July 20, 2025
7:00AM - 8:00AM PT
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Early Morning CLE ProgramRoom: Room 308, level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South |
July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT
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Advocacy Track: Mastering a Strong Foundation – Solidifying Your Skills in Discovery, Depositions, and More Sponsored by Advocate Capital (CLE Program)Room: Room 153/155, Upper Mezzanine Venue: Moscone Center South , Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC | 8:35AM - 9:05AM PT | Deposition Preparation: Digging into the Work Jennifer J. Greene, Bey & Associates, LLC | | 9:05AM - 9:35AM PT | Challenging Privilege Logs | | 9:35AM - 10:05AM PT | Updates to Rule 702 – What You Need to Know Brett Justin Schreiber, Singleton Schreiber, LLP | | 10:05AM - 10:35AM PT | How to Exclude an Expert: Entirely or Particular Opinions | | 10:35AM - 11:05AM PT | Discovery Disputes – What Are Your Ethical Obligations? (ethics) | | 11:05AM - 11:35AM PT | Ethical Considerations During Depositions (ethics) Moses Kim, The Moses Firm | | 2:00PM - 2:45PM PT | Witness Preparation for a Deposition , ACT of Communication , Spiros Law, PC | | 2:45PM - 3:15PM PT | Deposing the Expert Michael R. Grieco, Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley | | 3:15PM - 4:00PM PT | 30(b)(6) Depositions – Beyond the Notice: Crafting Your Questions and Strategy , Buchanan Law Firm, LLC | | 4:00PM - 4:45PM PT | How to Make and Utilize Exhibits in Your Deposition |
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July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 10:05AM PT
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The Federal Tort Claims Act – Learn from the Experts presented by the Federal Tort and Military Advocacy Liability Section (CLE Program)Room: Room 307, Level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South Kenneth T. Lumb, Corboy & Demetrio, PC | 8:35AM - 9:05AM PT | Common Pitfalls of FTCA Cases | | 9:05AM - 9:35AM PT | New Uses of the FTCA , National Trial Law | | 9:35AM - 10:05AM PT | Mechanics of Settling/How to Try an FTCA Case Patrick A. Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates, PC |
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July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT
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Cutting Edge Litigation Tactics in Sexual Assault Cases presented by the Sexual Assault Litigation Group and Child Sex Abuse Litigation Group (CLE Program)Room: Room 151, Upper Mazzanine Venue: Moscone Center South | 8:35AM - 9:05AM PT | Bankruptcy in Child Sex Abuse Cases | | 9:05AM - 9:35AM PT | Boy Scouts of America: IRO Hearings | | 9:35AM - 10:05AM PT | Damage Experts in Child Sex Abuse Cases Vincent Thomas Nappo, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC | | 10:05AM - 10:35AM PT | Mediating Sexual Assault Mass Tort Cases , The Pride Law Firm | | 10:35AM - 11:05AM PT | Nuts and Bolts: Suing the Government | | 11:05AM - 11:35AM PT | Section 230 Communications Decency Act Involving Children and Minors , Marsh Law Firm, PLLC Annie McAdams, Annie McAdams PC , Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP | | 2:00PM - 2:45PM PT | Troubled Teen/Rehab Cases 101 Kelly Guagenty, Justice Law Collaborative LLC Michael J. McFarland, Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan, LLP Kimberly L. Wald, The Haggard Law Firm, PA | | 2:45PM - 3:15PM PT | Litigating PTSD as a Physical Injury Case Melissa Hague, The Joel Bieber Firm | | 3:15PM - 3:45PM PT | Debunking Defense Experts | | 3:45PM - 4:30PM PT | Panel: What’s Going Right--Recent Successes , Liberty Law, Inc |
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July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT
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Emerging Issues Affecting Class Actions and Pharma Litigation presented by the Class Action Section and Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Litigation Group (CLE Program)Room: Room 157, Upper Mezzanine Venue: Moscone Center South , Girard Sharp, LLP | 8:35AM - 9:05AM PT | Preemption—Lessons Learned Michael G. Daly, Motley Rice, LLC , Herzfeld Suetholz Gastel Leniski & Wall, PLLC | | 9:05AM - 9:35AM PT | How to Use Recent SCOTUS Decisions to Your Advantage , Girard Sharp | | 9:35AM - 10:35AM PT | Ethics in Complex Litigation (ethics) Joshua Paul Davis, Berger Montague PC , KalielGold, PLLC , Keller Rohrback, LLP | | 10:35AM - 11:05AM PT | Settlement Issues in Claims Fraud Jocelyn D. Larkin, Impact Fund Dena Connolly Sharp, Girard Sharp | | 11:05AM - 11:50AM PT | Class Action Settlement Approval Mike Arias Naomi Harvey, Claimant Advocacy Group Lesley E. Weaver, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, LLP | | 2:00PM - 2:45PM PT | Arbitration Developments , Gupta Wessler LLP , Berger Montague PC Raphael Janove, Janove PLLC | | 2:45PM - 3:15PM PT | How to Manage Hybrid Class Actions , Weitz & Luxenberg, PC , Seeger Weiss, LLP | | 3:15PM - 4:00PM PT | Federal Rules Updates Richard Marcus, UC Law San Francisco Sabita Soneji, Tycko & Zavareei, LLP | | 4:00PM - 4:30PM PT | The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Class Actions Gordon Bergstresser, DiCello Levitt LLP , Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise, LLP Martin P. Schrama, Stark & Stark | | 4:30PM - 5:00PM PT | Legal Writing , Karon, LLC , Gibbs Mura |
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July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM PT
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Foundations for Compelling Client Stories presented by the Trucking Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group (CLE Program)Room: Room 159, Upper Mezzanine Venue: Moscone Center South | 8:35AM - 8:55AM PT | Framing Your Discovery Plan Using Jury Instructions and Expert Reports , Los Angeles Truck Accident Lawyers, PC | | 8:55AM - 9:25AM PT | Less is More: Openings and Summation in the Age of Limited Attention , The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP | | 9:25AM - 9:35AM PT | Summarizing Complex Data with Simple Demonstratives and Illustrations for Full Impact , The Truck Accident Law Firm | | 9:35AM - 9:55AM PT | Key Distinctions in Urban Environments for Bus v. Pedestrian Crashes Allan M. Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC | | 9:55AM - 10:15AM PT | Forming Case Themes by Asking the Right Questions to the Right People , Law Office of Ilya E. Lerma | | 10:15AM - 10:35AM PT | Connecting with Your Client to Develop Powerful Narratives , Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC | | 10:35AM - 10:55AM PT | Starting Strong: How to Effectively Communicate to the Court in Pleadings and Briefs Why Your Case Matters Jeffrey Joseph Burns, Dollar Burns Becker & Hershewe, LC | | 10:55AM - 11:25AM PT | When to Consider Adding a Construction Defendant in an Otherwise Clear Liability Truck or Bus Crash , HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers | | 2:00PM - 2:20PM PT | Overcoming Damages Bias When Representing Marginalized Clients , Scherr Law Firm | | 2:20PM - 2:40PM PT | Asking for Money—How to Know the “Right” Number and Recognizing Our Own Learned Biases , Buchanan Law Firm, LLC | | 2:40PM - 3:20PM PT | Live Demonstration—Examination of the Company Safety Director and How to Use and Overcome Objections to the CDL Manual, Industry Training Material, and Company Policies to Establish Reasonable Care Danny R. Ellis, Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC , Fried Goldberg, LLC | | 3:20PM - 3:40PM PT | Policy Deductibles, Excess Layers, Hammer Clauses, Definitions of Insureds and Why Knowing them Matters for Settlement , Penn, Kestner & McEwen, PLLC | | 3:40PM - 4:00PM PT | Why OSIs Are Relevant Regardless of Punitive Damages and How to Admit Them in Your Case in Chief Timothy M. Whiting, Whiting Law Group, Ltd. | | 4:00PM - 4:30PM PT | Tying It All Together: How to Weave the Damages Narrative Through Trial and Closing | | 4:30PM - 5:00PM PT | Try the Lie—Why Defendants’ Obstructions Can Make Your Case , Penn, Kestner & McEwen, PLLC |
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July 20, 2025
9:00AM - 10:35AM PT
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Making the Most of Your Travel-Related Injury Cases presented by the Resort Tort Litigation Group (CLE Program)Room: Room 308, level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South | 9:05AM - 9:35AM PT | Making a Discovery Plan in Your Resort Torts Case , Pearson Butler | | 9:35AM - 10:05AM PT | Haphazard Hazards: Winning Strategies for Litigating Common Defects on Resort Properties , Leesfield & Partners, P.A. | | 10:05AM - 10:35AM PT | Recreation Boating Incident and Rules of the Road , Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP |
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July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 3:35PM PT
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Anatomy of an Employment Case: From Defending Motions to Dismiss All the Way to Damages presented by the Employment Rights Section (CLE Program)Room: Room 307, Level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South Shelby Leighton, Public Justice | 2:05PM - 2:20PM PT | Defending 12(b)(6) Motions , Varlack Legal Services | | 2:20PM - 2:45PM PT | Deposition Obstruction, Deconstructed , Miller Law Offices | | 2:45PM - 3:00PM PT | “Is This Really the Law?”: Summary Judgment Considerations , Carla D. Aikens, PC | | 3:00PM - 3:15PM PT | Try This (Case): Lessons Learned from the Recent Significant Employment Verdict Elizabeth Sanford, The Sanford Firm | | 3:15PM - 3:30PM PT | Proving Damages Beyond Lost Wages , Altair Law | | 3:30PM - 3:50PM PT | Representing Federal Employees Christopher Mattei, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC |
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July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM PT
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Asbestos Litigation – Modern Trends and New Outlooks presenting by the Asbestos Litigation Group (CLE Program)Room: Room 306, Level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South | 2:05PM - 2:50PM PT | Use of AI in Asbestos Litigation – Practical Applications | | 2:50PM - 3:20PM PT | How to Use Technology in an Asbestos Trial to Best Serve Your Client Scott L. Frost, Frost Law Firm, PC | | 3:20PM - 4:20PM PT | Bankruptcy Update Lisa Busch, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC | | 4:20PM - 5:05PM PT | Diversity & Law Craig A. Sims, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
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July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM PT
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Navigating International Cross Border Cases presented by the International Practice Section (CLE Program)Room: Room 308, level 3 Venue: Moscone Center South | 2:05PM - 3:05PM PT | Panel: Do’s, Don’ts, and Landmines in International Discovery Douglas Chiu, Hammerco Lawyers , Podhurst Orseck, PA , Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP | | 3:05PM - 4:05PM PT | Panel: Events Gone Bad – Navigating Sports and Other Events , Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers , Leigh Day , Penningtons Manches Cooper, LLP , Hilary Meredith Solicitors Limited | | 4:05PM - 4:45PM PT | Panel: Can You Hide Behind the Web? , Stewarts , Doyle Dennis Avery LLP Liam S. Moloney, Liam Moloney Solicitor , ASTROM Legal SLP | | 4:45PM - 5:05PM PT | Forced Arbitration – You Can’t Make Me Do That! , JMW Solicitors |
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