Join WVAJ from the safety of your home or office and earn 14.4 cutting-edge CLE hours, including 3.9 in ethics and law office management, from leading national and West Virginia trial lawyers
WVAJ has moved its 2022 Mid-Winter Seminar online due to the current rise in COVID cases. We have an exceptional program and want to provide you with a safe seminar experience.
Seminar Program
General Convention Information
Accommodations
Cancellation Policy
Meetings and Social Events
Sponsors and Advertisers
Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising Opportunities
Seminar Program
Thursday, February 3, 2022
8:50 - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Jonathan Marshall, President
9:00 - 9:50 a.m.
Get Their Heads Out of the Sand: Taking the Insurer to Trial and Winning Your Bad Faith Case
Kenneth P. Hicks - Kenneth P. Hicks LC, Huntington and Brent K. Kesner - Kesner and Kesner, Charleston
9:50 - 10:40 a.m.
Federal Law and Civil Procedure Update: What You Need to Know Now
The Honorable Irene M. Keeley, Senior U. S. District Judge - United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, Clarksburg
10:40 - 10:55 a.m.
Break
10:55 - 11:05 a.m.
Meet the Exhibitors & Special Announcements
11:05 - 12:20 p.m.
Trucking Basics for New and Experienced Lawyers (Plus TAKE: A Powerful New Damages Paradigm)
Michael J. Leizerman, Co-Founder - Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATTA), Toledo, Ohio
12:20 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 - 1:40 p.m.
Meet the Exhibitors & Special Announcements
1:40 - 2:40 p.m.
Attorney Ethics in the Age of Technology: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Clients, and Your Law License
Andrea Hinerman, Senior Lawyer Disciplinary Counsel - West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel
2:40 - 3:30 p.m.
Get It Over the Goal Line: How to Close Your Case Effectively
L. Lee Javins - Bailey, Javins and Carter, Charleston
3:30 - 3:40 p.m.
Break
3:40 - 3:50 p.m.
Meet the Exhibitors & Special Announcements
3:50 - 5:05 p.m.
The Law of Diminishing Returns and Burnout: Sometimes Less IS More
Lori Ellison, Ph.D. - Marshall University, South Charleston Campus
Friday, February 4, 2022
8:30 - 9:20 a.m.
COVID Immunity Update
Kelly Elswick-Hall - The Masters Law Firm, Charleston and Jonathan R. Mani - Mani, Ellis and Layne, Charleston
9:20 - 10:10 a.m.
Don't Leave Money on the Table: How to Use FLSA and West Virginia Wage Statutes to Recover Additional Money for Your Clients
Bob DeRose - Barkan, Meizlish, DeRose and Cox, Columbus, Ohio and Adam Slone - Miller Law, Worthington, Ohio
10:10 - 10:20 a.m.
Break
10:20 - 10:30 a.m.
Meet the Exhibitors & Special Announcements
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Storytelling for a Fractured America: Framing Your Case for Red and Blue Jurors
Randi McGinn - McGinn, Montoya, Love and Curry, Albuquerque, New Mexico
11:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Evidence Rules You Didn't Know Existed (and Maybe Don't) and What to Do About Them in Trial: Lessons from the Opioid Litigation
David Ackerman - Motley Rice, Washington D. C., Monique Christenson - Motley Rice, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Anthony Irpino - Irpino Law, New Orleans; Anthony Majestro - Powell Majestro, Charleston
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Law Office Technology 2022: Get Ahead of the Curve
Tad Thomas - Thomas Law Offices, Louisville, Kentucky
3:30 - 4:20 p.m.
What's Going On Under the Capitol Dome: 2022 Legislative Update
Invited Panelists: Senate President Craig Blair; House Speaker Roger Hanshaw; Sen. Charles Trump, chair – Senate Judiciary Committee; Sen Rich Lindsay; Sen. Michael Romano; Del. Moore Capito, chair – House Judiciary Committee; Del. Chad Lovejoy, minority chair- House Judiciary Committee
CLE
This program is worth 14.4 CLE hours, including 3.9 in ethics and law office management. In states with 60-minute CLE hours, the program is worth 12 hours, including 3.25 hours in ethics and law office management.
Convention Materials
Seminar materials will be provided to registrants prior to the seminar for internet download.
Paralegals Attend the Attorney Seminar
The two-day WVAJ seminar program is open to legal assistants who are employed by WVAJ members. In addition to the general program, special paralegal breakout sessions are scheduled. An early registration fee of just $50 for both days is available to a legal assistant registered with a WVAJ member attorney.
Registration Fees
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General Convention Information
Registration
Please register for the convention online and pay via credit card. WVAJ accepts Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover. An early registration discount is available through Sunday, January 16, 2022; regular registration rates will apply after that date.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be sent to the WVAJ office in writing. For a refund, minus a $25 processing fee, your cancellation must be received no later than January 20. For cancellations received January 21 - 26, you will be refunded 50 percent of your fee. There will be no refunds after January 26, but seminar materials will be sent to you.
Questions? Email Debra Lee
Meetings & Social Events
Thursday, February 3, 2022
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
WVAJ Legislative Reception
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences - 1 Clay Square, Charleston
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Convention Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising Opportunities
Want to market your products and services to attorneys practicing in West Virginia and surrounding states? The WVAJ Mid-Winter Convention and Seminar provides you with exceptional sponsorship, exhibitor and advertising opportunities. To learn more, download the Mid-Winter Convention Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising Package. If you have questions, email Debra Lee.
Jonathan Marshall, President
Convention Chairs
Thomas P. Boggs
Laura C. Davis
John Einreinhofer
Damon Ellis
April D. Ferrebee
Cheryl A. Fisher
Cynthia Loomis Hardesty
Amanda Taylor
WVAJ AFFINITY PARTNERS
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CONTACT WVAJ
Telephone: (304) 344 - 0692
Fax: (304) 343 - 7926
WVAJ OFFICE
208 Capitol Street, Suite 100
Charleston, WV 25301
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