Product Description

MCLE is proud to present our 20th Annual Personal Injury Law Conference 2017, with a focus this year on the changing landscape of personal injury practice, and the issues you need to stay abreast of to keep your practice on the cutting edge. Hear experts provide focused updates on areas of the law that impact your personal injury practice. Sit in on a detailed discussion of the role insurance plays in resolving cases, and how to approach cases where insurance is involved. Get vital updates on the past year’s laws from leading members of the bar, who discuss what these changes mean on a practical level. Choose from two different breakout sessions to get the get the specific information and skills that you need, and hear from esteemed members of the bench on the key cases of the past year, as well as what they do and don’t want to see when you are litigating your personal injury cases in their courtrooms.

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30 am–10:50 am

  Keynote Address: The Present and Future of Personal Injury Law

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  Hear from nationally renowned trial strategist Edward Lazarus about what the changes in the Commonwealth’s legal landscape mean for your caseload. Make his expertise your winning strategy!

  Edward Lazarus, Winning Works , Chevy Chase
  
• 11:00 am– 1:00 pm

  Personal Injury Law Hot Topics

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  Leading practitioners review developments in the field of personal injury law and discuss the “hot” topics that impact your practice, including whistleblowing, mediation and arbitration, Title IX, and employment.

  Leo V. Boyle, Esq., Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, PC , Boston
  Marianne C. LeBlanc, Esq., Sugarman and Sugarman, PC , Boston
  Paul A. Finn, Esq., Commonwealth Mediation & Conciliation Inc. , Brockton
  Ellen J. Zucker, Esq., Zucker Law Group , Boston
  Patrick T. Jones, Esq., Jones Kelleher LLP , Boston
  David J. Hoey, Esq., Law Offices of David J. Hoey, PC , North Reading
  
• 1:00 pm–2:15 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• Workshop Sessions
• 2:15 pm– 3:30 pm

  Insurance Issues from Multiple Perspectives; Medical Malpractice

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  Our insurance panel addresses the increasingly complex legal issues arising out of the varied relationships among insurers, insureds, and their lawyers, and offers insights into how to resolve your case efficiently.

  Dennis R. Anti, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP , Springfield
  John G. Bagley, Esq.,
  Joanne Gulliford Hoban, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP , Worcester
  Susan M. O'Hara, Esq., Coverys , Boston
  Timothy E. Slowick, UMASS Memorial Health Care , Worcester
  
• Medical malpractice trials continue to fill courtrooms all over the Commonwealth. The claims and defenses are becoming more sophisticated as medicine becomes more complex, technology more advanced, and health care organizations more structured.

  Krysia J. Syska, Esq., Lubin & Meyer, PC , Boston
  Robert M. Higgins, Esq., Lubin & Meyer, PC , Boston
  Gabriel W. Bell, Esq., Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, PC , Franklin
  Matthew Connors, Esq., Capplis, Connors, Carroll & Ennis, PC , Boston
  
• 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

  Personal Injury Law 101

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  This panel covers the nuts and bolts of a personal injury law practice, and equips you to take on the most common matters in the field: automobile cases, slip and falls, and product liability cases.

  Marianne C. LeBlanc, Esq., Sugarman and Sugarman, PC , Boston
  Grace V.B. Garcia, Esq., Morrison Mahoney LLP , Boston
  
• 3:30 pm–3:45 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:45 pm–4:30 pm

  Personal Injury Law Judicial Forum 2017

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  An informed discussion and question and answer session with members of the judicial faculty on personal injury practice issues.

  Hon. Heidi E. Brieger, Trial Court/Administrative Office , Boston
  Hon. Maynard M. Kirpalani,
  Hon. Peter M. Lauriat, JAMS , Boston
  Hon. Douglas H. Wilkins, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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