EVENT SCHEDULE
In-person
In-person
Thursday
PLENARY SESSION
Moderator: Chris Patno, Esq
8:30 - 9:00 AM Breakfast and Welcome Remarks
9:00 - 10:00 AM Alchemy of Witness Prep
Ilya Lerma, Attorney, Trial Coach & Consultant
NEW TRENDS IN CIVIL LITIGATION
Moderator: Chris Patno, Esq
10:15 - 11:15 AM Creating a Playbook for Traumatic Brain Injury Cases in Today’s World
Brett Turnbull
11:15 - 12:00 PM TBIs: The Building Blocks to Permanency in Ohio
Florence Murray
1:30 - 2:15 PM David V. Goliath: Protecting our Clients With Class Actions
Pat Perotti
2:15 - 3:00 PM What if this was fun?: Cognitive Science to the rescue of Advocacy Anxiety and Deposition Drudgery
Chris Stombaugh
3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking Break
3:15 - 4:15 PM The Importance of Focus Groups, Jury Consultants & Animations in Modern Trial Practice
Joe Griffith
NEW LAWYERS TRAINING
Moderator: Adam Slone, Esq
11:00 - 12:00 PM Law Firm Operations and Technology
Patrick McEuen
SWEARING-IN LUNCHEON
12:00 - 1:30 PM (Programming to begin at 12:20)
Past President's Plaque presented to Sydney McLafferty
Trustee Swearing In
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
1:30 - 2:15 PM Professionalism and Healing the Human Brain
Scott Warrick
2:15 - 3:00 PM Risk Management Strategies for Navigating the Attorney-Client Relationship
Jason Winter
3:00 - 3:15 PM Networking Break
3:15 - 4:15 PM Defining Relationships with Clients, Colleagues, and Vendors
Merisa Bowers
TECHNOLOGY SESSION
1:30 - 2:15 PM A Trial Technology Checklist and a Cutting-Edge, How-To Presentation on Using the iPEVO, iPad, Trialpad, and Other Trial Presentation Tech in the Courtroom
Dustin Herman & Mike Lewis
2:15 - 2:45 PM Upgrade & Organize your Team’s Communication
Jami Oliver
2:45 - 3:15 PM Using Microsoft Teams to Simplify Your Office
Dan Moore
3:15 - 3:30 PM Networking Break
3:30 - 4:00 PM AI Based Fact Finding and Document Review in the Context of Litigation
Tom Gricks
4:00 - 4:30 PM AI: Artificial or the New Reality
Andrew Baker
Friday
JUSTICE AT SUNRISE
Breakfast buffet available beginning at 7:30 AM
8:00 - 8:45 AM
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Moderator: Jon Goodman, Esq
9:00 - 9:45 AM VSSR Practice and Pointers
Matthew Finnegan
9:45 - 10:30 AM Dealing with Defense Medical Reports in the Hearing Room
Carley Kranstuber
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30 PM Firefighter Cancer Claims - R.C. 4123.68(X) Strategies and Suggestions
Karen Turano
11:30 - 12:00 PM BWC Update from the New Administrator of BWC
John Logue
1:30 - 2:30 PM Beyond the Administrative Claim: Identifying VSSR, Employer Intentional Tort and Third-Party Claims
Frank Gallucci
2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 - 4:00 PM Ethical Issues in Workers Compensation Practice
David Barnhart
AWARDS LUNCHEON
12:00 - 1:30 PM (Programming to begin at 12:20)
SUBROGATION SESSION
Moderator: Margaret Murray, Esq
1:30 - 2:00 PM Practical Tips for Dealing with Subrogated Entities in PI Cases
Alison DeVilliers
2:00 - 2:30 PM ERISA Back to Basics
Ben Pfouts
2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 - 3:30 PM Rule 1.15 - Its History and Application
Daniel Michel
3:30 - 4:00 PM Subrogation Panel Discussion
CIVIL RIGHTS & EMPLOYMENT LAW JOINT SESSION
Moderator: Sarah Gelsomino, Esq
1:30 - 2:30 PM Artificial Intelligence and the Practice of Law: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Janica Pierce Tucker & John Marshall
2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 - 3:15 PM Police Shooting Trials
Marcus Sidoti
3:15 - 4:00 PM The Latest Trends and Developments in Ohio and Federal Appellate Decisions
Jessica Savoie & Melissa Ghrist
TRUCKING SAFETY LITIGATION
Moderator: DJ Young, Esq
9:00 - 9:45 AM Focus Groups: All I really need to know about trying a case, I learned by 7th grade
John Camillus
9:45 - 10:30 AM Cell Phones and Apps in Trucks, App-Driven Trucking
Michael Leizerman & Matt Wright
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 11:45 AM Defense Approach to Truck Crash Cases
Danny M Newman Jr
11:45 - 12:00 PM Panel Discussion
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Moderator: Craig Tuttle, Esq
9:00 - 9:45 AM TBA
David Oeschger
9:45 - 10:30 AM Birth Injury
Jack Beam
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Break
10:45 - 11:15 AM The Abuse of Peer Review Committee Privilege
Megan Frantz Oldham
11:15 - 12:00 PM Deposing Nurses and Directors of Nursing
Tad Thomas
NEW LAWYERS TRAINING
Moderator: Adam Slone, Esq
1:30 - 2:30 PM The Fun-duh-mentals of Ethics for New Lawyers
Charles Kettlewell
2:30 - 2:45 PM Networking Break
2:45 - 4:00 PM Mismanaging Client Funds or How to Trade Your Law License for 100 Bucks
Brian Noetlich
