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
Evan M. Janush, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Davis S. Vaughn, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
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. - 11:15 a.m.
Sex Abuse Litigation
Jessica H. Meeder, May Jung Law, Washington, D.C.
James Marsh, Marsh Law Firm, LLC, Philadelphia
Kim Dougherty, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC, North Easton, MA
Hon. Ellen Brostrom, Resolute Systems, LLC, Milwaukee, WI
Bret Stanley, Johnson Law Group, Houston
Rayna E. Kessler, Robins Kaplan LLP, New York
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Product/Device Litigation
Adam M. Evans, Dickerson Oxton Law Firm, Kansas City, MO
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Adam J. Gomez, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE
Danielle Rogers, Langdon & Emison Attorneys At Law, St. Louis
Jonathan D. Orent, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch Sponsored by 1792 Capital.
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 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
Zina Bash, Keller Postman LLC, Austin, TX *
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Bankruptcy
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Lisa Nathanson Busch, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP, New York
Eric R. Goodman, Brown Rudnick LLP, Washington, DC
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 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
3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by ZipLiens LLC.
3:25 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Small/Medium Firms in Mass Tort Settlement: How to Handle a Mass Tort Settlement
LaRuby May, May Jung Law, Washington, D.C.
Andrea S. Hirsch, Cohen Hirsch, LP, Atlanta
Aaron K. Dickey, Dickey Anderson Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 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
* Appearing Remotely Via Zoom