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2023 Annual Conference - Steamboat Springs CO. July 23-25 - 07/23/2023 to 07/25/2023


Schedule

Schedule (PDF)

Workshops

Presenters

Sponsors

Attendees

CLE Affidavit
(Colorado)

CLE Affidavit
(Wyoming)

Workshop Schedule for 2023 Annual Conference - Steamboat Springs CO. July 23-25

07/23/2023
10:00 am - 1:00 am
Guided Gourmet Hike

Meet at the Base of the Steamboat Gondola at 10:30am

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Golf - Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club

Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club
1230 Steamboat Blvd, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Steamboat Grand Hotel Entrance

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Opening Reception - Timber & Torch

Timber & Torch
Located in: Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas, at the base of the mountain near the gondola. Address: 2305 Mt Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

07/24/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast

Grand Tent (2nd Floor)

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Welcome & Announcements

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riots (a Defense Attorney’s Perspective) (Ethics)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Marv Truhe, Author, Former JAG Corps Attorney

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Premises Liabilty Act I: Brush up on Basics

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Rachel T. Jennings
Sutton | Booker


Cara M. Knight
Sutton | Booker

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Insta-What?: Leveraging Social Media and Law Firm Marketing Ethics (Ethics)

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Douglas K. Burrell
Chartwell Law


Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Fundamental Considerations for Conducting and Interpreting Neuropsychological Testing

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Tom Bradfield
Integrated Medical Evaluations, Inc.

Dr. Brent Van Dorsten, Ph.D
President, Colorado Center for Behavioral Medicine
CV

10:40 am - 11:30 am
The Art of Jury Selection*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Christina Marinakis
IMS Consulting & Expert Services
CV

11:35 am - 12:50 am
Lunch & Learn - Case Law Update

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Jeffrey C Ruebel
Ruebel & Quillen


Andrew M. LaFontaine
Jeremy R. Maline & Associates

Dylan Lewis
American Family Insurance

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Reptile Theory, Runaway Verdicts, and Punitive Damages*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Rachelle Mortimer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform


Heather A Salg
Messner Reeves


Christina Marinakis
IMS Consulting & Expert Services
CV


Billy-George Hertzke
SGR, LLC

1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Premesis Liabilty Act II: Advanced Issues and Strategies

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Rachel T. Jennings
Sutton | Booker


Cara M. Knight
Sutton | Booker

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Worker's Comp Update: Navigating New DIME Rules

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Joe Espinosa
Law Office of Robert B. Hunter


Brady Ambron
White & Steele

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Preserving Your Record -Trial and Appellate Perspectives*

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Kendra N Beckwith
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP


Angela M. Vichick
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Judges Panel - New Paths in the Courtroom *

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hon. Susan Blanco
8th Judicial District Chief Judge


Hon. Jaun Villaseñor, 8th Judicial District Judge


Hon. Sarah Wallace, Colorado 2nd Judicial District.


Hon. Vincente Vigil
19th Judicial District Judge


Jon Olafson
Buchalter

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Reception Dinner - Thunderhead Lodge - (Ride the Gondola) @5:30

Thunderhead Lodge - (Ride the Gondola)

07/25/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast

Grand Tent (2nd Floor)

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome & Announcements

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

8:15 am - 9:30 am
Lessons from Darrow: Ethics and Advocacy in the Courtroom* (Ethics)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Franklin D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger


Karen Wheeler
Wheeler Law


Meredith L McDonald
O'Hagan Meyer


Sandy Brook
Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:35 am
The Wild, Wild West: Battles in Property Damage Bad Faith and Appraisals

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Sandy M Eloranto
Sutton | Booker


Lily E. Nierenberg
Sutton | Booker

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Knowing When to Ask for Help:  Early, Effective Use of Expert Witnesses in Construction Defect Disputes

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Ryan A Williams
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLLP


Aaron Bagley, P.E.
CMT Technical Services
CV

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Jury Instructions and Conferences*

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Chris Unger
American Family Insurance


Jacquelyn S Booker
Sutton | Booker

10:40 am - 11:30 am
The New Age of Remote Proceedings - Pitfalls, Pros, and Cons*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Hon. Susan Blanco
8th Judicial District Chief Judge


Debby Reece
American Family Insurance

11:35 am - 12:50 am
Lunch & Learn: Legislative Update

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Ike M Eckert
Hall & Evans

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
The Island of Misfit Lawyers

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

J. Ryann Peyton
Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP)/ Legal Entrepreneurs for Justice (LEI)

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Expert Cross Exam*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Amy Cook Olson
Klein Cook Olson LLC

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Developing your Employment Case at the Administrative Level

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Meredith L McDonald
O'Hagan Meyer


Alice Conway Powers
O'Hagan Meyer

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Med Mal Expert Witness Issue Review: Update and Tips

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Workshop Materials

Scott S Nixon
Hall Booth Smith


Rodrigo Lugo
Hall Booth Smith

2:45 pm - 3:05 pm
Vendor Raffle Drawing

Korbel Grand Ballroom

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Mosquitos and Sledgehammers …and Other Impacts of Unconscious Bias (EDI Credit)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Workshop Materials

Jon Olafson
Buchalter

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Farewell Reception

Emerald Mountain Tent (second floor - outside)

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