52nd Annual
West Virginia Association for Justice
Convention and Seminar
June 3 - 4, 2010
Charleston Marriott - Charleston, West Virginia
15.4 CLE Hours, Including 2.4 in Ethics & Law Office Management
SEMINAR CHAIRPERSONS
Scott S. Blass - Wheeling
Anthony J. Majestro - Charleston
2010 WVAJ Annual Convention Attorney Program
2010 WVAJ Annual Convention Legal Assistants' Program
General Convention Information
Convention Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Advertising Opportunities
2010 WVAJ Annual Convention Attorney Program
Thursday, June 3, 2010
7:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Welcome
Timothy C. Bailey, President
8:40 – 9:30 a.m. ERISA Subrogation: Pitfalls for the Unwary
David Abney
David Abney Law Office - Frankfort, Kentucky
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Persuasion Techniques: Past, Present and Future
Howard L. Nations
The Law Firm of Howard L. Nations - Houston, Texas
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. RESPECT: Your Client, Your Opponent, the Court, the Jury and Yourself
Randall Kinnard
Kinnard, Clayton and Beveridge - Nashville, Tennessee
12:00 – 1:25 p.m. WVAJ Membership Luncheon & Annual Meeting (Members Only)
1:25 – 2:40 p.m. The Continuing Saga of Medicare and Medicaid Subrogation: What You Need to Know
to Protect Your Client
Peter H. Wayne, IV
Forge Consulting - Louisville, Kentucky
2:40 – 3:05 p.m. Workers Compensation Practice in West Virginia: Is There Any Justice for the Injured Worker?
Sue Howard
Howard Law Office - Wheeling
3:05 – 3:30 p.m. The Research Tool for Which You’ve Been Waiting: The WVAJ Brief and Pleading Bank
Michael J. Romano
Law Office of Michael J. Romano - Clarksburg
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break Sponsored by Apex Engineering
3:45 – 4:35 p.m. West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Update
The Honorable Robin Jean Davis, Chief Justice
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
4:35 – 5:25 p.m. Tax And Financial Advice For The Plaintiffs’ Lawyers: The Things They
Didn’t Teach You In Law School
Gary Swingle, CPA and Steven S. Robey, CPA
Arnett & Foster - Charleston
Friday, June 4, 2010
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Summary Judgment Practice: Views from the Bench
The Honorable Arthur M. Recht - Judge, 1st Circuit
Additional Panelists TBA
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Understanding the Options in Legal Software: You Don’t Have to Be a Computer
Wizard to Know What You Need
Richard M. Wilbur, III - Advantage Technology, Charleston
Charles Justice - Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee and Deitzler, Charleston
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 11:50 a.m. When the Good Hands of Your Client’s Insurer Become Closed Fists: Litigating
First Party Bad Faith Cases
James G. Bordas III
Bordas and Bordas - Wheeling
11:50 – 1:00 p.m. WVAJ Board of Governors Luncheon (Board Members Only)
BREAK-OUT SESSION (Choose One)
1:15 – 2:05 p.m. Criminal Law in West Virginia: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know
Troy N. Giatras
The Giatras Law Firm - Charleston
The Aftermath of the U. S. Supreme Court of Appeals Attack on Notice Pleading:
Surviving Motions to Dismiss the Complaint in a Post-Iqbal World
Matt Wessler
Public Justice - Washington, D. C.
2:05 – 2:55 p.m. Expert Witnesses: The Selection Process, Research and Cross Examination
Robert V. Berthold, Jr. - Bethold, Tiano and O’Dell, Charleston
Don R. Sensabaugh, Jr. - Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso, Charleston
2:55 – 3:10 p.m. Break
3:10 – 4:25 p.m. U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Update
Robert M. Bastress - WVU College of Law, Morgantown
Additional Panelists TBA
CLE
This program is worth 15.4 hours of CLE credits, including 2.4 hours in ethics and law office management (pending).
Learn more about our 2010 Annual Convention speakers
2010 Annual Convention Legal Assistants' Program
Friday, June 4, 2010
8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Registration
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome
Michael J. Romano, WVAJ President-Elect
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Facebook, My Space, Websites and Blogs: Social Networking and the Internet
and How They Affect Cases
The Honorable Omar J. Aboulhosn, Judge
9th Circuit Court - Princeton
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Effective Legal Writing for the Paralegal
David L. Krech
West Virginia University College of Law
11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 – 12:15 p.m. To Be or Not To Be: Paralegal Certification
Vanessa Beam, CLAS - Parkersburg
Stephanie Green, CLAS - Charleston
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Interrogatories and Requests for Medical Records and Documents: What
Must Be Answered and What Should Not Be
David J. Romano - Clarksburg
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Working with Expert Witnesses
Paul T. Farrell, Jr. - Huntington
Tony O’Dell - Charleston
Geoffrey C. Brown - Wheeling
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The Attorney and the Paralegal: Effective Case Management from Intake
Through Resolution
Bernard E. Layne, III - Charleston
Kim Good - Charleston
Meetings
WVAJ Membership Luncheon & Annual Meeting
Thursday, June 3
12:00 – 1:25 p.m.
WVAJ Board of Governors Meeting
Friday, June 4
11:50 – 1:00 p.m.
Social Events
WVAJ New Lawyers Party
Wednesday, June 2
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Vandalia Lounge
212 Hale Street - Charleston
Join us for the WVAJ New Lawyers Party at one of downtown Charleston's hottest locations - the Vandalia Lounge. The event is open to all convention registrants.
Silver Sponsor
Forge Consulting
WVAJ Annual Convention Party
Thursday, June 3
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Marriott Pavilion
Open to all convention registants and exhibitors.
Featuring the music of The Production Company!
Band sponsored, in part, by Structured Financial Associates.
General Convention Information
Hotel Accommodations
The Charleston Marriott is located at 200 Lee Street, Charleston. Please call the Marriott for reservations at (304)345-6500. Be sure to specify that you will be attending the WVAJ Annual Convention and Seminar. A special room rate of $120 per night plus tax is available through May 18, 2010. Regular hotel rates will apply for reservations made after that date.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be sent to the WVAJ office in writing. For a complete refund, your cancellation must be received no later than May 26. For cancellations received May 26 – 31, you will be refunded 50 percent of your registration fee. There will be no refunds after May 31, but seminar materials will be sent to you.
Attention WVAJ Members
If you plan to attend the board meeting and/or the membership meeting during the convention, it is important that you RSVP with the WVAJ office. Call (304)344-0692 or e-mail kacieharless@wvaj.org.
Questions?
Please call WVAJ at (304)344-0692 or e-mail kacieharless@wvaj.org
Exhibitors
Registered exhibitors through April 20, 2010
Apex Engineering
A&F Financial Advisors, LLC
Beacon Rehab
CC&H (Carol Hart, legal nurse consultant)
Crash and Safety Consultants
Express Medical Records
FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business
Forge Consulting
Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc.
HBS Class Action Administration
Jury Link
Leading Technologies, LLC
Lexis/Nexis
MedMal Consulting
National Settlement Consultants
Neurological Case Management Associates
Nova Records Management ? A Cornerstone Company
Prevail Case Management
Saponaro, Inc.
Structured Financial Associates, Inc.
Superior Settlements
Tony the Tailor
Trial Guides, LLC
West, a Thomson Reuters business
Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising Opportunities
The WVAJ Annual Convention and Seminar provides businesses with an excellent opportunity to promote your products and services to attorneys who practice throughout West Virginia and in surrounding states. We recognize that the needs of each business may be different, so we will work with you to customize your package.
Download the 2010 annual convention vendor package.
For more information, call (304)344-0692 or e-mail.
WVAJ AFFINITY PARTNERS
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