Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, May 08, 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
Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Robert J. Nelson, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Rahul Ravipudi, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, Los Angeles
Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Fire Litigation 101
Frank M. Pitre, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, San Francisco
Gregory P. Waters, Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Los Angeles
Dave Fox, Fox Law APC, Solana Beach, CA
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Factual Background to Thomas Fire & Mudslides
Dave Fox, Fox Law APC, Solana Beach, CA
Alexander Robertson IV, Robertson & Associates, LLP, Westlake Village, CA
Matthew S. McNicholas, McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Los Angeles
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Inverse Condemnation and Other Common Legal Issues
Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Gerald Singleton, Singleton Law Firm, Solana Beach, CA
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Business Claims & The Economic Loss Rule
Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Science of Mudslides
Lyssa Amy Roberts, Panish Shea & Boyle, Los Angeles
Noah J. Finnegan, Associate Professor, Physical & Biological Sciences, Earth & Planetary Sciences Department, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Robert A. Curtis, Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP, Santa Barbara, CA
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wrongful Death and Injury Claims
Rahul Ravipudi, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, Los Angeles
Alison E. Cordova, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, CA
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Class Claims
Robert J. Nelson, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
A. Barry Cappello, Cappello & Noël, LLP, Santa Barbara, CA
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Risk Management
Frank M. Pitre, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, San Francisco
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
What’s Happening in Sacramento: Legislative Update
Michael A. Kelly, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco
Frank M. Pitre, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, San Francisco