2019 May Tort Law Seminar

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Torts

Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown
or Live-Streaming
Wednesday, May 15

Seminar Chair: Paul R. Hernandez, Kalfus & Nachman, PC, Norfolk
7.5 CLE hours (1 hour Ethics) pending
 

An outstanding faculty of experienced practitioners will provide a full day of practical insights to avoid mistakes in tort law, litigation, and personal injury trial practice. This program has the advantage of rapid fire, cut to the chase, guidance for identification and circumvention of stumbling blocks that arise in your injury practice.

Among the many topics covered, this seminar features presentations on recognizing the difficult issues presented by bankruptcy and workers’ comp claims, maneuvering around defense tactics, finding overlooked sources of liability coverage, dodging potential problems before disbursement, dealing with government entities, and much more. In addition, you’ll hear from a panel of state judges on the traps that catch the unwary in the courtroom.

Protect your client with the knowledge you’ll gain after attending this program!
 

What you can expect:

• Limited Insurance Coverage Ashley Davis, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, Richmond
• Navigating Sovereign Immunity Elliott Buckner and Jeffrey N. Stedman, Breit Cantor Grana Buckner, Richmond
• Avoiding the Defense of No Duty and Landmines for Appeal Roger Creager, Creager Law, Richmond
• Bankruptcy in Personal Injury Cases Tammy Sossei, Sossei Law, Richmond
• How to Try Your Case with an Absent Defendant Thomas Fitzgerald, Kalfus & Nachman, Norfolk
• Survival Actions vs. Wrongful Death and Social Media Mistakes Lauren M. Ellerman, Frith, Ellerman & Davis Law Firm, Roanoke
• Ethics: Two Potential New Clients in the Same Wreck Kevin Martingayle, Bischoff Martingayle, Virginia Beach, and Nathan Veldhuis, Veldhuis & Bullock, Richmond
• Avoiding Mistakes in Spoliation of Evidence and How to Avoid Getting Your Experts Struck Gregory D. Habeeb, Gentry Locke, Richmond
• Workers’ Comp and Personal Injury W. David Falcon Jr., Ackerman & Falcon, Vienna
• Problems in “Phase Two” of the Personal Injury Settlement Seth Carroll, Commonwealth Law Group, Richmond
• Removal to Federal Court Scott Bucci, Breit Cantor Grana Buckner, Richmond
• Judges’ Panel Moderated by Kyle McNew, MichieHamlett, Charlottesville

Registration opens at 8:30, the program begins at 9 a.m. and adjourns at 5 p.m. Your registration fee includes lunch and cocktail reception immediately following adjournment. Lunch kindly sponsored by JMW Settlements. Reception generously sponsored by Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers and Kalfus and Nachman.

Parking is available in the hotel's parking deck, located on 6th Street, for $5/day; valet parking is available for $20/day or $12 for overnight guests. 
 

Click here for the full agenda.
 

CLE Certificate and Materials: Seminar materials, along with the CLE Certificate of Attendance, will be emailed to you 1-2 days prior to the seminar so that you may print any materials you may wish to have with you. 

Attending in person? We will also give you the materials on CD at the seminar. If you would like to access these materials while at the seminar, please bring your laptop. The emailed links will be active throughout the day for you to access materials that way as well. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early and come to the VTLA registration table to check in.

Live Streaming? In addition to the seminar materials, we will also email you everything you need to know about logging in to the live broadcast.

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Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown
555 East Canal Street
Richmond, Virginia, 23219
804-788-0900

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WE HOPE YOU WON'T, but if you must cancel, the VTLA cancellation policy applies to all paid meeting events, including any scheduled social events. All cancellations or changes must be in writing.

Cancellations received before materials are emailed will be refunded the registration fee paid less a $25 cancellation fee. Due to guarantees required to our vendors, no refunds will be given after that point. Thank you for your understanding.​