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2022 Insurance Law CLE (Spring Conference, Day 2)

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Price

$200 for EAGLE member
$240 for Regular member

390 minutes

Date Published

May 13, 2022

Publisher

Washington State Association for Justice

Subjects

Insurance Law

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2022 Spring Conference
Day 2: Insurance Law
Friday, May 13, 2022
W Hotel, Seattle or via Webcast

Co-chairs:
Kathryn Knudsen, Ruiz & Smart PLLC
Jason Skuda, Skuda Law Firm

Deskbook Co-Editors:
Kathryn Knudsen, Ruiz & Smart PLLC
Gabriel Verdugo, Keller Rohrback LLP

AGENDA
6 Law & Legal credits, .5 Ethics credits

8:25-8:30AM Welcome from Co-Chairs/Deskbook Editors

8:30-9:00AM Discrimination in Insurance Transactions
Jason Skuda, Skuda Law Firm

9:00-9:45AM Pre-Litigation Considerations: Insured’s Duties
Lisa Benedetti & Melanie Nguyen, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore

9:45-10:15AM ERISA Litigation
McKean Evans, Ruiz & Smart PLLC

10:15-10:45AM Causes of Action: Claims Arising from the Insurance Contract
Shannon Kilpatrick, Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore

10:45-11:00AM Break

11:00-11:30AM Causes of Action: Claims Arising from the Claims Handling
Kyle Olive, Olive Law NW PLLC

11:30AM-12:15PM Alternative Dispute Resolution in Insurance Cases
Colleen Barret & Hon. Judge Doyle (ret), Barrett Mediation

12:15-12:45PM Lunch

12:45-1:15PM Class Actions and Insurance Litigation
Gabriel Verdugo, Keller Rohrback LLP

1:15-1:45PM Appraisal
Patrick LePley, LePley Law Firm

1:45-2:15PM Subrogation Overview
Steven Shaw, Shaw Legal Solutions

2:15-2:30PM Break

2:30-3:00PM Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Litigation
Alicia Kikuchi, Alicia Kikuchi Law Firm, PLLC

3:00-3:30PM Covenant Judgments
Darrell Cochran & Chris Love, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC

3:30-4:00PM Practical Considerations Handling Insurance Cases (ETHICS)
Kristine Grelish, Grelish Law PLLC

SWOD-16994

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Presenters

Kathryn Knudsen

Jason Skuda

Jason Skuda began practicing insurance law when entered practice in 2001. He first worked in Dallas for national firm... Read More

Gabriel Verdugo

Lisa V. Benedetti

Pivotal Law Group, PLLC

Lisa V. Benedetti was born and raised locally in Puyallup. Since receiving her J.D. from the University of Washington School... Read More

Melanie Nguyen

McKean Evans

Shannon Kilpatrick

DawsonBrown, P.S.

Shannon M. Kilpatrick practices at DawsonBrownPS in Seattle. She focuses her practice on substantial personal injury claims,... Read More

Kyle C. Olive

KYLE C. OLIVE is a partner and co-founder of the law firm of Olive | Bearb & Grelish PLLC in Seattle, Washington. Prior... Read More

Colleen Barrett

Judge Theresa Doyle, (Ret.)

Judge Theresa Doyle retired from King County Superior Court the end of 2020. She was elected in 2004 with 71 percent of the... Read More

Patrick H. LePley

LePley Law Firm

Patrick H. LePley has been a practicing attorney for thirty-seven years, with an active practice in Bellevue, Washington,... Read More

Steven Shaw

Shaw Legal Solutions

Steve Shaw is certified as a Medicare Secondary Payer Professional - Fellow, and regularly consults with plaintiff attorneys... Read More

Alicia Kikuchi

Alicia is the Owner and Principal Attorney of Alicia Kikuchi Law Firm, PLLC. A native of Seattle – born at Swedish Medical... Read More

Darrell L. Cochran

Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala

Darrell Cochran’s record speaks for itself. He has won hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his... Read More

Kristine Grelish

Grelish Law PLLC

Kristine Grelish is the owner of GRELISH LAW PLLC, with offices in Seattle and Yakima. She primarily practices in the areas... Read More

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files

Welcome from Co-Chairs

Discrimination in Insurance Transactions

Pre-Litigation Considerations: Insured’s Duties

ERISA Litigation

Causes of Action: Claims Arising from the Insurance Contract

Causes of Action: Claims Arising from the Claims Handling

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Insurance Cases

Class Actions and Insurance Litigation

Appraisal

Subrogation Overview

Attorney Fee Awards in Insurance Litigation

Covenant Judgments

Practical Considerations Handling Insurance Cases (ETHICS)

Downloadable Files

2022 Insurance Law - Materials

Credit

If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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2022 Insurance Law CLE (Spring Conference, Day 2)

Price

390 minutes

Date Published

Publisher

Subjects

Questions

Summary

Presenters

Program Titles and Supporting Materials

Media Files

Downloadable Files

Credit

How to Attend

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