Program Chair and Presenter:
Jason T. Studinski
Studinski Law LLC
Plover
Presenters:
Morgan Adams
Truck Wreck Justice, PLLC
Chattanooga, TN
Michael P. Crooks
von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Madison
Stephen Gorny
The Gorny Law Firm, L.C.
Kansas City, MO
Peter Kestner
Crawford & Kestner, P.A.
St. Paul, MN
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Initial Investigation - Casting a Broad Net and Avoiding Pitfalls
- The missed million dollar insurance policy
- Evidence to prove other similar incidents: get it before its gone
- Why red flag #1 is a clean truck
- Spoliation letters work both ways: protecting yourself from the return shot
- Why too much comity results in defense verdicts and low settlements: control discovery
- How your client still recovers when there is a policy defense: The MCS-90 and Form F endorsements
- Russian roulette for defense lawyers and adjusters: the low offer
- When you end up in federal court: dealing with obstruction and avoiding mandatory discovery sanctions
Morgan Adams
9:15 a.m. : Trucking Expert Witnesses - Selection, Use and Management
- What type of expert do you need?
- How to find the right expert
- Industry materials to bolster your expert’s testimony
- Converting trucking company employees into your best experts
Stephen Gorny
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : Key Rules and Concepts That Help Determine the Outcome of Your Case
Jason T. Studinski
11:00 a.m. : Trucking Insurance - Navigating the Minefield
Peter Kestner
11:45 a.m. : Mediation of the Truck Crash Case
- What every lawyer must know and do before mediation
Michael P. Crooks
12:30 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Know the rules and regulations so you can identify what’s needed at the onset of the case
- Leverage expert witnesses and bolster your case
- Navigate the minefield of trucking insurance policies to find the right coverage
- Thrive at mediation to get the best outcome for your clients
- Torts attorneys
- Personal injury lawyers
- Insurance attorneys
- Civil litigators
- General practitioners