Schedule and Faculty

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(Includes time for lunch.)

PROGRAM

In-House/Out-House Counsel (45 MINUTES)

A former in-house attorney for a major insurance company tells attorneys what he learned that will make them more effective. He will also provide a review of soft-tissue verdicts in 2010 and 2011 – are there any trends?

– Aaron S. Eken

No-Fault and Bodily Injury Issues (45 MINUTES)

Practice tips and techniques on effectively addressing issues of medical causation in no-fault and bodily injury cases, deciding avenues of exploration for discovery, evidentiary issues, tips for using and cross-examining experts.

– Jeannie Provo-Petersen

Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverages (60 MINUTES)

An insightful look at issues surrounding uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. How do you bind an underinsured motorist insurer to a judgment? Changes in statute of limitations, business use exclusions, collateral sources, and other new concepts in uninsured and underinsured motorist arenas.

– Robert J. Hauer

LUNCH (on your own)

Pleadings (60 MINUTES)

Proper and efficient use of pleadings and forms can make a significant difference in your practice. Learn from a trial expert about issues that arise with venue, jurisdiction, how to effectively decide the case track, use of discovery techniques, Rule 68 offers, motions in limine, taxing costs, and more.

– Angela Beranek Brandt

Chiropractic Treatment Parameters (45 MINUTES)

An experienced workers’ compensation attorney will discuss the workers’ compensation treatment parameters and fee schedule for chiropractic, the effect those parameters have had on his ability to protect his clients’ rights, whether those parameters could be implemented while handling a combination workers’ compensation and third party automobile claim.

– Christopher J. Middlebrook

Potpourri of Automobile Issues (45 MINUTES)

A panel discussion from the experts on a conglomeration of issues concerning automobile practitioners, with questions and answers from the panel and audience participation. Please bring a question or two to see if you can stump the panel.

– Robert J. Hauer, Jeannie Provo-Petersen, Angela Beranek Brandt & Christopher Middlebrook