West Virginia Association for Justice
2015 Mid-Winter Convention and Seminar
January 22-23 2015
Embassy Suites Hotel
Charleston, West Virginia
15.9 CLE hours, including 3.9 in ethics and law office management
Seminar Chairs
Robert M. Bastress III
Laura C. Davis
Allan N. Karlin
Mitchell L. Klein
Chad S. Lovejoy
Seminar Program
Registration Fees
Meetings and Social Events
Accommodations
Cancellation Policy
Sponsors and Exhibitors
Sponsorship, Advertising and Exhibiting Opportunities
Download Brochure and Register by Mail
Thursday, January 22, 2015
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome
Anthony J. Majestro, President
9:00 – 9:50 a.m. The View from the Top: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Update
Rory L. Perry II, Clerk – Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
9:50 – 10:50 a.m. So You Think That There Are No Gaps in Your Legal Malpractice
Coverage? Think Again
Gerard Stowers – Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff and Love, Charleston
New Lawyers Division Breakout Session
Hit the Ground Running: How to Make Yourself Indispensable to
Your Firm from Day 1
Thomas P. Boggs – Duffield, Lovejoy, Stemple and Boggs, Huntington
Lonnie Simmons – DiTrapano, Barrett, DiPiero, McGinley and Simmons, Charleston
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. Break
11:05 – 12:20 p.m. “We the People” & Trial by Jury: Communicating Effectively with Conservative Jurors
Paul Byrd – Paul Byrd Law Firm, Little Rock, Arkansas
12:20 – 1:45 p.m. Membership Meeting and Luncheon (WVAJ Members Only)
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. The Empire Doesn’t Always Win: Remaining Fights Against
Arbitration Clauses
Paul Bland, Executive Director – Public Justice, Washington D. C.
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Schooling the Witness: Making Sure Your Client Is Prepared for
Deposition and Court Testimony
James A. Varner – McNeer, Highland, McMunn and Varner, Clarksburg
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 – 5:20 p.m. Legislation That Could Affect Your Clients and Their Cases: 2015
Legislative Preview (panel)
Invited Panelists:
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia State Senate President
West Virginia Speaker of the House
Chair – Senate Judiciary Committee
Chair – House Judiciary Committee
Other Panelists TBA
Friday, January 23, 2015
8:15 – 9:30 a.m. The 21st Century Practice: Paperless Law Offices, iPads and
New Technology
Tad Thomas – Thomas Law Offices, Louisville, Kentucky
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break-Out Sessions
The Sword and Shield: The West Virginia Consumer Credit Protection
Act and Chapter 13
Mitchell Klein and Benjamin Sheridan – Klein, Sheridan and Glazer, Hurricane
Jonathan Marshall – Bailey and Glasser, Charleston
The Practice of Family Law and Family Law Appeals: What
You Need to Know in 2015
Paige Flanigan – Flanigan Law Office, Princeton
Julia B. Shalhoup – Law Offices of Julia B. Shalhoup, Charleston
The Honorable Omar J. Aboulhosn, Judge – Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Paralegal Breakout Session
Mind Reading 101: How to Get What You Need During Client Intake
Kristina Litton – Duffield, Lovejoy, Stemple and Boggs, Huntington
Linda Quillen – The Masters Law Firm, Charleston
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Bridging the Great Divide: Strategies for Maximizing
Successful Mediation
Monica Haddad – Morgantown
Donald B. O’Dell – Huntington
Chad Lovejoy (moderator)
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. WVAJ Board Meeting and Luncheon (WVAJ Board Only)
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. Please Don’t Throw Me Into That Briar Patch: The Nuts and Bolts
of Class Action Litigation
Timothy C. Bailey – Bucci, Bailey and Javins, Charleston
Anthony Majestro – Powell & Majestro, Charleston
Jonathan Marshall – Bailey and Glasser, Charleston
Niall Paul – Spilman, Thomas and Battle, Charleston
3:00 – 3:50 p.m. Keep Your Eyes on the Road: Proving the Distracted Driver Case
Kevin Theriault – Crash and Safety Consultants
Paralegal Breakout Session
Managing the Class Action Case: What Paralegals Need to Know
Anthony Majestro and Paula Moore
Powell & Majestro, Charleston
3:50 – 4:50 p.m. Smart Phones and Dumb Lawyers: Current Issues in Legal Malpractice
Steven L. Snyder – Jenkins Fenstermaker, Huntington
Select How You Want Materials
WVAJ seminar materials are available in a bound notebook, a flash drive or by Internet download. Select what works best for you!
Paralegals Can Attend Attorney Seminar
The two-day WVAJ attorney seminar program s open to legal assistants who are employed by WVAJ member attorneys. In addition to the seminar program, two special paralegal breakout sessions are scheduled. The regular registration fee of just $50 for both days is available to a legal assistant who registers in conjunction with an attorney; the late registration fee is $60.
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Questions? Phone (304)344-0692 or Email Us
Meetings and Social Events
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. New Lawyers Party
Celsius – 212 Hale Street
Thursday, January 22, 2015
12:20 – 1:45 p.m. WVAJ Membership Meeting and Luncheon (WVAJ Members Only)
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Cocktail Party and Legislative Reception (All Convention Registrants)
Partially sponsored by Synergy Settlement Services
Music sponsored by Structured Financial Associates
Friday, January 23, 2015
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. WVAJ Board of Governors Meeting and Luncheon (WVAJ Board Only)
Accommodations
The Embassy Suites Hotel is located at 300 Court Street, Charleston. A special rate of $129 per night is available through January 5, 2015. The hotel’s complimentary breakfast and manager’s reception are included with your suite. To reserve your suite, phone (304)347-8700, ext. 5440 or go to www.embassysuitescharlestonwv.com. You must use the three-letter code JST when making your reservation to receive the special rate; online you will enter JST in the group/convention code space. Regular rates will apply for reservations made after January 5, 2015.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be sent to the WVAJ office in writing. For a refund, less a $25 processing fee, your cancellation must be received no later than January 12. For cancellations received January 13-19, you will be refunded 50 percent of the registration fee. There will be no refunds after January 19, but seminar materials will be sent to you.
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Mid-Winter Convention Sponsors and Exhibitors (through December 8)
Alford Solutions
BB&T Scott and Stringfellow
Bucci, Bailey and Javins
Crash and Safety Consultants
FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters Business
FORGE Consulting
Garretson Resolution Group
Hamilton, Burgess, Young and Pollard
Huntington Chiropractic
Keystone Engineering
Leading Technologies
MedMal Consulting
NFP Structured Financial Associates
Providio Medi Solutions
Realtime Reporters
Structured Financial Associates
Synergy Settlement Services
Tony the Tailor
Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising Opportunities
Does your business provide products, consulting or other services to attorneys? The 2015 WVAJ Mid-Winter Convention and Seminar provides you with an excellent, cost-effective opportunity to reach attorneys practicing throughout West Virginia and in surrounding states. To learn more, download the sponsorship, exhibitor and advertising package. If you have questions, email Debra Lee or call (304)344-0692.
Questions about the convention and seminar? Phone (304)344-0692 or Email Us
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