HarrisMartin's California Asbestos Litigation Conference

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, December 07, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs

Stephen M. Nichols, Polsinelli LLP, Los Angeles
Michael L. Armitage, Waters, Kraus & Paul, El Segundo, CA
Jim Sinunu, Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco
Stephen M. Tigerman, Levin Simes, LLP, San Francisco


9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
State of the Court

Moderator:
Michael L. Armitage, Waters, Kraus & Paul, El Segundo, CA

Hon. Steven J. Kleifield, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles


9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Perspective from the Bench

Moderators:
Michael L. Armitage, Waters, Kraus & Paul, El Segundo, CA
Stephen M. Nichols, Polsinelli LLP, Los Angeles

Hon. John J. Kralik, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
Hon. Mary Ann Murphy, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles
Hon. Helen I. Bendix, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles


10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Recent Appellate Issues Affecting Asbestos Litigation

Moderator:
Stephen M. Nichols, Polsinelli LLP, Los Angeles

Curt Cutting, Horvitz & Levy LLP, Burbank, CA
Lisa Perrochet, Horvitz & Levy LLP, Burbank, CA
Paul Cook, Simmons Hanly Conroy, San Francisco
Ted W. Pelletier, Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood, Oakland, CA


11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Expert Witness Designations/Declarations and Their Impact on Trial

Moderator:
Stephen M. Tigerman, Levin Simes, LLP, San Francisco

Jim Sinunu, Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco
Timothy F. Pearce, Levin Simes, San Francisco


12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

Sponsored by Horvitz & Levy

Horvitz & Levy


1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
The Deposition Page Line Process - When and How Can Prior Depositions Properly Be Used in Trial

Moderator:
Stephen M. Tigerman, Levin Simes, LLP, San Francisco

Mark D. Sayre, Foley & Mansfield, Los Angeles
Brian Triplett, Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco


2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Voice and the Courtroom: Using Your Voice to Win Cases

Moderator:
Jim Sinunu, Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco

Eliza Jane Schneider, Competitive Edge Voice Training, Los Angeles


3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Ethical Issues Related to Law and Motion and Trial

Moderator:
Stephen M. Nichols, Polsinelli LLP, Los Angeles

Viiu Spangler Khare, Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP, Los Angeles
Julia M. Beckley, Dentons, Newport Beach, CA
Dimitri Nichols, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Torrance, CA


4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Economic Expert Panel

Moderators:
Stephen M. Tigerman, Levin Simes, LLP, San Francisco
Jim Sinunu, Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco

David Fractor, Ph.D., Phillips, Fractor & Company, Pasadena, CA
Laura F. Dolan, Dolan Xitco Consulting Group, San Juan Capistrano, CA


5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception