Tuesday, May 12th
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Past President's Dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House
Registration Link (for Past Presidents only)
Past President's Dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House
Registration Link (for Past Presidents only)
Wednesday, May 13th |
Thursday, May 14th |
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8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions & Announcements Program Chair: Jerry Garau 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Worker's Compensation Changes - Needed & Possible George Patrick, George C. Patrick & Associates 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Common Ways Medical Malpractice Cases Die and How to Keep the Good Ones Alive Autumn Seib, Wagner Reese, LLP 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. What's the Alarm? The "First Responder's Rule" Doesn't Have to Smoke Your Case Thomas Manges, Manges Law Firm 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Pushing Back on Stanley Meds Bradford Smith, Kenn Nunn Law Office 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Beyond Notice Pleading: Statement of Claims Requirements in the Southern District of Indiana Heather Gilbert, Langer & Langer 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Vehicle Crashworthiness Update Bill Winingham, Wilson Kehoe Winingham 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Paternity After Death Susannah Hall-Justice, Hall-Justice Law Firm LLC 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Nursing Home Neglect Cases Katie Karres, Hurst Limontes 11:00 a.m. –11:15 a.m. From Agreement to Accountability: Proving Duty Through Private Contracts Tony Patterson, Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse, LLP 11:15 a.m. –11:30 a.m. No Footage, No Excuses: Drafting Effective Evidentiary Preservation Letters Jamison Allen, Loyalty Law 11:30 a.m. –11:45 a.m. Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation - Gen Z in the Office and the Courtroom Katie Marshall, Christie Bell & Marshall 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PTSD + mTBI = <$$$ Dan Chamberlain, CohenMalad, LLP | Trial Lawyers 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon Click here to RSVP for Annnual Meeting and Awards Luncheon 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. The New Pathway to Case Management Brad Catlin, Williams Law Group, LLC 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Challenges to Personal Injury Practice in The 21st Century Tim Rowe, Rowe & Hamilton 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Combating Dirty Defense Tricks in Medical Malpractice Trials Kate Franke, Broadwing Legal 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. UIM Considerations When Your Client is from Kentucky Todd Barsumian, Barsumian Armiger LLC 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Making it Up as We Go Along: My Experience with a Novel Case Matt Bigler, Ladendorf Fregiato & Bigler 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Touch of Gray: Navigating Ethical Issues Jay Hoffman, Hoffman & Newcomb 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Focus Groups Betsy Greene, Greene and Schultz Trial Lawyers 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions of Organizations – Effective Use of a Powerful Discovery Tool David Scott, Dave Scott Law Firm 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Preserving and Pursuing Multi-Cap Claims Ashley Hadler Winingham, Garau Germano, P.C. 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. A New World for Mental and Emotional Pain and Suffering Claims Mike Phelps, Hankey Marks & Crider 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Using Enhanced Liability to Defeat Contributory Negligence Nick Deets, Hovde Dassow + Deets 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 2026 Top 10 Outside the Box Tips to Help Your Case Tina Bell, Christie Bell & Marshall Holly Wojcik Rooth, Langer & Langer 4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Nuggets and Heart Mark Guenin, Guenin Law Office, P.C. 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Location, Location… Litigation: Eminent Domain- From Pre-Suit to Paycheck Kris Fuller, Boren Oliver & Coffey, LLP 5:15 p.m. Adjourn Day 1 to Lifetime Achivement Reception Celebrating Steve Langer at Loughmiller's Pub and Eatery |
7:00 am
Women's Caucus Breakfast at Patachou Click here to RSVP 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome, Introductions & Announcements Program Chair: Jerry Garau 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Crafting an Effective Rule 30(b)(6) Notice Rich Cook, Rich Cook Law 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Don’t Be That Lawyer: Using AI in Litigation Without Making Up Case Law Rob Langer, Langer & Langer 9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Visuals and Trial? Will they Make a Difference? Sarah Graziano, Hensley Legal Group, PC 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Fertility Fraud: Dr. Cline and the Development of the Law in Fertility Fraud Cases Kent Winingham, Wilson Kehoe Winingham 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Special Needs Trusts: There is Always More! Elizabeth Homes, Law Office of Elizabeth A. Homes LLC 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Why Section 1983 Work Still Matters—Now More Than Ever Chet Cameron, Midwest Injury Lawyers 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Bad Faith in Indiana: How to Hold Insurance Companies Accountable Angela Jones, Pillar Jones, LLC Tony Ashford, Ashford Law Group P.C. 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Out with the Old: The Changing Public Perceptions of Lawyers and the Legal Field Harvey Lancaster, Lancaster Gill PC 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Winning the Case Without Losing Your License: Top Ethical Pitfalls for Trial Lawyers Cari Sheehan, Assistant General Counsel, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 12:00 p.m. –1:30 p.m. Lunch Board of Directors Meeting Click here to RSVP for BOD Meeting Young Lawyers Lunch Click here to RSVP for YL Lunch 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Shielding Identity: When and How Litigants Proceed Anonymously in Indiana Jeff Gibson, Wagner Reese LLP 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Surveillance Video as a Silent Witness Jill Bracken-Emerson, Emerson Divorce and Accident Injury Attorneys, LLC 2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Neter-Nu v. Abbas: A Lesson in Patience and Evidentiary Foundations Ned Mulligan, CohenMalad, LLP | Trial Lawyers 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 15 in 15: Notable Verdicts from 2025 & 2026 Alex Limontes, Hurst Limontes LLC 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wrongful Organ Donation: Medical Error, Consent Failures, and Civil Liability Katie Piscione, Waldron Tate Land LLC 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Direct Exam Tips Joe Williams, Williams Law Group, LLC 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Embracing the Gray under the IPLA: A Blueprint for Consumer Product Cases Tyler Zipes, Hovde Dassow + Deets 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Using a Gross Negligence to Defeat Contributory Negligence in Tort Claims Act Cases Jon Noyes, Wilson Kehoe Winingham 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. From Field to Road: Expanding Motor Vehicle Punitive Damages Beyond Impairment Charles Vaughan, Vaughan & Vaughan 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Beyond the Obvious: The Overlooked Evidence That Changes Cases Brady Rife, Stephenson Rife LLP 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. HOS 101 for Trial Lawyers: Making Sense of Hours of Service Katrina Ornelas, Doehrman Buba Ring 4:30 p.m. Adjourn Seminar |