Wednesday - October 14, 2015 BOOST YOUR BUSINESS: FINANCING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES Co-sponsored by Burford Capital Moderators: John Romano, The Romano Law Group and Robert Martorana, Burford Capital Grand Ballroom 7 7:30 Continental Breakfast Co-sponsored by Burford Capital 8:00 Obtaining Low Cost Financing for Your Practice Jarret Prussin, SBA Loan Group 8:25 Masters of Marketing: You Can Win Big Online Aaron Ball, Ballpoint Communications Group and Jacob Malherbe, X Social Media 8:50 Imagine What Would Happen if We Designed a Perfect Juror Profiling Supplemental Juror Questionnaire Amy Singer, Trial Consultants, Inc. 9:15 Internet Marketing that Actually Works Eric Bersano, ilawyer Marketing 9:40 Expanding Your Firm and Finding New Opportunities Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, Martin Levin, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 10:10 Morning Break Co-sponsored by Burford Capital 10:20 The TAO of Marketing - Tracking, Analysis & Optimization = Maximizing Efficiencies Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group 10:50 Client Acquisition, Retention and Satisfaction Fred Boettger, Blue Dog Media, Michael Dyer and Doug Mann, Dyer Garofalo Mann & Schultz 11:20 Financing Your Practice: What Successful Firms Need to Know About Law Firm Finance Jack Blackburn, Burford Capital 11:50 Breaking Down the Barriers to Mass Tort Television Advertising Thomas Neptune, The Relion Group 12:15 Networking Luncheon Co-sponsored by Burford Capital Monet 3,4 1:15 Missed Opportunity: Maximizing Case Acquisition & The True Value of a Lead George Young, The Sentinel Group
1:45 Intuitive Persuasion thru Video David Haynes, The Cochran Firm and Mitchell Riggs, Life Now Video 2:10-4:00 Breakout Session: Wage & Hour Litigaton in the Van Gogh 2 Room Jake Rusch, Johnson Becker Bill Cash and Brandon Bogle, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Don Springmeyer, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin 2:10 Building and Diversifying Your Mass Tort Case Inventory Ed Lake, Gacovino & Lake 2:40: Afternoon Break Co-sponsored by Burford Capital 2:50 How to Enter Mass Torts It s Not Just About The Money Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial and Sean Coleman, Integrated Financial Settlements 3:20 Recent Developments Affecting Mass Tort Lien Resolution Ginger Susman, Providio MediSolutions and William Mulvey, Garretson Resolution Group 3:50 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 4:00 4:30 First Time Attendees Orientation Meeting Hosted by Levin Papantonio Van Gogh 1 4:30 6:00 First Time Attendees Cocktail Reception Hosted by Levin Papantonio and co-sponsored by Janet Jenner & Suggs Grand Patio 4:30 6:00 Women s Networking Reception Hosted by Levin Papantonio Tuscany Kitchen 6:00 9:00 Opening Night Gala Reception at the Omnia Night Club at Caesars Palace Please bring a photo I.D. to the Omnia You MUST show that you are over 21 to gain admittance to the nightclub All topics, speakers and times are subject to change
Thursday & Friday - October 15 & 16, 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 Kerry Miller, Baker Donelson Karen Woodward, Sedgwick Law Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher Spence 10:00 Coffee Break 10:15-12:00 Breakout Session: Potts Law Firm GM Litigation Strategy Session in Van Gogh Room 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 Elizabeth Burch, Professor, University of Georgia 12:15 Luncheon featuring Emmitt Smith and a Football Auction for Charity Co-sponsored by Gacovino & Lake and PERSIST (Monet Room) 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 Assaad, Kennedy Hodges Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence Mark O Mara, O Mara Law Group Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton 3:00 Breakout Session: Volkswagen Fuel Emissions Fraud Litigation in The Renoir Room, hosted by Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Tim Maloney, Maloney Campolo Bill Cash and Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor John Romano, Romano Law Group Daniel Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro & Davis Kim Dougherty, Janet Jenner & Suggs Neil Overholtz, Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz Nick DiCello, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber 3:30 Coffee Break 3:45 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 Jeff Gaddy, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 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 8:20 Actos Robert Price, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor 8:30 Xarelto Litigation Update Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Andy Birchfield, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles 9:00 The Latest on Testosterone Litigation Brandon Bogle, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Ron Johnson, Schachter Hendy & Johnson Seth Katz, Burg Simpson 9:30 Benicar Litigation Daniel Nigh and Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor Christopher Coffin, Pendley, Baudin & Coffin Tara Sutton, Robins Kaplan Jeremy Tor, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber 10:00 Morning Break: Bloody Marys and Mimosas Bar Co-sponsored by ilawyer Marketing
10:15 Ethics and Social Media Moderator: Michael Burg, Burg Simpson 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 that are Emerging and Wrapping Up The Latest News Pelvic Mesh Henry Garrard, Blasingame Burch Garrard & Ashley 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 Scott Eldredge, Burg Simpson Risperdal and Invega Robert Mosier, Sanders Viener Grossman and Laura Yaeger, Morgan & Morgan NexGen Tobi Millrood, Pogust Braslow & Millrood GranuFlo Chad Ihrig, Nix Patterson & Roach Onglyza Heart Cases Tim Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman E-Cigarettes and Vaping Annesley DeGaris, DeGaris Law Group 1:15 Seminar Adjourns