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2 At DRI s Asbestos Medicine Seminar, you will get up to speed on the latest medical and legal developments in asbestos litigation and learn how to best evaluate and defend asbestos cases. Whether you are new to asbestos litigation or an experienced practitioner, our pulmonologists, pathologists, industrial hygienists, anthropologists and statisticians will help you establish a solid foundation of knowledge or build upon your current expertise with new insights and information. In addition, litigators and in-house counsel will offer perspectives on the past, present and future of this perennial and ever more complex mass tort litigation. Moreover, networking opportunities will abound at refreshment breaks and evening receptions. Join us in Las Vegas this November! Program Schedule 3 General Information 6 Seminar Sponsors Seminar Schedule 7 Faculty Biographies 8 Membership Application 11 Registration Form 12 Evelyn Fletcher Davis Program Chair John J. Laffey Law Institute David A. Speziali Program Vice Chair WHAT YOU WILL LEARN n How to present the Navy and government contractor defenses n Pitfalls to avoid in premises and workers compensation cases n New historical perspectives to expand your state-of-the-art approach to defense n Insights from RAND and PACE on where the litigation is headed n How recent verdicts and appellate rulings are impacting the future of the litigation n Tried and true cross-examination techniques for commonly used experts This seminar brochure is sponsored by Attorneys At Law

3 November 10 11, P R O G R A M S C H E D U L E WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, :00 p.m. Registration 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception Sponsored by Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP PACE Claims Services THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Internet Café Sponsored by O Connell Tivin Miller & Burns 7:30 a.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Sponsored by KCIC 7:30 a.m. First-Time Attendees Breakfast 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Jack Laffey, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Evelyn Fletcher Davis, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia David A. Speziali, Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins PC, Williamstown, New Jersey 8:25 a.m. The Navy s Got Your Back Learn how to use the Navy to bolster your defense from discovery through introduction of evidence at trial. John M. Fitzpatrick, Wheeler Trigg O Donnell LLP, Denver, Colorado 9:20 a.m. Creating a Willing Record at Deposition Get valuable tips from the field on how to cross-examine and challenge fact witnesses. David A. Speziali, Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins PC, Williamstown, New Jersey 10:15 a.m. It s Better to Give than Receive This session will cover apportionment shares: how to create them and why they should or should not be created. Edward R. Hugo, Brydon Hugo & Parker, San Francisco, California 11:10 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Stratos Legal 11:30 a.m. Recent Rulings in the MDL What happened to the black hole? Mr. Tardy will present a comprehensive analysis of important rulings in MDL 875, lessons learned and their application to current and future litigation. Thomas W. Tardy III, Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, Jackson, Mississippi 12:25 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:45 p.m. Not in My Backyard An experienced litigator will analyze defense strategy when seeking a different forum or pursuing a choice-of-law motion. Raymond R. Fournie, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, Missouri 2:35 p.m. Hindsight Is 20/20 Hindsight bias and how it impacts jurors perceptions will be discussed. H. Lane Young II, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia 3:30 p.m. Why We Care About Medicare This session will cover how the Medicare Secondary Payer Act impacts the litigation and how to address federal requirements. Sandra S. Calmes, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, Massachusetts Catherine E. Goldhaber, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd., Chicago, Illinois 4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by HG Litigation Services

4 4 Asbestos Medicine Seminar B R E A K O U T S E S S I O N S (All breakout sessions are limited to defense lawyers and their clients only. Plaintiffs lawyers are invited to meet elsewhere on their own.) 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT A: Asbestos Litigation Now and in the Future A Panel of Inside and Outside Coordinating Counsel Judith A. Perritano, Pierce Davis & Perritano LLP, Boston, Massachusetts C. Michael Evert, Jr., Evert Weathersby Houff, Atlanta, Georgia Glenna M. Kyle, ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas Joseph J. O Hara, Jr., Owens-Illinois Inc., Chicago, Illinois Paul F. Slater, General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT B: Trial Consultants Perspectives on Winning at Voir Dire and Reverse Bifurcation Edward J. Wilbraham, Wilbraham Lawler & Buba, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sarah E. Murray, Trial Behavior Consulting, San Francisco, California Marygrace Schaeffer, DecisionQuest, Minneapolis, MN 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT C: The Future An Analytical Perspective on Where Asbestos Litigation Is Headed Lawrence G. Cetrulo, Cetrulo & Capone LLP, Boston, Massachusetts Lloyd Dixon, Ph.D., RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California Bradley Drew, PACE Claims Services, Lawrenceville, New Jersey Bertram Price, Ph.D., Price Associates Inc., Bar Harbor, Minnesota Francine F. Rabinovitz, Ph.D., Hamilton Rabinovitz & Associates Inc., Carmel, California 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT D: Asbestos Deposition 101 State of the Art and Industrial Hygienist Expert Cross-Examination Techniques Edward P. Abbot, Smith Abbot LLP, New York, New York Laura K. Hong, Squire Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP, Cleveland, Ohio Catherine A. Mohan, McCarter & English LLP, Hartford, Connecticut 5:20 p.m. BREAKOUT E: Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind How to Get the Bankrupt Parties on the Verdict Sheet Elizabeth Runyan Geise, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C. Jonathan M. Lively, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd., Chicago, Illinois R. Thomas Radcliff, Jr., DeHay & Elliston LLP, Baltimore, Maryland 5:20 p.m. BREAKOUT F: How to Keep Corporate Counsel Happy During Defense Jessica Burgasser, Brown & Kelly LLP, Buffalo, New York Nina Lynn Caroselli, RiverStone Claims Management LLC, Manchester, New Hampshire Lisa D. Frasco, Travelers, Hartford, Connecticut 5:20 p.m. BREAKOUT G: Where Has the Litigation Been? Verdicts and Appellate Rulings of 2011 John C. Canoni, Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, New York, New York Thomas J. Burns, O Connell Tivin Miller & Burns LLC, Chicago, Illinois Sharla J. Frost, Powers & Frost LLP, Houston, Texas 5:20 p.m. Breakout H: Premises, Workers Compensation and Employer Defense in Asbestos Litigation Robert A. Rich, Gordon & Rees LLP, San Francisco, California Hilary C. Bonenberger, Swartz Campbell LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Anita M. Kidd, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis, Missouri Jayme C. Long, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Los Angeles, California

5 November 10 11, :10 p.m. Adjourn 6:15 p.m. Networking Reception Sponsored by McCaffery & Associates Inc. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 Internet Café Sponsored by O Connell Tivin Miller & Burns 7:30 a.m. Registration 7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Archer Norris PLC 8:15 a.m. Announcements Evelyn Fletcher Davis, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia David A. Speziali, Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins PC, Williamstown, New Jersey 8:20 a.m. Asbestos Lawyers: Too Rich? Too Thin? Exploring Ethics Mr. Bouch will reflect upon asbestos lawyers past wrongs and will hypothesize on future offenses. Timothy W. Bouch, Leath Bouch & Seekings LLP, Charleston, South Carolina 9:20 a.m. Asbestos 101: From the Mines to the Courtroom Hear an overview of where asbestos originates, and how it causes harm. Thomas A. Bickers, Pain Tarwater and Bickers LLP, Knoxville, Tennessee 10:10 a.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Miles & Stockbridge 10:25 a.m. CIH on Encapsulated Products Learn what encapsulated really means and discover why it matters. Donna M. Ringo, CIH, DMR & Associates Inc., Louisville, Kentucky 11:15 a.m. Mesothelioma Misdiagnoses and Pseudomesotheliomatous Dr. Sporn will offer insight into identifying and investigating these misdiagnoses. Thomas A. Sporn, M.D., Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 12:05 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:15 p.m. Not Every Dose Counts Nonmalignant disease diagnostic criteria and its consideration in the lung cancer case will be discussed. David Weill, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 2:05 p.m. Latest on Lung Cancer Hear what the latest medical research tells us about asbestos as a causative agent of lung cancer. Michael A. Graham, M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 2:55 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:10 p.m. Mesothelioma: Extending Life Expectancy After Diagnosis The director of the mesothelioma program at the David Geffen School of Medicine will offer his insight. Robert B. Cameron, M.D. FACS, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 4:00 p.m. A Discussion of Other Cancers, Other Causes and What the Future Holds A skilled radiologist and an experienced litigator will lead the discussion on other cancers and causality. Peter J. Barrett, M.D., FACR, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Dennis E. Vega, Sedgwick LLP, Newark, New Jersey 4:50 p.m. Adjourn

6 6 Asbestos Medicine Seminar G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N CLE ACCREDITATION This seminar has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 14.5 hours, including 1 hour of ethics credit. Accreditation has been requested from every state with mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) requirements. Certificates of attendance will be provided to each attendee. Attendees are responsible for obtaining CLE credits from their respective states. Credit availability and requirements vary from state to state; please check our website at org for credit information for your state. REGISTRATION The registration fee is $745 for members and those who join DRI when registering and $975 for nonmembers. The registration fee includes CD-ROM course materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks and networking receptions. If you wish to have your name appear on the registration list distributed at the conference and receive the course materials in advance, DRI must receive your registration by October 21, 2011 (please allow 10 days for processing). Registrations received after October 21, 2011, will be processed on-site. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL In-house counsel are eligible for free registration to DRI seminars. In-house counsel are defined as licensed attorneys, who are employed exclusively by a corporation or other private sector organization, for the purpose of providing legal representation and counsel only to that corporation, its affiliates and subsidiaries. In order to qualify for free registration, the individual must also be a DRI member and a member of DRI s Corporate Counsel Committee. Offer excludes DRI Annual Meeting. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS The first and second registrations from the same firm or company are subject to the fees outlined above. The registration fee for additional registrants from the same firm or company is $695, regardless of membership status. All registrations must be received at the same time to receive the discount. REFUND POLICY The registration fee is fully refundable for cancellations received on or before October 21, Cancellations received after October 21 and on or before October 28, 2011, will receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee. Cancellations made after October 28 will not receive a refund, but the course materials on CD-ROM and a $100 certificate good for any DRI seminar within the next 12 months will be issued. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing. Fax to DRI s Accounting Department at All refunds will be mailed within four weeks after the date of the conference. Substitutions may be made at any time without charge and must be submitted in writing. COURSE MATERIALS DRI will a link to download the course materials to all registrants two weeks in advance of the seminar. The CD will be included in the registration packet on-site. You can order additional copies by checking the appropriate box on the registration form on the back of this brochure or ordering online at SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Recommended supplemental material for this seminar is Punitive Damages: A State-by-State Compendium. Order your copy by checking the appropriate box on the registration form on the back of this brochure. You can also view the entire list of DRI publications offerings and make purchases online at HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at the Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada For reservations, contact the hotel directly at Please mention DRI s Asbestos Medicine Seminar to take advantage of the group rate of $195 Single/Double. The hotel block is limited and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must make reservations by October 8, 2011, to be eligible for the group rate. Requests for reservations made after October 8 are subject to room and rate availability. TRAVEL DISCOUNTS DRI offers discounted meeting fares on various major air carriers for DRI s Asbestos Medicine Seminar attendees. To receive these discounts, please contact Hobson Travel Ltd., DRI s official travel provider, at As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended. FLYER Sponsored by KCIC See your attendee packet on-site for information on this sponsor. The taping or recording of DRI seminars is prohibited without the written permission of DRI. Speakers and times may be subject to last-minute changes. DRI policy provides there will be no group functions sponsored by others in connection with its seminars.

7 November 10 11, S E M I N A R S P O N S O R S DRI wishes to thank our sponsors for their support at this year s seminar! Attorneys At Law CLAIMS SERVICES S E M I N A R S C H E D U L E October November November December December Annual Meeting Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C. Asbestos Medicine Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV The Changing Landscape of International Litigation Gallery Hotel, Barcelona, Spain Insurance Coverage and Practice Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY Professional Liability Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY S E M I N A R S C H E D U L E February 2 3 February 9 10 February Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Eden Roc Renaissance, Miami Beach, FL Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL Trucking Law The Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ February March 8 9 March March March April April May 2 4 May May May June 7 8 June Sharing Success A Seminar for Women Lawyers The Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ Medical Liability and Health Care Law Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA Trial Tactics Bally s, Las Vegas, NV Rainmaking Bally s, Las Vegas, NV Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute The Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Product Liability Conference The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, IL Employment Law Sheraton Chicago, Chicago, IL Drug and Medical Device New Orleans Hilton Riverside, New Orleans, LA Retail and Hospitality Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, IL Commercial Litigation Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY Diversity for Success Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, IL Young Lawyers JW Marriott Eden Roc, Miami Beach, FL

8 Asbestos Medicine Seminar FA C U LT Y Peter J. Barrett, M.D., FACR, is a radiologist and an adjunct clinical professor of radiology, teaching at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Board certified in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine and a certified B Reader, he teaches courses in radiologic disciplines to radiologists, pulmonary physicians and occupational medical doctors. Dr. Barrett has taught at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. Thomas A. Bickers is a partner in Paine Tarwater and Bickers LLP, which has offices in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Austin, Texas. He has represented different entities named in asbestos personal injury suits since Mr. Bickers has served as lead trial counsel for clients since 1995 and has served as lead trial counsel in asbestos cases in more than 20 states. Hilary C. Bonenberger is an associate in the Pittsburgh office of Swartz Campbell LLC, where she dedicates the majority of her practice to representing product manufacturers and industrial contractors in the defense of toxic tort related claims. Ms. Bonenberger s practice also includes insurance defense litigation. Timothy W. Bouch manages the Charleston, South Carolina, firm of Leath Bouch & Seekings LLP. Admitted in South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas, he has a national trial practice. Mr. Bouch chairs the ABA s Standing Committee on Specialization, serves in the ABA House of Delegates, is an adjunct professor of ethics at the Charleston School of Law and is included in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. Thomas J. Burns is a partner in the Chicago-area law firm of O Connell Tivin Miller & Burns LLC. He has tried more than 80 mesothelioma cases to verdict across the country. Mr. Burns serves as national, regional or local counsel for a variety of manufacturers and distributors sued in the asbestos litigation, and he routinely consults with other law firms regarding medical and scientific issues facing their clients in the litigation. Sandra S. Calmes is an attorney in Liberty Mutual Group s complex and emerging risks claims department in Boston. Her practice focuses on complex environmental coverage litigation and federal and state legislative and litigation initiatives. Ms. Calmes is also Liberty Mutual s legal representative for the Coalition for Litigation Justice. Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Calmes defended various commercial clients in product liability litigation. Robert B. Cameron, M.D., FACS, is the director of the mesothelioma program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the chief of thoracic surgery at the West Los Angeles Veteran s Administration Medical Center. He is a board certified cardiothoracic surgeon and surgical oncologist. Dr. Cameron has published numerous abstracts and articles in the field of thoracic surgery and surgical oncology. Nina Lynn Caroselli, an attorney with extensive experience in the insurance industry and private litigation practice, joined the run-off team for RiverStone Claims Management LLC in Manchester, New Hampshire, as senior attorney focusing on asbestos, pollution and health hazard claims. In 2008, she advanced to senior vice president and director of direct and assumed claims. Evelyn Fletcher Davis is a partner at Hawkins Parnell Thackson & Young LLP in its Atlanta office. She is one of the nation s leading asbestos, silica, benzene and product liability defense lawyers, with a strong presence in the Alabama, Florida and Georgia jurisdictions. Ms. Davis is a recognized expert in toxic tort litigation and frequent speaker on environmental claims. She is the DRI Southeast Regional Director and the program chair for this seminar. Lloyd Dixon, Ph.D., is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, with expertise on insurance, compensation and liability issues. In addition to work on asbestos bankruptcy trusts, he has examined the abuse of expert evidence in silica litigation, the impacts of the 1995 Daubert decision, and the complex web of insurance, charity, government and tort payments that provided assistance to individuals and businesses following the 9/11 attacks. Bradley Drew is a managing director at PACE Claims Services in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, a subsidiary of Navigant. Mr. Drew has 20 years of experience consulting for defendants, insurers and legal counsel involved in asbestos and other mass tort litigation. He has developed industry-wide claims databases that allow for a unique view of the underlying litigation. C. Michael Evert, Jr., is a founding partner at the Atlanta office of Evert Weathersby Houff in Atlanta. Since the 1980s, he has had experience as a lead trial counsel, a complex settlement negotiator and an overall strategist in toxic tort cases on behalf of various clients. Mr. Evert currently serves as national coordinating counsel for a number of companies in the asbestos litigation. John M. Fitzpatrick, senior partner at Wheeler Trigg O Donnell LLP in Denver, has a reputation as the go to trial lawyer for national clients in high exposure cases. Mr. Fitzpatrick has tried in excess of 200 cases to verdict in over 30 states. His specialties include medical malpractice, product liability, asbestos and medical devices. Raymond R. Fournie is a senior partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP in St. Louis and has been involved in defending asbestos cases for the past 23 years, primarily in Madison County, Illinois. He served as national trial counsel for a principle asbestos defendant, trying cases throughout the country. Mr. Fournie has taken 18 asbestos cases to verdict. Lisa D. Frasco is in-house counsel with the Special Liability Group of Travelers. Ms. Frasco advises the company on toxic tort issues, including asbestos claims, that

9 November 10 11, arise nationwide and works closely with claim account executives to manage litigation brought against Travelers s policyholders. It is this litigation management component that places Ms. Frasco in daily contact with national coordinating, trial and local counsel around the country. Sharla J. Frost, the managing partner of Powers & Frost LLP in Houston, has been successfully defending asbestos defendants in troubling jurisdictions for over 20 years. She brings experience and insight to high risk asbestos trials. Recognized as one of the country s foremost trial lawyers, Ms. Frost actively defends clients in courtrooms nationwide. Catherine E. Goldhaber, a partner at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. in Chicago, defends clients as trial and national counsel through prelitigation, discovery and verdict. Ms. Goldhaber represents clients in toxic torts, premises and product liability as well as commercial disputes. She has regularly been retained to consult on Medicare Secondary Payer Act issues. She is licensed in Illinois, Michigan and numerous federal courts. Michael A. Graham, M.D., is a professor of pathology at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he codirects the division of forensic and environmental pathology. Dr. Graham also serves as the chief medical examiner for the city of St. Louis. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology. For the past 20 years, Dr. Graham has served as an expert in asbestos-related matters. Laura K. Hong, a partner at Squire Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP in Cleveland, Ohio, is a trial lawyer with extensive experience serving as national, special projects and trial counsel for several companies. She has tried several cases before juries to verdict, has arbitrated before the AAA and was featured in The American Lawyer s Big Suits. Ms. Hong s testimony supporting Ohio s asbestos medical criteria bill helped shape that legislation and is cited in its legislative history. Edward R. Hugo, a partner at the California firm of Brydon Hugo & Parker, defends product liability, toxic tort and environmental actions, with an emphasis on asbestos and silica personal injury, wrongful death and property damage cases. He has extensive first chair trial experience representing target defendants and has tried a variety of cases to defense verdict. Mr. Hugo serves as national trial counsel, coordinating counsel, regional counsel and local counsel for a variety of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to neighborhood hardware stores. Anita M. Kidd is a partner in Armstrong Teasdale LLP s litigation group in St. Louis. She has handled thousands of cases alleging exposure to asbestos, primarily in Madison County, Illinois. As a former registered nurse, she deals with medical issues related to asbestos exposure a vital component in the defense of toxic tort litigation. Ms. Kidd is admitted to practice in Missouri, Illinois and California. Glenna M. Kyle is a senior attorney in toxic tort and environmental litigation with ExxonMobil. She holds both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in pharmacology/toxicology. She has extensive litigation experience, both with ExxonMobil and in her prior work as a litigation associate. Ms. Kyle has numerous publications in both scientific and legal literature. Jack Laffey, a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC, focuses his practice on product liability, transportation litigation, toxic tort, catastrophic injury defense and insurance and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Laffey is a member of DRI s Law Institute and is a former chair of DRI s Trucking Law Committee. Jonathan M. Lively is a partner in the Chicago office of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. His practice focuses on defending corporations in toxic tort, product liability and premises liability matters. In addition to his practice in the courts of Illinois and Indiana, Mr. Lively acts as national trial counsel for clients involved in asbestos litigation and appears in courts across the country on their behalf. Jayme C. Long is a partner in McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP s Los Angeles office. Ms. Long s practice is concentrated in complex civil litigation with a primary focus on toxic torts, premises liability and product liability. Ms. Long, a DRI member, represents numerous companies in the petrochemical, construction, maritime and automotive industries. She has defended her clients in asbestos-related lawsuits for over a decade and has tried multiple asbestos cases in California. Catherine A. Mohan, a partner with McCarter & English LLP in Hartford, Connecticut, has over 25 years experience as a complex product liability and toxic tort litigator. She represents Fortune 100 companies throughout the country. She is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was recognized as a High Achiever in the Connecticut Law Tribune s 2010 Women in the Law edition. Sarah E. Murray, a social/cultural anthropologist, is a senior consultant and CIO for Trial Behavior Consulting in San Francisco. Ms. Murray is experienced in translating social scientific insights about how people think, tell stories and make decisions into trial and jury selection strategies that work. She regularly works with defense teams in both asbestos cases and complex medical malpractice cases, assisting in developing case themes, preparing witnesses and jury selection. Joseph J. O Hara, Jr., currently serves as vice president, associate general counsel and secretary for Owens-Illinois Inc. in Chicago, and has managed its asbestos litigation since Before 2007, Mr. O Hara served as national and regional coordinating counsel for Owens-Illinois and other asbestos defendants. He prepared and tried asbestos cases nationally for almost 20 years. He is a member of the Illinois, New York and Ohio bars. Bertram Price, Ph.D., is the president of Price Associates Inc., a risk and statistical

10 Asbestos Medicine Seminar analysis consulting firm in Bar Harbor, Minnesota, that he established in Dr. Price designs and conducts statistical studies and develops mathematical/ statistical models addressing environmental and occupational health risks, risk apportionment among risk factors and causal inference. He has testified in state and federal courts and before regulatory agencies. Francine F. Rabinovitz, Ph.D., is the president of Hamilton Rabinovitz & Associates Inc. in Carmel, California. She ranks among the nation s best known expert analysts and witnesses in the estimation, valuation and administrative/ financial management of mass tort claims and trusts. Dr. Rabinovitz has presented some of the most authoritative and decisive valuations in the history of mass tort litigation, including the Dalkon Shield litigation, the Dow Corning breast implant litigation and asbestos bankruptcies, including those of Celotex, Owens Corning, WMAC and Quigley. R. Thomas Radcliffe, Jr., is a partner in the Baltimore firm of DeHay & Elliston LLP. His practice areas include general litigation, mass torts, product liability and insurance. He has trial experience in Maryland, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. Mr. Radcliffe maintains a trial caseload nationally and actively supervises attorneys in jurisdictions throughout the country. Donna M. Ringo, CIH, founder of DMR & Associates Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky, provides industrial hygiene and safety consulting services to clients, both national and international. Ms. Ringo started her career in industry as a chemist before transitioning to industrial hygiene. She has been a consultant since She has provided expert witness testimony in more than 50 trials. Her expertise includes employee exposure evaluations and helping employers manage hazards found in the workplace. Marygrace Schaeffer is a vice president at DecisionQuest Inc. in its Minneapolis office. She has consulted on more than 200 civil and criminal cases across the country. Ms. Schaeffer designs, implements and analyzes empirical research. Her specialty is conducting field research, including surrogate jury research groups, theme development, jury selection, witness evaluation, shadow juries, post-trial interviews and visual communications. Ms. Schaeffer has conducted research for cases involving product liability, employment, insurance, construction and environmental law issues. Paul F. Slater is senior counsel, corporate environmental programs at General Electric Company in Fairfield, Connecticut. Mr. Slater has presided over GE s strategy in a number of the company s most complex toxic tort litigations. He has played a leading role in designing and implementing GE s strategy in its asbestos litigation, including overseeing GE trials in various jurisdictions, including Madison and Cook Counties in Illinois and San Francisco, California. David A. Speziali is a partner at Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins PC in Williamstown, New Jersey. Since 1981, he has managed and/or tried asbestos related claims on behalf of dozens of corporate defendants in more than 40 states. Mr. Speziali has conducted dozens of training programs and lectured across the country. He is the program vice chair for this seminar. Thomas A. Sporn, M.D., is a member of the Department of Pathology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Sporn s clinical interests include malignancies of lung and pleura, interstitial and occupational lung diseases, pulmonary transplant pathology, pulmonary asbestos fiber analysis and post-mortem examination. His research interests include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and occupational and asbestosrelated diseases. He has coauthored many articles concerning asbestos-related diseases that have been published in peer-reviewed journals. Thomas W. Tardy III is a partner in Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, a litigation firm with offices in Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado and Michigan. The firm has represented companies in asbestos litigation throughout the nation and has served as national counsel and regional counsel. Forman Perry has served as liaison counsel for the Federal MDL 1553 silica litigation and for Federal MDL 875 for asbestos litigation. Mr. Tardy is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Benchmark Litigation. Dennis E. Vega, a partner at Sedgwick LLP, is an experienced litigation attorney, representing clients in high stakes and sophisticated product liability, toxic torts, maritime, wrongful death, personal injury and premise liability cases. He also counsels corporate clients and scientists on selecting products suitable for laboratory testing to develop sophisticated exposure modeling for settlement and trial purposes. Mr. Vega s defense work includes serving as lead counsel in various proceedings, including New York City asbestos litigation. David Weill, M.D., is a professor of medicine in the pulmonary division at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. He is also the director of the Stanford Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the lung and heart-lung transplant program. For several years, Dr. Weill has consulted on various aspects of occupational lung disease and is the author of book chapters and original research related to asbestos lung disease. He has testified before the United States Senate and the Texas state legislature on these issues. H. Lane Young II, a partner with Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP in Atlanta, is one of the nation s leading asbestos defense lawyers, having tried to verdict approximately 50 asbestos cases, serving as lead defense counsel. Mr. Young has served as lead asbestos trial counsel for a number of major corporations. He has tried cases in more than 15 states and has recently taken on the representation of a major gasket manufacturer.

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