Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, May 29, 2024
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Introduction by Co-Chairs
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Larry Taylor, Cochran Firm, Houston
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Evidentiary Lessons Learned from Trial
Moderator: Larry Taylor, Cochran Firm, Houston
Panel:
Justin Presnal, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP, College Station, TX
Danae Benton, The Cochran Firm, Dallas
Alexis N. Lilly, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Management of Client Files – Individual Attention to Mass Cases
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Panel:
J. Ryan Ziminskas, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Kyle C. Usner, Hair Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, New Orleans
Hannah Pfeifler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Handling Difficult Witnesses and Opposing Counsel During Depositions
Moderator: Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Panel:
Rachel Sykes, Pearson Butler, South Jordan, UT
Lee Floyd, Breit Biniazan, Richmond, VA
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Bankruptcy Overview: A South Texas Case Study
Moderator: Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Panel:
Nancy McEvily Davis, Bracewell LLP, Houston
Jason G. Cohen, Bracewell LLP, Houston
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Human Trafficking: Post JPML Update
Moderator: Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Panel:
Annie McAdams, Annie McAdams PC, Houston
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Mass Tort Overview #1
Moderator: Larry Taylor, Cochran Firm, Houston
Panel:
IVF - Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Exactech - Jason S. Goldstein, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
CPAP - Lisa Ann Gorshe, Johnson Becker, PLLC, St. Paul, MN
Hernia Mesh - Ava Cavaco, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn, Minneapolis
TDF/HIV Litigation - Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Englewood, CO
Uber/Lyft Assault - Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco & Melissa Hague, The Joel Bieber Firm, Philadelphia
2:45 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Data Breach Litigation: Onward & Upward
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Panel:
Aideen Gaffney, Vice President, Class Action and Mass Tort Solutions, Epiq, Lake Oswego, OR
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Kiley Grombacher, Bradley/Grombacher LLP, Westlake Village, CA
Bryan L. Clobes, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP, Chicago *
3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Video Gaming Addiction Litigation
Moderator: Richard D. Meadow, Director of Business Development, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Panel:
Breean “B.W.” Walas, Bullock Ward Mason, Atlanta
Joshua Harris, Partner and Director of Mass Tort Litigation, Gomez Trial Attorneys, St. Petersburg, FL
Steve Rotman, Hausfeld LLP, Boston
Tina Bullock, Bullock Ward Mason, Atlanta
Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Englewood, CO
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mass Tort Overview #2
Moderator: Larry Taylor, Cochran Firm, Houston
Panel:
Suboxone/Paragard - Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Ozempic - Danae Benton, The Cochran Firm, Dallas
Talcum Powder Bankruptcy - Kevin M. Davis, Caplin & Drysdale, Washington, DC
Hair Relaxer - Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Paraquat - Madeleine Brumley Clavier, Wagstaff Law Firm, Lafayette, LA
Social Media - Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
* Invited Speaker