MTMP October 2018 Conference Agenda

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Wednesday October 3

Business of Law

Nuts & Bolts

Thursday October 4

Mass Torts

Class Actions

Friday October 5

Mass Torts

Class Actions

MTMP October 2018 Conference Agenda

Click on the boxes below to view each day's sessions. MTMP registration entitles you to attend all of the sessions and events for all three days, unless you have registered solely for the Nuts and Bolts Day. Nuts and Bolts registration is limited to the Wednesday sessions and events.

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Weds. October 3

Business of Law

Nuts & Bolts

Thurs. October 4

Mass Torts

Class Actions

Fri. October 5

Mass Torts

Class Actions

Time	Wed. Oct. 3 (Business of Law)	Speakers	Location
7:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial
8:00am	Get New Clients with Web, Video and SEO	Ben Fiandaca, Scorpion; Michael Mogill, Crisp Video; Andrew Orlander, Razor Rank	Grand Ballroom 8
8:45am	Case Acquisition Trends	Ed Lake, Gacovino Lake/PERSIST; Andrea Godoy, Relion Group; Cason Carter, Get Cases	Grand Ballroom 8
9:30am	Innovation - Keep Your Firm Growing	Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 8
10:00am	The Dangers of Entering Mass Torts: What You Need To Do & How To Do It	Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial	Grand Ballroom 8
10:30am	Morning Break	Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial
10:45am	Latest Marketing Options for Law Firms	Alex Shunnarah, Shunnarah Law; Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group; Ari Levenbaum, Law Tigers; Jacob Malherbe, XSocialMedia	Grand Ballroom 8
11:45am	Managing Your Mass Tort Cases: It’s About Time and Money	Deb Zonies and Mark Eveland, Verus LLC	Grand Ballroom 8
12:00pm	Luncheon	Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial
1:00pm	Keep Track of Leads and Clients	Eric Sanchez, GrowPath; Chris O’Brien, Captorra; Ryan Anderson, Filevine	Grand Ballroom 8
1:45pm	Handle Afterhour Calls and Intake Retention	Tom Ball, Alert Communications; Gary Falkowitz, ICE; Ryan Alovis, 1-888-GO-ANSWER!	Grand Ballroom 8
2:30pm	Lien Resolution Update	Nick D'Aquilla, Garretson Resolution Group; Ginger Susman, Providio	Grand Ballroom 8
3:00pm	How Do You Pay for It All?	Jarret Prussin, SBA Loan Group; Ari Kornhaber, Esquire Bank	Grand Ballroom 8
3:30pm	Adjourn
4:45pm	First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception	Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio, Janet Janet Suggs, and Jenner Law
4:45pm	Women in Legal Leadership Reception	Co-sponsored by Garretson Resolution Group
6:00pm	Opening Night Gala	Co-sponsored by The Relion Group	Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace

Time	Wed. Oct. 3 (Nuts & Bolts of Mass Torts)	Speakers	Location
7:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
8:00am	What Is a Mass Tort? What Isn’t a Mass Tort?	Vance Andrus and Aimee Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff	Grand Ballroom 4
8:30am	Mass Tort Forums: Federal Courts, the JPML, and State Courts	Sindhu Daniel, Baron & Budd; Mark Niemeyer, Niemeyer Grebel Kruse; Karen Barth Menzies, Girard Gibbs	Grand Ballroom 4
9:10am	Finding Mass Tort Clients	Jacob Malherbe, XSocialMedia; Susan Jones Knape, A Case for Women; Scott Hardy, Top Class Actions; Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group; Ben Fiandaca (Scorpion)	Grand Ballroom 4
9:50am	Morning Break	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
10:00am	Advancing the Mass Tort Plaintiff’s Case	Robert Price and Katrina Youngblood, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 4
10:40am	Case-Specific Pleadings and Discovery	Sejal Brahmbhatt, Williams Kherkher; Chris Paulos, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 4
11:25am	Developing the General Liability Case in Mass Torts	Rebecca Gilliland, Levin Papantonio; Danielle Mason, Beasley Allen; Erin Copeland (Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs)	Grand Ballroom 4
12:25pm	Luncheon	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
1:25pm	Bellwether Trials in Mass Torts	Tim O’Brien and Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio; Seth Katz, Burg Simpson; Elizabeth Graham (Grant & Eisenhofer)	Grand Ballroom 4
2:10pm	Mass Torts Settlement Concepts and Practices	Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg; Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio; Mike Burg, Burg Simpson; Rob Jenner, Jenner Law	Grand Ballroom 4
3:00pm	Question and Answer/ Wrap-Up Discussion		Grand Ballroom 4
3:30pm	Adjourn
4:45pm	First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception	Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio, Janet Janet Suggs, and Jenner Law
4:45pm	Women in Legal Leadership Reception	Co-sponsored by Garretson Resolution Group
6:00pm	Opening Night Gala	Co-sponsored by The Relion Group	Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace

Time	Thurs. Oct. 4 (Mass Torts)	Speakers	Location
7:00am	MTMP Wellness Forum – Mindfulness Meditation	Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial
7:30am	Registration and Continental Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
8:45am	Opening Session: Human Trafficking -- It’s Time to use our Special Skills to Help End It	Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio; Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm	Grand Ballroom 5
9:45am	Human Trafficking: Taking Down Goliath	Diandra Debrosse, Zarzaur Mujumdar & Debrosse; Kim Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff; Paul Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg; Kim Adams and Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio; Jayne Conroy (Simmons Hanly Conroy)	Grand Ballroom 5
10:30am	Morning Break	Co-sponsored by RazorRank
10:45am	Talc Ovarian Cancer Cases	Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm; Chris Tisi and Wes Bowden, Levin Papantonio; Leigh O'Dell, Beasley Allen; Michelle Parfitt, Ashcraft & Gerel	Grand Ballroom 5
11:30am	Opioids Litigation Moving Forward	Mike Papantonio, Troy Rafferty & Peter Mougey, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 5
12:15pm	Luncheon Featuring Keynote Address and Football Auction with Peyton Manning, and Presentation of Clarence Darrow Award to Eric Kennedy	Co-sponsored by Gacovino Lake/PERSIST
2:15pm	Monsanto Roundup Herbicide Litigation – The Recent $289 Million Jury Verdict & Future Cases	Mike Papantonio, Levin Papantonio; Robin Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg; Mark Niemeyer, Niemeyer Grebel Kruse; Michael Baum, Baum Hedlund; Tim Litzenburg, The Miller Firm	Grand Ballroom 5
2:45pm	Essure Recall: Where Do We Go From Here?	Kim Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff; Erin Copeland, Fibich Leebron Copeland Briggs; Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice; Bryan Aylstock (Aylstock Witkin)	Grand Ballroom 5
3:15pm	Afternoon Break	Co-sponsored by Scorpion
3:30pm	Hernia Mesh Litigation Update	Robert Price and Tim O'Brien, Levin Papantonio; Kelsey Stokes, Fleming Nolen & Jez	Grand Ballroom 5
4:00pm	PPI Litigation	Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio; Paul Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg; Stephanie O'Connor, Douglas & London	Grand Ballroom 5
4:30pm	What We Couldn't Tell You from the Bench	Judge Sandra Moss (ret.); Judge Dan Stack (ret.); Justice Janice Holder (ret.)	Grand Ballroom 5
5:00pm	Gadolinium Part 2: Gadolinium Deposition Disease	Chris Tisi and Dan Nigh, Levin Papantonio; Brooks Cutter, Cutter Law; Zoe Littlepage, Littlepage Booth	Grand Ballroom 5
5:30pm	Networking Cocktail Reception and Comedy Show with Jim Gaffigan	Co-sponsored by Scorpion	Exhibit Hall

Time	Thurs. Oct. 4 (Class Actions)	Speakers	Location
2:30pm	Class Actions 101: What Is a Class Action and How Is It Different from a Mass Tort?	Bill Cash III and Matt Schultz, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 4
2:55pm	Getting Your Feet Wet in Consumer Class Actions: What They’re All about and How You Can Get Started in Your Own Practice	Dan Bryson, Whitfield, Bryson & Mason, LLP	Grand Ballroom 4
3:25pm	Coffee Break	Co-sponsored by Epiq
3:35pm	Finding the Perfect Plaintiff: Means and Ethics. A Panel Discussion on Reaching Class Plaintiffs, Best Practices, and the Ethical Issues Involved	Scott Hardy, Top Class Actions; Carl Jaeckel, ClassAction.org; Melissa Weiner, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw	Grand Ballroom 4
4:35pm	Diamonds in the Rough: How to Tell If a Potential Client Actually Has Good Class Claims—and What to Do with Them	Michelle Drake, Berger & Montague, P.C.	Grand Ballroom 4
5:15pm	Class Action Settlement Administration 101: Utilizing Administrators to Get Claimants Paid and Secure Final Approval of Your Settlement	Michael O’Connor, Epiq	Grand Ballroom 4
5:30pm	Networking Cocktail Reception and Comedy Show with Jim Gaffigan	Co-sponsored by Scorpion	Exhibit Hall

Time	Fri. Oct. 5 (Mass Torts)	Speakers	Location
7:00am	MTMP Wellness Forum – Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga	Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial
8:00am	Continental Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
8:30am	Women in Legal Leadership Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Grant & Eisenhofer and Milestone Consulting
8:30am	Testosterone	Brandon Bogle, Levin Papantonio; Meghan Quinlivan, Burg Simpson	Grand Ballroom 5
8:45am	IVC Filters	Matt Schultz, Levin Papantonio; Ramon Lopez, Lopez McHugh	Grand Ballroom 5
9:15am	Technology and Ethics	Hon. Marina Corodemus (ret.) Corodemus & Corodemus; Mark Eveland (Verus)	Grand Ballroom 5
9:30am	Judicial Forum Breakout Session	Jaime Dodge (Emory University School of Law)
10:15am	Morning Break: Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar	co-sponsored by GrowPath
10:30am	Opioids: Individual Cases	David Haynes, The Cochran Firm; Brett Oppenheimer, Attorney at Law; Angie Mason, The Cochran Firm; Wayne Alford, Alford Law Group	Grand Ballroom 5
11:00am	Courtroom Demeanor: A Touch of Elegance	Judge Brian Barker (ret.) Chairman, London Criminal Bar; Hezekiah Sistrunk, The Cochran Firm
11:30am	Talc Mesothelioma Cases – Talc/Asbestos	Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm; Chris Panatier, Simon Greenstone Panatier; Chris Placitella, Cohen Placitella & Roth	Grand Ballroom 5
12:00pm	Developments in the Law – Preemption Update	Fred Longer, Levin Sedran Berman; Tracy Finken, Anapol Weiss	Grand Ballroom 5
12:30pm	Box Lunches	Co-sponsored by Filevine	Filevine Booth in the Exhibit Hall
12:30pm	Quick Hits: Litigations Emerging and Wrapping Up		Grand Ballroom 5
	Stryker	Richard Schlueter, Childers Schlueter & Smith
	Zofran	Scott Nabers, Blizzard & Nabers
	Risperdal	Derek Braslow, Pogust Braslow & Millrood
	Taxotere	Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio
	Onglyza	Jennifer Moore, Grossman Moore
	Xarelto	Emmie Paulos, Levin Papantonio
	Abilify	Chris Paulos, Levin Papantonio; Behram Parekh, Kirtland & Packard
	E-Cigarettes	Amy Eskin, Levin Simes Abrams
	Zostavax	Mark Sadaka, Sadaka & Associates
2:00pm	Adjourn

Time	Fri. Oct. 5 (Class Actions)	Speakers	Location
7:00am	MTMP Wellness Forum – Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga	Joe DiNardo, Counsel Financial
8:00am	Continental Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group
8:30am	Women in Legal Leadership Breakfast	Co-sponsored by Grant & Eisenhofer and Milestone Consulting
9:30am	What’s Hot Right Now in Class Actions? Learn What Types of Cases Are Active Right Now	Lynn Toops, Cohen & Malad, LLP	Grand Ballroom 4
10:05am	Caselaw Update: Presentation on Recent Decisions Affecting Class Action Plaintiffs, and Strategies to Stay on the Offense	Melissa Weiner, Pearson, Simon & Warshaw; Adam Prom, DiCello Levitt & Casey LLC	Grand Ballroom 4
10:50am	Coffee Break	Co-sponsored by Angeion
11:00am	Unique Obstacles to Recovery in Class Cases: Arbitration, Standing, Objectors, Court Approval, Fee Caps, and More	Michelle Drake, Berger & Montague, P.C.	Grand Ballroom 4
11:30am	Giving Effective Notice: Best Techniques and New Practices in Settlement Notices; Improving Opt-in Rates; How to Build the Best Notice Strategy and Media Plan to Effectively Reach Potential Claimants	Steve Weisbrot, Angeion; Scott Hardy, Top Class Actions; Gerard Stranch, Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC	Grand Ballroom 4
12:00pm	Ethical Issues in Class Actions: Finding Plaintiffs, Problems in Settlement Negotiation, Recent Ethics Cases	Katrina Carroll, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC	Grand Ballroom 4
12:00pm	Box Lunches	Co-sponsored by Filevine	Filevine Booth in the Exhibit Hall
12:40pm	Maximizing Your Fee While Maximizing Clients’ Recovery: Best Practices in Demonstrating the Full Value of Your Hard Work, Common Pitfalls in Fee Negotiations, and How Well-intentioned Lawyers Trip Up	Greg Coleman, Greg Coleman Law, P.C.; Bill Cash III, Levin Papantonio	Grand Ballroom 4
1:20pm	Current Issues in TCPA Claims	Keith Keogh, Keogh Law, Ltd.	Grand Ballroom 4
2:00pm	Adjourn