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John Romano’s

WORKHORSE SEMINAR

MARCH 20-23 . MARRIOTT’S ORLANDO WORLD CENTER 4 Days of The Best PI Topics + 110 Speakers + 55 Total CLE Hours

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WORKHORSE SEMINAR MARCH 20-23 . MARRIOTT’S ORLANDO WORLD CENTER Program Co-Chairs: John F. Romano and Eric Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

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or 31 years, the FJA’s John Romano Workhorse Seminar has provided FJA Members with advanced legal training from the best plaintiff attorneys in Florida and in the country. The 32nd Annual Seminar will provide not only the best innovative ideas to give you the competitive advantage BUT also the horsepower you need to win your cases and the strategies, tips and proven results from other attorneys.

The faculty of the Workhorse Seminar is known for its intellectual horsepower!

They are there four days to share their knowledge with you. Come to the FJA John Romano Workhorse Seminar to learn how to navigate around legal minefields and add game plans to your litigation playbook.

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horse 3/20 – TUESDAY MORNING SESSION:

7:00 AM

Eight Marketing and Business Strategies to Build and Grow the Two-Four Lawyer Personal Injury Firm Having Exceptional Marketing (without Going on Television, Radio, or Billboards) – A Tactical Analysis David Wolf, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A., Jacksonville, FL

7:45 AM

Hacking, Cyber Attacks, Law Firm Cyber Security Obligations to/for Clients, Cyber-related Legal Malpractice; Understanding “How a Good Attack Can Destroy a Law Firm”!

Tom E. Mitchell, COO/Senior Systems Engineer, Paradigm Computer Consulting, Bedford, NH, and Clearwater, FL

8:30 AM

How Video Marketing Can Make You a Better Trial Lawyer & Get You Better Cases Gerry Oginski, The Law Office of Gerald M. Oginski, LLC, Great Neck, NY

9:15 AM

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing Sponsored by Esquire Bank

6:30 am – 5:30 pm Registration and Exhibits Open 7:00 am – 5:30 pm Workhorse Seminar 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Evening Advocacy Sessions

3.21.18 6:30 am – 5:30 pm Registration and Exhibits Open 7:00 am – 5:30 pm Workhorse Seminar 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Evening Advocacy Sessions

3.22.18 6:30 am – 5:30 pm Registration and Exhibits Open 7:00 am – 5:30 pm Workhorse Seminar 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Evening Advocacy Sessions

3.23.18 6:30 am – Noon Exhibits Open 6:30 am – 3:00 pm Registration Open 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Workhorse Seminar 12:15 pm – 2:00 pm Keynote Speaker – Dr. Bennet Omalu Followed By Book Signing

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

The Business of Lawyering — This session will focus on IT, law firm technology, cyber security for plaintiff law firms, paradigms on the horizon, law firm management victories and blunders, funding and finances.

MODERATOR: Eric Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

3.20.18

TUESDAY SEMI 9:30 AM

“For God Sake – Stop It!” – Stop Doing Presentations to Satisfy Yourself and Start Thinking about Creating and Developing Presentations Which the Audience – (i.e., Judges, Jurors, Mediators, Adjusters, and Others) – Wants and Needs Justin S. Kahn, Kahn Law Firm, LLP, Charleston, SC

10:15 AM

11:00 AM

The Anatomy of a Winning Marketing Campaign for Your Personal Injury Practice – Intake and Conversion Alexander Shunnarah and Sara Williams, Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, Birmingham, AL

NOON

Adjourn Morning Session

What If You Train Them and They Leave? What If You Don’t Train Them and They Stay? [Lawyers and Staff ] – Part 2 Micki Love, Law Firm Operations Consultant, Vista Consulting Team, Baton Rouge, LA

MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL The Art, Science, and Methodology of “Showing the Story” to the Judge and Jury (Throughout Each and Every Phase of the Trial) Sach D. Oliver, Bailey & Oliver, Rogers, AR

12:15

TUESDAY FEATURED LUNCHEON PROGRAM

3/20 – TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: The Magic of Advocacy — Understanding, Knowing, and Appreciating the Nuances of Persuading Others…In the Courtroom, In Depositions, In Mediations, In Hearings, and In Other Communications and Activities MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West

Palm Beach, FL 1:15 PM

3:15 PM

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning

3:30 PM

“If It Has Fleas, It’s a Dog!” [A Phrase Developed by the Great Barney Masterson] – (Making Case Selection the Centerpiece of Early Decision-Making in Your Case a/k/a “Lessons in Nightmare-Avoidance”) Speaker to be Announced

4:30 PM

Beautiful Minds: Applying Psychology & Sociology Principles in Preparation and Trial Howard Nations, The Nations Law Firm, Houston, TX

Don’t Eat the Bruises (an Analytical and Entertaining Journey from One of America’s Premier Courtroom 5:30 PM Advocates on Persuasion in the Courtroom During the Adjourn Afternoon Session Trial of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases) Keith Mitnik, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando, FL 5:30 PM Buffet Dinner for Seminar Attendees Sponsored by 2:15 PM Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Palm Beach Demonstrating Your Case to the Jury — How It Can Gardens , FL and Robson Forensic Make a Difference — Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation Frank L. Branson, The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, Dallas, TX

INAR PROGRAM 3/20 – TUESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION A:

9:00 PM

“What Now, Counselor?” – Handling Real Situations in the Workhorse Seminar Setting – Knowing What to Do and What to Avoid When Certain Scenarios Are PresentFJA Annual Settlement Institute ed on the Spot at Mediation – Real-Time Back-and-Forth MODERATOR: Elizabeth Munro, McIntyre Thasalides, Tampa, FL Interplay Session Among Speakers/Panel Members and Attendees.

Attendees should bring to the session specific scenarios which have happened or may be about to happen in an upcoming mediation, so that this scenario can be dis6:30 PM “Messages” You and Your Client Send to Your Opponents cussed with the panel members and other attendees. and the Adjuster at Mediation with Words, Gestures, This is a what-to-do and how-to-do-it feedback session Counter-offers, and More, and How These Messages Di- on settlement and mediation. minish Your Ability to Maximize the Settlement Result for Your Client – a/k/a “Lessons from the Comedy Chan- 10:00 PM Adjourn nel” Jay Fraxedas, Fraxedas Mediation Firm, Orlando/ Maitland, FL

7:00 PM

Lessons from the Poker Table Which Match Strategic Needs of Trial Lawyers’ Case Goals: Hold versus Fold; the Bluff; “Poker-Face”; Play the Hand You Are Dealt; Creating Your Own Luck; Patience and Discipline P.J. Scheiner, Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys For the Injured, Fort Myers, FL

7:30 PM

Knowing, Understanding, and Appreciating What Is Really Happening When the Mediator (or Opponent) Suggests Certain Tactics: (a) “Bracketing”; (b) Eliminating the Plenary Session; (c) the “Silver Bullet”; (d) “Mediator’s Number”; (e) “We Need to Have an Attorney Meeting”; (f ) Target Goal versus Walk-a-Way Terms; and More Kimberly Sands, Principal, Upchurch Watson White & Max, Daytona Beach, FL

8:00 PM

The Anatomy of a Powerful and Strong and Meaningful Mediation Summary (to Submit to the Mediator) versus a Useless Mediation Statement! There Is a Huge Difference. Knowing How to Enhance Your Client’s Position with the Mediator Dawn Berlanga-Helms, Mediate First, Inc., Orlando, FL

8:30 PM

Using Mock Trials and Focus Groups to Help Drive Settlement Value (or to Help Manage Your Client’s Expectations) Amy Singer, Ph.D., Trial Consultants, Inc., Gainesville, FL

3/20 – TUESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION B: Expert Witness Travel Journey – Understanding and Developing the Roadmap; Knowing When and How to Detour; Which GPS Directional Systems and Strategies Work and Which are Doomed to Failure MODERATOR: Jonathan Gilbert, Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, Orlando, FL

6:30 PM

The “HATEFUL-EIGHT” of Dealing with Daubert and Frye in State Court Actions in Florida in 2018 – Locating, Identifying, and Navigating the Minefields Jonathan E. Freidin, Freidin Brown, P.A., Miami, FL

7:15 PM

The Daubert Report of Plaintiff’s Expert Witness in Federal Court Litigation – Who Really Prepares It; How to Avoid Setting Your Own Expert Up for Disaster; Key Ingredients – How and Why You Need to Dissect This Report Before It Ever Gets Finalized or Filed Brenda S. Fulmer, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL

TUESDAY/ WEDNESDAY 8:00 PM

The Effective, Efficient, and Entertaining Methodology of Laying the Foundation of Expert “Qualifications” During Trial by Jury – Avoiding the Boring and Monotonous Laying of the Foundation and Predicate; Grabbing the Jury’s Attention; Satisfying the Judge; Handling the Foundation in Order to Get a “Thumbs-up” Later from the Appellate Court Tiffany Faddis, Law Offices of Dan Newlin & Partners, Orlando, FL

8:45 PM

The Seven Deadly Sins Committed by Plaintiff Lawyers in Finding and Working with Expert Witnesses (and How These Sins Can (Figuratively) Put Your Through “Hell on Earth”) Christopher Ligori, Christopher Ligori & Associates, Tampa, FL

9:30 PM

A Savvy Expert Witness Speaks His Mind: Letting Plaintiff Lawyers Know How You Anger Me, How You Frustrate Me, How You Triple and Quadruple My Workload, and How You Make Things Worse for Me and for the Judge and Jury and for Your Client – A Candid and Frank Discussion of Expert Witness Problems Caused by Plaintiff Lawyers This speaker will be identified at the program “in order to protect the innocent.”

10:00 PM Adjourn

3/20 – TUESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION C: “My First Trial”

MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

6:30 PM

The Mindset and Psyche of the Young Lawyer (or New Lawyer) in Prepping for and Handling His/Her First Trial – Things to Do and Things to Avoid! Trial Checklists!

Guarding against Defense Lawyer Mind Games and “Psyching-out Sessions” Beth W. Finizio, Finizio & Finizio, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL

7:00 PM

My First Voir Dire Jimmy Gustafson, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., Tallahassee, FL

7:30 PM

My First Opening Statement Curry G. Pajcic, Pajcic & Pajcic, P.A., Jacksonville, FL

8:00 PM

Conducting the Examination of the Plaintiff in Your First Personal Injury Trial Douglas R. Beam, Douglas R. Beam, P.A., Melbourne, FL

8:30 PM

Cross-Examining the Defense Medical Examiner in My First Personal Injury Trial Speaker to be Announced

9:00 PM

My First Summation Speaker to Be Announced

9:30 PM

Special Panel Discussion on the Handling of “My First Trial” Douglas R. Beam, Douglas R. Beam, P.A., Melbourne, FL Beth W. Finizio, Finizio & Finizio, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL Jimmy Gustafson, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., Tallahassee, FL Curry G. Pajcic, Pajcic & Pajcic, P.A., Jacksonville, FL

10:00 PM Adjourn

Y SEMINAR PROGRAM 9:30 AM

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing

3/21 – WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION:

Potpourri of Essential Hot Topics MODERATOR: Eric Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

9:45 AM

Autonomous Vehicles/Driverless Cars – The Paradigm Has Arrived – What You Need to Know About Changing Rules and Laws; The New Wave of Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Coverage; Product Liability Cases Involving Autonomous Vehicles, and Much More Anthony T. Martino, Clark & Martino, P.A., Tampa, FL

10:15 AM 7:00 AM

“Dronatomy – 101” – Everything You as a Personal Injury Lawyer Need to Know about Drone Law, Drone Liability, and the “Dronafication” on Planet Earth – (a) State Statutes and Regulations Affecting Drone Law; (b) Federal Statutes and Regulations Regarding Drone Law; (c) Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases Arising Out of Drone Operation; (d) Drone-related Property Damage Claims and Cases; and (e) Drone Cases Affecting Rights of Privacy and Personal Space Corey B. Friedman, Romano Law Group, Lake Clarke Shores, FL

7:30 AM

Topic to be Announced Robert L. Pottroff, Pottroff & Karlin, Manhattan, KS

8:00 AM

Admiralty/Maritime Cases Which May Come into Your Office So That You Can Avoid Legal Malpractice and Assist in Maximizing the Recovery: Cruise Ship Cases; Ship Crew Member Injury Cases; Intracoastal Waterway Boating Injury and Death Cases; Death on the High Seas Act Cases, and More John H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, P.A., Miami, FL

8:30 AM

Escaping Defense-created Liability Traps in the Handling of Negligent Security Injury and Death Cases Michael A. Haggard, The Haggard Law Firm, Miami, FL

9:00 AM

Latest Trends in Nursing Home Neglect & Elder Abuse Cases Speaker to be Announced

Guardrails – How End Terminals Are Ending Lives Leslie M. Kroeger, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

10:45 AM

Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases Regarding Children with Autism or Other Physical/ Mental Challenges – Understanding the True Values of These Cases (as Opposed to the Defense Argued Diminished Value) Joseph B. Landy, Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, West Palm Beach, FL

11:15 AM

Screening & Litigating Cancer Cases Kevin Smith, Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, LLP, West Palm Beach, FL

11:45 AM

Topic to be Announced John Givens, The Cochran Firm, Dothan, AL

12:15 PM

Adjourn Morning Session

WEDNESDAY SEM MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

An Extraordinarily Fun and Entertaining Presentation on “Memory” and How You As a Trial Lawyer…with an Enhanced Memory…Can Significantly Increase the Benefits Which You Bring to the Case, to the Cause of Your Client, and to the Judge and Jury – Learning How to Memorize (and Understand) Chapters in Books and to Recall Product Knowledge and to Retain the Details of Information from Classes and Seminars…Learning Foreign Languages in a Flash…Skyrocketing Your Confidence through Becoming a Newly-trained “BRAIN-ATHLETE”

12:30

WEDNESDAY FEATURED LUNCHEON PROGRAM

Ron White, National Memory Champion and Renowned Brain-Athlete, Grapevine, TX

3/21 – WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION: FJA Annual Medical School for Lawyers MODERATOR: Maryann Masella Furman, J.D., R.N., New Port Richey, FL

1:30 PM

Neurosurgery Speaker to be Announced

2:10 PM

Physician Life-care Planning Santo Steven BiFulco, M.D., BiFulco Medical Group, Tampa, FL

2:50 PM

Pursuant to the Practice of Pathology; (c) Common Problematic Steps or Issues for Pathologists; and (d) Terminology Common to an Anatomic and Clinical Pathology; and Much More Ryan Christopher Romano, D.O., Pathologist, Des Moines, IA

4:25 PM

Cross Examining the Defense Medical Expert Richard Shapiro, Shapiro Law Group, Bradenton, FL

5:00 PM

Cervical Surgery for Post-Whiplash Headache Joel Franck, M.D., Neurosurgeon, Tampa, FL

5:30 PM

Buffet Dinner for Seminar Attendees Sponsored by Client Legal Funding & Carey, Leisure and Neal, Clearwater, FL

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing Sponsored by Above and Beyond Repographics

3/21 – WEDNESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION A:

3:05 PM

50 Shades of Attorney Fees (and Why Some Plaintiff Attorneys are on the Edge of the Cliff )

Chiropractic Medicine and “Digital Motion X ray” – “Digital Motion MRI” Ronald Brodkin, DC, Brodkin Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center, Boca Raton, FL

3:45 PM

“Under the Microscope – The Puzzling World of Pathology” (and What Attorneys Need to Know and Understand in Order to Bring the Truth to the Judge and Jury) – (a) Components and Interpretation of the Pathology Report; (b) Regulations/Laboratory Accreditation

MODERATOR:

To Be Announced 6:30 PM

Putting Attorneys Under the Magnifying Glass – Professional Liability and Ethical Issues Relating to Attorney Fees as It Relates to the Practice of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawyering Donald A. Smith, Jr., Smith, Tozian, Daniel & Davis, P.A., Tampa, FL

MINAR PROGRAM 7:15 PM

Proposals for Settlement and the Ever-Increasing Evolution of Law – Why You Better Know Every Minute Detail about Being on the Sending End or the Receiving End of a Proposal for Settlement Andrew Harris, Burlington and Rockenbach, West Palm Beach, FL

8:00 PM

Proposal for Settlement Insurance and Indemnity – The Upside versus the Downside Rick Kolodinsky, Rick Kolodinsky, P.A., Daytona Beach, FL

8:45 PM

Preparing for, Handling, and Litigating the Attorney Fee Hearing Speaker to be Announced

9:30 PM

Panel Discussion – Entire Evening Faculty Will Discuss and Handle Additional Issues and Respond to Questions

10:00 PM Adjourn

3/21 – WEDNESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION C: Understanding and Appreciating the Details and Nuances of Everything You Must Know Relating to First Party Bad Faith and Third Party Bad Faith Pertaining to the Handling and Litigation of the “Underlying Case” – This session will include an update and overview of the law of bad faith and the debunking of common myths, misunderstandings, and the horrors of lawyer miscalculations regarding strategy.

MODERATOR:

To Be Announced

6:30 PM

New Ideas and Developments to Maximize Third Party Bad Faith Claims – What Works in 2018 Dale Swope, Swope, Rodante, P.A., Tampa, FL

7:25 PM

Choice of Law and Bad Faith: Finding Bad Faith in Unexpected Places Greg Yaffa, Domnick Cunningham & Whalen, PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

3/21 – WEDNESDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION B:

8:15 PM

LOPs, Billing, Defending Depositions of Physician Billing Managers, Lien Resolution, MSAs, Protecting the Treating Physicians, and Much More

9:05 PM

MODERATOR: Thomas W. Carey, Carey, Leisure & Neal, Clearwater, FL

Topic to be Announced Lee D. Gunn, IV, Gunn Law Group, P.A., Tampa, FL

Bad Faith in Small PI Cases: Techniques from start to Finish Waylon Thompson, Manuel & Thompson, P.A., Panama City, FL

10:00 PM Adjourn

More Information Coming Soon!

THURSDAY SEMI 8:00 AM

3/22 – THURSDAY MORNING SESSION:

Handling Damages Issues in Voir Dire in State Court in Florida Web Brennan, Brennan, Holden & Kavouklis, P.A., Tampa, FL

Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases – [Helpful Hints to Assist You in the Settlement Demand, Mediation, and Trial]

8:45 AM

MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

9:30 AM

How to Increase Your Chances of Winning Daniel E. Rosner, Rosner & Tucker, P.C., Vineland, NJ

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning

9:45 AM 7:00 AM

Proof and Argument of Damages for Lost Wages in the Past Heather Barnes, The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A., Tampa, FL

7:15 AM

Proof and Argument of Damages for Loss of Future Earning Capacity/Ability Christopher J. Keller, Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, LLP, West Palm Beach, FL

7:30 AM Proof and Argument of Damages for Past Medical Expenses Speaker to be Announced

7:45 AM

Proof and Argument of Damages for “Survivor’s Mental Pain and Anguish” in Wrongful Death Cases Speaker to be Announced

10:30 AM

Proof and Argument of Damages for “Loss of Enjoyment of Life” in Personal Injury Cases C. Steven Yerrid, The Yerrid Law Firm, P.A., Tampa, FL

11:15 AM

Proof and Argument of Damages for “Physical Pain and Suffering” Kathleen L. Nastri, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC Bridgeport, CT, (President, AAJ)

NOON Adjourn Morning Session

HIPAA Violation Cases Alistair McKenzie, McKenzie Law Firm, P.A., Pensacola, FL

MODERATORS: John Romano and Eric Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL PART A: Compassionate Gladiator and Compassionate Gladiatrix Award Ceremony Annual Compassionate Gladiator Address – Putting Together the Total Package with Intensity, Tenacity, Persistence, and Drive While Simultaneously Seeing and Feeling the Compassion and Heart of the Case – What Does it Mean to “Effectively Communicate” with a Juror and How is That Accomplished?

12:15

THURSDAY FEATURED LUNCHEON PROGRAM

INAR PROGRAM COMPASSIONATE GLADIATRIX AWARD: COMPASSIONATE GLADIATOR AWARD:

Kent Whittemore, The Whittemore Law Group, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL

PART B: FEATURED PRESENTATION

12:15

Kathleen L. Nastri, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC, Bridgeport, CT (President, AAJ)

FJA President Dale Swope, Swope, Rodante, P.A., Tampa, FL

3/22 - THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Product Liability MODERATOR:

John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

1:30 PM

Litigating the Aviation Case – Domestically and Abroad – Everything You as the General Personal Injury Lawyer Need to Know about These Cases Steven C. Marks, Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Miami, FL

2:15 PM

The Litigation and Trial of Defective Hip Cases Joseph A. Osborne, Osborne & Associates, Boca Raton, FL

2:45 PM

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing Sponsored by BiFulco Medical Group

3:00 PM

Innovative Strategies in Winning the Pharmaceutical Product Liability Case at Trial – (Strategies Which You Can Use in Any Case and Any Trial to Prevail) – A Bird’seye View of What to Do, When to Do It, How to Do It, and the Reasoning for Doing It Troy Rafferty, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL

3:30 PM

Topic to be Announced Donald R. Fountain, Jr., Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin, LLP, West Palm Beach, FL

4:00 PM

Obtaining Justice for Service Men and Women Killed or Injured by Defective Military Products-Overcoming Special Defenses Robert F. Spohrer, Spohrer & Dodd, P.L., Jacksonville, FL

4:30 PM

Handling, Litigating, and Trying the Product Liability Case in Aquatic Injury/Death Cases Including Scuba Diving and Undersea Adventures Dustin B. Herman, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, Cleveland, OH

5:00 PM

Creative New Ways to Approach Tough Product Liability Cases Nathan Carter, Colling, Gilbert, Wright & Carter, Orlando, FL

5:30 PM

Adjourn Afternoon Session

THURSDAY SEMINAR PROGRAM 3/22 – THURSDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION A:

Overcoming Major Legal Hurdles in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases – Navigating Legal Minefields: Workers’ Compensation Immunity; Sovereign Immunity; Etc., Etc., Etc.

3/22 – THURSDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION B:

The “TLC” (Trial Lawyers College) Method of Handling, Litigating and Trying Cases to Jurors

MODERATOR: To Be Announced More Information Coming Soon!

6:30 PM

Worker’s Compensation Immunity Paul M. Anderson, Anderson & Hart, P.A., Tallahassee, FL

7:00 PM

Sovereign Immunity Damian B. Mallard, The Mallard Law Firm, Sarasota, FL

7:30 PM

3/22 – THURSDAY EVENING ADVOCACY SESSION C:

Class Actions – Understanding the Power of Class Action Cases in Terms of Winning Just and Essential Causes – Helping People to Achieve Justice Through a Legal Vehicle

Fabré Sagi Shaked, Shaked Law Firm, P.A., Miami, FL

8:00 PM

Collateral Sources and “Boarding” Damages H.L. (Larry) Perry, Perry & Young, Panama City, FL

8:30 PM

Good Samaritan and Emergency Defense in Medical Malpractice Cases Gary W. Roberts, Gary Roberts & Associates, P. A., West Palm Beach, FL

9:00 PM

Comparative Fault Speaker to be Announced

9:30 PM

Alcohol Defense Ben J. Whitman, Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin, LLP, West Palm Beach, FL

10:00 PM Adjourn

More Information Coming Soon!

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FRIDAY SEMIN 3/23 – FRIDAY MORNING SESSION:

Traumatic Brain Injury/Closed Head Injury: Maximizing the Benefits and Results for Your Client – Winning the Cause – Combatting the Myths – Overcoming the Obstacles and Hurdles – The Law, the Medicine, and the Emotion!

MODERATOR: Douglas R. Beam, Douglas R. Beam, P.A., Melbourne, FL

7:45 AM

The Traumatic Brain Injury Workup – What You as the Lawyer Need to Do – When You Need to Do It – How You Need to Do It – Making Certain That the TBI Client Is Receiving Timely and Appropriate Medical Care, Treatment, and Evaluations (Including Rehabilitation) Eric J. Hertz, Eric J. Hertz, P.C., Atlanta, GA

8:45 AM

Convincing Proof in the TBI Case: Liability and Damages Randall H. Scarlett, Scarlett Law Group, San Francisco, CA

9:45 AM 7:00 AM

Refreshment Break & Exhibit Viewing

Why TBI Lawyers Must Be “Top-of-the-Heap Detectives”; Six Case-specific Examples Where TBI Was Overlooked and Unrecognized by (a) the First Responders; (b) Initial Healthcare Providers; (c) First Set of Lawyers Who Assessed the Case – Classic Lessons in Failure to Recognize and Appreciate a Traumatic Brain Injury (or Brain Injury Due to Oxygen Deprivation) – Then Steps You Must Expedite Once You Identify the Existence of TBI Elizabeth Zwibel, The Law Office of Elizabeth A. Zwibel, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL

10:00 AM

The Biomechanics of Traumatic Brain Injury Mariusz Ziejewski, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

11:00 AM

Topic to be Announced Deborah L. Doherty, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, CareMeridian, LLC, Kentfield, CA

NOON

Adjourn

FRIDAY FEATURED LUNCHEON PROGRAM LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY COUNSEL FINANCIAL SERVICES

Don’t Break the Rules, Change the Game: How Bennet Omalu Single-Handedly Changed American Football, Professional Sports, and How the World Perceives Traumatic Brain Injuries.

Dr. Bennet Omalu, First to discover and diagnose chronic brain damage in NFL athletes which he called the disease CTE; world renowned forensic pathologist; After Dr. Omalu’s presentation, he will be available for photos and to sign copies of his book, Truth Doesn’t Have a Side.

12:15

MODERATOR: John F. Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

NAR PROGRAM 3/23 – FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION:

Continuum of Morning Session on Traumatic Brain Injury/Closed Head Injury MODERATOR: Elizabeth Zwibel, The Law Office of Elizabeth A. Zwibel, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL

1:30 PM

The Trial Lawyer and the Meaning of Life – The Powerful Presentation of Damages in a TBI Case Gary Gober, Gober Law, Nashville, TN

2:15 PM

Valuing Concussion and Other TBI Cases for Settlement Purposes and Drawing a Line in the Sand as to When to Decline an Offer and Try the Case…(Avoiding the Trap of What Many Plaintiff Lawyers Are Doing by Settling These Cases Too Low) Michael A. Galpern, Locks Law Firm, Cherry Hill, NJ

3:00 PM Adjourn

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EVENT INFORMATION FJA MEMBERS ONLY SEMINAR You must be a member of the Florida Justice Association to attend this seminar or to purchase the program on audio or video. Your nonmember colleagues may attend this seminar by becoming FJA Members. Nonmembers may join online at www.floridajusticeassociation.org or contact the FJA Membership Department at (850) 521-1093.

CANCELLATION POLICY Seminar cancellations must be in writing and must be received on or before March 13, 2018 to receive a refund less a $50 cancellation fee, or to transfer to the audio or video program. Refunds will not be issued after this date, unless there is a medical emergency. Please indicate in your correspondence which format — audio or video — you prefer. Prices will vary depending on format. Substitutions are welcomed and may be made at any time but must be another FJA Member. In the event of non-attendance, course materials will be sent to you following the seminar.

REGARDING SEMINAR COURSE BOOKS Course Books are distributed via a weblink. Participants may choose to receive a hard copy of the course book on-site for an additional fee. All participants will receive an email confirmation with a weblink to the materials a few days before the seminar and will also receive a USB flash drive (jump drive) of the materials on-site — compliments of The Centers. If you choose NOT to receive a hard copy of the course book, please print out the course book from the weblink and bring those materials with you to the seminar.

CLE CREDIT INFORMATION The Workhorse Seminar is expected to receive by The Florida Bar the following hours of CLE Credit: 50 Hours of General CLE Credit, 5 Hours of Ethics Credit, 3 hours of Technology Credit, and 50 Hours of Civil Trial Certification. When CLE Credit and Certification Credit have been approved, an announcement will be made via email and posted on the FJA website plus included in your CLE materials received on-site.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you have a disability and require special assistance to fully participate, please attach a written description of your needs to your completed registration form or contact the FJA CLE Department at (850) 521-1097.

ACCOMMODATIONS floridajusticeassociation.org

CLE@floridajusticeassociation.org

PH:(407) 390-2300

Orlando World Center Marriott 8701 World Center Drive Orlando, FL 32821 Room Rate: $219 (Deluxe Room)

located in the North Tower; Reservations must be received on or before Monday, February 26, 2018 to receive the group rate. The room block sells out quickly.

Please call Marriott reservations at 1 (800) 228-9290 or (407) 239-4200.

Daily Resort Fee: $25 which includes enhanced in-room wireless for up to six devices; unlimited local and long distance calls; two bottled waters daily; daily shuttle service to Disney parks for up to four guests; Daily credit of up to $10 towards dry cleaning; daily bucket of practice balls at driving range.

ABOUT THE RESORT:

Discover a world of possibilities when staying at the Orlando World Center Marriott. While attending the FJA Workhorse Seminar, visit one of the eight restaurants and lounges (including a Starbucks®), relax with a massage at the full-service spa or take advantage of the state-of-the-art fitness center. Stop by Fall Pool Oasis, featuring two 200-foot waterslides, a 90-foot speed slide, kid’s splash park and nightly laser light show, or enjoy a round of 18 holes at the championship golf course and golf instruction at Jack Nicklaus Academy.

The resort has an on-site staffed business center with copy and fax service, notary public, overnight delivery and pickup, and more. If you plan on bringing your family, the Orlando World Center Marriott offers shuttle service to Walt Disney World® which is only two miles west of the resort. For more information on the resort, visit www.marriott.com

REGISTRATION To register for the 2018 Workhorse Seminar complete the following and mail with your check to: FJA, 218 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, or fax to (850) 224-4254 with your credit card information completed. Please use a separate registration form for each registrant. Your registration includes course materials emailed to you via a weblink and a USB on-site, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and box lunch for the day(s) you are registered.

WORKHORSE REGISTRATION – ALL FOUR DAYS DISCOUNT

FJA Attorney

By 2/13/18

ADD ONS

REGULAR By 3/13/18

EARLY BIRD

LATE

After 3/13/18

By 2/13/18

$685

$725

$755

Printed Course Book

$625

$665

$695

3+ Members From the Same Firm

$625

$665

$695

$50 Keynote Luncheon Ticket Only or to Purchase Additional Tickets (Dr. Bennet Omalu - March 23, 2018 )

Paralegal/Student

$419

$459

$489

Young Lawyers (0-10 Yrs in practice; < age 36)

Must be registered at same time

SINGLE DAY REGISTRATION – ALL FJA MEMBERS Tuesday, March 20

$349

$359

$379

Wednesday, March 21

$349

$359

$379

Thursday, March 22

$349

$359

$379

Friday, March 23

$319

$329

$349

$99

REGULAR By 3/13/18

LATE

After 3/13/18

$119

$129

$60

$60

Luncheon Only for Single Day (Or to purchase additional tickets or to attend the luncheon only) Tuesday, March 20, 2018

$35

$45

$45

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

$35

$45

$45

Thursday, March 22, 2018

$35

$45

$45

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