TORTS MADE PERFECT
October 14 & 15, 2010 

7:30 to 8:30am

8:30am 

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Theme:

Proof and Argument of Damages In Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases...

Knowing, understanding, and appreciating the nuances of Claims for Lost Wages in the past and Loss of Future Earning Capacity (from the perspective of the plaintiff position and the insurance defense position) so as to bring clarity and truth to the judge and jury

Tower Ballroom

Robert Johnson, Ph.D.

Renowned Economist/

Financial Expert 

9:15am 

How The M.D. Continuum of Care Planner Can Help The Jury Understand The Truth - Lessons for Plaintiff Attorneys and Insurance and Defense Lawyers

Craig Lichtblau, M.D., P.A.

10:00am

10:45am

"Mediation Victory" versus "Mediation Bust"

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Howard Nations, Former

President, Texas Trial Lawyers Association

11:00am

11:45am to 12:15pm

Proof and Argument of a Survivor's Mental Pain and Anguish in Wrongful Death Cases

Lifecare Planners - Direct and Cross-Examination - The Art,

The Science, and The Methodology

Dino Colombo,

Colombo & Stuhr, PLLC

12:30 to 2:00pm

2:00pm

2:30 to 5:30pm

Luncheon With Seinfeld's Jason Alexander 

"Pain" versus "Suffering" - Understanding, Knowing, and

Appreciating the Major Differences and the Subtle Nuances as Between "Pain" and "Suffering" - Strategies in Proof and Argument 

Demonstration Mock Trial:

Communicating with conservative jurors in today's political, economic, and philosophical climate

(This session will include an actual (abbreviated) mock trial covering specific issues such as fault on the part of the plaintiff; damages for physical pain and suffering, and mental pain and anguish; and damages for loss of enjoyment of life.  We will learn how conservative jurors respond to various forms of evidence and to different arguments and positions, and we will determine steps which can be taken by the trial advocate to honestly and forthrightly enhance the position of his/her client in personal injury and wrongful death cases)

Mock Trial Participants:

a.   Mark DiCello, Cleveland, OH

b.   Richard S. Rosen, Charleston, SC - Former SC State Bar President

Monet Ballroom

John F. Romano, Former

President, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 

Harvey A. Moore, Ph.D., Sociologist/Criminologist,

Founder-Trial Practices, Inc.

7:30 to 8:00am

8:00am

8:45am

Continental Breakfast

Theme:

Understanding, Appreciating, and Knowing the Art and Science of Negotiation...

Tried and true lessions trial lawyers can learn through understanding the nuances of playing poker

Ten Tips on Negotiation Strategy Which Will Enhance Plaintiff's Position In Litigation and Trial Which Have Nothing to do with Settlement or Mediation (including: negotiating the scheduling sequence of depositions, negotiating discovery disputes, and much more) 

Exhibit Hall

P.J. Scheiner,

Michael Eriksen

9:30am

10:15am

10:30am

11:15am

12:00pm 

1:00pm

Focusing Your Focus Groups: How to use Focus Groups and Technology to hone in your attack on the Defendant's Corporate Representatives:

a. How this will help you win your case

b. How this will help you strengthen your case for purposes of a successful mediation 

Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

The Seven Deadly Sins of Negotiating with Savvy Insurance Adjusters

How To Avoid Traps and Pitfalls Set by the Defense which are in the guise of Settlement Negotiations or a "Good Faith Mediation" and yet which is in reality a Strategy by the defense to merely obtain Discovery from the plaintiff or to weaken the position of the plaintiff

The Ten Most Significant Mistakes or Fatal Flaws Made By Plaintiff Lawyers in the Settling or Attempting to Settle Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases - How I learned of these flaws and weaknesses in my two decades as an insurance adjuster - How I learned to maximize the result for the insurance company as the plaintiff lawyer set traps for himself/herself

ADJOURN

 Robert Sullivan

James Chaplin, CEO/Founder - Mediation, Inc.

Turner Branch, Former President, NM Trial Lawyers Association