PT	Focus Groups from Trial to Verdict: Lessons Learned Lauren D Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
10:05AM - 10:50AM PT	New Trends in Focus Groups Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
10:50AM - 11:50AM PT	Update on Jury Research Project Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano Roberts Mills & Knowlton, LLC David A Wenner, Snyder & Wenner
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Overcoming Jury Bias in Cases that Make the News Robyn L. Wishart, Wishart Brain and Spine Law
2:30PM - 3:30PM PT	New Strategies: What Has Worked in Recent Cases Eric Fong, Fong Law, PLLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM PT	Bringing Out Jurors' Beneficial Biases Through Storytelling
4:00PM - 4:30PM PT	Finding Rules of the Road That Matter to a Polarized Jury
4:30PM - 5:00PM PT	"Nuclear" Verdicts - What Are Juries Up To? Diandra Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC Robert Dicello, DiCello Levitt Gutzler, LLC

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 11:35AM PT

Business Torts Section CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Lydia Floyd, The Lydia Floyd Law Firm LLC

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Prosecuting Ponzi Scheme Cases Against Third Party Professionals Scott Silver, Silver Law Group
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Litigating Grey Markets Christopher Langone, Langone Law LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	Finding the Hidden Corporate Defendant Sophie Zavaglia, SWMW Law, LLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Title IX and Institutional Discrimination Kimberly Evans, Grant & Eisenhofer, PA
10:35AM - 11:35AM PT	Behavioral Psychology Tips for Trial Lawyers Robert Dicello, DiCello Levitt Gutzler, LLC

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 11:50AM PT

Employment Rights Section/Wage and Hour Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by CPT Group

Room: Room 608, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Handling an Employment Appeal from A to Z Carla Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC
9:20AM - 10:05AM PT	Calculating Damages in Employment Cases Brian Kriegler, Econ One Research
10:05AM - 11:05AM PT	Ethical Considerations Including Reverse Auctions in Settlements R. Joseph Barton, Block & Leviton, LLP
11:05AM - 11:50AM PT	Employment Law Update Rachhana Srey, Nichols Kaster, PLLP

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 12:05PM PT

Section on Toxic Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts CLE Program

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:10AM PT	Round-Up Litigation Update Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
9:10AM - 9:45AM PT	Opioids Litigation Update Vincent Greene IV, Motley Rice, LLC
9:45AM - 10:20AM PT	Johnson and Johnson Talc Update P. Leigh O'Dell, Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, PC
10:20AM - 10:55AM PT	PFAS/AFFF Update Gale D. Pearson, Fears Nachawati Law Firm
10:55AM - 11:30AM PT	Elmiron Ruth T Rizkalla, The Carlson Law Firm, PC
11:30AM - 12:05PM PT	Defeating Federal Jurisdiction/Snap Removal Kevin S. Hannon, Morgan & Morgan

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 4:45PM PT

Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section/Rideshare Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Arthur Funding

Room: Room 606/607, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Maria B. Glorioso, The Glorioso Law Firm

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Overcoming Obstacles in the Motorcycle Case Grant Lawson, Metier Law Firm, LLC
9:20AM - 10:05AM PT	When the Rideshare Ride Isn’t Safe Deborah Nelson, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
10:05AM - 10:50AM PT	Preparing Your Case and Your Client for Trial
10:50AM - 11:35AM PT	Effective Cross-Examination and Deposition Examination of the Rideshare Representative Jamie Goldstein, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos
2:00PM - 2:45PM PT	Top Ten Tips in Auto Litigation Javier Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
2:45PM - 3:30PM PT	Overlooked Theories of Liability in Premises Liability Litigation Michael L. Neff, Neff Injury Law
3:30PM - 4:00PM PT	Settling Auto and Premises Cases in the COVID/Post-COVID-19 World Sagi Shaked, Shaked Law Firm, PA
4:00PM - 4:45PM PT	Virtual vs. In-Person Focus Groups – Pros and Con Kenneth Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers

July 17, 2022
8:30AM - 5:10PM PT

Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Leah S. Snyder, Ember Law, PLLC

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Underinsured Motorist Valuation Disputes and Bad Faith Jarom Whitehead, Pedersen Whitehead & Hanby
9:20AM - 9:50AM PT	Disability Policies, Application, Appeal, and Litigation Jennifer Danish, Bryant Legal Group PC
9:50AM - 10:20AM PT	Proving Bad Faith Thomas Harding, Clear Legal Law Corporation
10:20AM - 10:50AM PT	Personal Injury Protection/Medpay/Health Insurance – Getting Them to Pay Jami S. Oliver, Oliver Law Office
10:50AM - 11:35AM PT	Fire Insurance Litigation
11:35AM - 12:05PM PT	Litigation Through Reservations of Rights & Coverage Issues Edward Le, Edward K. Le, PLLC
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Insurance Sales Broker and Agent Liability Melinda Ghilardi, Munley Law
2:30PM - 3:30PM PT	Drafting and Using Conflict Waivers in Insurance Cases Mercedes M. Donchez, Donchez Law Firm
3:30PM - 4:30PM PT	Keeping Insurance Clients Fully Informed Deborah Nelson, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
4:30PM - 5:10PM PT	Insurers, Bankruptcy, and Death

July 17, 2022
1:00PM - 2:30PM PT

Camp Lejeune Water Contamination CLE Program

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

July 17, 2022
2:00PM - 5:05PM PT

Aviation Law Section CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Matthew S Sims, Rapoport Weisberg & Sims, PC

2:05PM - 2:50PM PT	Safety Management Systems in Aviation and Avenue to Liability John Cane, Cane Associates, Aviation Consultants, LLC
2:50PM - 3:35PM PT	Update on Personal Jurisdiction in the Post-Ford Era Brittany Sanders Robb, Robb & Robb, LLC
3:35PM - 4:20PM PT	Preemption Issues in Aviation Cases William Crawford Appleby, Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, PC
4:20PM - 5:05PM PT	Roundtable Discussion on Recent Defense Tactics in Aviation Cases James Brauchle, Motley Rice, LLC Lea P. Bucciero, Podhurst Orseck, PA Justin Green, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP Timothy Loranger

July 17, 2022
2:00PM - 5:05PM PT

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD) Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 608, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

2:05PM - 2:50PM PT	The Medicine of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
2:50PM - 3:35PM PT	Trial Issues in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Case Andrew Mendlin, Curtis Legal Group
3:35PM - 4:20PM PT	Cross - Examination of the Defense Medical Expert R. Steven Shisler, Shisler Law Offices, LLC
4:20PM - 5:05PM PT	How to Prepare for the CRPS Trial: Case Study Sarah Elizabeth Fleming, GLP Attorneys, PS, Inc.

July 17, 2022
2:00PM - 5:05PM PT

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

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Jasper Abbott, Harris Lowry Manton LLP

2:05PM - 2:35PM PT	Derailment Litigation & Damages Nathan Karlin, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC
2:35PM - 3:05PM PT	Blocked Crossing Cases & Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) Preemption in Grade Crossing Cases Timothy Gaarder, Davis Bethune & Jones
3:05PM - 3:35PM PT	Horn Blasts & Brain Injuries in Workers Florence Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
3:35PM - 4:05PM PT	Preemption in Pedestrian Cases and the Bad Acts that Follow an Injury John C Bell Jr., The Bell Firm
4:05PM - 4:35PM PT	Locomotive Inspection Act and Safety Appliance Act and FELA Preemption in Ledure v. UP Nelson Wolff, Schlichter Bogard & Denton
4:35PM - 5:05PM PT	Using Employment Law to Obtain Better Results for Your Client Paul Bovarnick, Rose Senders & Bovarnick, LLP

July 17, 2022
3:00PM - 4:35PM PT

Vaccine Injury Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Fortis Bank

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Danielle Strait, mctlaw

3:05PM - 3:35PM PT	State and Federal Vaccine Injury Litigation Outside the Court of Federal Claims Lawrence R Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC Renee J. Gentry, Law Office Of Renee J Gentry
3:35PM - 4:05PM PT	Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program Lawrence R Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC Renee J. Gentry, Law Office Of Renee J Gentry
4:05PM - 4:35PM PT	Vaccine Injury Litigation in the United States Court of Federal Claims Lawrence R Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC Renee J. Gentry, Law Office Of Renee J Gentry

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July 18, 2022
7:00AM - 8:00AM PT

Early Morning CLE Program - Fighting Burnout and Finding Balance in the Practice of Law

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

T. Metier

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 4:25PM PT

Advocacy Track - Rapid Fire Learning with the Stalwarts: The Practice of Tomorrow (presented with the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Room 6A, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Preparing for Trial in an Infected Courtroom Karen Koehler
9:20AM - 9:40AM PT	Equipment You Need for Your Virtual Set-Up
9:40AM - 10:00AM PT	Conducting Your Zoom Deposition Julie Braman Kane, Colson Hicks Eidson
10:00AM - 10:20AM PT	Virtual Hearings: What Changes Online? James S. Rogers, Law Offices of James S. Rogers
10:20AM - 10:40AM PT	How to Handle Your Virtual Mediation Les Weisbrod, Miller Weisbrod, LLP
10:40AM - 11:00AM PT	Permission and Presenting Live Witnesses During Trial by Zoom Michael Foley, Foley Law Firm
11:00AM - 11:30AM PT	Virtual Jury Selection Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti Wang Torrijos, LLP
2:00PM - 2:45PM PT	Systematic Preparation to Win John Romano, Romano Law Group
2:45PM - 3:05PM PT	Concise Trials: What You Need to Know Joseph Fried, Fried Goldberg, LLC
3:05PM - 3:25PM PT	How to Mix Your Live Testimony with Pre-Recorded Testimony Christine Spagnoli, Greene, Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
3:25PM - 3:45PM PT	Examining In-Person and Virtual Witnesses at the Same Trial Deborah Chang, Athea Trial Lawyers LLP
3:45PM - 4:05PM PT	Handling Your Technical Mishap in Court Michael Cowen, Cowen \| Rodriguez \| Peacock
4:05PM - 4:25PM PT	Create a Powerful Closing Ira Leesfield, Leesfield Scolaro, P.A.

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 11:35AM PT

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

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Elizabeth Seemann, LaBovick Law Group

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Legalization of Marijuana and the Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims Stephanie Tucker, Babcock Law Firm
9:20AM - 10:05AM PT	The Synergy Between Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Law Dominique Ramer, Pond Lehocky Giordano, LLP
10:05AM - 10:50AM PT	Technological and Logistical Impacts from COVID-19 on the Workers’ Compensation Practice Roger B Finderson, Finderson Law, LLC
10:50AM - 11:35AM PT	The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Security Disability and the New Normal of Disability Practice Stacy Elizabeth Thompson, Bluestein Attorneys

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 4:00PM PT

Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Getting the Most Out of Search Engine Optimization Seth Price, BluShark Digital
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	How to Gain Recognition and Make Impressions Through Your Social Media Platform
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	OTT/CTV and Digital Marketing Strategy to Capture Your Local Market
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Distinguishing Yourself: Vanity Telephone Numbers and Websites Ari Kresch, 1-800-LAW-FIRM
10:35AM - 11:35AM PT	Ethics of Lead Generation Jamison Ledbetter, Conoscienti, Ledbetter & Archer, LLC
11:35AM - 12:05PM PT	Growing Your Practice Using Community Partnership Jeffrey Meldon, Meldon Law
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Client’s Bill of Rights Betsy Greene, Greene & Schultz
2:30PM - 3:00PM PT	Preservation of Evidence Katherine C Neal, Law Offices of Carey Leisure & Neal
3:00PM - 3:30PM PT	Dealing with Settlement Statements and Liens Christopher T. Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM PT	A Guide to Your Office Employment Contract John A Stefani, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 4:10PM PT

Civil Rights Section/Police Misconduct Litigation Group/Minority Caucus CLE Program Sponsored by Creative Capital

Room: Room 608, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:15AM PT	42 USC 1981: The Underutilized Tool of Civil Rights Litigation Christopher Langone, Langone Law LLC Ashlie Sletvold, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise LLP
9:15AM - 9:45AM PT	Know Your (Reformed) Police Department: Strategies and Tactics to Defend Jasper Abbott, Harris Lowry Manton LLP
9:45AM - 10:15AM PT	Identifying Employment Discrimination and Getting Your Client’s Claim to Court Tamarah Prevost, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
10:15AM - 10:55AM PT	Decision Time: How Do I Handle My Next Appeal? Matthew J. Kita, Attorney at Law Isaac A McBeth, Halperin Law Center, LLC
10:55AM - 11:25AM PT	How Do I Communicate with Intersectional Clients Who Have Experienced Trauma? Tara Kirsten King, The Wagstaff Law Firm
11:25AM - 12:25PM PT	Are We Facing a Lifetime of Judicial Mayhem? Beth Baldinger, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman Christopher H. Fitzgerald, Law Office of Christopher H. Fitzgerald Charlotte McBirney, American Association for Justice
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Wrongful Death of Immigration Detainees – Using Section 504 Against Federal Entities Irene Raqchel Lax, Grant & Eisenhofer, PA
2:30PM - 3:00PM PT	How to Help Your Client Advocate for Legislative Change Jamie Mauhay, Kershaw Cook & Talley, PC
3:00PM - 3:40PM PT	What to Expect with Title IX Athletics Cases Arthur Bryant, Bailey Glasser, LLP
3:40PM - 4:10PM PT	Leveraging Post-Pandemic Jury Generosity William T Sykes, Claggett & Sykes Law Firm

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 4:30PM PT

Products Liability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Update on Developing Personal Jurisdiction Precedent in Product Liability Cases Melissa N Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A.
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Seller Liability – Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going Stephen J. Herman
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	Changing Technology Trends and Their Impact on Product Liability Cases J. Parker Miller, Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Seatback Cases Jason Robinson, Denny & Barrett, P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM PT	Children’s Products Adam Langino, Langino Law PLLC
11:05AM - 11:35AM PT	Tesla Product Cases Donald M. Slavik, Slavik Law Firm LLC
11:35AM - 12:05PM PT	Update on Workplace Product Cases Lisa Benedetti, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Evaluating Products Cases in a COVID-19 World Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
2:30PM - 3:00PM PT	Is My Product Too Old for a Product Case? How to Handle Older Product Defect Cases Brian Franciskato, Nash & Franciskato Law Firm
3:00PM - 3:30PM PT	Product Liability Trials in the COVID Age Michael Warshauer, Warshauer Law Group
3:30PM - 4:30PM PT	Ethics: Don’t Assume Your Referral Fee Arrangement is Proper Elizabeth Bailey, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PC

July 18, 2022
8:30AM - 4:30PM PT

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

Room: Room 606/607, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	First Steps in Handling a Truck Case Jennifer Greene, Scott Vicknair, LLC
9:20AM - 9:50AM PT	Critical Discovery and Sanction Issues in Trucking Cases: ESI, Sanctions, and the FRCP Timothy Lange, The Lange Firm, PLLC
9:50AM - 10:20AM PT	Strategies for Collisions Due to Vehicle Breakdown and Maintenance Violations Janelle Bailey, Washington Injury Law
10:20AM - 10:50AM PT	Proving Failure to Maintain Bryan Roberts, Stark & Stark
10:50AM - 11:20AM PT	How Are Bus Crashes Different Than Truck Crashes? Allan Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
11:20AM - 11:50AM PT	Trade Secrets and Protective Orders in Trucking Cases Stefano Portigliatti, Coker Law
2:00PM - 2:30PM PT	Hiring the Right Commercial Vehicle Experts Michael Cowen, Cowen \| Rodriguez \| Peacock
2:30PM - 3:00PM PT	Strategies for Mediation and Resolving Your Cases Jeanmarie Whalen, Domnick Cunningham & Whalen
3:00PM - 3:30PM PT	Using and Combatting Motions in Limine Chantal Trujillo, Rodriguez & Associates
3:30PM - 4:00PM PT	Making Sure All Parties Are Named and Accounted For Peter Kestner, McEwen & Kestner, PLLC
4:00PM - 4:30PM PT	Trying the Complex Commercial Vehicle Case Michael Leizerman, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP

July 18, 2022
9:00AM - 4:30PM PT

Class Action Litigation Group/Consumer Privacy/Data Breach Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Huntington Bank

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

9:05AM - 9:50AM PT	Best Practices Retention and Retainers Kenneth Grunfeld, Golomb Spirt Grunfeld, PC
9:50AM - 10:35AM PT	Best Practices in Class Action Billing Douglas McNamara, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
10:35AM - 11:20AM PT	Trends in Privacy and Cybersecurity Litigation: From Damages Modeling to Daubert Jason Lichtman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Derek W. Loeser, Keller Rohrback, LLP
11:20AM - 12:20PM PT	Update on Recent Decisions on Class Objections & Settlement Patrick Wallace, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC
2:00PM - 2:45PM PT	Privacy and Cybersecurity Legislation Tracking David Berger, Gibbs Law Group, LLP
2:45PM - 3:45PM PT	Combatting Court Secrecy: Pushing Back on Defendants’ Improper Claims of Privilege and Work Product in Post-Breach Investigations Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC Ariana Tadler, Tadler Law LLP
3:45PM - 4:30PM PT	Arbitration Rulings Affecting Class Actions Paul Bland Jr., Public Justice

July 18, 2022
2:00PM - 5:05PM PT

International Practice Section CLE Program

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Michael Doyle, Doyle LLP

2:05PM - 2:35PM PT	US Claims Against Spanish Hotels Ana Romero, PEOPIL
2:35PM - 3:05PM PT	Germany Class Action: First Experiences after “Dieselgate” Stefano Dangel, Dolce Lauda
3:05PM - 3:35PM PT	Parental Company Responsibility in Cross Border Claims Oliver Holland, Leigh Day
3:35PM - 4:05PM PT	The Uberization of Law – Can Lawyers Be Replaced by an App? Laura Hillyer, Martin & Hillyer Associates Daniel Hinkle, American Association for Justice Micha Liberty, Liberty Law Office
4:05PM - 5:05PM PT	Panel: Post-Brexit Legal Work – A Perspective from UK and Irish Lawyers on Cross Border Work Mark Gibson, Digby Brown LLP Paul McClorry, Hudgell Solicitors Liam S Moloney Jr., Liam Moloney Solicitor

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July 19, 2022
8:30AM - 11:35AM PT

Advocacy Track: Technology at the Forefront Inside and Outside of the Courtroom (presented with the Technology and Science Section) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Room 6A, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

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

8:35AM - 8:55AM PT	What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Google and How It Affects Your Business Robert Wilhite, Wilhite, Rose, McClure & Sawaya, P.C.
8:55AM - 9:15AM PT	Leveraging Case Management Technology to Super Charge Your Case Joseph Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC
9:15AM - 9:45AM PT	Big Brother is Watching: Biometric and Other App Tracking from Your Fitbit and Apple Watch – Drawing a Line on Discoverability Jennifer Hoekstra, Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC
9:45AM - 10:05AM PT	How to Use Free & Cheap Technology to Establish & Enhance Liability O. Mark Zamora, CLN
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Surviving and Thriving During the Great Resignation: Legal Tech to Manage Staff and Cases During Challenging Times Amber M. Pang Parra
10:35AM - 10:55AM PT	Accountability in Tech: Suing Social Media Companies Despite Sect ion 230 of the Communications Decency Act Margaret E. Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
10:55AM - 11:15AM PT	Save the Children: Overcoming Section 230 Immunity to Combat America’s Youth Mental Health Crisis Matthew Bergman, Bergman Draper Oslund Udo, PLLC
11:15AM - 11:35AM PT	E - Discovery Made Simple Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law

July 19, 2022
8:30AM - 11:30AM PT

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

Room: Room 612, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:00AM PT	The Defendant in My Sex Abuse Case Just Filed for Bankruptcy: What Do I Do?
9:00AM - 9:25AM PT	Negligent Security Cases: How to Prove Security Was Needed and How It Was Inadequate Max Panoff, Leighton Law, PA
9:25AM - 9:50AM PT	When Your Client Is Sexually Abused . . . and Doesn’t Tell Anyone for Decades Celeste E. Laramie, Gravel & Shea, PC
9:50AM - 10:15AM PT	Picking Juries in Premises and Security Cases: What Makes Them Tick? Jeffrey Boyd, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
10:15AM - 10:40AM PT	Closing Arguments: Two Approaches — the Opening Close and the Closing Close Michael L. Neff, Neff Injury Law
10:40AM - 11:05AM PT	Panel Discussion: Looking for Premises Liability Angles in Your Practice Robert D. Bohm, Robert D. Bohm PLLC Susannah Chester-Schindler, Waters Kraus & Paul
11:05AM - 11:30AM PT	Topic TBD

July 19, 2022
8:30AM - 11:40AM PT

Distracted Driving Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 608, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

8:35AM - 9:00AM PT	EndDD: Making Our Roads and Communities Safer and Saving Lives Joel D. Feldman, Anapol Weiss
9:00AM - 9:25AM PT	How to Use Evidence of Distracted Driving in a Car Accident and Truck Accident Case Jay Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery, PSC
9:25AM - 9:50AM PT	The Science Behind Distracted Driving and What Makes it So Dangerous Nancy L Grugle, Exigent Group Limited
9:50AM - 10:15AM PT	Creating an Emotional Connection and Reaction With Jurors in the Distracted Driving Case Eric Fong, Fong Law, PLLC
10:15AM - 11:15AM PT	The Cell Phone Download from A-Z: How It Works, What You Can Get, and All the Ways It Can Expose Distracted Driving Lars Daniel, Envista Forensics
11:15AM - 11:40AM PT	Can Evidence of Distracted Driving Lead To Punitive Damages? Can Using Bluetooth Lead To Punitive Damages? Ryan Skiver, The Skiver Law Firm

July 19, 2022
8:30AM - 12:05PM PT

Infant Formula NEC Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 604, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

John Romano, Romano Law Group

8:35AM - 9:05AM PT	Overview of Infant Formula Litigation: MDL, State Court Filed Cases, Status & Likely Timelines for Case Movement
9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Necrotizing Enterocolitis – Understanding the Disease and Its Consequences Ashlie Sletvold, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise LLP
9:35AM - 10:35AM PT	Case Studies: Three Real and Tragic Cases Stephen Reck, Law Firm of Stephen M. Reck, LLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	What You Need to Know about the Defenses of Preemption & Learned Intermediary Doctrine
10:35AM - 11:05AM PT	Formula Industry – Deception, Marketing and Lobbying Jose Rojas, Levin, Rojas, Camassar, and Reck, LLC
11:05AM - 11:35AM PT	Experts in Infant Formula Cases Sara Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr & Mougey, PA
11:35AM - 12:05PM PT	Where Do We Go from Here – MDL Litigation Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

July 19, 2022
8:30AM - 4:55PM PT

Professional Negligence Section CLE Program Sponsored by MDTimelines

Room: Room 615/616, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

Heidi Wickstrom, Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, PC

8:35AM - 9:20AM PT	Medical Negligence Trials in Times of COVID-19
9:20AM - 10:05AM PT	FTCA Claims and Settlements Jamal Alsaffar, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC
10:20AM - 11:20AM PT	Bias in Medical Care Kenneth T Lumb, Corboy & Demetrio, PC
11:20AM - 12:05PM PT	Negating Defense Exceptions to Standards of Care Kathleen Nastri, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
2:00PM - 2:35PM PT	Proving Violation of Standard of Care and Causation in Birth Injury Cases Emily Thomas, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
2:35PM - 3:10PM PT	Audit Trails/Electronic Medical Record Discovery Jonathan Lomurro, Lomurro Law
3:10PM - 3:45PM PT	Expert Witnesses: Finding Your Own and Discrediting the Defense Francisco Rodriguez, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
3:45PM - 4:20PM PT	Diagnostic Errors and Delay in Diagnosis Keith Hebeisen, Clifford Law Offices, PC
4:20PM - 4:55PM PT	Valuing the Medical Negligence Case: Working Up Damages and Settlement Issues Andrew Buzin, Buzin Law, P.C.

July 19, 2022
9:00AM - 10:35AM PT

Federal Tort Liability and Military Advocacy Section CLE Program

Room: Room 603, Level 6

Venue: Convention Center

9:05AM - 9:35AM PT	Federal Tort Claims Act 2.0 – The Basics Kenneth T Lumb, Corboy & Demetrio, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM PT	A Trip Through the DOJ Reversionary Trust Land Dov Apfel, Levin & Perconti
10:05AM - 10:35AM PT	Mass Shootings and the Federal Tort Claims Act: Sutherland Springs Jamal Alsaffar, Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng Alsaffar Higginbotham & Jacob, PLLC

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