Monday, November 16th
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Annual Institute Kick Off Event: Virtual Cooking Class
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Annual Institute Kick Off Event: Virtual Cooking Class
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Tuesday, November 17th
7:30 am - 8:00 am Women's Trial Lawyer Caucus - Yoga & Mediation Click here to Register 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks Joseph Williams, Program Chair 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Focus Groups Saul Gruber, Gruber Trial Consulting, LLC, Miami Beach, FL 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Presentation 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Medical Malpractice Trials in the COVID Era Keith Hebeisen, Clifford Law Offices, Chicago, IL 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Story Telling for Trial Lawyers Mel C. Orchard, III, The Spence Law Firm, LLC, Jackson, WY 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Voir Dire Goals and Pitfalls Elise Sanguinetti, Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, LLP Las Vegas, NV 2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Hoosier Freedom Award Presentation 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ethics: Year in Review Meg Christensen, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum Indianapolis, IN 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Zoom: The New Normal Jay Urban, Urban & Taylor S.C., Milwaukee, WI 4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks Joe Williams, Program Chair 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Online Wine Tasting Celebrating Trial Lawyer of the Year, Dan Pfeifer Click here to get the Zoom Link Click here to order your wine |
Wednesday, November 18th
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. SUNRISE PROGRAM 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. First Hand Experiences with Trials During COVID-19 Tad Thomas, Thomas Law Offices, Prospect, KY 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Journalist of the Year Awards Presentation 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Do’s and Don'ts for Preparing Your Expert for Deposition or Trial Navan Ward, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Atlanta, GA 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Indiana Law Update Steve Langer, Langer and Langer, Valparaiso, IN & Kevin Farrell, Christie Farrell Lee & Bell, P.C., Indianapolis, IN 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Prove Your Case; Difficult Causation Issues in Workplace Exposure Kevin Conway, Cooney & Conway, Chicago, IL 2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Consumer Advocate Award Presentation 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Top Ten Trial Tips “Things I Do In Every Trial” Charla Aldous, Aldous\Walker, Dallas, TX 3:45 p.m. Adjourn |