Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, June 27, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Registration & Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Sam Dolce, Attorney/VP, Milestone, Buffalo, NY
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Public Nuisance Litigation
Davis S. Vaughn, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
Joseph F. Rice, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Toxic Tort Litigation
Aimee Wagstaff, Wagstaff Law Firm, Denver
Esther E. Berezofsky, Motley Rice LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Pattern Data
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Pattern Data
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sex Abuse Litigation
Helene M. Weiss, Marsh Law Firm, LLC, New York
Hon. Ellen Brostrom, Resolute Systems, LLC, Milwaukee, WI
Bret Stanley, Johnson Law Group, Houston
Rayna E. Kessler, Robins Kaplan LLP, New York
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Product/Device Litigation - Part I
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch Sponsored by 1792 Capital.
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Product/Device Litigation - Part II
Adam M. Evans, Dickerson Oxton Law Firm, Kansas City, MO
Adam J. Gomez, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE
Danielle Rogers, Langdon & Emison Attorneys At Law, St. Louis
Michael J. Pendell, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
The Department of Justice as a Defendant
Leslie LaMacchia, Bell Legal Group, Georgetown, SC
Amanda Fox Perry, Fox McKenna, Washington, DC
Kimberly Barone Baden, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Joseph F. Rice, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bankruptcy
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Lisa Nathanson Busch, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP, New York
Eric R. Goodman, Brown Rudnick LLP, Washington, DC
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by ZipLiens LLC.
3:10 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
Census, Data and Administration
Carasusana B. Wall, Zoll & Kranz, Toledo, OH
Cameron Andrus, Roman Balaban & Associates, LLC, Denver
Grace P. Chandler, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Samantha Katen, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
3:55 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Small/Medium Firms in Mass Tort Settlement: How to Handle a Mass Tort Settlement
Andrea S. Hirsch, Cohen Hirsch, LP, Atlanta
Aaron K. Dickey, Dickey Anderson Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis
Marie Louise Ianniello-Occhigrossi, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Marcus J. Susen, Susen Law Group, Houston
4:40 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
AI Panel and Emerging Technology for Settlements
Katherine Cornell, Cornell Law, Houston
Madison Donaldson, Wagstaff Law Firm, Houston
Maury Goldstein, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Clint Casperson, Tracey Law Firm, Houston
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
HarrisMartin After Party
HarrisMartin After Party Sponsored by Esquire Bank.
The Terrace at Delaware Park
199 Lincoln Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222