Authentic Voices in Litigation Seminar, Presented by the Minority Caucus and LGBT Caucus
Seminar
Thursday, April 09, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
REGISTRATION
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alexander Flores, Singleton Schreiber, LLP, Albuquerque, NM
Bhavani Raveendran, Raveendran Law, LLC, Chicago, IL
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
PINPOINTING THE NARRATIVE VOICE OF YOUR CASE
Petra Aaron, GDH Law, Lanham MD
E. Paige White, EPW Law PLLC, Washington, DC
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
DEVELOPING YOUR DEPOSITION STRATEGY AND STORY
Rick Barrera, Barrera Law Group LLC, Albuquerque, NM
Seth Cardeli, Levin & Perconti, Rockville, MD
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
PREPARING FOR THE PIVOT IN DEPOSITION
Erv Nevitt, Coplan & Crane, Chicago, IL
Karen Evans, The Cochran Firm, Washington, DC
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FIVE MOST EFFECTIVE DEPOSITION QUESTIONS
Heidi DiLorenzo, Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, PC, Birmingham, AL
Casey Johnson, Aitken Aitken Cohn, Santa Ana, CA
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
ARGUING YOUR OWN PRE- AND POST-TRIAL MOTIONS
Tracey Hinson, Hinson Snipes, Princeton, NJ
Carla Aikens, Carla D. Aikens, PC, Detroit, MI
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
PROTECTING THE VOICE OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Cesar Estela, Law Offices of Cesar Martin Estela, Newark, NJ
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
WINNING THE CASE AT OPENING
Joe Gates, Gates Law Firm, PLLC, Little Rock, AR
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
WEAVING YOUR STORY THROUGH YOUR WITNESSES
Chris Johnson, Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel, Dallas, TX
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
CROSSING TO CLOSE
Sara Williams, Singleton Schreiber, LLP, Birmingham, AL
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN IN CLOSING
Derrick Mills, Marsh Rickard & Bryan, Birmingham, AL
Fred Brewington, Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, Hempstead, NY
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
NETWORKING RECEPTION
