WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 |
6:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
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Welcome
Reception (Casual)
Sponsored by Encore Discovery Solutions
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 (Business Casual
Attire) |
7:30
a.m. |
Registration
Breakfast Buffet
Sponsored by DecisionQuest |
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8:20
a.m. |
Welcome
and Introduction
G. Steven
Henry
LCA
Executive Director & General Counsel |
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Patrick E. Stockalper, LCA President 2008-2009
Reback,
McAndrews, Kjar, Warford & Stockalper, LLP, Manhattan
Beach, California |
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8:30 a.m. |
“ETHICAL
ISSUES IN THE BIG CASE”
Philip Whistler
Ice
Miller, LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana |
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9:20 a.m. |
“TAKING
RISKS AT TRIAL: ONLY THOSE WHO DARE TO FAIL GREATLY
CAN EVER ACHIEVE GREATLY”
Pat Lundvall
McDonald
Carano Wilson, LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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10:10 a.m. |
Refreshment
Break
Sponsored
by McDonald Carano Wilson, LLP, Reno, Nevada |
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10:25 a.m. |
“IDENTIFYING
AND DEFEATING UNLAWFUL RACIAL AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION
IN JURY SELECTION”
David G. Wirtes
Cunningham
Bounds Crowder Brown & Breedlove, LLC, Mobile, Alabama |
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11:15 a.m. |
“"EFFECTIVE
USE OF FOCUS GROUPS, MOCK TRIALS AND INTERNET SAMPLING"
Richard L. Horwitz
Potter
Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, Delaware |
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Sharon F. Bridges
Brunini,
Grantham, Grower & Hewes, Jackson, Mississippi |
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Angela L. Abel, M.A.
DecisionQuest, Senior Vice President,
Atlanta, Georgia |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch and Networking
Sponsored
by Pat Farber/Ringler Associates |
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2:00
p.m. |
“STRUCTURED
SETTLEMENTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS – PERFECT
TOGETHER?”
Paul Hansen
Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney, New York, New York |
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Donald J. Winder
Winder & Counsel, Salt Lake
City, Utah |
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3:00
p.m. |
Refreshment
Break
Sponsorship
Available |
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3:15 p.m. |
“TECHNICAL
ADVISORS, COURT APPOINTED EXPERTS AND SPECIAL MASTERS:
WHO IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CASE”
Henry C. Su
Howrey,
LLP, East Palo Alto, California |
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4:05
p.m. |
“CREATING
CONTINUITY FROM THE OUTSET: TYING TOGETHER THE DISPARATE
PURPOSES OF VOIR DIRE AND OPENING STATEMENTS”
Stephen D. Heninger
Heninger
Garrison Davis, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama |
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6:30 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception
(Cocktail Attire, Black Tie Optional)
Sponsored
by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP,
Wilmington, Delaware |
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7:15 p.m. |
Induction of
Fellows Dinner (Cocktail Attire, Black Tie Optional)
Indutroduction
of 2009-2010 LCA President
Jack
M. Williams
Womble
Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Special
Guest Speaker
The
Honorable Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. |
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 (Business Casual
Attire) |
7:30
a.m. |
Breakfast
Buffet
Sponsored
by Pat Farber/Ringler Associates, Encore Discovery Solutions
and DecisionQuest |
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8:20 a.m. |
Announcements
Patrick E. Stockalper, LCA President
2008-2009
Reback,
McAndrews, Kjar, Warford & Stockalper, LLP, Manhattan
Beach, California |
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8:30 a.m. |
“"WINNING
WITH INTEGRITY: PROFESSIONALISM IN THE REPRESENTATION
OF YOUR CLENTS"
Rachel M. Weiser
Milano
& Weiser, Attorneys at Law, Cleveland, Ohio |
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9:20
a.m. |
“"RELIGION
IN THE WORKPLACE"
Dudley Rochelle Carter
Littler
Mendelson, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia |
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10:10
a.m. |
Refreshment
Break
Sponsorship
Available |
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10:25 a.m. |
“LITIGATING
HIGH PROFILE CASES DURING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY INVESTIGATION:
A MULTI-PRONG APPROACH”
Larry D. Smith
Smith
Toole & Wiggins, P.L., Orlando, Florida |
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11:15 a.m. |
“THE
APPELLATE COURT REVERSES FOR A NEW TRIAL – NOW
WHAT? HOW TO IDENTIFY, PRESERVE AND PROTECT ISSUES ON
LIABILITY AND DAMAGES FOR RETRIALS”
Susan Ford Robertson
The
Robertson Law Group, Kansas City, Missouri |
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12:05 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Patrick E. Stockalper, LCA President
2008-2009 |
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Lunch Meetings
of Orders of Centurions, Justitia and Certus |
