Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, September 18, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Amy E. Garrett, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Brenda G. Baum, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Asbestos Litigation Trends in Cook County
Robert H. Sands, HeplerBroom, Chicago
Charles A. Porretta, Cooney & Conway, Chicago
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Jurisdictional Update
Anita M. Kidd, Armstrong Teasdale LLP, St. Louis
Marcus E. Raichle Jr., Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC, St. Louis
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Take-Home Exposure Cases
William D. Shultz Jr., Kurowski Shultz LLC, Swansea, IL
Michael V. Oltmann, Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Causes of Mesothelioma
Eric P. Hall, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
Sara M. Salger, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Erin L. Beavers, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
St. Louis Practice Pointers
Hon. Mark H. Neill, Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, St. Louis City, St. Louis
Jacqueline F. Redmond, Herzog Crebs, St. Louis
Bart Baumstark, O’Brien Law Firm, St. Louis
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Clarissa Gaff, Senior Attorney, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., Alton, IL
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Medicare and Efficient Lien Resolution
Clayton Starnes, Shapiro Settlement Solutions, Austin, TX
Matt Petersen, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Any Exposure Above Background: Is It Really Causative?
Mark G. Zellmer, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
J. Conard Metcalf, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Client Trust Accounts: Managing Ethical and Statutory Requirements
Ben Schmickle, SWMK Law, St. Louis
Anne B. Schmidt, HeplerBroom, Edwardsville, IL
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Navigating an Asbestos Case in Madison County
Hon. Stephen Stobbs, Associate Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Madison County, Edwardsville, IL
Gary Pinter, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates, Glen Carbon, IL