2007 Trial Masters Program—“Trying Your Damage Case—Strategies for Reducing Compensatory and Punitive Damages.”
The 2007 TMP faculty is:
Allan Campo, AJC Consulting, Sandestin, FL
Ric Gass, Gass Weber Mullins, Milwaukee, WI—Gass--Defending Against Damages Claims.doc
Doug Houser, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, PC, Portland, OR--Houser--Strategies in Bad Faith Cases.doc
Lori Iwan, Iwan Cray Huber Horstman VanAusdal LLC., Chicago, IL--Iwan--Defending Commercial Damages.doc
Elizabeth Leedom, Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., Seattle, WA--Leedom--Strategies for Non-Economic Damages.DOC--Leedom--Attachments.pdf
Wayne Mason, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Dallas, TX
Jack Trigg, Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP, Denver, CO
Timothy Pratt, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO-- Moderator
The program will be broken down into the following segments:
I. “Why It Is Important--The Overview and the Psychology of Developing the Damages Case.” Ric Gass and Alan Campo will lead this discussion of why trial lawyers may need to change they way they think about trying damages.
II. “How To Do It—Strategies For Preparing and Arguing Various Types of Damages.” This segment will involve a discussion and demonstration of ways to handle damages in the contexts of different cases.
A. Personal Injury Damages—lead by Jack Trigg, this segment will focus on strategies for dealing with cases where the primary claim involves personal injuries—whether catastrophic injuries or not.
B. Mental Damages—lead by Liz Leedom, this segment will focus on strategies for dealing with cases where the primary claim involves emotional or mental anguish, fear, grief and pain/suffering.
C. Insurance Bad Faith Damages—lead by Doug Houser, this segment will focus on strategies for dealing with bad faith and similar cases.
D. Commercial/Contract Damages—lead by Lori Iwan, this segment will focus on strategies for dealing with breach of contract or similar claims of commercial damages.
E. Anger/Punitive Damages—lead by Wayne Mason, this segment will focus on strategies of minimizing the jury anger that can drive up compensatory and punitive damages.
III. “10 Questions/30 Minutes”—this will be an “on the clock” discussion by faculty members and attendees of key strategic takeaways for the 10 most pressing questions on how to deal with damages.
SUBSTANTIVE LAW SECTION MEETINGS
Corporate Counsel
· Effective Partnering between Corporate Counsel and the Law Firm
Glen Pilié, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA--Pilie--Partnering with Corporate Counsel.doc
· Asbestos---Where We've Been, Where We Are, Where We're Headed
Ed McCambridge, Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Chicago, IL--McCambridge--Asbestos and Coroprate Counsel.doc --McCambridge-20071-12 Course material submission v1.pdf
· "Secrets Revealed - Effective Tools for Managing Litigation Costs"
Co-Discussion Leaders:
Rene Mouledoux, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX
John Burtis, SPX Corporation, Charlotte NC
Panelists:
Marcus Brown, Entergy, New Orleans, LA
Sandra Phillips, Pfizer, New York, NY
Geneace Williams, McDonalds, Oak Brook, IL
Management, Economics and Technology of Practice
· Overcoming Trial Objections To Digital Evidence
Seth Gausnell, Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass, St. Louis, MO--Gausnell--Objections to Digital Evidence.doc
· Avoiding Burnout - Law Firm Sabbaticals
Charles Baker, Buist Moore Smythe McGee, PA,
Charleston, SC--Baker--Sabbaticals.doc
· Paperless Medical Records - The Future Is Now
Dean F. Slejko Litigation Management, Inc. Mayfield Heights OH--Slejko--Paperless Medical Records.doc
· Panel Discussion: If You Bill It They Will Pay - But When? Managing Cash Flow In A Busy Law Practice
Moderator:
Brett Preston, Hill Ward & Henderson, Tampa, FL--Preston--Managing Cash Flow.doc
Panelists:
Michael Bonasso, Flaherty Sensabaugh & Bonasso Charleston, WV
Chris McDonnell, Chief Operating Officer, Hill Ward & Henderson, Tampa, FL
John Quinn, Manier & Herod, Nashville, TN
Linda Woolf, Goodell Devries Leech & Dann, LLP, Baltimore, MD
Sidney Hardy, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, Maxwell & McDaniel, Metairie, LA.
Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Lines
· Unusual Endorsements in the World of Excess and Surplus Lines
Timothy Hughes, Essex Insurance Company, Glen Allen, VA
Jean Lawler, Murchison and Cumming, LLP, Los Angeles, CA--Lawler--Unusual Forms in the Surplus Market.doc -- Lawler--Attachments.pdf
Gerald Melchiode, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, New Orleans, LA
THURSDAY—MARCH 1, 2007
SUBSTANTIVE LAW SECTION MEETINGS
Toxic Tort and Environmental
· Water Wars: Water Contamination Litigation Runs Amuck!
Moderator:
David Governo, Governo Law Firm, LLC, Boston, MA
Panelists:
Kurt Reeg, Reeg & Nowogrocki, LLC, St. Louis, MO--Reeg--Water Wars.doc
David Erickson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLC, Kansas City, MO--Erickson--Lone Pine.DOC
· Reaching the Limits of Liability: Tort Immunity for Asbestos and Other Toxic Torts
Moderator :
David Governo, Governo Law Firm, LLC, Boston, MA
Panelists :
Scott Dickens, Tachau, Maddox, Hovious & Dickens, PLC, Louisville, KY--Dickens--Tort Immunity.doc
Paul Slater, General Electric Company, Fairfield, CT
Professional Liability/Construction
· Ethics Now and For the Future
David Keller, Bunnell, Woulfe, Kirschbaum, McIntyre & Gregoire, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Salvatore DeSantis, Molod, Spitz & DeSantis, PC, New York, NY--DeSantis--Ethics.DOC
Panel Discussion:
Mark Gesk, Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
Don Myles, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, Phoenix, AZ
Steve Farrar, Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, Greenville, SC
Employment Practice and Workplace Liability/Healthcare Practice/Civil Rights and Public Entity Liability
· Defending Alternative Healthcare Practitioners
Roger Hillman, Garvey, Schubert & Barer, Seattle, WA--Hillman-- Article.DOC
· ADA—Taking Guns From Cops
Kathleen L. Wieneke, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, Phoenix, AZ--Wieneke--ADA.doc
Transportation
· Handling Catastrophic Motor Carrier Liability Cases—Changing Jury Perceptions
Tim Sullivan, Ogden & Sullivan, PA, Tampa, FL
John R. Woodard, Feldman, Franden, Woodard, Farris & Boudreaux, Tulsa, OK--Woodard--Voir Dire.doc
Allan Campo, AJC Consulting, Sandestin, FL--Campo--Jury Anger.doc; Looking at Victim Fault
Commercial Litigation
· Changes in the Federal Rules Concerning E-Discovery
Reid S. Manley, Burr Forman LLP. Birmingham, AL
· Best Practices for E-Discovery
Linda Woolf, Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP, Baltimore, MD--Woolf--E-Discovery.doc
· The In-House Perspective on E-Discovery
Laura Kibbe, Pfizer, Inc. New York, NY.
· The E-Discovery Landmines
Allison VanLaningham, Smith Moore, LLP. Greensboro, NC--VanLaningham--E-Discovery Landmines.doc
· The Ethical Considerations of E-Discovery
Craig S. Neckers, Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge , Grand Rapids, MI
Extra Contractual Liability
· Effective Use of Mock Trials—Evaluating and Preparing Your Bad Faith Case
Scott Weathers and Steve Huffers, First Jury, Indianapolis, IN
Christopher Rigsbee, Conseco, Carmel, IN
Weathers--Litigation Tool.doc
Huffer--Ethical Issues.doc
Rigsbee--In-House Perspective.doc
PLENARY SESSION
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“The Lawyer of Tomorrow—2010 and Beyond” Where have we been, where are we now, and where are we going? Change is occurring rapidly in the practice of law. This panel will address the challenges and changes of tomorrow.
Charles Robinson, Esq., Clearwater, FL—Charlie Robinson, a board-certified attorney whose appearance has been made possible by a generous donation from the FDCC Foundation, has achieved a national reputation as an a frequent writer and speaker on the future of lawyering. What he has to say will inspire you, prepare you and perhaps even frighten you. Following his presentation, he will lead a panel discussion exploring some specific aspects facing individual lawyers and bar associations--how will we be different and how who we are and what we do will be different in the years ahead.
The panel will be:
Lifestyle and Diversity
Kim Baker, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC, Seattle, WA--Baker--Diversity for Tomorrow.DOC
Dispute Resolution and the Future of Jury Trials
Edward Ruff, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chicago, Illinois--Ruff-The Future of American Jury TrialsI.doc
FRIDAY—MARCH 2, 2007
SUBSTANTIVE LAW SECTION MEETINGS
BLOCKBUSTER FRIDAY
BLOCKBUSTER A--Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Products Liability, Class Actions and Multidistrict Litigation, Trial Tactics, Premises and Security Liability
· Effective Use Of Technology In The Courtroom—Comparing The “Old” Way With The “Modern” Way--
Blockbuster A--Courtroom Technology.DOC
· Moderator
Thomas Davis, Locke Reynolds, LLP, Indianapolis, IN
· Opening Statement
Craig Marvinney, Ulmer & Berne, LLP, Cleveland, OH
· Direct Examination of Corporate Representative
Larry Hepler, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True, Edwardsville, IL
· Direct Examination of Defense Expert
Robert Kolar, Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, LLP, Chicago, IL
· Closing Argument
Deborah Kuchler, Abbott, Simses & Kuchler, New Orleans, LA
BLOCKBUSTER B--Insurance Industry, Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Life, Health and Disability--
Blockbuster B--Most of ADR.doc; Blockbuster B Zurich Program.pdf
· Early Steps of Effective Mediation--Client Buy-in and Preparation
Moderator:
Victoria Roberts, Century Surety Company, Phoenix, AZ
Panelists:
John McDevitt, ACE USA Law Department, Wilmington, DE
Gary Schuman, Aon Corporation, Glenview, IL
Margaret Madden, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
· Pre-Mediation Presentations to the Mediator—Getting Your Message Across Well and Early
Moderator:
Mills Gallivan, Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA, Greenville, SC
Panelists:
Helen Alford, Alford, Clausen & McDonald, LLC, Mobile, AL
Brett Preston, Hill Ward & Henderson PA, Tampa, FL
· Psychology in Mediation—The Art of Persuasion
Moderator:
Thomas Brown, Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, PC, Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Steve Barney, Plunkett & Cooney, PC, Petoskey, MI
Paul Butler, Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa, FL
Franklin Sachs, Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, Woodbridge, NJ
· Creativity in ADR—Formats, Processes and Technology
Moderator:
Rebecca Levy-Sachs, Robinson & Cole, LLP, Sarasota, FL
Panelists:
Samuel Pace, Dugan, Brinkmann, Maginnis and Pace, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Evans, Evans Adjusters, Mill Valley, CA
Mike Hargrave, Zurich Insurance Company
Janet Brown, Boehm, Brown, Fischer, Harwood, Kelly & Scheihing, PA, Orlando, FL
Michaela Scheihing, Boehm, Brown, Fischer, Harwood, Kelly & Scheihing,PA, Orlando, FL
BLOCKBUSTER C—Intellectual Property, Technology/E-Commerce, Appellate Law, International Practice and Law
· Nanotechnology, An Insurable Risk?--
Blockbuster C--Nanotecholog.DOC
Thomas Segalla, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo, NY
· Blogs, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets on the Internet--
Blockbuster C--Blogs.doc
Rebecca Edelson, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Ralph Zappala, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, San Francisco, CA
· Developments on the International Scene
Jorge Angell, L. C. Rodrigo Abogados, Madrid, Spain
Joshua Borenstein, Spiegel Sohmer, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
· Developments in Electronic Discovery
Elizabeth Lorell, Schwartz Simon Edelstein Celso & Kessler LLP, Florham Park, NJ -Lorell-FDCC Article (00291786).DOC
Jay Tuckerman, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Philadelphia, PA
PLENARY SESSION
“The Law Firm of Tomorrow—A Survival Kit.” With the delivery of legal services changing, how can a law firm position itself to master the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities? This discussion, moderated by William Vita of Westerman, Ball, Ederer, Miller & Sharfstein of Mineola, NY, will present different perspectives—the view of the clients that will require legal services, the different sized law firms that will deliver them, and a nationally recognized law firm consultant with a keen view of the future.
Corporate Counsel Panel--“Here is What We Expect—Times Have To Be A’Changin.’” A panel of in-house counsel will discuss how clients expect the delivery of legal services to change in the years ahead—how hiring decisions, payment practices, and use of outside counsel will be different.
Jeffrey Carr, FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston, TX
Rene Mouledoux, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Houston, TX--Mouledoux--Litigation Management.doc
Randa Rawlins—Shelter Insurance Companies, Columbia, MO--Rawlins--Corporate Counsel Expectations.doc
Bradford Hildebrandt, Chairman and Founder of Hildebrandt International, Somerset, NJ. Mr. Hildebrandt is a long-time, preeminent consultant to law firms. He will share his views on how law firms will and must change to succeed in the challenging legal times ahead.
Managing Partner Panel—“Strategies for Success.” How will different sized law firms adapt to the changing times? Do law firms grow larger? Smaller? Diversify or specialize? How can a law firm create the niche for itself, and how can its revenues continue to rise?--Managing Partner Paper--Friday.doc
The “Big Firm” Perspective
Mike Lucey, Gordon & Rees, San Francisco, CA
The “Mid-Sized Firm” Perspective
Doug Berry, Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP., Tampa, FL
The “Small Firm” Perspective
Doug Christian, Harper, Christian, Dichter & Graif, P.C., Phoenix, AZ
SATURDAY—MARCH 3, 2007
PLENARY SESSION
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ROY FIRESTONE
One of America’s most critically acclaimed broadcast journalists, Roy Firestone has interviewed thousands of celebrities and sports figures, won seven Emmy Awards, hosts ESPN’s Up Close Prime Time and has appeared as himself in movies like Jerry Maguire and numerous TV shows. He is also, though, an accomplished singer, impressionist and humorist. Roy Firestone has shared the bill with notables like Frank Sinatra, Loretta Lynn and Frankie Valli. His multi-media show, which has been performed in Las Vegas and around the world, is regarded as one of the funniest, entertaining and inspiring presentations around. Variety has declared it to be a “standing ovation winner,” and Bob Costas has said “you have seen nothing like it.” Roy Firestone’s inspiring show is for everyone in the family. Come see why Roy Firestone is one of the highest rated speakers in America.
