2022 Tractor-Trailer Litigation Retreat
Fri, November 11, 2022
9:00 AM to
Sat, November 12, 2022
1:00 PM ET
Retreat Chair: Jason W. Konvicka, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond
8.5 hours CLE (1 hour ethics) pending
Tractor Trailer litigation cases are ‘big’ not just because of the size of a truck involved. These cases often result in devastating, if not catastrophic, injuries; involve numerous parties; have levels of regulations to wade thru, and require exhaustive investigations. Once you’ve been retained, you’re often the last one out of the starting gate; the defense team is already way ahead of you.
This retreat offers in-depth learning about not only the basics of tractor-trailer litigation but intermediate and advanced topics. Taught by experts in this field, you’ll leave more knowledgeable and better prepared to take on, and win, these cases.
Our program begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, and adjourns at 1:15 on Saturday, Nov. 12. Registration fee includes Friday's breakfast, lunch, and cocktail reception along with breakfast on Saturday. Friday's lunch is sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning and cocktail reception is sponsored by MoveDocs. Breakfast on both days is sponsored by Robson Forensics.
Did you sign up for our Trial Start to Finish webinar series on a wrongful death trucking case? Take a $50 discount when you register for this retreat! Use promo code 22TSTFTRUCK at checkout.
Topics At A Glance:
- Trucking Case Intake: Early Steps to Make or Break Your Case with Bridget Long
- What Makes Truck Cases Unique: The Big Picture with Joe Fried
- Sources of Trucking Standards – Federal Regs, CDL Manuals, Etc. with Michael Leizerman
- Tire Failures and Other Defective Equipment in Trucking Cases with Paul Hernandez
- Recognizing and Resolving Ethics Issues in Trucking Cases with Rena Leizerman
- Application of the Rules in Left Turn/U Turn Cases with Joe Fried
- Application of the Rules in Bad Weather Cases with Bob Byrne
- Deposing the Safety Director in a Fatigue Case with Carl Solomon
- Deposing the Defendant Truck Driver in Cell Phone and Sudden Medical Emergency Cases with Michael Leizerman
- Broker Liability with Greg Webb
- New Opportunities and Pitfalls in Commercial Vehicle Cases/Non-Traditional Truck Cases with Brooks Rugemer
- and take an actual pre-trip inspection of a tractor-trailer!
Plus a Case Examination Workshop with Joe Fried and Michael Leizerman! Do you have a current case with some thorny issues? Bring the facts along and work collaboratively through some of the issues in an open forum on Saturday.
This retreat, offered in-person only, is open to attorney members, one of the many benefits of VTLA membership, and is restricted to plaintiff attorneys.
If you are not yet a member, consider joining.
Join for 2023 and receive the rest of 2022 for free!
Call 804-343-1143 for details.
VTLA COVID-19 POLICY
(as of 3/4/22)
Providing a safe and healthy environment is a top priority and we continue to closely monitor the pandemic and CDC guidelines. VTLA encourages all attendees at our programs to be fully vaccinated and boosted. We will not require masks, but we do welcome attendees to wear masks if they are more comfortable doing so. Above all, we encourage and expect all attendees to respect the decisions made by our colleagues.
CLE Certificate and Materials:
Retreat materials, along with the CLE Certificate of Attendance, will be emailed to you 1-2 days prior to the retreat so that you may print any materials you may wish to have with you. If you would like to access these materials while at the retreat, please bring your laptop or tablet.
Event Anti-Harassment, Discrimination and Safety Policy
1010 Kingsmill Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
VTLA has a block of rooms reserved discounted at a rate of $199 (plus a $23.99 resort fee) per night. Call Resort Reservations at 757-253-1703 or 1-800-832-5665 by Thursday, October 20, 2022. Be sure to mention you are with Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. A credit card will be required to make a reservation. Each guest will be charged the first night’s room and tax. Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who failed to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation was made.
Amenities:
Written cancellations postmarked one week prior to the seminar will be refunded the application fee, less a $100 administrative fee. You will be emailed materials distributed at the seminar, or you may request that your registration fee be credited toward another VTLA seminar if you notify us in writing one week prior. No refunds will be given for any cancellations after that date.