Lateral Hiring and Separation

Aug 27, 2019

The presenters will discuss ethical considerations when hiring a lateral attorney as well as considerations when a lateral attorney leaves the firm.

Dirt Impacts Your Life, Bet You Didn’t Know How Much!

Sep 17, 2019

Soil and soil-related issues are impactful in an astonishing number of construction claims/lawsuits. Are construction delays costing your client money? Is soil a factor? If your client has a construction related claim and is a general contractor, grading contractor, structural engineer, architect, civil designer, inspection company: soil may be related to the claim. Were the soils considered properly during design? It is a tangled web woven on a construction site given the interaction between prime and subcontractors, inspection duties, duty to protect, control of the site, duty of design professionals, etc.

The Value of Hiring a "Credible" Attorney

Sep 18, 2019

Attorney credibility and its influence on courtroom verdicts has been a topic of interest to attorneys for quite some time. Some attorneys believe that their credibility matters, while others believe that only the evidence matters. The purpose of this webinar is to take an in-depth look at the definition of attorney credibility, discuss the ways in which attorney credibility can influence verdicts, and identify ways in which attorneys are hurting their credibility.

Gathering, Preserving, and Using Non-Traditional Sources of Electronic Data in Your Trucking Case

Sep 25, 2019

Attendees will hear from an experienced Professional Engineer with extensive experience in crash data retrieval and analysis and from a seasoned trucking lawyer regarding non-traditional sources of electronic data that can be used to vigorously defend motor carriers and drivers in your trucking cases. Specifically, attendees will learn about the electronic data (other than a passenger vehicle’s airbag control module (ACM) or a commercial vehicle’s electronic control module (ECM)) that may be gathered following a collision, including infotainment systems, collision avoidance systems, ABS systems, traffic signal data loggers, and more. Additionally, the speakers will discuss best practices associated with the collection and preservation of these non-traditional sources of electronic data and how you can use the data obtained from such non-traditional sources in your trucking cases.

Industrial Hygiene Evidence: Obtaining the Evidence Needed for Motion Practice and Trial

Oct 22, 2019

This program will focus on obtaining favorable industrial hygiene evidence at deposition to enable expert industrial hygiene witness to provide well-considered opinions to be used in motion practice and at trial in toxic tort cases

Professional Liability 101 – Defending Accountant Malpractice Claims

Oct 29, 2019

Defending claims against accounting professionals demands a working knowledge of the types of engagements accountants typically enter into,the typical claims made against accounting professionals and the  available lines of defense to those claims. This primer on assessing and defending claims against accounting professionals will cover these  topics and will provide an understanding of the various applicable  standards, governing regulatory authorities and provide a technical  vocabulary to allow practitioners to become competent handling  accountant claims and to develop deeper expertise in this area.