Don't Slip and Fall in Your Next Premises Liability Case: 2025 Seminar | Seminar Web Catalog - Virginia Trial Lawyers Association(VTLA.com)

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$270 for VA Members - Attorney
$165 for VA Members - Support Staff (paralegal, assistant)
$245 for NTL Attorney

385 minutes

Date Published

August 27, 2025

Publisher

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Subjects

Personal Injury

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Summary

This comprehensive CLE explores the current landscape of premises liability in Virginia. Topics include the source of duty rule and how it shapes the scope of legal obligations owed to entrants, as well as common claims involving slip and falls and dog bites. The program will also address liability issues related to employees and independent contractors, discovery components, selecting and preparing experts, and strategic insights with a defense perspective. This seminar will provide you with practical tools and up-to-date legal guidance for handling premises liability cases effectively.

Who Should Attend: Any plaintiff attorney or paralegal who handles personal injury or civil litigation involving property-related accidents will benefit from attending this program.

Topics At A Glance:

The Source of Duty Rule and Beyond
Using VCPA Claims to Benefit Your Premises Cases
Holding the Leash: Controlling Dog Bite Cases from Intake to Resolution
Dangerous Conditions: Creation, Actual and Constructive Knowledge in Slip and Fall Cases
PI/Workers' Comp Bar? How to Sort Out Those Issues in Premises Liability Cases
Discovery Part I: Obtaining Incident Reports, Video, and Other Discovery Nuggets
Discovery Part II: Corporate Depositions
Selecting and Working with Experts
Premises Liability from the Defense Perspective

Recorded August 27, 2025.

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Presenters

Ben Byrd

In practice since 2008, Ben Byrd is a trial lawyer who represents people in medical malpractice, wrongful death, personal... Read More

Samantha Sledd

After graduating among the top of her law class, Samantha joined Sethi & Sledd and has been practicing exclusively in... Read More

Tara Umbrino

Valor Injury Law

Tara Umbrino is a dedicated personal injury attorney who serves clients throughout Virginia, Maryland, and the District of... Read More

Chris Yakubisin

Chris Yakubisin, Esq., joined Phelan Petty in July of 2021, but has always focused his practice exclusively on plaintiff’s... Read More

Nathan Bordegaray

Nathan Bordegaray, Esq., is a trial attorney with more than 12 years of extensive courtroom experience, whose practice... Read More

Casey Ariail

River Run Law Group, PLLC

Casey Ariail is a founding partner at River Run Law Group. Casey has tried numerous cases across the Commonwealth in both... Read More

Stephen T. Harper

Stephen Harper, Esq., concentrates his practice on handling workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. A graduate of... Read More

Scott Bucci

Scott Bucci focuses his practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death. He has tried a wide variety of cases,... Read More

Ashley T. Davis

Ashley Davis, Esq., is a partner at MichieHamlett in Charlottesville. She is a legal strategist and litigator who focuses her... Read More

Trey Smith

Trey Smith, Esq., is a Partner at Gentry Locke who focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and families... Read More

John P. Whitty, Jr.

John Whitty, Jr., P.E., is a licensed professional civil engineer (structural focus) (P.E.) with 30+ years of experience in... Read More

Johneal White

Johneal White, Esq., is a seasoned trial lawyer with extensive experience representing individuals, companies, and local... Read More

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files

Don't Slip and Fall in Your Next Premises Liability Case - Video

Downloadable Files

Source of Duty - Handout

Using VCPA Claims - Handout

Dog Bite Cases - Handout

Dangerous Conditions - Handout

Workers Comp - Handout

Reports Video - Handout

Corp Depos - Handout

Experts - Handout

Defense - Handout

Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

How to Attend

Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
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Don't Slip and Fall in Your Next Premises Liability Case

2025 Seminar

Price

385 minutes

Date Published

Publisher

Subjects

Questions

Summary

Presenters

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

Media Files

Downloadable Files

Credit

How to Attend

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