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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

Meetings & Social Events

General Convention Information

Convention Exhibitors

Convention Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Advertising Opportunities 

Register Now!

 

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

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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
 

Register Now!

 

Meetings and Social Events

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.
 

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