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2013 Air Law Symposium Schedule of Events


 

47th Annual Air Law Symposium

Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, 221 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, TX  75039

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013

 

6:00-p.m. –      Early Check-In and Late Registration

9:00 p.m.

 

6:00 p.m.         Welcome Reception

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013

 

7:45 a.m. –      Check-In and Late Registration

5:00 p.m.

 

7:45 a.m.         Continental Breakfast

 

MORNING SESSION

 

Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding

 

8:30 a.m.         Welcoming Remarks

 

8:45 a.m.         Donald R. Andersen

Stites & Harbison, PLLC – Recent Developments in Aviation Law

 

9:45 a.m.         John G. Browning

Lewis Brisbois Bisgard & Smith LLP – “Friend” or Foe: Ethical Concerns in the Use of Social Media

 

10:45 a.m.       Coffee Break

 

Don Rushing, Presiding

 

11:05 a.m.       Michael G. McQuillen

Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP – An Overview of Air Show Liability in the U.S.A.

 

11:35 a.m.       Robert W. Cotter

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C. – Damages for Pre-Impact Fear in Aviation Cases

 

Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding

 

12:05 p.m.       Luncheon

 

                        Presentation of the 17th Annual John J. Tigert VI Memorial Scholarship

 

1:05 p.m.         The Honorable Catharina Haynes – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Tips and Traps for the Advocate in Trial and Appellate Courts

 

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

 

Thea Capone, Presiding

 

1:35 p.m.         Erin L. Ginsberg

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP – Private Pilot Compensation and Reimbursement for Business Related Flights under FAR 61.113(b)

 

2:05 p.m.         Nathan M. Wheat

Murray, Morin & Herman, P.A. – Throwing the Plaintiff in the Briar

Patch:  A Survey of Foreign Verdicts After Dismissal for Forum Non Conveniens

 

2:35 p.m.         Ann Thornton Field

Gordon & Rees LLP – Manufacturing Liability:  Creating Fault Out of Thin Air

 

3:05 p.m.         Coffee Break

 

Ladd Sanger, Presiding

 

3:25 p.m.         Stephen A. Youngman

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP – Airline Bankruptcies and Restructuring

 

3:55 p.m.         Pilot-in-Command – A Mock Hearing

                        Litigants:   Christopher Kilgore, Helms & Greene, LLC

                                          Kevin R. Boyle, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP

                        Judge         The Honorable Terry R. Means, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

 

5:00 p.m.         Charles A. Tarpley

                        Closing Remarks

Raffle Sponsored by Southwest Airlines

 

 

Presentation of the 10th Annual International Aviation Womens Association Scholarship

 

5:15 p.m.         Reception

 

FRIDAY, March 22, 2013

 

7:45 a.m.         Continental Breakfast

 

MORNING SESSION

 

H. Norman Kinzy, Presiding

 

8:30 a.m.         Panel: Current Aviation Insurance Claims Issues

                        Panelists:  David Nelson, Global Aerospace, Inc.

                                        Jeffrey T. Sutton, London Aviation Underwriters, Inc.

                                        James C. “Jacy” Watt, Starr Adjustment Services, Inc.

                                        Joe Willingham, Aggressive Insurance, LLC

 

9:30 a.m.         Ross Cunningham

Rose • Walker LLP – The Pitfalls of Failure to Follow Up and Follow Through on E-Discovery Obligations

 

10:00 a.m.       Coffee Break

 

Debra Fowler, Presiding

 

10:20 a.m.       Pamela C. Hicks

Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. – Accessibility for Disabled Passengers and the Air Carrier Access Act

 

10:50 a.m.       Steven O. Rosen

The Rosen Law Firm, P.C. – Closing Arguments: Lessons from the Movies

 

11:20 a.m.       Philip E. Johnson

Johnson & Webbert, LLP – The Ethical Responsibilities of Law Firm Partners and Supervising Attorneys

 

Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding

 

11:50 a.m.       Luncheon

 

                        Presentation of the 14th Annual Wayne Vines Memorial Scholarship for

                        Aviation Safety

 

12:50 p.m.       Kenneth R. Feinberg

Feinberg Rozen, LLP – Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

 

Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding

 

1:25 p.m.         Jonathan M. Hoffman

Martin, Bischoff, Templeton, Langslet & Hoffman LLP – Take It or Leave It: Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiations and Mediation

 

2:25 p.m.         Charles A. Tarpley

                        Closing Remarks

Raffle Sponsored by Aviation Law Week

 

2:40 p.m.         Closing Reception

 

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