Westin Canal Place
New Orleans, LA
and presented with the Louisiana Association for Justice.
AAJ’s annual Jazz Fest Seminar: It’s All About the Damages—a revamped program dedicated to damages and includes a morning on litigating auto cases—returned to New Orleans this year. The faculty of experienced trial lawyers covered important topics in collision cases and provided winning litigation strategies.
“I learned a lot of new concepts, insights and ideas.”
—Christopher Morgan Posey, Philadelphia, MS, 5 years in practice
“Great practical information for my practice.”
— Robert H. Ebbs, Indianapolis, IN, 21 years in practice
“Very helpful! Fantastic!”
—Jennifer Matyac, Medina, OH, 9 years in practice
Thursday, May 3, 2012
What You Need to Do to (How to) Lay the Foundation in Discovery for Noneconomic Damages
• Damages experts
• Lay witnesses
Thomas J. Vesper, NY
Understanding Trucking and Commercial Vehicle Cases
Michael L. Goldberg, GA
Establishing Punitive Damages Using the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
James R. Ronca, PA
Establishing Damages in a PTSD Case
Anthony Tarricone, MA
A Collective Voice for Justice
Gary M. Paul, CA
Lunch (on your own)
Maximizing Damages: Getting Your TBI Clients an Adequate Recovery
P. Craig Morrow, LA
The Most Important and Overlooked Injury—Understanding the Role of Chronic Pain Syndrome in Your Cases
Steven M. Gursten, MI
Meet Friday’s Sponsor, International Litigation Services (ILS)
Homemade Technology: Doing It on the Cheap (ethics)
• The three Cs of visuals ethics (Copyright, ClipArt, and Cartoons)
Erik B. Walker, TX
Networking Reception
Friday, May 4, 2012
Friday sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)
Welcome to New Orleans and a History of Jazz Fest
Stephen J. Herman, LA
Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P., Program Sponsor
Analyzing Insurance Policies to Maximize Damages
David M. Arbogast, CA
Proving Damages Through Discovery
Kara K. Rahimi, MN
Legal Ethics of Computing in the “Cloud” (ethics)
Derrick L. Walker, VA
Grief and Loss
Robert T. Hall, VA
