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 2024 AAJ Annual Convention in Nashville, 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.

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Please note: All times are Central Time
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 3:45PM CT
Advocacy Track: Trials and Triumphs: Lessons from Legal Giants and The Trial Lawyer Toolkit: Experts, Depositions, and Stopping Litigation Obstruction (new releases from AAJ Press®) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom A2, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

Howard L. Nations, The Nations Law Firm
John F. Romano, Romano Law Group

8:35AM - 9:05AM CTStart from the Beginning: Jury Selection
Lisa Blue, Baron and Blue PLLC
9:00AM - 9:25AM CTCase Framing and Theming
David S. Casey Jr., CaseyGerry
9:25AM - 9:50AM CTPlaintiff-Side Appellate Advocacy: Leveling the Playing Field on Appeal
Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler LLP
9:50AM - 10:40AM CTLessons from Losses and Keys to Success
Russ M. Herman, Herman Katz Gisleson Cain
10:40AM - 11:05AM CTCross-Examination Like a Pro
2:00PM - 2:45PM CTPicking, Preparing, and Perfecting the Expert
Lauren Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Lomurro Law
2:45PM - 3:15PM CTDepositions Are Trial
Sach D Oliver, Oliver Law Firm
3:15PM - 3:45PM CTStopping Litigation Obstruction
Mark Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT
Products Liability Section CLE Program Sponsored by Whitehardt Advertising

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Melissa N. Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A.

Swift Justice: Taking Your Product Liability Litigation Skills into a New Era
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTMaintaining Corporate Negligence Claims Alongside Product Defect Claims—‘It’s Me. Hi. I’m the [New Tort Reform] Problem’
Elizabeth Anne Bailey, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTBig ‘Reputation:’ Big Value is Not a Coincidence
Parker Miller, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
9:35AM - 10:05AM CT‘I Know Places’ Where You Have Minimum Contacts: Securing Personal Jurisdiction Over International and Foreign Defendants
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTKnowing the Test ‘All Too Well:’ Using their Own Testing Documents to Prove Your Seatback Case Against the OEM Manufacturer
Douglas B. Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A.
Dario Mendolicchio, Altair Engineering
10:35AM - 11:05AM CT‘Don’t Blame Me:’ Waiver and Corporate Shell Game Tactics Conspire at the Convergence of Products and Premises Liability in Trampoline Park Cases
Joseph Dean Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTThe Ethics Era--‘22’… The Percentage of Their Documents That Should Actually Be Designated ‘Confidential’ and Why We Have an Ethical Duty to Push Back on Overdesignation (and How to Do It) (ethics credit)
Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
11:35AM - 12:05PM CTThe Ethics Era--‘Dancing with Our Hands Tied:’ The Ethics of Confidential Information Sharing in Products Cases (ethics credit)
Tiffany Webber Carpenter, Cory Watson, PC
2:00PM - 2:30PM CTCrafting ESI Discovery Protocols with ‘Fearless’ Precision: Unlocking the Information You Need with Confidence
Donald Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
2:30PM - 3:00PM CTFinding ‘The Lucky One:’ Drafting a Corporate Rep Notice that Produces the Witness You Need
Carl Solomon, Solomon Law Group, LLC
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTFrom ‘Blank Space’ to Compelling Case: How to Get Full and Complete Discovery Responses from Products Defendants
Tedra L Cannella, Cannella Snyder LLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTIt’s a ‘Love Story:’ When to Say ‘Yes’ to Arbitration in Products Cases
Adam J. Langino, LANGINO LAW PLLC
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:20PM CT
Professional Negligence Section CLE Program Sponsored by MDTimelines

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Lindsay Ann Lawrence, Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima

Amp Up Your Practice--Tips and Tricks to Increase the Success of Your Cases
8:35AM - 9:10AM CTMotion Practice in Professional Negligence Cases
BW Walas, Bullock Legal Group, LLC
9:10AM - 9:45AM CTWhat You Need to Know About Adult Foster Facilities
Emily Peacock, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, PC
9:45AM - 10:20AM CTMediation and Demands (Getting the Insurance Company Prepared)
Max N. Panoff, Leighton Panoff Law, PA
10:20AM - 10:55AM CTLegal Malpractice—What to Look Out For
Christopher T. Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
10:55AM - 11:30AM CTMaximizing Damages for Your Injured Client
Jennifer M. Lipinski, Lipinski Law
2:00PM - 2:35PM CTSexual Abuse in the Medical Field
Kevin Biniazan, Breit Biniazan, PC
2:35PM - 3:10PM CTCross Examination of Experts: Tips and Tools to Put into Practice
Brian J. McKeen, McKeen & Associates, PC
3:10PM - 3:45PM CTStrategies for Deposition Preparation
Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
3:45PM - 4:20PM CTCausation (Don’t Forget this Key Element—Making It Simple)
Joshua Koskoff, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, PC
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:30PM CT
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by OTAS Economic Consulting

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Andrew M Abraham, Keches Law Group, PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM CTDismantling TBI Experts
Robert L. Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTConnecting All the Dots: How to Bring Together All the Different Effects of a TBI Through Case Mapping
Richard D. Batson, Brain Injury Research Solutions
Joshua Goldenberg, Brain Injury Research Solutions
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTSo Your Client’s Brain MRI Comes Back as “Normal,” But Is It Really Normal?
Dorothy Clay Sims, Law Office of Dorothy Clay Sims
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTEffective Strategies For Voir Dire in TBI Cases
Randall L. Rozek, Rozek Law Offices, SC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTMaking Your Client’s TBI Visually Apparent to the Jury: The Effective Use of Exhibits in a TBI Trial
Jay R. Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn, PSC
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTThe Latest Strategies for Cross-Examining the Defense Cr 35 Neurologist
Steven M. Gursten, Michigan Auto Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CTMorning Faculty Panel
2:00PM - 2:30PM CTChoosing the Right DTI/MRI Scan for Your Client
Krisi N. Kastl, Kastl Law, PC
2:30PM - 3:00PM CTEthical Issues That Arise in TBI Cases
Florence A. Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTNew Cutting-Edge Brain Imaging Techniques to Watch for in the Coming Years
Scott Blair, Brain Injury Law of Seattle
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTProving Brain Injuries in Low Impact Collision Cases
Jason A. Baker, Baker & Associates
4:00PM - 4:30PM CTAfternoon Faculty Panel
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 4:50PM CT
Nursing Homes Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Turning Point Life Care Planning

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Anthony Robert Leone II, Leone Law, LLC

Achieving Success in Your Client's Nursing Home Case
8:35AM - 9:15AM CTFighting Goliath: How To Hold Long Term Care Chains Accountable
Kimberly A. Valentine, Valentine Law Group, APC
9:15AM - 9:55AM CTClean Language
Robyn L. Wishart, Wishart Brain and Spine Law
9:55AM - 10:35AM CTCreating a Plan to Attack Discovery Obstruction
Mark Kosieradzki, Kosieradzki Smith Law Firm, LLC
10:35AM - 11:15AM CTUsing Body Cam Footage/FOIAs & Other Third-Party Evidence
Lauren Morgan Ellerman, Frith & Ellerman Law Firm
11:15AM - 11:55AM CTWhy Focus Groups are Vital to Your Client’s Case and How to Conduct Your Own
Reza Davani, Ketterer, Browne & Davani, LLC
2:00PM - 2:40PM CTWho to Depose and Why
2:40PM - 3:20PM CTPreparing and Delivering Your Closing Argument
Xavier O. Carter Sr., Lourie Chance Forlines Carter & King PC
3:20PM - 3:50PM CTBuilding Visuals to Tell the Story of Your Elder Abuse Case
Amy Hall, Visual Trial Strategy
3:50PM - 4:50PM CTWinning Your Case with “Three Chords and the Truth”
Kenneth Luke Connor, Connor & Connor, LLC
July 20, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT
Sexual Assault Litigation Group/Child Sex Abuse Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Shield Legal

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Michael T. Pfau, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala, PLLC

Cutting Edge Tactics in Litigating Sexual Assault Cases
8:35AM - 9:10AM CTTackling Discovery Requests for Social Media
Tamarah Prevost, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
9:10AM - 9:45AM CTHow Trauma Affects a Survivor’s Memory and Behavior
Alicia Bunch, Sexual Assault Center
Rachel Freeman, Sexual Assault Center
9:45AM - 10:20AM CTLive Direct Examination of a Client
Guy D'Andrea, Laffey Bucci D'Andrea Reich & Ryan, LLP
10:20AM - 10:55AM CTHolding Hotels Responsible for Human Sex Trafficking
2:00PM - 2:45PM CTTreatment for Sexual Assault Trauma: Do’s & Don’ts
Jessica Klarer Pride, The Pride Law Firm
2:45PM - 3:30PM CTHow to Navigate Title IX Sexual Assault Cases After Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, PLLC
Alexandra Brodsky, Public Justice
3:30PM - 4:05PM CTSuccessfully Litigating Child Sex Abuse Material Cases
Micha Star Liberty, Liberty Law Office
Margaret Mabie, Marsh Law Firm PLLC
4:15PM - 5:00PM CTHow to Ethically Represent Multiple Sexual Assault Plaintiffs in a Case
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Justice Law Collaborative LLC
July 20, 2024
9:00AM - 10:35AM CT
Paralegal Affiliates Caucus CLE Program Sponsored by USA Express Legal & Investigative Services

Room: Room 209 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Regina L. Valenti, Herman Herman & Katz, LLC

9:05AM - 9:35AM CTConsiderations for the Client During Intake
Amanda Cryderman, Nash & Franciskato Law Firm
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTEthical Considerations: Confidentiality, Social Media, and More
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTProtecting Your Mental Health
Rachael Flanagan, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC
July 20, 2024
9:00AM - 10:40AM CT
Resort Tort Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by National Record Retrieval

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Chinsu Shajan, Stark & Stark

Resorts on Land and at Sea: Recent Trends and Strategies
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTRecent Trends in Cruise Ship Passenger Injury and Death Cases: Claims, Defenses, and Procedural Hurdles
Justin B. Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTAssaults at Resorts and on Cruise Ships
Carlos F. Llinas, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
10:05AM - 10:40AM CTHolding the Franchisor Liable: Discovery in Franchise Liability Cases
John E. Abaray, Abaray Craddock & Smith PLLC
July 20, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT
Canadian Caucus CLE Program

Room: Room 209 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Raymond F. Wagner, Wagners Personal Injury Lawyers

Tort Tunes in Nashville: Grooving through Legal Liability
2:05PM - 2:35PM CTCanadian Class Actions—Which is the Jurisdiction of Choice and Why?
Andrea Erin Grass, Actis Law Group
David A. Klein, Klein Lawyers
Victoria Yang, Howie Sacks and Henry LLP
2:35PM - 3:05PM CTRevolutionizing the Legal Landscape: AI-Powered Innovations in Legal Tech
Charles Gluckstein, Gluckstein Lawyers
3:05PM - 3:35PM CTLitigation Loans: Considerations for Third-Party Financing
Judith Hull, MD Lawyers
3:35PM - 4:05PM CTPanel: Ukrainian Airplane Crash Case
Jordan D. Assaraf, Gluckstein Lawyers
Vincent Genova, Rochon Genova, LLP
Paul S. Miller, Howie Sacks & Henry, LLP
Jamie Thornback, CFM Lawyers LLP
4:05PM - 4:35PM CTTrial of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Case
Shelagh McGregor, Weir Bowen LLP
Joseph Miller, Weir Bowen LLP
4:35PM - 5:05PM CTSupreme Court of Canada Updates: Another Year, Another Round of Cases
Eugene Meehan, Supreme Advocacy LLP
July 20, 2024
2:00PM - 5:10PM CT
Business Torts/Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

J. E. Cullens, Walters, Thomas, Cullens, LLC

Cutting Edge Issues and Updates
2:05PM - 2:40PM CTConsumer Protections: What You Need to Know
Janet R. Varnell, Varnell & Warwick, PA
2:40PM - 3:15PM CTGaming vs. Gambling
Christopher Vincent Langone, Langone Law Firm
3:15PM - 3:50PM CTAI’s Effect on Business Torts
Lydia Floyd, The Lydia Floyd Law Firm LLC
3:50PM - 4:25PM CTModern Money: Crypto & Bankruptcy
Brittany Mitchell Michael, Pachulski Stang Zihl & Jones
4:25PM - 5:10PM CTLegislation Updates
Neal S. Zaslavsky, Law Office of Neal S Zaslavsky APC

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July 21, 2024
7:00AM - 8:00AM CT
Early Morning CLE Program

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Kay L. Van Wey, Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, PLLC

7:00AM - 8:00AM CTRenewing Your Soul and Protecting Your Mind — A Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Mental Health
Lisa Blue, Baron and Blue PLLC
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT
Advocacy Track: Technology and Artificial Intelligence for Today's Trial Lawyer (co-presented by the Technology and Science Section and Artifical Intelligence Litigation Group) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom A2, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

O. Mark Zamora, Mark Zamora Law

8:35AM - 9:05AM CTThe Science Behind Injuries
Joey James, Joey James Attorney at Law, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTTechnology for Case and Client Management
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTAI and Autonomous Vehicles: The New Frontier of Motor Vehicle Cases
Julian C. Gomez, The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, PLLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTEstablishing a Law Firm with the Best and Most Cost - Effective Technology
Danielle McCray, Fancy Law PC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTTechnology and TBI Cases
Sagi Shaked, Shaked Law Firm, PA
11:05AM - 12:05PM CTEthical Issues with Artificial Intelligence
Stephen Herman, Fishman Haygood
2:00PM - 2:30PM CTTrends in Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Hinkle, American Association for Justice
2:30PM - 3:00PM CTScience Day in Complex Cases
Annesley H. DeGaris, DeGaris Law
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTThe All-Remote Law Firm
Donald Slavik, Slavik Law Firm, LLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTEthics of Legal Tech
Tad Thomas, Thomas Law Offices, PLLC
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:05AM CT
Social Security Disability Section/Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Injury Section/ERISA Benefits Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Reciprocity Industries

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Jennifer G. Capocelli, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM CTDeveloping and Using Medical Opinions
Deborah Nelson, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTGetting and Using Functional Capacity Evaluations
John Anthony Vessel, Marc Whitehead & Associates, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTGetting and Using Vocational Opinions
Jennifer M. Danish, Bryant Legal Group PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTStrategies to Deal with Workers’ Comp Nurse Case Managers
Anita M. DeCarlo, Ankin Law Office, LLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTHow to Effectively Handle Long COVID Long-Term Disability Insurance Claims
Edward Philip Dabdoub, Dabdoub Law Firm
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT
Aviation Section CLE Program

Room: Room 209 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Quick Hits and Updates in the Aviation Law Trial
8:35AM - 8:55AM CTBoeing’s Move to Virginia: Implications and Experiences with Virginia Law
Scott Michael Perry, Breit Biniazan, PC
8:55AM - 9:15AM CTLessons Learned from Recent Product Liability Trials
James R. Brauchle, Motley Rice, LLC
9:15AM - 9:35AM CTFederal Preemption Update
9:35AM - 9:55AM CTThe Evolution of Bodily and Psychological Injuries in European Aviation Claims
Sarah Stewart, Stewarts Law
9:55AM - 10:15AM CTE-Discovery for the Average Size Case—Making the Litigator’s Life Easier
Drew Lewis
10:15AM - 10:35AM CTUpdates to Federal Rule of Evidence 702
Kevin J. Mahoney, Kreindler & Kreindler, LLP
10:35AM - 10:55AM CTInsurance Declaratory Judgement Actions in Aviation Cases
Pablo Rojas, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:55AM - 11:15AM CTRoundtable Discussion with Audience on Recent Aviation Developments
James R. Brauchle, Motley Rice, LLC
11:15AM - 11:35AM CTRoundtable Discussion with Audience on Current Deposition Practice/Return to In-Person v. Zoom
Kristina Infante, Podhurst Orseck, PA
Matthew S. Sims, Rapoport Weisberg & Sims, PC
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT
Civil Rights Section/Police Misconduct Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Jonathan Matthew Eichelberger, Eichelberger Law Firm, PLLC

What Should You Be Worrying About in the Civil Rights Case?
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTOriginal Text of Section 1983 and Its Impact on Qualified
Jonathan Matthew Eichelberger, Eichelberger Law Firm, PLLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTSupreme Court Civil Rights Update
Helen T. Vu, Halperin Law Center, LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTBrush Up on the FRCP (Forgotten and Rarely Considered Procedure)
Jamie Mauhay, Kershaw Talley Barlow
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTADA Claims in Prison
Kenneth J Krayeske, BBB Attorneys
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTTitle IX Damages After Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C.
Alexandra Brodsky, Public Justice
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTWrongful Conviction Toolbox
Rachel Brady, Loevy & Loevy
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:35AM CT
International Practice Section CLE Program Sponsored by Angeion Group

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Noorani Blumer, Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers
Bojan Paolin Dekker, Beer Advocaten
Stuart R. Fraenkel, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
Paul McClorry, Hudgell Solicitors

Complex Cases Go International
8:35AM - 9:35AM CTPanel: Mass Torts in International Law
Mark Andrew Harvey, Hugh James Solicitors
Alinor C. Sterling, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
S. Scott West, The West Law Firm
9:35AM - 10:35AM CTPanel: Human Trafficking— The UK and US Perspective
Warren A. Collins, Penningtons Manches Cooper, LLP
Jennifer El-Kadi, Babin Law, LLC
Gregory Zarzaur, The Zarzaur Law Firm
10:35AM - 11:35AM CTLitigation to Protect Our Environment
Coral M Odiot, Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
Harris L. Pogust, Pogust Goodhead
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 11:50AM CT
Admiralty Law Section CLE Program Sponsored by Ocean Ridge Litigation Support

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Jessica L. Ibert, Lewis Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson

Challenging Unreasonable Contractual Provisions in Maritime Tort Claims
8:35AM - 9:35AM CTHow to Evade Choice-of-Law and Forum Selection Clauses
John Coyle, University of North Carolina School of Law
9:35AM - 10:35AM CTGetting Aggressive with Marine Casualty Investigations
Adam E. Deitz, Mariner Law, PLLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTJones Act Removal/Remand: Shifting Burdens/Changing Analysis
Charles C. Bourque Jr., St. Martin & Bourque
11:05AM - 11:50AM CTMaritime Waivers: Is it the End or Just the Beginning
Sarah A. Lobel, Hickey Law Firm, PA
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT
Motor Vehicle Section/Rideshare Litigation Group/Bus Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by LegalPat

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

James M. Kessel, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC

Steering Clear of Pitfalls in the Motor Vehicle and Bus Case
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTPreservation of Evidence in Motor Vehicle Cases – Have the Rules Changed?
Kenneth H. Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTPreparing Your Client for the IME and Getting It Videotaped
Andrew M Abraham, Keches Law Group, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTSettlements That Make Our World Safer
Penny U. Hendy, Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery PSC
Jay R. Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn, PSC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTProducts Liability in Your Client’s Motorcycle Case – Using the Cassisi Inference to Find Success in the Case
Carolyn Salzmann, Legally Pink Law, PLLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTVoir Dire in a Contested Auto Case
Javier Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTPanel: Rideshare Cases from A-Z
Lawrence Simon, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
O. Mark Zamora, Mark Zamora Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CTNon-Traditional GIG Economy Cases
Christopher P. Welsh, Welsh & Welsh, PC LLO
2:00PM - 2:30PM CTBus Cases—Are They All the Same?
Katherine Harvey-Lee, California Truck Injury Law APC
2:30PM - 3:00PM CTI Got a Bus Case—Now What Do I Do?
Allan Siegel, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata Siegel
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTUsing Motions Successfully in Auto Cases
Ashley T. Davis, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTRideshare Cases – Discovery of Information from Rideshare Apps
Jamie Goldstein, Arias Sanguinetti
July 21, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT
Class Action Section/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Section CLE Program Sponsored by Huntington Bank

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Kenneth Jay Grunfeld, Kopelowitz Ostrow

8:35AM - 9:05AM CTArtificial Intelligence
Andrew Arnold, Motley Rice, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTStructuring Leadership with Relevant Expertise
Alex Law, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Kelly McNabb, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTUpdates for MDLs: Fed. R. Civ. P. 16.1
Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson, LLP
Frederick S. Longer, Levin Sedran & Berman
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTFake Bankruptcies
Brittany Mitchell Michael, Pachulski Stang Zihl & Jones
P. Leigh O'Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTAttorney Fee Petitions and Protective Orders
Pearl Anna Robertson, Irpino Avin & Hawkins Law Firm
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTLegal Writing
Josh Autry, Morgan & Morgan
Andre Mura, Gibbs Law Group LLP
2:00PM - 3:00PM CTEthics/Professionalism
Brian Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt University Law School
Stephen Herman, Fishman Haygood
Hassan Zavareei, Tycko & Zavareei, LLP
3:00PM - 3:45PM CTDiversity, Equity and Inclusion
Brian Bailey, Gibbs Law Group LLP
Eric H. Gibbs, Gibbs Law Group LLP
3:45PM - 4:15PM CTThe Evolution of Issue Classes Under Rule 23
Benjamin Gastel, Herzfeld Suetholz Gastel Leniski & Wall, PLLC
Jennifer Scullion, Seeger Weiss LLP
4:15PM - 5:00PM CTHow MDL is Changing to Include PI and Class Cases (Juul, CPAP, Hair Relaxer)
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 3:35PM CT
Federal Tort Liability & Military Advocacy Section CLE Program Sponsored by The Expert Institute

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Jamal Alsaffar, National Trial Law

Looking Ahead in the FTCA Case
2:00PM - 2:35PM CTNew Frontier: Using the FTCA to Right Wrongs in Gun Violence, Sexual Assault, and Other Unique Cases
Laurie Higginbotham, National Trial Law
2:35PM - 3:05PM CTThe Repose Trap: How Statutes of Repose Can Doom an FTCA Case Even When the SOL Is Met
David N. Damick, Law Offices of David N. Damick
3:05PM - 3:35PM CTActive Duty Medical Malpractice Claims Under the New Military Claims Act—The New DOD Regulations and Procedures
Colin James Beisel, Youman & Caputo, LLC
July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 3:35PM CT
Qui Tam Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Grace I. Chanin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP

The Importance of the False Claims Act and Whistleblowers, the Changing Face of Defendants and Supreme Court Developments
2:05PM - 2:40PM CTThe Importance of Whistleblowers and the FCA and other Federal Statutes
Stephen A. Weiss, Seeger Weiss LLP
2:40PM - 3:00PM CTPotential Defendants Under the FCA, Including the Uptick in Private Equity Firms and How to Tie Them into Liability
Audrey Schechter, Law Offices of Audrey Hildes Schechter, PA
3:00PM - 3:35PM CTWhistleblower Retaliation Actions and Statues
Grace I. Chanin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Richard P. Neuworth, LeBau & Neuworth
July 21, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT
Asbestos Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Advocacy Digital Media

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates

Talc Update, Difficult Cases, and Bad Faith Defendants
2:05PM - 2:30PM CTJ&J Update/Appellate Issues
Jessica M. Dean, Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP
2:30PM - 2:50PM CTHolding Talc Suppliers Accountable
Amber R. Long, Levy Konigsberg, LLP
2:50PM - 3:35PM CTWhen the Deck is Stacked Against You - Bad Jurisdiction, Bad Rulings, Bad Law
Simona Farrise, Farrise Law Firm
3:35PM - 4:20PM CTBad Faith Defendants
Bethany Gasperin, Shrader & Associates
4:20PM - 5:05PM CTCorporate Representative Depositions
Jackalyn A. Olinger Rochelle, Bailey Glasser, LLP

View live programs for July 22

July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:00PM CT
Advocacy Track: Damages: Preparing and Presenting to Best Advocate for Your Client (presented with the Stalwarts/Hall of Fame Committee) Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom A2, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

Julie Braman Kane, Colson Hicks Eidson
Kathleen L. Nastri, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTConsiderations for the Wrongful Death Case
Michael A. Kelly, Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
9:05AM - 9:25AM CTThe Invisible Psychological Injuries
9:25AM - 9:45AM CTTraumatic Brain Injuries (Mild and Moderate)
Bruce H. Stern, Stark & Stark
9:45AM - 10:05AM CTArguing Non-Economic Damages in the Current Political Environment
Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano Roberts Mills & Knowlton, LLC
10:05AM - 10:25AM CTGuiding Your Client
Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti
10:25AM - 10:50AM CTEconomics: Recovering Past and Future Medical Costs
Joseph Fried, Fried Goldberg LLC
10:50AM - 11:15AM CTNon-Economic Damages
Randi McGinn, McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, PA
2:00PM - 2:20PM CTGathering Evidence for Pre-Existing Injuries
Frank Verderame, Plattner Verderame, PC
2:20PM - 2:45PM CTCatastrophic Injury Cases
Laura E. G. Tamez, The Herrera Law Firm
2:45PM - 3:10PM CTPutting the Heart Into a Wrongful Death Case
Kathleen L. Nastri, Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC
3:10PM - 3:35PM CTHead Injury Cases
Stewart M. Casper, Casper & de Toledo LLC
3:35PM - 4:00PM CTSoft Tissue Injury Cases
Betsy Greene, Greene & Schultz
July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:30PM CT
Premises Liability Section/Inadequate Security Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Captured Investigative Agency

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Mark D. Prince, Prince Law Firm
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTAutopsy of a Recent Premises Verdict
Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTSummary Judgement for the Defendant on Liability: How to Avoid It, From Preparing the Plaintiff for Deposition to Responding to the Motion
Rachel Louise Sykes, Pearson Butler
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTInadequate Security: Update on Rideshare Sexual Assault Litigation
Michael Lawson Neff, Neff Injury Law
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTDrowning Litigation: What You Need to Know
Michael A. Haggard, The Haggard Law Firm, PA
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTProving Notice in Premises Cases
John (Jack) H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, PA
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTCommon Defenses and Themes of a Premises Liability Case
Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
2:00PM - 2:30PM CTScreening for the Slip and Falls or Other Premises Case—What Questions to Ask on Intake
Gwen-Marie Davis, GDH Law
2:30PM - 3:00PM CTYour First Hotel Security Case: Documents to Request and How to Use Them
Justin B. Shapiro, Leesfield Scolaro, PA
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTInadequate Security: Security Issues and Foreseeability from the Expert’s Point of View
John Leighton, Leighton Law, PA
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTPrivette Doctrine
Eric Ganci, CaseyGerry
4:00PM - 4:30PM CTApplicable Building Codes, Statutes, Administrative Code Provisions, and Industry Standards
Jesse Froehling, Bastion Law
July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 4:55PM CT
Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning

Room: Room 205 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Joseph V. Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTEthical Considerations When Working with Co-Counsel and Referring Attorneys
Marion Munley, Munley Law
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTPutting Your Advocacy to Work Making a Difference
Andrew R. Young, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTRoad Construction Truck Crash Cases
Robert L. Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTHandling FTCA Trucking Claims
Grant H. Lawson, Metier Law Firm, LLC
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTUnderstanding and Using Telematics in Truck Crash Cases
Chauncey Barnwell, Brown Barnwell, P.C.
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTHow Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies are Cheating E-Logs
Jordan M. Jones, Michigan Auto Law
11:35AM - 12:05PM CTNever Stop Learning and Improving: The Old Dawg Still Learning New Trucking Trial Tricks
Joseph Fried, Fried Goldberg LLC
2:00PM - 2:25PM CTPreparing for & Taking Advanced Safety Director Depositions in Truck Crash Cases
Joseph V. Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
2:25PM - 2:50PM CTDiscovery and Use of Other Similar Incidents to Increase the Value of Your Truck Crash Case
Timothy Whiting, Whiting Law Group, Ltd.
2:50PM - 3:15PM CTRepresenting the Injured Truck Driver
Christy Childers, Childers & McCain, LLC
3:15PM - 3:40PM CTCollection & Preservation of Evidence in Truck Crash Cases
Thomas J. Grillo Jr., John J. Fromen, Attorneys at Law, PC
3:40PM - 4:05PM CTStrategies to Effectively Litigate Complex Truck Crash Cases
Thomas D'Amore, D'Amore Law Group
4:05PM - 4:30PM CTAn Update on FAAAA Preemption
Rena M. Leizerman, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
4:30PM - 4:55PM CTPitfalls to Avoid When Bringing Suit Against Amazon
Matthew E. Wright, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
July 22, 2024
8:30AM - 5:00PM CT
Jury Bias Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Room 202 A-C, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Daniel J. Buba, Doehrman Buba Ring
Danny R. Ellis, Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC
Jury Bias Inside and Outside of the Courtroom: Discovery, Focus Groups, Damages, and Skills to Know
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTGetting Ahead of Biases: Incorporating Common Jury Biases into Your Discovery Plan
Shayla Reed, Reed Law Offices, PC, LLO
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTMaximizing Damages Through Focus Groups: What’s New?
Lauren Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTTrial Advocacy Using AI and Technology
Tim Semelroth, RSH Legal
10:05AM - 11:05AM CTTrial Persuasion Through the Right Experts
Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Lomurro Law
11:05AM - 11:35AM CTAdvocacy and Persuasion—Connecting with the Jury
Timothy Whiting, Whiting Law Group, Ltd.
Sara L. Williams, Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
2:00PM - 3:00PM CTJury Research
Gregory S. Cusimano, Cusimano Roberts Mills & Knowlton, LLC
David A. Wenner, Snyder & Wenner
3:00PM - 3:30PM CTJurors are Talking— Are You Listening?
Jeffrey D. Boyd, Nelson Boyd, PLLC
3:30PM - 4:00PM CTWhat Today’s Juries are Saying About Damages
Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
4:00PM - 4:30PM CTThe Latest Defense Tactics and How to Preempt Them
Carson Phillips-Spotts, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
4:30PM - 5:00PM CTUsing Theatrical Drama Skills in the Courtroom
Kurt M. Zaner, Zaner Harden Law, LLP
July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:30AM CT
Hair Relaxer Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Funk Zone Media

Room: Room 207 C/D, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Larry Francis Taylor Jr., The Cochran Firm
9:05AM - 9:20AM CTCase Overview
Temitope O. Leyimu, Motley Rice, LLC
9:20AM - 9:35AM CTCriteria
9:35AM - 9:50AM CTDiscovery & PFS
Mark Abramowitz, DiCello Levitt LLP
Kristin D. Padden, Douglas & London, PC
9:50AM - 10:05AM CTScience
Rene F. Rocha III, Morgan & Morgan
10:05AM - 10:20AM CTBellwether
10:20AM - 10:35AM CTState Litigation
10:35AM - 10:50AM CTClosing
Larry Francis Taylor Jr., The Cochran Firm
July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:35AM CT
Employment Rights Section CLE Program Sponsored by Dundon Advisers

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Mary Olszewska, Hkm Employment Attorneys
9:05AM - 9:25AM CTWellness: Making Space for Creativity in Your Practice
Mary Olszewska, Hkm Employment Attorneys
9:25AM - 10:00AM CTDignity Damages: Building a Case for Emotional Damages
Carla D. Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC
Tiega Varlack, Varlack Legal Services
10:00AM - 10:35AM CTVoir Dire Workshop: Connecting with the Jury Panel
Tamarah Prevost, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
July 22, 2024
9:00AM - 10:35AM CT
Railroad Law Section CLE Program Sponsored by Satellite Investigations

Room: Room 209 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Bailey Gifford, Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers
Getting Back to Basics: The Foundation of Railroad Cases
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTMaximizing Non-Economic Damages in Railroad Cases
Michael P. Doyle, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTCrossing Cases 101
Timothy Gaarder, Davis Bethune & Jones
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTFederal Preemption & Blocked Crossing
Nathan Karlin, Pottroff & Karlin, LLC
July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 4:20PM CT
Sole Practitioner and Small Firm Section/Minority Caucus CLE Program Sponsored by Fortis Bank

Room: Room 209 B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Javier Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
Cade Parian, Parian Lawyers
2:05PM - 2:50PM CTOutsourcing Overseas
Jennifer M. Lipinski, Lipinski Law
2:50PM - 3:20PM CTDiverse Hiring—What Do We Mean?
Carla D. Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PLC
3:20PM - 3:50PM CTRepresenting People Far and Wide—It’s North Dakota
Tim O'Keeffe, O'Keeffe O'Brien Lyson Attorneys
3:50PM - 4:20PM CTMaintaining Sanity with Multiple Small Offices
Rick Barrera Jr., Barrera Law Group LLC
July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT
Environmental and Toxic Torts Section CLE Program Sponsored by Simpluris

Room: Room 207 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Rhon E. Jones, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.
2:05PM - 2:50PM CTWhat You Need to Know: Anti-Sharing Provisions and Protective Orders
Patrick Ian Andrews, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Jackie Aranda Osorno, Public Justice
2:50PM - 3:20PM CTEverything to Know About Experts in the Environmental Case
James J. Bilsborrow, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
3:20PM - 4:15PM CTLitigation Updates: Roundtable Discussion and Significant Decisions
Esther Berezofsky, Motley Rice, LLC
Gale D. Pearson, Nachawati Law Group
4:15PM - 4:45PM CTFrom Regulation to Litigation
Stephanie Biehl, Sher Edling LLP
4:45PM - 5:05PM CTRise Up – A Reflection on This Meaningful Work
Mona Wallace, Wallace & Graham, PA
July 22, 2024
2:00PM - 5:05PM CT
Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Goodfacts

Room: Room 209 A, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Selina Valdez, Marc Whitehead & Associates LLP
The Nuts and Bolts of Insurance Cases: Discovery, Depositions, and Mediation
2:05PM - 2:50PM CTAdministrative Appeal Development – Setting Your Client’s Case Up for Success
Audrey Dolmovich, Eric Buchanan & Associates, PLLC
2:50PM - 3:35PM CTDiscovery – Where We’ve Come From, Where We Are Going
Ifenanya Agwu, Gilbert, LLP
3:35PM - 4:20PM CTGetting the Most Out of 30(b)(5) and 30(b)(6) Depositions
Florence A. Murray, Murray & Murray Co., LPA
4:20PM - 5:05PM CTADR and Mediating with Insurance Carriers
John Anthony Vessel, Marc Whitehead & Associates, LLP

View live programs for July 23

July 23, 2024
8:30AM - 11:05AM CT
Advocacy Track: What About the Case that Doesn't Go to Trial? Mediation, Arbitration, Settlement and Negotiation Skills Sponsored by CAMG

Room: Ballroom A2, Level 4

Venue: Music City Center

Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTMediation Presentations: PowerPoints, Videos, and Interactive Packages
Kurt M. Zaner, Zaner Harden Law, LLP
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTPreparing to Maximize Your Client’s Settlement Potential: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Peter J. Kestner, Penn Kestner & McEwen
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTNegotiation Strategies: Tips and Tools to Sharpen Your Skills
Adam Gomez, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
10:05AM - 11:05AM CTReviving Professionalism, Access & Inclusion to Address Threats to the Rule of Law and the Challenges Posed by the Rise of New Technologies: Howard Twiggs Lecture presented with the National Civil Justice Institute
Ray Brescia, Albany Law School
July 23, 2024
8:30AM - 11:05AM CT
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Rubris

Room: Room 208 A/B, Level 2

Venue: Music City Center

Gabrielle Sulpizio-Reynolds, Bell Legal Group
8:35AM - 9:05AM CTProgress at the Court House
J. Edward Bell III, Bell Legal Group
9:05AM - 9:35AM CTNavy JAG: EO, Chaos of Procrastination, and Statute of Limitations Issues
Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM CTCase Resolution/Settlement Negotiations
W. Stacy Miller II, Miller Law Group, PLLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM CTFraming the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Case
Zachary Mandell, Mandell Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd.
10:35AM - 11:05AM CTFocus Groups and Jury Science: Modeling the Pre-Trials and Camp Lejeune Justice Act Trials
David A. Wenner, Snyder & Wenner

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