WSAJ 2020 Annual Meeting & Convention

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Join us for WSAJ’s completely virtual Annual Convention, taking place on Zoom this Fall. Mark your calendar for September 23-25, 2020!

13.75 CLE Credits
11.75 Law & Legal Credits • 2 Ethics Credits

Convention Co-Chairs
Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

Wednesday September 23, 2020

Products Liability Deskbook Release

Editors Andrew Ackley • Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore

Heather M. Cover •  Law Offices of James S. Rogers

SCHEDULE

12:20-12:30 Welcome/Intro
Liz Berry • Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Association for Justice
Convention Co-Chairs: Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

12:30-1:00 Amicus Update
WSAJ Amicus Co-Coordinators: Dan Huntington • Richter-Wimberley, P.S.
Valerie McOmie• Valerie McOmie, Attorney at Law

1:00-4:15 PRODUCTS LIABILITY DESKBOOK RELEASE
Co-editors & Deskbook Editors: Andrew Ackley • Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore
Heather Cover • Law Offices of James S. Rogers

1:00-1:30 30(b)(6) Depositions
Heather Cover & James Rogers, 
Law Offices of James S. Rogers

1:30-2:00 Foreign Products
Darrell Cochran & Andrew Ulmer, 
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC

2:00-2:30 Public Policy in Products Liability
Andrew Ackley & Lisa Benedetti, 
Stritmatter Kessler Koehler Moore

2:30-2:40 Break

2:40-3:10 Aviation
James Anderson • Krutch Lindell Bingham Jones, PS

3:10-3:40 Government Regulation
Micah LeBank & Jackson Pahlke, 
Connelly Law Offices

3:40-4:10 Consumer Expectations
Gemma Zanowski & Steve Bulzomi, 
Evergreen Personal Injury Counsel

4:10-4:40 Settlement Planning Best Practices via Education Concepts and Case Study Analysis
WSAJ Double Platinum Sponsor: Tony Robinson & Julie Robinson • Ringler Settlement Advisors
WSAJ Platinum Sponsor: Roger Reynolds & Brian Holt • Coldstream Wealth Management

4:40-4:45 Closing remarks
Convention Co-Chairs: Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

4:45-5:15 Justice Montoya-Lewis Fundraiser - RSVP Here

5:30-6:45 Moroccan dinner cooking class, sponsored by Double Platinum Sponsor Ringler

Thursday, September 24, 2020

National Speakers

Navan Ward, Beasley Allen Law Firm • Debbie Chang, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP •  Keith Mitnik, Morgan & Morgan

Motor Vehicle Litigation

Daniel Hinkle (AAJ) on Driverless Cars

WSAJ Awards Ceremony and Annual Meeting

SCHEDULE

7:30-8:00AM Hatha Yoga with instructor Amanda Mitchell from The Yoga Tree
Sponsored by Double Platinum Sponsor Ringler

8:20-11:45 NATIONAL SPEAKERS

8:20-8:25 Opening/Intro 
Convention Co-Chair Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

8:25-9:10 Preparing Your Experts for Deposition/Trial
Navan Ward • Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C. • Atlanta, GA

9:10-9:40 Practicing Law in a Post-COVID World
Deborah S. Chang • Panish Shea & Boyle LLP • Los Angeles, CA

9:40-9:45 Break 

9:45-11:45 How to Make Your Existing Cases Into a Thing of Beauty
Keith Mitnik • Morgan & Morgan • Orlando, FL

11:45AM-12:00PM Lunch Break

12:00-12:55 WSAJ Awards Ceremony and Annual Meeting

12:55-1:00 Break

1:00-3:15 MOTOR VEHICLE LITIGATION

1:00-1:05 Welcome back
Convention Co-Chairs: Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

1:05-1:50 Driverless Cars
Daniel Hinkle • American Association for Justice • Washington, D.C.

1:50-2:20 Locating Potential Sources of Recovery and Financial Assistance in the Catastrophic Injury Case
Edward Le • Edward K. Le, PLLC

2:20-2:50 Small Case Cost Benefit Analysis: 
How to Make the Most Without Getting Upside-Down on the Case
Brad Fulton • Carter & Fulton, PS

2:50-3:20 Top Tips for Making Your Case Jury Worthy
Deborah Nelson • Nelson Boyd, PLLC

3:20-3:25 A message from our Sponsors

3:25-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 ETHICS Battling Implicit Bias at Trial
Bhavani Raveendran • Romanucci & Blandin, LLC • Chicago, IL

4:30-4:35 Closing remarks
Sara Crumb • Chief Operating Officer, WSAJ
Convention Co-Chairs: Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

4:45 Cocktail Class and Networking Event

Friday September 25, 2020

Motor Vehicles, Ethics, & More

SCHEDULE

7:30-8:00AM Hatha Yoga with instructor Amanda Mitchell from The Yoga Tree
Sponsored by Double Platinum Sponsor Ringler

8:25-8:30 Opening/Intro
Liz Berry • Chief Executive Officer, WSAJ

8:30-9:00 Subrogation Fights and Other Opportunities for Justice for Your Client
Rick Park • Park Chenaur & Associates Inc., P.S.

9:00-9:45 Bystander Claims
Todd Gardner • Swanson Gardner Meyers, PLLC

9:45-10:45 Update from the Other Washington
Linda Lipsen • American Association for Justice • Washington, D.C.

10:45-10:55 A message from our Sponsors

10:55-11:00 Break

11:00AM-12:00PM ETHICS Interrupting Stigma While Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times 
Joan Bibelhausen • Executive Director • Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

12:00 Closing remarks
Convention Co-Chairs: Erica Buckley • Buckley & Associates
Michael W. Montgomery • Law Offices of Harold D. Carr, P.S.

12:30-3:30 WSAJ Board of Governors Meeting

Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

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This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Washington State Bar Association

Credit has been approved with the Washington State Bar Association for 2.00 Ethics credits and 11.75 Law and Legal Procedure credits.

This event will be via Zoom and completely virtual.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds for cancellations, less $50 handling fee for each registrant if cancellation is made prior to noon on September 5. After that 75% credit, valid for one year, will be issued if the WSAJ Office is notified no later than September 17. We cannot accept cancellations after this date. Substitute attendees are accepted.