Thursday
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Women's Caucus Luncheon Sponsored by The SPI Group
CLICK ON SPEAKER NAME FOR BIOThursday
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
General Session
Welcome and Introduction
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Thursday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
General Session
The Long Game: Building a Reputation for Success with Trucking Cases
Thursday
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
General Session
Don't Leave Money on the Table: Learn How to Get the Best Settlement in Your Truck Case
Thursday
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by CloudLex
Thursday
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
General Session
The Truck Lawyer as Safety Advocate
Thursday
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
General Session
Forge Attorney Services: Your Needs, Our Experts, Trusted Advice
Thursday
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
General Session
Pleading the Right Causes of Action Against the Right Defendants
Thursday
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
General Session
Finding the Rules That Apply to Your Case
Thursday
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM
General Session
Using Visceral Images to Persuade Jurors
Thursday
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by Forge Consulting
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Friday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by The SPI Group
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
General Session-TBI in Trucking Cases
What Treaters and Experts You Need to Prove Your Brain Injury Case
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
General Session-TBI in Trucking Cases
Telling the Client's Story in a TBI Case
Friday
9:30 AM - 9:50AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Dynamic Safety
Friday
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
General Session-TBI in Trucking Cases
How to Prove a TBI Case from Screening to Testing to Specialists to Common Defenses
Friday
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
Friday
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Whether and When to Hire Experts
Friday
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Establishing Rules and Proving Liability Without Retained Experts
Friday
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Power Tools for Trial Lawyers
Friday
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Common Injuries and Proving Causation
Friday
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Refreshment Break
Friday
3:15 PM - 3:50 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Motivating Jurors to Allow Big Damages in Non-Catastrophic Cases
Friday
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Demonstrative Evidence on a Budget
Friday
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
General Session-Non-Catastrophic Cases
Working with Treating Physicians
Friday
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Open to lawyers who are new to trucking litigation
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
Friday
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing to Bull & Bowl
Dinner, Drinks & Games
Sponsored by Abacus Analytics, Filevine & Trial Lawyer Nation
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Choosing Who to Depose and the Sequence of Depositions
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Corporate Representatives: Drafting the Notice and Taking the Deposition
Friday
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Learn How to Dramatically Increase Case Value & Courtroom Victories Through Use of Non-Recourse Litigation and Medical Care/Treatment Funding Programs
Friday
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Custodian of Records Depositions: Drafting the Notice and Taking the Deposition
Friday
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Refreshment Break
Friday
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Preparing Clients for Deposition
Friday
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Deposing Dispatchers - How and Why to Do It
Friday
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout Session-Key Depositions
Using Telematics Data in Depositions
Friday
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
Friday
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Breakout Session-When $1 Million Isn't Enough
Chassis/Intermodal Liability
Larry SimonFriday
1:45 PM - 3:10 PM
Breakout Session-When $1 Million Isn't Enough
Establishing Liability Against Amazon
Friday
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break
Friday
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Breakout Session-When $1 Million Isn't Enough
Spotting Potential Product Liability Claims in Trucking Cases
Friday
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Breakout Session-When $1 Million Isn't Enough
Proving Negligent Selection
Ed CiarimboliFriday
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
Friday
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing to Bull & Bowl
Dinner, Drinks & Games
Sponsored by Abacus Analytics, Filevine & Trial Lawyer Nation
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Saturday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by Evidence Solutions
Saturday
8:20 AM - 8:50 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
What to do Right Away in a Trucking Case
Saturday
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Rolling Treasure Troves of Digital Evidence
Saturday
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Demonstrative Evidence in Trucking Cases
Saturday
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Deposing Police Officers (Proving Up Good Opinions, Dealing with/Excluding Bad Opinions)
Saturday
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Refreshment Break
Saturday
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
The Art and Craft of Getting to Trial on the Papers
Saturday
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Examining the Corporate Rep/Safety Director
Saturday
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Harnessing the Power of Focus and Clarity-Winning Bigger by Presenting Less
Saturday
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Sponsored by ChartSquad
Saturday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Ethics of Confidentiality in Settlement Agreements
Saturday
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Getting Jurors to Cast the Trucking Company as the Villain in Your Trial Story
Saturday
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
TAKE: The Power of Linking Liability to Damages (Even with Admitted Liability)
Saturday
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
General Session-Cutting Edge Trial Tactics
Crafting the Trial Story
Saturday
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
Closing Remarks
Terms and Conditions for Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Continuing Legal Education Programs:
By registering and agreeing to the terms and conditions of this program, I affirm that:- I am a licensed attorney engaged in active law practice at a plaintiff's only law firm or a paralegal engaged in working for a plaintiff's only law firm.
- Attorney registrant must be in good standing of each State Bar in which the attorney is a member.
- I do not represent any insurance company, individual, corporation, or any other entity in the defense of any injury or wrongful death matters.
- I do not work within a firm where any of the attorneys in the firm represent an insurance company, individual, corporation, or any other entity in the defense of any injury or wrongful death matters.
- I do not subscribe to any defense only bar or organizations and/or listservs.
I additionally affirm:- I will not disclose any information and/or materials obtained through attendance at any ATAA program with any person who is not an ATAA member; unless the materials are used in furtherance of a case on behalf of a client or to help educate other plaintiffs' attorneys (e.g., demand package, litigation exhibit, PowerPoint presentation);
- I will not sell or distribute for profit any information and/or materials obtained through attendance at any ATAA program;
- I will not distribute or share ATAA resources or ATAA program materials to any non ATAA members.
Refund Policy:
Registered attendees who must cancel their attendance at this program will be refunded 100% of their registration fee if cancelation is received 30 days in advance of the start of the program. Attendees who cancel two calendar weeks in advance of the start of the program will be refunded 50% of their registration fee. No registration fee refund will be made for cancelations received less than two calendar weeks prior to the start of the program. Cancelation notices must be sent in writing to info@trucklawacademy.org and attendee must receive confirmation that said request was received. For questions related to cancelation, you may also call ATAA at 800-997-2822.
800-997-ATAA (2822)