Specialized litigation sections training with sessions related directly to the our litigation sections. The program will run over 3 days via Zoom. Register for as many sections as you'd like. Registration includes a virtual happy hour Thursday night.
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Requesting 17.0 CLE Hours (1.0 Ethics)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
1:00-3:00 CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION, 2.0 HRS
Privacy, The Final Frontier: Exploring Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act
Karissa Kaseorg, McCandlish Holton
Risa S. Katz-Albert, Spilman, Thomas, & Battle
Joseph Schaeffer, Spilman, Thomas, & Battle
3:15-5:15 APPELLATE ADVOCACY, 2.0 HRS
Annual Review of Important Supreme Court of Virginia and Federal Appellate Cases
Joseph Pope, Goodman Allen Donnelly
Expansion of the Court of Appeals’ Jurisdiction and Implications for Future Appeals
Joseph Rainsbury, Miles and Stockbridge
THURSDAY, MAY 6
8:30-10:30 PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY, 2.0 HRS (1.0 ETHICS)
Legal Malpractice Claims in the Wake of COVID-19
Eileen Garczynski, Ames & Gough
Defense Strategies and Tips in Pro Se Litigation
William L. Mitchell, Eccleston and Wolf
10:45-12:45 LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 2.0 HRS
Virginia Legislative Update
Phyllis Errico, Virginia Association of Counties
Chris McDonald, Virginia Association of Counties
Moderator: Gerald Harris, Virginia Beach City Attorney's Office
Redistricting 2020
Kimball Brace, Election Data Services
Joseph Kurt, Virginia Beach City Attorney's Office
Katherine McKnight, Baker Hostetler
1:00-3:00 POLICY COVERAGE, 2.0 HRS
COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims: Elegant Massage and Beyond
Jonathan Gonzalez, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Walker Terry, McCandlish Holton
Peter Schurig, Setliff Law
Kevin Streit, Setliff Law
3:15-5:15 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE (PART 1), 1.0 HR
Federal Peer Review Privilege and the Virginia PSO
Peggy Binzer, Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Madelaine A. Kramer, Sands Anderson
Roundtable Discussion
5:30 VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
FRIDAY, MAY 7
8:30-10:30 WORKERS' COMPENSATION, 2.0 HRS
The Ombuds Program
Lorraine D'Angelo, Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission
The Best Practices for Virtual Hearings
Lynne Ferris, Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission
Brooke Anne Hunter, Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission
Brian Kelly, Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission
The Medical Fee Schedule Dispute Process
Drema Thompson, Va. Workers’ Compensation Commission
10:45-12:45 JT. SESSION: PRODUCT & TOXIC TORTS with AUTO & TRANSPORTATION LIABILITY, 2.0 HRS Sponsored by Forcon
PRODUCT & TOXIC TORTS: Cannabis
Surge Moghaddassi, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Stewart Pollock, Moran Reeves Conn
AUTO & TRANSPORTATION; Defending Non-Auto Transportation Cases
Allen Kidd, Sinnott Nuckols & Logan
W. Benjamin Woody, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
1:00-3:00 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE (PART 2), 2.0 HRS
Medical Malpractice in the COVID Era
Davis Powell, Byrne Legal Group
Frank Talbot V, McGuireWoods
Davis Walsh, McGuireWoods
Medical Malpractice and Telemedicine
Jason Davis, Kaufman & Canoles
Registration
Registration is $100 per section session, with the exception of Medical Malpractice, which is $150 and will be offered in two parts on Thursday and Friday afternoons (register for Part 1 and you will be automatically registered for Part 2 on Friday).
New VADA members, your 2021 membership dues will be waived with your registration for this meeting. No membership bill sent until 2022. Choose "New Member" at registration. Email VADA Executive Director, Sherma Mather at smather@vada.org with any questions.
Sponsors
For sponsorship information, please contact Amy Gilbody at agilbody@vada.org.
