Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, May 22, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
William F. “Chip” Merlin Jr., Merlin Law Group, P.A., Tampa, FL
Scott Love, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Rene Sigman, Merlin Law Group, P.A., Houston
Adam M. Moskowitz, The Moskowitz Law Firm, Coral Gables, FL
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Puerto Rico: Is Litigation Viable?
William F. “Chip” Merlin Jr., Merlin Law Group, P.A., Tampa, FL
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Proving or Defending Bad Faith
Robert D. Green, Green Trial Law, Houston
Jared Greisman, Fleischner Potash Cardali Chernow Coogler Greisman Stark Stewart LLP, New York
John J. Pappas, The Pappas Group, Orlando, FL
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Hurricane Harvey: Inverse Condemnation Claims
Derek H. Potts, Potts Law Firm, Houston
Rand Nolen, Fleming | Nolen | Jez, L.L.P., Houston
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Florida Non-Flood Insurance Litigation Issues
Javier Delgado, Merlin Law Group, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL
Jared Greisman, Fleischner Potash Cardali Chernow Coogler Greisman Stark Stewart LLP, New York
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Ethical Considerations in Handling Hurricane Claims
Steven J. Badger, Zelle LLP, Dallas
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Legal and Political Perspectives of Disaster Litigation
Sean Shaw, Merlin Law Group, P.A., Florida House of Representatives, District 61, Candidate for Attorney General, Tampa, FL
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) for Florida Flood Claims
Moderator:
Scott Love, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
William F. “Chip” Merlin Jr., Merlin Law Group, P.A., Tampa, FL
Clayton A. Clark, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Rene Sigman, Merlin Law Group, P.A., Houston
Adam M. Moskowitz, The Moskowitz Law Firm, Coral Gables, FL
Raj Pandit, Pandit Law, New Orleans
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Scientific Proof of Wind Damage
Robert L. Wright, Principal, Robert L. Wright & Associates, Inc., Houston
Steven M. Thomas FRI-RC, CTS, CIT 4875, President, Roof Leak Detection Company