Monday, November 16th 

​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 
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8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.   
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Joseph Williams, Program Chair 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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 
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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