CLICK ON SPEAKER NAME FOR BIOMonday
11:00 AM - 11:40AM
What Does it Take to be an Effective Trucking Lawyer?
Monday
11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Understanding the Transportation Cycle
Monday
12:15 PM - 12:50 PM
Explaining Why we Should Win Using Documents
Monday
12:50 PM - 1:05 PM
The Importance of Early Involvement When Creating a Settlement Plan for Your Client
Monday
1:05 PM - 1:40 PM
Secrets of a Former Defense Lawyer
Michael O'NeillMonday
1:40 PM - 2:15 PM
Overview of Trucking Technology
Monday
2:15 PM - 2:50 PM
Break
Monday
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Trucking Case Intake & Immediate Actions
Monday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Conducting a Thorough Investigation of a Truck Case
Monday
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Trucks: Rolling Treasure Troves of Data
Monday
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Duties of the Professional Truck Driver
Monday
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Motor Carrier Duties
Monday
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Broker/Shipper Liability
Understanding Freight Brokering
Monday
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Broker/Shipper Liability
Key Discovery/Docs in Broker Cases
Monday
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Broker/Shipper Liability
What You Don't Know About Trucking
Monday
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Broker/Shipper Liability
Broker Liability: Negligent Selection
Monday
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Broker/Shipper Liability
Hidden Motor Carrier (Agency)
Monday
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Virtual Reception in Lounge
Sponsored by Forge Consulting
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Featured Speaker: Beating the Trailer Manufacturer in Side Impact Case-Creating the Industry Standard
Tuesday
11:45 AM- 12:30 PM
Building a Trucking Expertise Specialty Law Practice: Practical and Ethical Considerations
Tuesday
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Mild TBI: An Oxymoron
Tuesday
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
Legislative & Regulatory Overview-What's Going on in DC
Tuesday
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Advanced Techniques: Preparing and Taking Key Depositions
Tuesday
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Break
Tuesday
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Understanding Key Trucking Documents
Tuesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Driver Pre-Trip Inspections
Tuesday
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Deposition Services with Veritext Legal Solutions
Tuesday
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Deposing Records Custodians in Truck Crash Cases
Tuesday
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Breakout Session-Basics
Working with Standard of Care Experts in Truck Crash Cases
Tuesday
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Brain Injury in Trucking Cases
TBI and PTSD Overview
Tuesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Brain Injury in Trucking Cases
Key Literature for TBI
Tuesday
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Brain Injury in Trucking Cases
Strengths, Challenges and Solutions in the Medical Records of Trucking Cases
Tuesday
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Brain Injury in Trucking Cases
Debunking TBI Myths
Tuesday
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Breakout Session-Advanced
Brain Injury in Trucking Cases
Caregiver Damages
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Featured Speaker: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - FOIA
Wednesday
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
How Transportation Indemnity Agreements Affect Trucking Cases
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Building a 30(b)(6) Notice
Wednesday
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Successful Legal Intake During COVID-19
Wednesday
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM
Changes in Trucking Law 2020 - Appellate and Legal Updates
Wednesday
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Engaging and Motivating the Jury in Trucking Trials
Wednesday
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Break
Wednesday
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Technology
Trucking Telematics Update
Wednesday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Technology
ECM (By Manufacturer and Year)
Wednesday
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Technology
Making Uncle Sam's Portion of Your Fees Work for You
Wednesday
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Technology
Crash Avoice and Mitigation
Wednesday
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Technology
What if Motor Carrier is Not Using Technology?
Wednesday
2:45 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout Session-Board Certification Review
Board Certification Specifications and Information
Wednesday
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session-Board Certification Review
Why You Must Talk to the (Shielded)
Ex-Employees of Your Defendant
Wednesday
3:45 PM- 4:50 PM
Breakout Session-Board Certification Review
Board Certification Specifications and Information
Wednesday
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division (NTLD) Meeting & Reception
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Thursday
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Case Framing & Jury Selection: Building Your Truck Crash Case from Intake to Verdict
Thursday
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Calling the Corporate Rep to the Stand
Thursday
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
So You're a Great Trucking Lawyer...How Do You Let People Know
Thursday
12:35 PM - 1:20 PM
Crossing the Defense Expert at Trial
Thursday
1:20 PM - 2:05 PM
Addressing Money in Jury Selection, Opening, Examinations and Closing
Thursday
2:05 PM - 2:45 PM
Break
Thursday
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Cases by Common Collision Cause
Preparing Rear End Truck Crash Cases: CDL and FMCSA Driver Standards of Care; Investigation, Reconstruction, Strategies
Thursday
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Cases by Common Collision Cause
Preparing Left Turn, Right Turn & U-Turn Truck Crash Cases: CDL and FMCSA Driver Standards of Care; Investigation, Reconstruction, Strategies
Thursday
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Cases by Common Collision Cause
Through the Lens of an Accident Reconstructionist
Thursday
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Cases by Common Collision Cause
Preparing Truck Backing Injury Cases: CDL and FMCSA Driver Standards of Care; Premises Liability Theories; Investigation, Reconstruction, Strategies
Thursday
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
Breakout Session-Trucking Cases by Common Collision Cause
Preparing Parked Trucks, Stopped Trucks and Slow Moving Truck Cases: CDL and FMCSA Driver Standards of Care; Investigation, Reconstruction, Strategies
Thursday
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Breakout Session-Live Zoom Jury Selection/FocusGroup
Live Zoom Jury Selection Focus Group for Truck Crash Cases.
Thursday
3:05 PM - 3:10 PM
Breakout Session-Live Zoom Jury Selection/FocusGroup
Attorney Fee Deferrals
Thursday
3:10 PM - 4:35 PM
Breakout Session-Live Zoom Jury Selection/FocusGroup
Focus Group Topics to be Explored:
- Framing Claims Against Truck Driver with a CDL: Exploring Juror Attitudes About Expectations of Professional Drivers
- Framing Comparative Negligence in a Truck Crash Case: Using Jury Instruction Strategies in Jury Selection
- Framing Punitive Damages in a Truck Crash Case: Considerations in McHaffie Rule Jurisdictions
Thursday
4:35 PM - 4:55 PM
Breakout Session-Live Zoom Jury Selection/FocusGroup
Focus Group Wrap Up-What We Learned
Friday
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Effective Demand Packages: Best Practices
Friday
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Effective Mediation Strategies in Truck Crash Cases
Friday
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
Update: The Latest on Compliantly Minimizing Medicare's Bite From Your Settlements
Friday
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Ethics in Assessment and Argument of Value of Cases
Friday
2:05 PM - 3:05 PM
Practical Tips from Board Certified & Board Eligible Lawyers: Chameleon Carriers; Negligent Claims Handling, and Hidden Considerations in Truck Accident Litigation
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