Seminar Web Catalog

Credits

Credit approved by 27 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Colossus and how it works
• Understanding AMA Guidelines and how they impact valuation of damages
• How Colossus uses AMA Guidelines
• How you can use AMA Guidelines in trial to counter the defense on damages
• Techniques to increase settlement offers and trial verdicts

SPEAKERS

• Jack Sells
• Michael Schafer

Credits

Credit approved by 27 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Use Claude, Claude Code, Gemini, and NotebookLM for deep research
• Conduct AI-assisted document review
• Advanced AI workflows plaintiff lawyers can implement immediately
• Use AI to conduct public records investigations
• Critical ethical guardrails around client confidentiality and attorney work product

SPEAKERS

• Evan Walker

Credits

Credit approved by 26 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How language gaps, cultural misunderstandings, and immigration fear can undermine liability, damages, and client credibility
• Best practices for interpreters, translated documents, and communication workflows to meet ethical obligations
• Proactively address ICE-related concerns, client misconceptions, and treatment gaps or inconsistencies
• Strategies to maximize medical compliance when clients are hesitant to seek care due to immigration concerns
• Evaluate real vs. perceived immigration risks and strategically manage discovery to limit sensitive disclosures while remaining compliant
• Use arbitration, remote testimony, and timing strategies when clients are reluctant to appear in court
• Build trust with culturally competent communication techniques that improve client candor, participation, and long-term outcomes

SPEAKERS

• Emmanuel Fishelman, Esq.

Credits

Credit approved by 26 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Preparing your client at intake for a potential DME exam
• Written discovery--what is discoverable, where to get it, what tools to use
• Deposing the DME: Is it needed, preparation, tips for Zoom depositions
• Strategies to counter DME’s malingering theory and several other typical defense arguments; using the concept of “negative space”
• Using your expert’s direct exam to debunk a particular DME opinion
• Strategies for countering the DME throughout trial

SPEAKERS

• Eric Stravitz

Credits

Credit approved by 25 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Being able to articulate “the ask”
• Framing the issue
• Developing persuasive tone
• Effective use of legal citations
• Crafting the introduction and conclusion
• Common issues in motions to compel, summary judgments and protective orders

SPEAKERS

• Doris Cheng
• Tiffany Gates

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered a mTBI
• Mechanisms by which mTBI injuries can occur
• Appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment of the mTBI client
• Intake and early management of the mTBI case
• Common defenses and misnomers and how to combat them

SPEAKERS

• Kacie Vinel

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• What data is available from the Event Data Recorder Module (EDM) and similar technologies embedded in vehicles
• What are the limitations of that data
• How law enforcement is supposed to use the data
• How the data is being used to determine what happened in the crash and to ascribe fault
• How you can use that recorded data
• A preview of what’s to come with camera technology

SPEAKERS

• Michael Nichols

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How co-counseling improves case value, client communication, and trial outcomes
• Effectively divide trial responsibilities while maintaining a cohesive narrative
• The role of communication, preparation, and shared strategy in successful trial teams
• Leverage different strengths and perspectives to craft effective liability and damages arguments
• Practical ways to mentor, develop, and grow trial lawyers through team-based litigation
• Techniques for staying aligned with co-counsel from intake through verdict

SPEAKERS

• John Everett
• Katie Beale

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Why early investigation is critical and how to do it right
• The key differences between trucking and standard auto cases
• Building a resource and template library that you can rely on
• A practical pre-litigation roadmap
• Deposition strategies that directly influence the value and outcome of your case

SPEAKERS

• Christina Hagen

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learn what makes a good business tort case
• Identify common causes of action
• Know the basics of financial documents
• Understand valuation issues

SPEAKERS

• Rob Astorino, Jr.

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How deepfake technology is reshaping modern litigation
• Learn the technology behind deepfakes
• Know the risks, emerging defenses, and courtroom challenges posed by artificial media
• Understand the legal implications and applicable rules of evidence
• Strategies for preserving, authenticating, and challenging digital evidence

SPEAKERS

• Kate Dunnington
• Joseph Lanterman

Credits

Credit approved by 21 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Establish a winning narrative from the outset so every piece of evidence fits your story
• Turn facts into a compelling, human story that jurors understand and remember
• Build credibility using records, testimony, and demonstratives
• Introduce experts and complex concepts in a way jurors can follow
• Frame damages early so jurors are prepared to return a substantial verdict
• Use visuals and timelines strategically to reinforce your case

SPEAKERS

• Mary Koch

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Step-by-step roadmap of how to proceed with the early stages of investigation
• Important tips for client intake
• What to ask, what to measure ,and what to document at the scene of the incident
• Preserving the evidence
• When to bring in an expert
• Forms and templates for a variety of types of premises cases

SPEAKERS

• Wilson Greene

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Why traditional paper chart reviews are insufficient to tell the whole story
• Key categories of electronic discovery, including email, electronic medical record (EMR) audit trail data; metadata; staffing, timekeeping, and monitoring system data
• Develop targeted discovery requests to obtain meaningful electronic evidence
• Use internal email to develop liability themes, demonstrate notice, expose corporate priorities, and challenge credibility
• Analyze audit trail data to support spoliation arguments or impeachment.
• Identify discrepancies between documented and actual care delivery

SPEAKERS

• Hannah Jamison

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• What documents to request and how to obtain them from the proper party
• How to evaluate the validity of the lien and applicable law
• How to identify ambiguities in the plan or limits on the scope of recovery rights that could benefit your client
• Arguments to support Make Whole and Common Fund doctrines and equitable defenses
• Requirements for equitable lien by agreement and constructive trusts
• Proportional allocation of damages in structuring the settlement
• Negotiation and settlement tactics

SPEAKERS

• Rodd Santomauro

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify social media content that undermines defendant and expert testimony and preserve it for use in litigation
• Effectively incorporate social media evidence into deposition questioning to expose inconsistencies and secure admissions
• Lay a clean foundation for social media evidence and address common defense objections
• Use social media evidence to control the scope and tone of high-stakes depositions

SPEAKERS

• Seth Cardeli

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Why vehicle damage does not correlate with injury severity
• Elastic vs. plastic collisions explained for juries
• Delta-V myths vs. occupant biomechanics
• Ligament and disc injury mechanisms in low-speed impacts
• How to document injury when photos look “minor”
• Framing low-speed cases for settlement and trial

SPEAKERS

• David Wade
• Gina Coggin

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Fundamentals of medicine underlying TBI mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment
• What is a traumatic brain injury
• What symptoms your client may be exhibiting
• What specialists you should expect to evaluate your client
• What treatment options are available for your client’s injury
• What the prognosis might be for their future

SPEAKERS

• Molly McKibben

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Turn your client into a compelling witness at deposition and trial
• Prepare your client using state-of-the-art neurological science developed from advanced therapeutic techniques
• Help your client tell their story so the jury sees, hears, and feels the depths of what the defendant did

SPEAKERS

• Ilya Lerma

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• An overview of claims management software programs
• A behind-the-curtain look at how these programs work
• The ‘rules’ software programs follow to determine your client’s initial settlement offer
• What we’ve learned from former insurance adjusters and national lawsuits

SPEAKERS

• Michael Schafer

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• A fast, rapport-first opening that gets jurors actually talking under strict time limits
• The four-step Marko Method to structure voir dire for maximum impact in minimal time
• Precise lines that expose bias on damages skepticism, “frivolous lawsuits,” burden of proof, and defense/industry leanings–without poisoning the panel
• How to turn admissions into for-cause challenges and a clean, appeal-proof record
• Inoculation tactics that prepare favorable jurors for common attacks without losing credibility

SPEAKERS

• Jon Marko

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Members

$99 for Non-members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Proper sequencing of trial preparation, starting 120 days out
• Detailed list for discovery, review, research
• Preparing clients and witnesses
• Trial notebooks and demonstrative evidence
• Cover all your bases and be prepared for the unexpected

SPEAKERS

• Abby Green
• H. Philip Grossman

Credits

Credit approved by 17 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Proving actual or constructive notice of dangerous conditions in premises liability claims
• Prosecuting sexual assault claims under the Cruise Vessel Safety & Security Act
• Establishing cruise line liability for shipboard medical negligence post-Franza
• Maximizing wrongful death recoveries despite DOHSA restrictions
• Navigating Athens Convention liability caps and piercing treaty protections

SPEAKERS

• Tom Scolaro

Credits

Credit approved by 22 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Members

$99 for Non-members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Evidence of examiner bias that goes beyond simple financial compensation arguments
• Discovery deposition strategies that convert an adverse DME into favorable testimony
• Effectively “own” unfavorable facts and reposition them as strengths in your case
• Techniques for reframing a negative DME into positive, trial-usable evidence
• Create opportunities for the examiner to modify or soften their opinions while preserving professional credibility

SPEAKERS

• Josh Terebelo

Credits

Credit approved by 22 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Members

$99 for Non-members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify common pre-trial and trial motions and understand their strategic purposes in personal injury cases
• Evaluate procedural requirements for motions related to service of process, defaults, dismissals, and withdrawal of counsel
• Analyze and apply standards courts use when ruling on dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment
• Develop effective strategies for managing discovery disputes through motions to compel and motions for sanctions, including assessing proportionality, compliance, and remedies
• Understand the role of motions in limine in shaping evidentiary boundaries before trial and minimizing prejudicial or improper evidence
• Learn how to frame arguments, support motions with appropriate evidence, and anticipate common counterarguments

SPEAKERS

• Samantha Dos Santos, Esq.