2021 Annual Convention
Event Schedule
Schedule will continue to be updated in the coming weeks
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In-person and virtual
In-person and virtual
Virtual only
Virtual only
Tuesday
(In-person and virtual)
PLENARY SESSION
1 CLE General Hour
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8:00 - 9:30 AM The Law Firm of the Future
Michael Mogill, Founder & CEO, Crisp Video, Atlanta, GA
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NEW TRENDS IN CIVIL LITIGATION
5 CLE General Hours
Moderator: David Meyer, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:45 - 10:30 AM Law Firm Coaching and Leadership Roundtable
Michael Mogill, Founder & CEO, Crisp Video, Atlanta, GA
Jay Kelley, Esq., Cleveland, OH
Nathan Stuckey, Esq., Springfield, OH
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10:30 - 11:15 AM Growing Your Law Firm with Purpose
Randall Gerber, Founder & Principal, Gerber LLC, Columbus, OH
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11:15- 12:00 PM Blue Line Brutality
Steven Romines, Esq., Louisville, KY
Lonita Baker, Esq., Louisville, KY
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12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:15 PM How to Use the 2020 Ohio Civil Rules Amendments to Streamline Your Case
Charles Cooper, Esq., Columbus, OH
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Ohio Product Liability Claims Against Amazon and Online Marketplace Makers
Christian Patno, Esq., Cleveland, OH
3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking Break
3:15 - 4:30 PM The New Normal: Emerging from the COVID Cocoon Panel Discussion
Moderator: Lindsay Lawrence, Esq., Cincinnati, OH
Robert McClelland, Retired Judge & Court Mediator, Cleveland, OH
Michael Goodman, CSSC, President, NFP Structured Settlements, NSSTA President, Boca Raton, FL
Mark Abramowitz, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
2.5 Professional Conduct CLE
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1:30 - 2:15 PM A New Era—Ohio Adopts the Federal Rules Governing Discovery: What Ohio Attorneys Need to Know About Their Ethical and Professional Obligations Under the New Rules
Dustin Herman, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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2:15 - 3:00 PM Ethics in the Digital Age: How to Combat Negative Online Reviews, Engage with Social Media, and Market your Firm Online
Jami Oliver, Esq., Dublin, OH
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3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking Break
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3:15 - 4:15 PM Professionalism in a Post-COVID World
Daniel Michel, Esq., Defiance, OH
Clayton Crates, Esq., Defiance, OH
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NEW LAWYERS TRAINING
3 New Lawyers Training CLE
Moderator: Jordan Lebovitz, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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9:45 - 10:45 AM Ethical Lawyer Communications in the Age of Social Media
Brenda Johnson, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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1:30 - 2:30 PM Pandemic Practice: Starting a Law Firm During the Coronavirus
Rhys Richards, Esq., Hamilton, OH
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2:30 - 3:30 PM Client Fund Management
Yukiko Yee, General Counsel/COO at Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
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EMPLOYMENT LAW
2.25 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Peter Friedmann, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:45 - 11:00 AM Perspective from the Other Side: Demand Letters, Discovery, and Summary Judgment
Jonathan Hyman, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM HB 352, Contractual Limitations, and Arbitration Agreements
Brian Spitz, Esq., Beachwood, OH
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Wednesday
(In-person and virtual)
LITIGATION AT SUNRISE WITH FINDLAW
1 CLE General Hour
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8:00 - 9:00 AM Bringing it All Home: What Your Firm's Website Needs in a Purely Digital World
Michael Brown, Senior Client Development Consultant, FindLaw, Cincinnati, OH
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
5 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Sam Marcellino, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:00 - 10:00 AM Industrial Commission Update
Commissioners:
Jim Hughes, Chairman
Jodie Taylor, Employer Member
Karen Gillmor, Ph.D., Public Member
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10:00 - 10:30 AM Update from the BWC Administrator
John Logue, Interim Administrator/CEO of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 12:00 PM BWC Administrative Settlement Update
Richard Blake, Esq., Director of Employment Services and Settlements
Shaun Omen, Esq., BWC Staff Attorney
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 PM Case Law Update
Jonathan Goodman, Esq., Worthington, OH
2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 - 3:30 PM Tactics and Technology: Investigating Fraud in the Workers' Compensation System
Benjamin Crider, Esq., Director of Hearing Services Legal Counsel to Special Investigations Ohio BWC
3:30 - 4:00 PM COVID-19, the Injured Worker, and Mental Health
Dr. Raymond Richetta, Ph.D., Columbus, OH
Dr. Patrick Yingling, Psy.D., Columbus, OH
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SUBROGATION PT. I
2.75 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Robert Wagoner, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:00 - 9:45 AM Practical Tips to Achieve Lien Reductions
Matt Nakajima, Esq., Cincinnati, OH
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9:45 - 10:30 AM ERISA
Robert Kerpsack, Esq., Dublin, OH
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10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30 AM To Add or Not to Add? Deciding Whether to Add the Subrogated Carrier as a Party to the Case
Lori Luka, Esq., Rocky River, OH
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Ethical Considerations When Dealing with Subrogated Interests
William Mann, Esq., Dublin, OH
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CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
2.75 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Sean Walton, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:00 - 9:45 AM PLRA and Prisoner Cases
Sarah Gelsomino, Esq. Cleveland, OH
Jacqueline Greene, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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9:45 - 10:30 AM George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Robert Gresham, Esq., Dayton, OH
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10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking break
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10:45 - 11:30 AM Emerging Trends in Civil Rights
Sean Walton, Esq., Columbus, OH
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11:30 - 12:00 PM Movement Lawyering: Representing Clients Who are Organizing for Social Change
Sarah Gelsomino, Esq. Cleveland, OH
Jacqueline Greene, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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TRUCKING LITIGATION
2.25 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Matthew Rizzi, Esq., Akron, OH
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1:30 - 2:30 PM The First 48: The Things You Must Do to Make Your Case
Matthew Wright, Esq., Franklin, TN
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2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking break
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2:45 - 3:15 PM Removal to Federal Court: Do you belong there? What if you want to stay? Can you dismiss the in-state defendant after one year?
Daniel Mordarski, Esq., Columbus, OH
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3:15 - 4:00 PM Being the Superhero of Soft Tissue Injuries: Using Trucking Industry Knowledge to Maximize Value
Ashley Rutherford Starling, Esq., Hilliard, OH
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WOMEN'S CAUCUS
2 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Ashley Rutherford Starling, Esq., Hilliard OH
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1:30 - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion
Susan Petersen, Esq., Chardon, OH
Florence Murray, Esq., Sandusky, OH
Lori Luka, Esq., Rocky River, OH
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2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
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2:45 - 3:45 PM Justice and the Campaign Trail: A Panel Discussion
Judge Terri B. Jamison, Tenth District Court of Appeals, Columbus, OH
Elissa Schneider, Founder, Fierce Ohio, Columbus, OH
Moderator: Ellen McCarthy, Esq. Rocky River, OH
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Thursday
(Virtual only)
SUBROGATION PT. II
2.75 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Robert Wagoner, Esq., Columbus, OH
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9:00 - 9:45 AM Help Us Help you: Tips for Lawyers Dealing with Medicaid Subrogation
Matt Smith, VP Operations, HMS, Salt Lake City, UT
Kristina Hill, Senior Operations Manager, HMS , Columbus, OH
9:45 - 10:30 AM Medicare Set-Asides and Secondary Payer Compliance: Where do Things Stand?
Joe Anderson, CMSP, Vice President of Business Development, Medivest, San Francisco, CA
Michael Goodman, CSSC, President, NFP Structured Settlements, Boca Raton, FL
Elena Lidrbauch, Esq., Cleveland, OH
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30 AM Resolving Medicare Liens – Nuts, Bolts, and the Web Portal
Norman Ullom-Morse, Esq., Westerville, OH
11:30 - 12:00 PM What Tools are Available to Protect Benefits of Your Special Needs Client? A Review of Special Needs Trusts, Pooled Trusts, STABLE Accounts, and More
Ethan Welch, Esq.
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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
2.5 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Allen Tittle, Esq., Cleveland, OH
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1:00 - 1:45 PM COVID-19 Jury Research Data
Daniel Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D., Chicago, IL
Rachel York Colangelo, Ph.D., New Alexandria, VA
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1:45 - 2:30 PM Walking the Audit Trail: Obtaining, Organizing, and Presenting
Jonathan Lomurro, Esq., Freehold, NJ
2:30 - 3:00 PM Overcoming the Peer Review Privilege
Lindsay Lawrence, Esq., Cincinnati, OH
3:00 - 3:30 PM Getting Your Electronic Medical Records Post-Ciox
Matthew Wessler, Esq., Cambridge, MA
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Friday
(Virtual only)
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TECHNOLOGY
2.75 CLE General Hours
Moderator: Jay Vaughn, Esq., Louisville, KY
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9:00 - 10:00 AM Using Your iPad At Trial – What is TrialPad?
Jay Vaughn, Esq., Louisville, KY
Justin Kahn, Esq., Charleston, SC
10:00 - 10:45 AM Adobe Acrobat for Attorneys (and staff)
Justin Kahn, Esq., Charleston, SC
Jonathan Lomurro, Esq., Freehold, NJ
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10:45 - 11:00 AM Networking Break
11:00 - 12:00 AM Dropping the Digital Anchor: Preparing and Presenting Your Case with Technology
Justin Kahn, Esq., Charleston, SC
Jonathan Lomurro, Esq., Freehold, NJ
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OAJ will apply for credit and await approval from the Ohio Supreme Court Commission and Kentucky Bar Association on Continuing Legal Education.