Wednesday - October 14, 2015 BOOST YOUR BUSINESS: FINANCING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES Co-sponsored by Burford Lending Moderators: John Romano, The Romano Law Group 7:30 Continental Breakfast Co-sponsored by Burford Lending 8:00 Obtaining Low Cost Financing for Your Practice Jarret Prussin, SBA Loan Group 8:30 Masters of Marketing: You Can Win Big Online Aaron Ball, Ballpoint Communications Group and Jacob Malherbe, LegalLeads US 9:00 Imagine What Would Happen if We Designed a Perfect Juror Profiling Supplemental Juror Questionnaire Amy Singer, Trial Consultants, Inc. 9:30 Expanding Your Firm and Finding New Opportunities Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 10:00 Morning Break Co-sponsored by Burford Lending 10:15 The TAO of Marketing - Tracking, Analysis & Optimization = Maximizing Efficiencies Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
10:45 Client Acquisition, Retention and Satisfaction Fred Boettger, Blue Dog Media, Michael Dyer and Doug Mann, Dyer Garofalo Mann & Schultz 11:15 Financing Your Practice: What Successful Firms Need to Know About Law Firm Finance Jack Blackburn, Burford Lending 11:45 Harness the Power of Group Advertising at a Fraction of the Cost Thomas Neptune, The Relion Group 12:05 Networking Luncheon Co-sponsored by Burford Lending 1:00 Missed Opportunity: Maximizing Case Acquisition & The True Value of a Lead George Young, The Sentinel Group 1:30 Intuitive Persuasion and Your Mediation Strategy David Haynes, The Cochran Firm and Mitchell Riggs, Life Now Video 2:00 Building and Diversifying Your MT Case Inventory Ed Lake, Gacovino & Lake 2:30 Evolving Financial Tools for Trial Lawyers Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial and Sean Coleman, Integrated Financial Settlements 3:00: Afternoon Break Co-sponsored by Burford Lending 3:15 Recent Developments Affecting Mass Tort Lien Resolution Ginger Susman, Providio MediSolutions Matt Garretson, Garretson Resolution Group 3:45 Allocating the Settlement and Helping Clients Through the Consent Process Ramon Lopez, Lopez McHugh Alexander Polsky, JAMS Intl. Rob Jenner, Janet Jenner & Suggs Blair Hahn, Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman 4:15 Adjourn All topics, speakers and times are subject to change
Thursday & Friday - October 14 & 15, 2015 SEMINAR AGENDA Thursday - October 15, 2015 Grand Ballroom 7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group 8:45 The Future of the MDL Paradigm, Part 1: Making the Choice MDL or State Strategy (Open to Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys) Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Francis McGovern, Duke University School of Law Hon. Eldon Fallon, US District Court, East. District of Louisiana Hon. Donovan Frank, US District Judge, Dist. Of Minnesota Lori Cohen, Greenberg Traurig John Jackson, Shook Hardy & Bacon (invited) 10:00 Coffee Break 10:15 The Future of the MDL Paradigm, Part 2: Is a Sea Change Taking Place? 11:00 Invokana Litigation Tim O Brien, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton
11:45 Mass Tort Plaintiff Counsel Leadership Selection Ed Gentle, Gentle Turner Sexton & Harbison Chris Hellums, Pittman Dutton & Hellums Kirk Wood, Wood Law Firm 12:15 Luncheon featuring Emmitt Smith and a Football Auction for Charity Co-sponsored by Gacovino & Lake 2:15 The Kennedy Perspective Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 3:00 Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Blanket Orthopedic Implant Infection Litigation Ben Gordon and Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor David Hodges and Gabriel Assad, Kennedy Hodges Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton Annesley DeGaris, DeGaris Law Firm 3:45 Coffee Break 4:00 Zofran Litigation Update Rob Jenner, Janet Jenner & Suggs April Zambelli-Weiner, Ph.D., Translational Technology International Beth Graham, Grant Eisenhofer 4:15 IVC Filters: Questionable Efficacy, High Failure Rates and Deaths Making the Case Against Bard and Cook Teresa Toriseva, Toriseva Law 4:45 Mirena IUS and Pseudotumor Cerebri/Intracranial Hypertension Is There a Connection? Larry Jones, Jones Ward 5:15 Adjourn and Cocktail Reception featuring Meet & Greet with Emmitt Smith, in the Exhibit Hall, followed by Comedy Show with Martin Short in Grand 5
Friday, October 16, 2015 8:00 Continental Breakfast co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group in Exhibit Hall 8:30 Xarelto Litigation Update Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor *Additional speakers to be announced 9:00am The Latest on Testosterone Litigation Brandon Bogle, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Ron Johnson, Schachter Hendy & Johnson Trent Miracle, Simmons Law Firm Seth Katz, Burg Simpson 9:30am Benicar Litigation Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor *Additional speakers to be announced 10:00 Morning Break: Bloody Marys and Mimosas Bar Co-sponsored by ilawyer Marketing 10:15 Ethical Issues Facing Mass Tort Attorneys Hon. Sandra Mazer Moss (Ret.), Sheller Center for Social Justice Hon. Marina Corodemus, (Ret.), Corodemus & Corodemus Hon. Dan Stack (Ret.), Special Master 11:15 Projects Emerging and Wrapping Up The Latest News Contaminated Endoscope/CRE Litigation Peter Kaufman, Panish Shea & Boyle Flouroquinolones Levaquin, Cipro & Avelox Bill Robins, Heard Robins Monster Energy Drinks Kevin Goldberg, Goldberg Finnegan & Mester Morcellator Speaker to be announced Risperdal and Invega Robert Mosier, Sanders Viener Grossman and Laura Yaeger, Morgan & Morgan
SSRIs Speaker to be announced NexGen Tobi Millrood, Pogust Braslow & Millrood GranuFlo Chris Paulos, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Onglyza Heart Cases Randi Kassan, Sanders Phillips Grossman E-Cigarettes and Vaping Annelsey DeGaris, DeGaris Law Group 1:15 Seminar Adjourns