AAJ 2025 Annual Convention

Please note: All times are Pacific Time

Live Programs
On-Demand

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Advocacy Track: Themes, Attitudes, and Trial Tools Driving Verdicts presented by the Jury Bias Litigation Group Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Room 153/155, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

Mark D. Prince, Prince Law Firm

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	The Most Common Cognitive Biases – Friend or Foe? Phillip H. Miller, Miller Law Offices
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Using Focus Groups to Overcome False Consensus Effect
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Overcoming Confirmation Bias and Attribution While Representing Your Client Ryan T. Walker, Marks & Harrison, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Simplifying the Complex Case Kathleen L. Nastri, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Language and Trial Presentation that Drives Jurors to Action Robyn L. Wishart, Wishart Brain & Spine Law
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Emotional Storytelling to Break Through Biases
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	“Give Me Something to Believe In:” Picking the Right Experts Who Will Persuade Your Jury
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Presenting Experts to the Skeptical Jury Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Jonathan H. Lomurro Esq., Lomurro Law
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	How AI is Changing Juror Perceptions of Reality Tim Semelroth, RSH Legal

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

How Artificial Intelligence Can Enhance All Aspects of Your Practice presented by the Sole Practitioner and Small Firms Section/Minority Caucus

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Matthew Whitley, Greene & Schultz

8:35AM - 8:55AM ET	Using AI at a Small Firm: Implementing Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan, LLP
8:55AM - 9:15AM ET	Using AI at a Small Firm: Policies and Procedures
9:15AM - 9:35AM ET	Using AI in Marketing Jamison Blake Ledbetter, Conoscienti & Ledbetter, LLC
9:35AM - 9:55AM ET	Tech from Intake to Settlement Tiega N. Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
9:55AM - 10:55AM ET	Ethics of AI (ethics credit) Andrew K. Gardner, A. K. Gardner, PLLC
10:55AM - 11:15AM ET	Using AI to Enhance Your Trial Skills Petra L. Aaron, GDH Law
11:15AM - 11:35AM ET	AI Considerations for Damages Adrian O. Vega, Buckingham & Vega Law Firm

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Intricacies of Insurance Law: From the Basics to the Nuanced presented by the Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group

Room: Room 306, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Dan Centner, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise, LLP

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Where to Begin? How to Disassemble and Understand an Insurance Policy Inge Inge Johnstone, Johnstone Trial Law LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Bifurcation of Your Bad Faith Claim Jennifer M. Danish, Bryant Legal Group PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Is My Client’s Issue Classable? What to Look for in Evaluating a Case as a Class Action Blythe H. Chandler, Terrell Marshall Law Group, PLLC Rachel N. Minder, Bullock Legal Group
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Insurance Discrimination: How Racial and Disability Discrimination Can Affect Claims Handling Rebecca Gilliland, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. Leon Hampton, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Corporate Obstruction: Obtaining Discovery from Difficult Defendants Florence A. Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	The Changing Landscape of Property Coverage: Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfires

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Today’s Battles on the Environmental Landscape presented by the Environmental and Toxic Torts Section

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Gale D. Pearson, Nachawati Law Group

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	Panel: Avoiding Disaster in Disaster Cases Patrick Ian Andrews, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Adam Gomez Esq., Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
9:20AM - 9:50AM ET	Practical Advice Kevin S. Hannon, Singleton Schreiber, LLP
9:50AM - 10:20AM ET	Significant Case Updates of the Last Year Rob Saunooke, Singleton Schreiber, LLP Charles P. Stern, Nachawati Law Group
10:20AM - 10:35AM ET	Where is Case Law Going with Experts?
10:35AM - 11:35AM ET	Panel: Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (ethics) James J. Bilsborrow, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 4:05PM ET

Mastering Advocacy, Exposing Corporate Influence, and Amplifying the Human Story in Elder Abuse Cases presented by the Nursing Home Litigation Group

Room: Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:20AM ET	Finding the Gold in Chapter 11 Robert J. Pfister, Pfister & Saso, LLP
9:20AM - 10:05AM ET	The Power of Voice: Enhancing Courtroom Impact in Elder Abuse Cases Alexandra Wright, Act of Communication
10:05AM - 10:50AM ET	Recent Discoveries in Trial Psychology Reza Davani, Ketterer Browne & Associates, LLC
10:50AM - 11:35AM ET	Capturing the Human Toll of Corporate Greed Through Film Mitchell Riggs, Life Now Video Catherine Zambri-Riggs
12:50PM - 1:50PM ET	Exposing Systemic Issues in Nursing Facilities: From Staffing Calculations to Documentation Fraud and Resident Care Standards Christopher Cherney, Nursing Home Administrator
1:50PM - 2:35PM ET	DOJ Civil Enforcement and Nursing Home Investigations Jennifer Turner, Office of the Attorney General
2:35PM - 3:20PM ET	Following the Money and Control: Uncovering Private Equity and REIT Influence Over Operations in Elder Abuse Cases
3:20PM - 4:05PM ET	Uncovering the Hidden Truth: Detecting Fraud in ESI for Elder Abuse Cases Megan M. Shore, Shore Law LLC
4:05PM - 4:50PM ET	Decoding Nursing Home Litigation: Leveraging Minimum Data Sets, Staffing Standards, Ombudsman Reports, and Financial & Ownership Transparency for Stronger Cases Ernest Charles Tosh J.D., Bedsore Law, LLC

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 4:30PM ET

Successful Strategies for All Aspects of the Motor Vehicle and Rideshare Case presented by the Motor Vehicle Section and Rideshare and Gig Services Litigation Group

Room: Room 159, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:30AM - 9:00AM ET	Litigation Strategies for Distracted Driving Cases
9:00AM - 9:25AM ET	Using Legal Technology to Maximize the Pre-Litigation Process John A. Stefani, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:25AM - 9:50AM ET	Low Impact Can Lead to High Damages Carolyn Salzmann, Legally Pink Law, PLLC
9:50AM - 10:15AM ET	Bringing a Case Home: Successful Strategies to Maximize Recovery
10:15AM - 10:40AM ET	Dealing with Liens: What You Don’t Know May Cost You Jeffrey E. Marion, Law Offices of Jeffrey E. Marion
10:40AM - 11:05AM ET	Battling the Latest Uber & Lyft Tactics and Strategy O. Mark Zamora, Mark Zamora Law
11:05AM - 11:30AM ET	When the $1M Policy is Not Enough – Establishing Vicarious Liability in Ride Share Cases Karen Koehler
2:00PM - 2:25PM ET	The Uber Update on Ride Hail Cases: Assumed Duties & Control of Drivers Michael Lawson Neff, Neff Injury Law
2:25PM - 2:50PM ET	Sexual Assault in Rideshare Cases Jamie G. Goldstein, Arias Sanguinetti
2:50PM - 3:15PM ET	Electronic Evidence to Win Your Client’s Motor Vehicle Crash Case
3:15PM - 3:40PM ET	Dealing with Preexisting Medical Conditions
3:40PM - 4:05PM ET	Discovery: Motor Vehicle Cases from Start to Finish James M. Kessel, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
4:05PM - 4:30PM ET	The Ins and Outs of Bicycle Cases

July 19, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

The Product Liability Frontier: Broadening Your Products Liability Horizons presented by the Products Liability Section

Room: Room 151, Upper Mzzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	AI Software as a Product – Finding Product Cases in Unexpected Places Caley A. DeGroote, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Vaccine Injury—COVID Vaccine Claims Altom M. Maglio, mctlaw
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Securing Personal Jurisdiction Over International and Foreign Defendants Ben J. Whitman, Clark Fountain Littky-Rubin & Whitman
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Where Are We Going? Autonomous Vehicles
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	The Changing Products Liability Landscape Post-Chevron Daniel R. Laurence, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
11:05AM - 12:05PM ET	AI Roundtable – The Future of AI in Our Practices and Our Cases Donald H. Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
2:00PM - 2:30PM ET	The Case for Sharing Protective Orders
2:30PM - 3:00PM ET	Misfire: Gun Product Liability Claims Robert William Zimmerman, Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky
3:00PM - 3:30PM ET	The Ethics of Multi-Plaintiff Settlements
3:30PM - 4:00PM ET	The Ethics of Speaking to Whistleblower Employees
4:00PM - 5:00PM ET	Panel: How to Prepare for Depositions in Products Liability Cases Brian S. Franciskato, Nash & Franciskato Law Firm Adam J. Langino, Langino Law, PLLC Parker Miller, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

July 19, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Paralegal Affiliates Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 19, 2025
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Advocacy Across Canada & Beyond presented by the Canadian Caucus

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	Cross-Border Mass Tort Practice Larry F. Taylor Jr., The Cochran Firm–Texas
2:35PM - 3:35PM ET	Litigating Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Cases
3:35PM - 3:55PM ET	Cultural Background and Its Impact on Your Cases and Your Juries Douglas Chiu, Hammerco Lawyers Victoria Yang, Howie Sacks and Henry LLP
3:55PM - 4:15PM ET	New Developments and Challenges in Presenting mTBI Cases at Trial
4:15PM - 4:35PM ET	Methodologies for Calculating Punitive, Aggravated, and Exemplary Damages David B. Debenham, Low Murchison Radnoff, LLP
4:35PM - 5:05PM ET	Supreme Court of Canada Updates: Another Year, Another Round of Cases Supreme Court of Canada Updates: Another Year, Another Round of Cases

July 19, 2025
2:00PM - 5:05PM ET

Get Up, Stand Up: Strategies for Impactful Advocacy presented by the Civil Rights Section and Police Misconduct Litigation Group

Room: Room 306, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

2:05PM - 2:35PM ET	Building a Civil Rights Portfolio Tracey C. Hinson, Hinson Snipes LLP
2:35PM - 3:05PM ET	Understanding Administrative Remedy Exhaustion in Prisoner Cases
3:05PM - 3:35PM ET	Conducting Discovery in Prison Abuse Cases Helen T Vu, Halperin Law Center, LLC
3:35PM - 4:05PM ET	Navigating the Evolving Standards of Use of Force Training
4:05PM - 4:35PM ET	Pursuing Punitives Against a Government Actor
4:35PM - 5:05PM ET	The Whistleblower’s Story at Trial

View live programs for July 20

July 20, 2025
7:00AM - 8:00AM ET

Early Morning CLE Program

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Advocacy Track: Mastering a Strong Foundation – Solidifying Your Skills in Discovery, Depositions, and More Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Room 153/155, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

Courtney Leigh Winston, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Deposition Preparation: Digging into the Work Jennifer J. Greene, Bey & Associates, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Challenging Privilege Logs
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Updates to Rule 702 – What You Need to Know Brett Justin Schreiber, Singleton Schreiber, LLP
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	How to Exclude an Expert: Entirely or Particular Opinions
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Discovery Disputes – What Are Your Ethical Obligations? (ethics)
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Ethical Considerations During Depositions (ethics) Moses Kim, The Moses Firm
2:00PM - 2:45PM ET	Witness Preparation for a Deposition Andrew Caple-Shaw Esq., ACT of Communication Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
2:45PM - 3:15PM ET	Deposing the Expert Michael R. Grieco, Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley
3:15PM - 4:00PM ET	30(b)(6) Depositions – Beyond the Notice: Crafting Your Questions and Strategy Deena Buchanan, Buchanan Law Firm, LLC
4:00PM - 4:45PM ET	How to Make and Utilize Exhibits in Your Deposition Michael G. Donahue

July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 10:05AM ET

The Federal Tort Claims Act – Learn from the Experts presented by the Federal Tort and Military Advocacy Liability Section

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Kenneth T. Lumb, Corboy & Demetrio, PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Common Pitfalls of FTCA Cases
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	New Uses of the FTCA Tom Jacob, National Trial Law
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Mechanics of Settling/How to Try an FTCA Case Patrick A. Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates, PC

July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Emerging Issues Affecting Class Actions and Pharma Litigation presented by the Class Action Section and Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices

Room: Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

Adam E. Polk, Girard Sharp, LLP

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Preemption—Lessons Learned Michael G. Daly, Motley Rice, LLC Benjamin Gastel, Herzfeld Suetholz Gastel Leniski & Wall, PLLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	How to Use Recent SCOTUS Decisions to Your Advantage Sarah Robin London, Girard Sharp
9:35AM - 10:35AM ET	Ethics in Complex Litigation (ethics) Sophia Goren Gold, Kaliel, PLLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Settlement Issues in Claims Fraud Jocelyn D. Larkin, Impact Fund Dena Connolly Sharp, Girard Sharp
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Class Action Settlement Approval Mike Arias Naomi Harvey, Claimant Advocacy Group
2:00PM - 2:45PM ET	Arbitration Developments Jennifer Dale Bennett, Gupta Wessler LLP F. Paul Bland Jr., Berger Montague PC Raphael Janove, Janove PLLC
2:45PM - 3:15PM ET	How to Manage Hybrid Class Actions Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC Jennifer Scullion, Seeger Weiss, LLP
3:15PM - 4:00PM ET	Federal Rules and Rule 702 Updates Richard Marcus, UC Law San Francisco Sabita Soneji, Tycko & Zavareei, LLP
4:00PM - 4:30PM ET	The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Class Actions Gordon Bergstresser Martin P. Schrama, Stark & Stark
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Legal Writing Daniel R Karon, Karon, LLC Andre Mura, Gibbs Mura

July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Foundations for Compelling Client Stories presented by the Trucking Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group

Room: Room 159, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 8:55AM ET	Framing Your Discovery Plan Using Jury Instructions and Expert Reports Jordan M. Jones, Michigan Auto Law
8:55AM - 9:25AM ET	Less is More: Openings and Summation in the Age of Limited Attention Matthew E. Wright, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
9:25AM - 9:35AM ET	Summarizing Complex Data with Simple Demonstratives and Illustrations for Full Impact Joseph V. Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
9:35AM - 9:55AM ET	Key Distinctions in Urban Environments for Bus v. Pedestrian Crashes Allan M. Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
9:55AM - 10:15AM ET	Forming Case Themes by Asking the Right Questions to the Right People Ilya Elena Lerma, Law Office of Ilya E. Lerma
10:15AM - 10:35AM ET	Connecting with Your Client to Develop Powerful Narratives Bridget N. Long, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
10:35AM - 10:55AM ET	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 ET	When to Consider Adding a Construction Defendant in an Otherwise Clear Liability Truck or Bus Crash Jay R. Vaughn, HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers
2:00PM - 2:20PM ET	Overcoming Damages Bias When Representing Marginalized Clients Maxey M. Scherr, Scherr Law Firm
2:20PM - 2:40PM ET	Asking for Money—How to Know the “Right” Number and Recognizing Our Own Learned Biases Deena Buchanan, Buchanan Law Firm, LLC
2:40PM - 3:20PM ET	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 Joseph A. Fried, Fried Goldberg, LLC
3:20PM - 3:40PM ET	Policy Deductibles, Excess Layers, Hammer Clauses, Definitions of Insureds and Why Knowing them Matters for Settlement Peter J. Kestner, Penn, Kestner & McEwen, PLLC
3:40PM - 4:00PM ET	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 ET	Tying It All Together: How to Weave the Damages Narrative Through Trial and Closing
4:30PM - 5:00PM ET	Try the Lie—Why Defendants’ Obstructions Can Make Your Case Eric T Penn, Penn, Kestner & McEwen, PLLC

July 20, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

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

Room: Room 151, Upper Mazzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 20, 2025
9:00AM - 10:35AM ET

Making the Most of Your Travel-Related Injury Cases presented by the Resort Tort Litigation Group

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Haphazard Hazards: Winning Strategies for Litigating Common Defects on Resort Properties Justin Brett Shapiro, Leesfield & Partners, P.A.
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Making a Discovery Plan in Your Resort Torts Case Rachel Louise Sykes, Pearson Butler
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Recreation Boating Incident and Rules of the Road Carlos F. Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP

July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 3:35PM ET

Anatomy of an Employment Case: From Defending Motions to Dismiss All the Way to Damages presented by the Employment Rights Section

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

2:05PM - 2:20PM ET	Defending 12(b)(6) Motions Tiega N. Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
2:20PM - 2:45PM ET	Deposition Obstruction, Deconstructed Phillip H. Miller, Miller Law Offices
2:45PM - 3:00PM ET	“Is This Really the Law?”: Summary Judgment Considerations Carla D. Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PC
3:00PM - 3:15PM ET	Try This (Case): Lessons Learned from the Recent Significant Employment Verdict Elizabeth Sanford, The Sanford Firm
3:15PM - 3:30PM ET	Proving Damages Beyond Lost Wages Tamarah Prevost, Altair Law

July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 306, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 20, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Navigating International Cross Border Cases presented by the International Practice Section

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

2:05PM - 3:05PM ET	Panel: Do’s, Don’ts, and Landmines in International Discovery Douglas Chiu, Hammerco Lawyers Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck, PA Liam S. Moloney, Liam Moloney Solicitor Anthony Tarricone, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP
3:05PM - 4:05PM ET	Panel: Events Gone Bad – Navigating Sports and Other Events Clare Ellen Campbell, Leigh Day Warren A. Collins, Penningtons Manches Cooper, LLP Hilary Meredith-Beckham, Hilary Meredith Solicitors Limited
4:05PM - 4:45PM ET	Panel: Can You Hide Behind the Web? Chris Deacon, Stewarts Michael P. Doyle, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP Ana Romero, ASTROM Legal SLP
4:45PM - 5:05PM ET	Forced Arbitration – You Can’t Make Me Do That! Joanne Brine, JMW Solicitors

View live programs for July 21

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 4:30PM ET

Advocacy Track: Tradition Meets Innovation – Bridging Classic Trial Techniques with Modern Methods presented with the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Room 153/155, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:00AM ET	Depositions: Fact and Expert-- Classic Perspective Bruce H. Stern, Stark & Stark
9:00AM - 9:25AM ET	Depositions: Fact and Expert-- Modern Perspective
9:25AM - 9:50AM ET	Find the Hidden Gems-- Classic Perspective Julie Braman Kane
9:50AM - 10:15AM ET	Finding the Hidden Gems-- Modern Perspective Elise R. Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti
10:15AM - 10:40AM ET	Jury Selection and Focus Groups-- Classic Perspective
10:40AM - 11:05AM ET	Jury Selection and Focus Groups-- Modern Perspective
11:05AM - 11:30AM ET	Opening Statements-- Classic Perspective
11:30AM - 11:55AM ET	Opening Statements-- Modern Perspective
2:00PM - 2:25PM ET	Direct and Cross-Examination-- Classic Perspective Brian J. McKeen, McKeen & Associates, PC
2:25PM - 2:50PM ET	Direct and Cross-Examination-- Modern Perspective Jim M. Perdue Jr., Perdue & Kidd
2:50PM - 3:15PM ET	Presenting Damages-- Classic Perspective
3:15PM - 3:40PM ET	Presenting Damages-- Modern Perspective Deborah Chang, Chang Klein, LLP
3:40PM - 4:05PM ET	Closing Arguments-- Class Perspective
4:05PM - 4:30PM ET	Closing Arguments-- Modern Perspective

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 10:00AM ET

Troubled Teen Industry Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 11:30AM ET

Learning the Ropes: Updates in Admiralty Law presented by the Admiralty Law Section

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Adam E. Deitz, Mariner Law, PLLC

8:35AM - 8:55AM ET	Case Law Update
8:55AM - 9:15AM ET	Maintenance and Cure Rates
9:15AM - 9:40AM ET	Limitation of Liability Act & Small Vessel Exceptions John (Jack) H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, PA
9:40AM - 10:05AM ET	Limitation of Liability: Key Bridge Kevin J. Mahoney, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP
10:05AM - 10:20AM ET	9th Cir. 2nd, 3rd and 5th v. 8 and 6 (1, 11 outstanding) – Single Claimant – Indemnity + Contribution Makes Impossible to State Court (Sept. 2024) – Prioritization v. Agreement Aksana M. Coone, Law Offices of Aksana M. Coone
10:20AM - 10:40AM ET	Keeping Up With the Jones Act- Recent Legal Developments Impacting Crewmembers Christopher Patrick Doyle, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP
10:40AM - 11:05AM ET	Prosecuting Sexual Assault Cases: Passenger and Jones Act Cases Carlos F. Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
11:05AM - 11:30AM ET	Lower Threshold for Merchant Mariner Credential Sexual Assault Cases: What is Happening Now?

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 11:40AM ET

Damages and Emerging Issues in Aviation Law presented by the Aviation Law Section

Room: Room 306, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:00AM ET	Panel: Proving Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Erin R. Applebaum, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP Olutola Familoni, Motley Rice, LLC Paul McClorry, Hudgell Solicitors
9:00AM - 9:25AM ET	Biomechanics and Brain Injuries
9:25AM - 10:05AM ET	Trial Debrief: The East River Case
10:05AM - 10:30AM ET	Loper Bright’s Impact on Aviation Cases Daniel R. Laurence, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
10:30AM - 10:55AM ET	AI, Aviation, and Products Liability Lea P. Bucciero, Podhurst Orseck, PA Peter K. Neenan, Stewarts LLP
10:55AM - 11:20AM ET	Navigating Pilot and Passenger Representation Ari Friedman, Wisner Baum LLP
11:20AM - 11:40AM ET	Recent Developments: A Conversation with the Audience Nicole C. Andersen Davidson, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 4:55PM ET

Navigating Through Premises and Security Perils in Your Client’s Case presented by the Premises Liability Section and Inadequate Security Litigation Group

Room: Room 151, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	How to Tell the Story—Case Framing in Premises Liability Kenneth H. Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Selection and Preparation of Expert Witnesses in the Premises Case Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Who Needs Experts? Highest and Best Uses of Experts in Security Cases Michael Lawson Neff, Neff Injury Law
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Back to School: Negligent Security and Sex Abuse in Schools
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Mass Shooting Cases: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going Jamal Alsaffar, National Trial Law
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	Jury Selection in the Premises Case: Overcoming the Common Perception that a Slip and Fall is Not Legitimate
11:35AM - 12:05PM ET	Use of the Architect, Engineer, and Others in Identifying Code and Other Standards Violations in the Premises Case Sarah A. Lobel, Hickey Law Firm, PA
2:00PM - 2:25PM ET	When Bad Things Happen at Hotels: Inadequate Security at Hotels, Motels, and Inns
2:25PM - 2:50PM ET	Top 5 Ways to Overcome Causation Defenses in the Premises Case
2:50PM - 3:15PM ET	Use of Co-efficient of Friction Expert in a Slip and Fall: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
3:15PM - 3:40PM ET	Winning the Battle of Experts: Preparing Your Case and Expert for Daubert & Frye Challenges
3:40PM - 4:05PM ET	30b(6) Deposition in a Premises Case Sach Daniel Oliver, Oliver Law Firm
4:05PM - 4:30PM ET	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Vacation Rentals Gordon S. Johnson Jr., The Brain Injury Law Group
4:30PM - 4:55PM ET	Considerations for the Staircase Case

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Professional Negligence Section CLE Program

Room: Room 157, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 21, 2025
8:30AM - 5:00PM ET

The Traumatic Brain Injury Case Toolkit presented by the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group

Room: Room 159, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

8:35AM - 9:05AM ET	Identifying TBI Cases—Intake Allan M. Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Treatment and Care of the TBI Client Maxey M. Scherr, Scherr Law Firm
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Testimony and Proof: Critical Considerations
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Proving Causation in the TBI Case
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	The Power of Demonstrative Evidence
3:35PM - 4:05PM ET	Dealing with Your Client’s TBI Impairment Jay R. Vaughn, HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers
4:05PM - 4:35PM ET	Combatting Typical Defenses in TBI Cases Florence A. Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA

July 21, 2025
10:30AM - 12:00PM ET

Social Security Disability Section CLE Program

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 21, 2025
2:00PM - 3:30PM ET

Consumer Privacy/Data Breach Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 307, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 21, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Business Torts Section/Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 306, Level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

July 21, 2025
2:00PM - 5:00PM ET

Technology and Science Section/Communications Decency Act Section 230 Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 308, level 3

Venue: Moscone Center South

Donald H. Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC

2:05PM - 2:30PM ET	The Science of Brain Injuries Joey K. James, Joey James Attorney at Law, LLC
2:30PM - 2:55PM ET	Brain Imaging Software
2:55PM - 3:20PM ET	Tech in Depositions O. Mark Zamora, Mark Zamora Law
3:20PM - 3:50PM ET	AI Marketing – What Works and What Doesn’t Jamison Blake Ledbetter, Conoscienti & Ledbetter, LLC Reagan Charleston Thomas, Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC
3:50PM - 4:15PM ET	Section 230: Case Law and Statutory Reform Margaret Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
4:15PM - 4:40PM ET	Privacy Breaches in Social Media/Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies
4:40PM - 5:15PM ET	Human Trafficking Micha Star Liberty, Liberty Law, Inc

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July 22, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET

Advocacy Track: The Power of Communication and Visual Advocacy Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Room 153/155, Upper Mezzanine

Venue: Moscone Center South

Chinsu Shajan, Stark & Stark

8:30AM - 9:05AM ET	The Persuasive Power of Visuals Amy Gallaher Hall, Visual Trial Strategy
9:05AM - 9:35AM ET	Visuals in Voir Dire
9:35AM - 10:05AM ET	Using Visual Advocacy to Create Compelling Presentations
10:05AM - 10:35AM ET	Demonstratives: From Low Tech to High Tech, The Options that Will Work Best for You! Sach Daniel Oliver, Oliver Law Firm
10:35AM - 11:05AM ET	Communication Styles and Techniques for Effective Persuasion Kevin Biniazan, Breit Biniazan, PC
11:05AM - 11:35AM ET	What to Do When You are Faced with Technical Difficulties at Trial

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