2016 CAALA Vegas conference syllabus

2016_caala_vegas_syllabus

Meeting Room B

Experts

Meeting Room C

Legal Ethics

Meeting Room D

Registration Desk and Exhibit Hall Open

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12:30pm – 1:30pm

CAALA Annual Membership Meeting

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Latour Ballroom

1:45pm – 5:00pm

2:00pm – 6:30pm

Exhibit Hall Open

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6:30pm – 8:30pm

Convention Kickoff Party: America Rocks!

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Latour Ballroom

Jury Selection

Meeting Room A

Bikes, Trucks & Autos

Meeting Room B

Liens

Meeting Room C

Law & Motion

Meeting Room D

8:00am – 6:00pm

Advanced Trial Skills

Meeting Room A

9:00am – 12:15pm

Premises Liability

Meeting Room B

Evidence

Meeting Room C

Specialty Credits

Meeting Room D

Registration Desk Open

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Closing Cocktail Party: America the Beautiful

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Intrigue Nightclub

6:00pm – 8:00pm

1:45pm – 5:00pm

Master Speakers

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American Justice: Notable Civil Trials

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Latour Ballroom

9:00am – 12:15pm

Red-Eye Breakfast: Hot Topics Insurance Bad Faith

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Latour Ballroom

8:00am – 6:30pm

Registration Desk Open

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Employment Trial Skills

Meeting Room A

3:15pm – 6:30pm

Unique Injuries

Meeting Room B

General Damages

Meeting Room C

Aging Population

Meeting Room D

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Arbitration & Mediation

Meeting Room A

Civil Rights Cases

Meeting Room B

Welcome to CAALA VEGAS 2016!

Entrances to all meeting rooms are located inside the exhibit hall.

Please refer to the monitors above the meeting room doors for session locations.

Continental breakfast is served inside the exhibit hall at 8:00am on Friday and Saturday.

8:00am – 3:30pm

Exhibit Hall Open

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THURSDAY

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SEPTEMBER 1

FRIDAY

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SEPTEMBER 2

SATURDAY

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SEPTEMBER 3

SUNDAY

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SEPTEMBER 4

Thursday – Sunday

September 1 – 4, 2016

schedule-at-a-glance

AGING POPULATION

Moderator: Ibiere Seck

Judicial Overview (comment on each topic)

Hon. Suzanne Bruguera

Identifying Elder Abuse Cases

Todd Bloom

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Working with Pre-Existing Conditions

Elizabeth Hernandez

Age Discrimination

Jean Hyams

Actions Against “Senior Plan” HMOs

Russell Balisok

Damages for Your Client in “The Twilight

Years”

Brian Kabateck

CIVIL RIGHTS CASES

Moderator: Martin Aarons

Violations of the Unruh, Bane and Ralph Civil Rights Acts

Mayra Fornos

State & Federal Claims: Common Causes of Action and Defenses

Matt McNicholas

Obtaining the Key Evidence For Your Client

Dale Galipo

Handling Excessive Force Cases

Carl Douglas

GENERAL DAMAGES

Moderator: Daniel Pierson

Judicial Overview (comment on each topic)

Hon. Lia Martin

Defense Perspective (comment on each)

Glenn Barger

Gathering the Evidence

Jack Denove

Presenting General Damages at Trial

Christine Spagnoli

Unusually Susceptible Plaintiff &

Pre-Existing Conditions

Gregory Bentley

Wrongful Death Damages

John Taylor

Arguing General Damages in Closing

Joseph Barrett

PROVING UNIQUE INJURIES

Moderator: Martin Aarons

Judicial Overview (comment on each topic)

Hon. Rita Miller

Traumatic Brain Injuries and Concussions

Thomas Dempsey

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Steve McElroy

Mental Injuries: PTSD and Other Psychiatric

Issues

Dave Ring

Soft Tissue Injuries

Tobin Ellis

Environmental Toxic Injuries: Water, Gas

and Mold

David Lira

Proving Unique Injuries at Trial

Brett Schreiber

EMPLOYMENT TRIAL SKILLS

Moderator: David deRubertis

Judicial Overview (comment on each topic)

Hon. Michael Lin

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Common Employment Motions in Limine

Christina Coleman

Pre-Trial Prep: Themes, Witnesses,

Evidence and the Jury

Twila White

Opening Statements: Discussion & Demos

Carney Shegerian

776 & Cross-Exams of Defense Witnesses

Douglas Silverstein

Plaintiff’s Testimony: Preparation, Direct

and Cross

Genie Harrison

Closing Arguments: Discussion & Demos

Victor George

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 3:15 PM – 6:30 PM [3 HOURS MCLE CREDIT]

ARBITRATION & MEDIATION

Moderator: Ibiere Seck

Defeating Arbitration Agreements

Renuka Jain

Arbitration: Preparing & Presenting Your Case

Kim Valentine

Arbitrating UM/UIM Cases

Minh Nguyen

The Art of Effective Mediation

Janet Fields

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM [2 HOURS MCLE CREDIT]

THURSDAY

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SEPTEMBER 1

ALEXANDER S. POLSKY

MEDIATOR

CONVENTION EDUCATION SESSIONS

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TOPICS & SPEAKERS

CAALA VEGAS CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE

CAALA Education Chair

Christa Ramey

CAALA Education Vice-Chair

Elizabeth Hernandez

CAALA Deputy Director

Cindy Cantu

Convention Co-Chairs

Martin Aarons

John Blumberg

David deRubertis

Daniel Pierson

Ibiere Seck

Laura Sedrish

CAALA Treasurer

Jeffrey Rudman

CAALA Secretary

Genie Harrison