WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 |
6:00 p.m. –
9:00 p.m.
|
Early Check-in & Late Registration |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
Morning Session
|
Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding
|
8:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Sarah S. Keast
U.S. Department of Justice – Recent Developments in Aviation Law: General |
9:30 a.m.
|
Michel F. Baumeister
Baumeister & Samuels, P.C. –Developments in Recent Regional Air Carrier Litigation |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding |
| 10:35 a.m. |
Marc S. Moller
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP – Solicitation of Clients: Fair and Foul |
11:35 a.m.
|
David Grizzle
Federal Aviation Administration – What to Expect from the FAA under the Obama Administration |
| Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding |
12:05 p.m. |
Luncheon
Gary F. Kennedy
General Counsel, American Airlines / AMR – Topic Pending
Presentation of the 14th Annual John J. Tigert VI Memorial Scholarship |
Afternoon Session
|
| Kathlynn G. Fadely, Presiding |
1:30 p.m. |
Kenneth H. Laborde
Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C. – NTSB Practices re: Reconsideration and Appellate Option |
| 1:55 p.m. |
Gary L. Halbert
National Transportation Safety Board – NTSB Practices from the General Counsel’s Perspective |
| 2:20 p.m. |
The Honorable William R. Mullins
National Transportation Safety Board – NTSB Practices from an NTSB Judges’ Perspective |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Panel: NTSB Trial Practices Seminar
Panelists:
Kenneth H. Laborde, Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, L.L.C.
Gary L. Halbert, National Transportation Safety Board
The Honorable William R. Mullins, National Transportation Safety Board |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
| Don G. Rushing, Presiding |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Jeremy I. Hager
Hager Law, PLLC – Bad Faith Insurance Law |
| 3:50 p.m. |
David M. Schoeggl
Mills Meyers Swartling, PSC – Aviation Weather |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Kamie F. Brown
Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. – Litigating the Hull Loss Claim |
| 4:50 p.m. |
Jonathan S. Morse
Morse Law Group – Defending a Lawsuit in France |
| 5:20 p.m. |
Charles A. Tarpley
Closing Remarks
Presentation of the 7th Annual International Aviation Womens Association Scholarship |
| 5:35 p.m. |
Reception |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2010
|
| 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
Morning Session |
| H. Norman Kinzy, Presiding |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Phillip E. Johnson
Johnson & Webbert, LLP – Ethical Pitfalls in Multi-State Practice |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Phillip E. Johnson
Johnson & Webbert, LLP – The Ethics Surrounding Inadvertent Disclosure |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel: Insurance Panel – Topic Pending
Panelists:
Duane Dyckman, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Anthony R. Faiia, Starr Adjustment Services, Inc.
Suzanne McCarthy, Esq., Global Aerospace
Kerry M. Porter, United States Aviation Underwriters |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
Dorothea M. Capone, Presiding |
10:50 a.m. |
Eric C. Strain
Nixon Peabody LLP – Special Jurisdiction |
| 11:20 a.m. |
Michael G. McQuillen
Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP – Explaining Complex Technical Matters to Lay Jurors |
| Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding |
| 11:50 a.m. |
Luncheon
The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Topic Pending
Presentation of the 11th Annual Wayne Vines Memorial Scholarship for Aviation Safety |
Afternoon Session |
| Ladd Sanger, Presiding |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Jon Kettles
The Kettles Law Firm – Causal Connection |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Christopher S. Kilgore
Carstens & Cahoon, LLP – Motions for Summary Judgment |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Charles A. Tarpley
Closing Remarks
Raffle Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and American Airlines |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Closing Reception |