Credits

Credit approved by 22 authorities

pricing

$99 for CAOC Members

$129 for Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identifying the signs of a “mild” TBI
• Understanding the role and limitations of early imaging
• Appreciating the risk factors of persistent symptomology and cognitive deficits
• When to involve appropriate experts (e.g., neurologist)
• Developing your “mild” TBI case.

SPEAKERS

• James Perry

Credits

Credit approved by 14 authorities

pricing

$79 for CAOC Members

$99 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How to determine if a lien exists
• Determine what rights the purported lienholder has
• Is the lienholder required to perfect the lien
• Navigating lien negotiations to maximizing your client’s recovery

SPEAKERS

• Belinda Theam

Credits

Credits Offered: 1 General

pricing

$39 for CAOC Members

$49 for Non-Members

SPEAKERS

• Rahul Ravipudi
• Ian Samson

Credits

Credit approved by 6 authorities

pricing

$79 for CAOC Members

$99 for Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered mTBI
• Mechanisms by which mTBI injuries can occur
• Appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment of the mTBI client
• Intake and early management of the mTBI case
• Common defenses and misnomers and how to combat them

SPEAKERS

• Kacie Vinel

Credits

Credit approved by 27 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learn the basics of AI, including when and how attorneys can utilize AI, when we should not, and the ethical considerations
• Learn how to develop the best prompts to optimize results
• Live demonstrations of different ways to use AI in truck accident cases, including investigation, pre-trial litigation, and at trial

SPEAKERS

• Alexander Kemp

Credits

Credit approved by 26 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Intersection between Medicare Secondary Payer compliance obligations and ethical duties in personal injury settlements, including conditional payments, future medical exposure, LMSAs, and reimbursement claims
• Emerging national ethics trends regarding attorney indemnification provisions
• Professional responsibility risks associated with personally guaranteeing Medicare or lien-related obligations
• Practical strategies for negotiating settlement agreements, addressing future Medicare interests, protecting client recoveries, and avoiding improper indemnification exposure

SPEAKERS

• John Cattie, Jr.

Credits

Credit approved by 29 authorities

pricing

$99 for CAOC Members

$129 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Develop discovery designed to uncover notice, inspection failures, safety policies, and prior incidents
• Effectively notice and prepare for PMK/corporate witness, employee, and management depositions in premises liability cases
• Use deposition testimony to establish notice, control, foreseeability, and preventability of dangerous conditions
• Obtain admissions that can be used in trial
• Build a liability story that allows you to focus the jury on the defendant’s safety failures and your client’s damages

SPEAKERS

• Daniel Kramer

Credits

Credit approved by 25 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-Member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learn to game plan the commercial truck crash case
• How to use social media as a crash investigation tool
• Pre-litigation discovery techniques using open records and public resources

SPEAKERS

• Jon Hollan

Credits

Credit approved by 25 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Intake, case screening, and managing client expectations
• Active use of the treatment period
• Preservation and spoliation of evidence
• Investigation and file development
• Liens and subrogation
• Drafting demands and settlement strategy
• Carrier interface and negotiation; mediation readiness
• Jumpstarting litigation--complaints, targeted discovery, and experts

SPEAKERS

• Adam Shareef

Credits

Credit approved by 24 authorities

pricing

$99 for CAOC Members

$129 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Ethical Disclosures for use of AI
• Status of the Judiciary in use of AI
• Can I run my entire practice off Claude for Legal?
• How do I make sure my data is secure?
• How can I make sure I own my data?
• How law firms are using AI from marketing, to intake, to pre-lit, to pleadings, to discovery, to trial
• Predictions on the future

SPEAKERS

• Robert Simon

Credits

Credit approved by 23 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-Member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• What information to obtain in discovery
• Typical defenses raised by experts in the TBI case
• Medical literature to effectively cross examine defense experts
• How to discredit myths about “mild” TBI

SPEAKERS

• Bruce Stern, Esq.

Credits

Credit approved by 25 authorities

pricing

$99 for Association Member

$129 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• What to expect during a deposition
• Understanding the role of the defense attorney during a deposition
• What topics are likely to be covered during a deposition
• What questions might be asked and how to respond

SPEAKERS

• Eric Schloss

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How language gaps, cultural misunderstandings, and immigration fear can undermine liability, damages, and client credibility
• Best practices for interpreters, translated documents, and communication workflows to meet ethical obligations
• Proactively address ICE-related concerns, client misconceptions, and treatment gaps or inconsistencies
• Strategies to maximize medical compliance when clients are hesitant to seek care due to immigration concerns
• Evaluate real vs. perceived immigration risks and strategically manage discovery to limit sensitive disclosures while remaining compliant
• Use arbitration, remote testimony, and timing strategies when clients are reluctant to appear in court
• Build trust with culturally competent communication techniques that improve client candor, participation, and long-term outcomes

SPEAKERS

• Emmanuel Fishelman, Esq.

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for CAOC Members

$99 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand the mild, moderate, and severe assessment as a clinical triage scale measuring how the injury first presented rather than how much harm is caused
• How a “mild” TBI can be catastrophic while a “severe” injury resolves, because damages track functional impairment and proof rather than the label
• How the defense’s line of attack shifts the fight toward apportionment and damages or provoking a challenge to whether a brain injury exists depending on the severity label
• Neutralize the “mild” label by recontextualizing medical records, reframing terminology for the jury, and building the functional-loss narrative that the severity label obscures

SPEAKERS

• Taylor Ernst, Esq.

Credits

Credit approved by 21 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learn the seven principal liability theories available against a TNC defendant that apply nationwide and the statutory, regulatory, and common-law bases for liability
• Know the textual, structural, and judicial-estoppel arguments that distinguish a labor-classification provision from substantive tort immunity
• Adapt field-tested sample written discovery and person-most-qualified (or Rule 30(b)(6)) deposition notices to a TNC defendant in any U.S. jurisdiction
• Address driver onboarding and background screening, complaint history and deactivation flags, GPS and telematics data, in-app safety features and public safety representations, regulatory compliance, the three TNC insurance coverage periods, and algorithmic ride-matching systems
• Develop an opposition strategy to a TNC’s motion for summary judgment or motion to dismiss that addresses common defenses
• Translate model arguments into the language of your jurisdiction

SPEAKERS

• Arash Homampour

Credits

Credit approved by 23 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How AI tools like ChatGPT can assist in developing juror profiles based on demographics, attitudes, and case themes
• The risks of algorithmic bias and how to use AI responsibly to promote diversity and inclusion in jury selection
• Practical strategies for integrating AI into voir dire preparation, including question development and juror analysis
• Ethical considerations and emerging best practices for using AI in litigation, with a focus on fairness and compliance

SPEAKERS

• Evan Lide

Credits

Credit approved by 20 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Being able to articulate “the ask”
• Framing the issue
• Developing persuasive tone
• Effective use of legal citations
• Crafting the introduction and conclusion
• Common issues in motions to compel, summary judgments and protective orders

SPEAKERS

• Doris Cheng
• Tiffany Gates

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Plaintiff Attorney Members

$99 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Preparing your client at intake for a potential DME exam
• Written discovery--what is discoverable, where to get it, what tools to use
• Deposing the DME: Is it needed, preparation, tips for Zoom depositions
• Strategies to counter DME’s malingering theory and several other typical defense arguments; using the concept of “negative space”
• Using your expert’s direct exam to debunk a particular DME opinion
• Strategies for countering the DME throughout trial

SPEAKERS

• Eric Stravitz

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Use Claude, Claude Code, Gemini, and NotebookLM for deep research
• Conduct AI-assisted document review
• Advanced AI workflows plaintiff lawyers can implement immediately
• Use AI to conduct public records investigations
• Critical ethical guardrails around client confidentiality and attorney work product

SPEAKERS

• Evan Walker

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Colossus and how it works
• Understanding AMA Guidelines and how they impact valuation of damages
• How Colossus uses AMA Guidelines
• How you can use AMA Guidelines in trial to counter the defense on damages
• Techniques to increase settlement offers and trial verdicts

SPEAKERS

• Jack Sells
• Michael Schafer
• Leila Kilgore

Credits

Credit approved by 17 authorities

pricing

$79 for CAOC Members

$99 for Plaintiff Attorney Non-Members

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered a mTBI
• Mechanisms by which mTBI injuries can occur
• Appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment of the mTBI client
• Intake and early management of the mTBI case
• Common defenses and misnomers and how to combat them

SPEAKERS

• Kacie Vinel

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• What data is available from the Event Data Recorder Module (EDM) and similar technologies embedded in vehicles
• What are the limitations of that data
• How law enforcement is supposed to use the data
• How the data is being used to determine what happened in the crash and to ascribe fault
• How you can use that recorded data
• A preview of what’s to come with camera technology

SPEAKERS

• Michael Nichols

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• How co-counseling improves case value, client communication, and trial outcomes
• Effectively divide trial responsibilities while maintaining a cohesive narrative
• The role of communication, preparation, and shared strategy in successful trial teams
• Leverage different strengths and perspectives to craft effective liability and damages arguments
• Practical ways to mentor, develop, and grow trial lawyers through team-based litigation
• Techniques for staying aligned with co-counsel from intake through verdict

SPEAKERS

• John Everett
• Katie Beale

Credits

Credit approved by 19 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Why early investigation is critical and how to do it right
• The key differences between trucking and standard auto cases
• Building a resource and template library that you can rely on
• A practical pre-litigation roadmap
• Deposition strategies that directly influence the value and outcome of your case

SPEAKERS

• Christina Hagen

Credits

Credit approved by 18 authorities

pricing

$79 for Association Member

$99 for Non-member

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Learn what makes a good business tort case
• Identify common causes of action
• Know the basics of financial documents
• Understand valuation issues

SPEAKERS

• Rob Astorino, Jr.