Wednesday April 20, 2016 BOOST YOUR BUSINESS: FINANCING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial, Esquire Bank & MTMP Moderator: John Romano, The Romano Law Group All topics, speakers and times are subject to change 7:00 Continental Breakfast Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial, Esquire Bank & MTMP 7:45 BREAKING BAD: 5 Addicting Marketing Habits to Quit Now Aaron Ball, Ballpoint Global 8:00 Improving Efficiency in Fact Sheet Collection & Management Edward Bell, ARPC 8:20 The Secrets to Using T.V. to Build Your Practice Morris Bart, Morris Bart LLC, David Eisbrouch, Eisbrouch Marsh 8:45 Diversify/Increase Your Docket with T.V. Lead Generation Thomas Neptune, Relion Group 9:10 Building Your Firm into a National Powerhouse Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 9:40 Inexpensive Finance Options to Grow Your Practice Jarret Prussin, SBA Loan Group 9:55 When Everyone Looks the Same, Nobody is Different Jamie Adams, Scorpion Design 10:20 Smarter Marketing for Mass Tort Cases Using Data & Analysis/Reducing Costs Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group 10:45 Building a Brand: The Power of the Billboard Annesley DeGaris, DeGaris Law Firm, and Alex Shunnarah, Law Offices of Alex Shunnarah 11:15 Allocating the Settlement and Helping Clients Through the Consent Process Ramon Lopez, Lopez Hodes; Blair Hahn, Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman; Rob Jenner, Janet Jenner & Suggs; Alex Polsky, JAMS 11:40 How to Prepare for Financing Your Firm in the 21 st Century Joseph DiNardo, Counsel Financial, and Sylvia Benito, IFS/Millenium Settlements
12:15 Networking Luncheon Co-Sponsored by Counsel Financial, Esquire Bank and MTMP 1:15 It Takes Money to Make Money Ari Kornhaber, Esquire Bank 1:35 Strategies to Improve Your Google Ranking Luke Kist, Roll SEO Consulting 1:50 Pitfalls and Current Trends in Mass Tort Lien Resolution Ginger Susman, Providio and Matt Garretson, The Garretson Resolution Group 2:20 Top 10 Mistakes Firms Make that Kill Their Intake and Lead Conversion Rate, and How to Fix It! Stephen Fairley, The Rainmaker Institute 2:50 Lead Generation Tactics for Talc Cases Strategy and Insights Ed Lake, Gacovino Lake & Associates 3:10 Finding the Lead Class Representative/Whistle Blower You Need to Make Your Class Action Andy Thomashow, Digital Settlements Group 3:25 Litigation Support Services for Personal Injury, Med Mal & Mass Torts Law Firms Sailesh Paul Peringatt, Neural IT 3:45 The Anatomy of Great SEO Eric Bersano, ilawyer Marketing 4:15 Your Clients May Have a Qui Tam the Mass Tort of Taxpayer Fraud! David Scher, The Employment Law Group 4:45 Seminar Adjourns
SEMINAR AGENDA / Thursday & Friday - April 21 & 22, 2016 Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast, co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group 8:45 How to Pick the Right Case Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm 10:00 Morning Break 10:15 IVC Filters: Making the Case Against Bard & Cook Matt Schultz, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Teresa Toriseva, Toriseva Law Howard Nations, The Nations Law Firm Ramon Lopez, Lopez McHugh Ben Martin, Law Offices of Ben Martin 11:00 Hall of Fame Panel Insights from Trial Masters Tom Girardi, Girardi & Keese Judge Sandra Moss (ret.), Sheller Center for Social Justice Joe Cotchett, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy Fred Levin, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Lisa Blue, Baron & Blue 11:45 Are We Killing Mass Torts? How do Judges Feel About Mass Torts and Their Future? What are Defense Counsel Saying That Might Impact the Litigation? Mike Burg, Burg Simpson Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Seth Katz, Burg Simpson
12:15 Update from the MDL 926 Breast Implant Settlement Common Benefit Trust Edward Gentle, Gentle Turner Sexton Debrosse & Harbison Sybil Goodrich, Consumer Advocate 12:30 Luncheon and Hall of Fame 2016 Induction Ceremony, Presentation of the NTL Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to Fred Levin, and the Clarence Darrow Award to Arthur Bryant and Jere Beasley, co-sponsored by Gacovino Lake & Assoc., 2:30 Diabetic Crisis Mode: The Invokana Inanity Tim O Brien, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton 3:00 Topic TBD 3:00 Break-Out Session: Porter Ranch Litigation Update Joe Cotchett & Frank Pitre, Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy Matt Schultz, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 3:30 Afternoon Coffee Break 3:45 State Court Strategy in Combatting MDLs Rich Newsome, Newsome Melton Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 4:15 Benicar Litigation Chris Coffin, Pendley Baudin & Coffin Dan Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Adam Slater, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman 4:45 The SSRI Antidepressant Rollercoaster: Lessons Learned Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Davis & Shapiro Judge Dan Stack, (ret.) Special Master Judge Sandra Moss, (ret.) Sheller Center for Social Justice Joe Zonies, Reilly Pozner Mark Neimeyer, Niemeyer Grubel Kruse 5:15 Testosterone Litigation Brandon Bogle, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 5:30 Cocktail Reception in the Exhibit Hall, followed by Comedy Performance by Tracy Morgan with Open Bar, co-sponsored by Scorpion Design
Friday, April 22, 2016 8:30 Bair Hugger: What Lies Beneath 3M s Little Blue Blanket What You Can t See May Hurt You! Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence David Hodges, Kennedy Hodges Mark O Mara, O Mara Law Group 9:00 New Developments in the VW Emissions Cases Bill Cash, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 9:00 Break-Out Session: Data Breach Class Action Litigation Lynn Toops, Cohen & Malad Hadley Matarazzo, Faraci Lange Ariana Tadler, Milberg Eric Gibbs, Girard Gibbs Gerard Stranch, Branstetter Stranch & Jennings 9:30 Fluoroquinolones Levaquin, Cipro & Avelox Bryan Aylstock, Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz Bill Robins, Heard Robins 10:00 Morning Break Bloody Marys & Mimosas Bar Join Us for Hair of the Dog co-sponsored by ilawyer Marketing 10:15 Xarelto Update Kristine Kraft, Schlichter Bogard & Denton Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 10:45 Ethics in Mass Torts and Complex Litigation Hon. Oliver Diaz (ret.), Mississippi Supreme Court 11:45 Morcellator Litigation Aimee Wagstaff, Wagstaff & Cartmell Paul Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg Meghan Quinlivan, Burg Simpson 12:30 Zofran Update Wendy Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Elizabeth Graham, Grant & Eisenhofer
1:00 Projects That are Emerging or Wrapping Up the Latest News Essure -- Travis Lepicier, Levin Papantonio; Kim Dougherty, Janet Jenner Pelvic Mesh Henry Garrard, Blasingame Burch Garrard & Ashley Contaminated Endoscope/CRE Litigation Peter Kaufman Risperdal/Invega Robert Mosier, The Sanders Firm; Laura Yaeger, Morgan & Morgan GranuFlo Chris Paulos, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Onglyza Heart Cases Tim Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman Terrorism Financing Litigation Gavriel Meiron, MM-LAW Mirena IUS and Pseudotumor Cerebri/Intracrania Hypertension is There a Connection? Speaker tbd 2:30 Seminar Adjourns **All Topics, Speakers and Times are Subject to Change