The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
present:

ADVANCED COMBAT TRAINING:
How to Win Big in the Tough Trucking Case

Two and a half action-packed days of intensive and hard hitting CLE instruction from some of the nations’ top experts and litigators in interstate trucking litigation.

Earn up to 20 hours of CLE credit in just one weekend. Speakers include nationally recognized interstate trucking plaintiff lawyers, experts and consultants including contributing authors to the American Bar Association’s best-selling book: Truck Accident Litigation, Second Edition.

Get on the road to National Board Certification in Interstate Trucking Litigation. Come hear Judge Conklin tell you how to become Nationally Board Certified in Interstate Trucking Litigation.

Learn how you can become a member of our AITLAmerica State Advisory Board in your state.

Learn from Dan Ramsdell how to obtain national recognition for you and your practice in interstate trucking litigation. AITLAmerica wants to get good cases to good lawyers in order to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on our highways caused by unsafe and illegally operating interstate trucking companies.

Learn from national experts and litigators how to win big in the tough trucking case. You can’t afford to miss this one.

Where:
The Marriott Atlanta Downtown
160 Spring Street N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia
404-688-8600



When:
Friday, October 24th, Saturday, October 25th, and Sunday, October 26, 2008
Complimentary continental breakfast and refreshments on Friday and Saturday, sponsored by Ringler Associates.
Discounted guestroom rates of $139 per night are available until October 14, 2008. Call the Marriott Atlanta Downtown at 404-688-8600.

Speakers

Registration levels

  • Regular Price: $595.00 for Members/Georgia Trial Lawyer Members, $695.00 for non-Members
    Available for individuals who register on or between September 10, 2008 and October 26, 2008.
  • SUBMITTED FOR UP TO 20 CLE CREDIT HOURS.
  • Pending in:  CA, KS, MO, NY, IA, KY, LA, OH, MS, NC, OK, AR, GA, PA, RI, VA, WI, IL, IN, AL, CO, TX, FL, TN, AZ, MN, & SC

ADVANCED COMBAT TRAINING
- HOW TO WIN BIG IN THE TOUGH TRUCKING CASE -

October 24-26, 2008 - Atlanta, Georgia The Marriott Atlanta Downtown

Presented by: The Association of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America in association with The Georgia Trial Lawyers

Association Program Moderator: Dan Ramsdell, National Director AITLAmerica

Schedule

FRIDAY, October 24, 2008

  • 7:00-8:00 - Registration and breakfast
  • 8:00-8:15 - Welcome and Opening Comments from Dan Ramsdell, Esq. National Director
  • 8:15-9:00 - Morgan Adams, Esq., Chattanooga, Tennessee: What the Defense Doesn’t Want You to Know
  • 9:00-10:00 - Ed Hershewe, Esq., Joplin, Missouri: Discovery: Unearthing the Heart of the Case

10:00 - 10:15 - Break

  • 10:15-10:45 - David Nissenberg, Esq., San Diego, California: Overcoming the Independent Contractor Defense
  • 10:45-11:45 - Steve Gursten, Esq., Southfield, Michigan: Maximizing Personal Injury Damages in Trucking Cases

11:45-1:00 - Lunch

  • 1:00-1:30 - Capt. John Harrison, Lavonia, Georgia: GDPS Compliance
  • 1:30-2:30 - Allan (Chip) Sloan, Esq., Charleston, South Carolina: The Effective Use of Subpoenas to Obtain, Use, and Present Critical Documents in Every Interstate Trucking Case

2:30-2:45 - Break

  • 2:45-3:45 - Joe Fried, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia: Effectively Using the CDL Manual in Deposition and Trial
  • 3:45-4:45 - Frank Branson, Esq., Dallas, Texas: Anatomy of a Truck Catastrophe

SATURDAY, October 25, 2008

  • 7:00-8:00 - Registration and breakfast
  • 8:00-8:15 - Welcome and introduction from Dan Ramsdell, Esq. National Director
  • 8:15-8:45 - Joseph DiNardo, Esq., Counsel Financial, Williamsville, NY: Financing of Litigation and Law Firms
  • 8:45-9:15 - Robert Johnson, Forensic Economist, Los Altos, California: Conservatively Presenting Full-Value Economic and Medical Damages
  • 9:15-9:45 - Michael Kaplen, Esq., Pleasantville, NY: Traumatic Brain Injuries in Interstate Trucking Cases
  • 9:45-10:15 - Tom Doehrman, Esq., Indianapolis, Indiana: Application of the Federal Motor Safety Regulations for Trucking Collisions

10:15 - 10:30 - Break

  • 10:30-11:00 - Edward (Ted) Bassett, Jr., Esq., Westborough, Massachusetts: NAFTA
  • 11:00-11:30 - Richard Traulsen, Esq., Phoenix, Arizona: Accident Reconstruction in Trucking Cases From the Attorney's Perspective - Preservation to Cross Examination
  • 1130-12:00 - Gregory M. Wright, Ruhl Forensic, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona: Foundation Brakes, ABS & Traction Control

12:00 - 1:15 - Lunch

  • 1:15-1:45 - Hon. J. Dan Conklin, Springfield, Missouri: The Road to AITLAmerica Board Certification
  • 1:45-2:15 - Dan Munley, Esq., Scranton, Pennsylvania: Using the Defendant’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation Violations to Increase the Probability of Victory in the Interstate Trucking Case
  • 2:15-2:45 - Richard Ziernicki, Ph.D., P.E., Centennial, Colorado: Use of State of the Art Technology in 5Investigating Trucking Accidents

2:45 - 3:00 - Break

  • 3:00-3:30 - Don Asa, D & A Consultants, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona: Out of Service Vehicles and Commonly Found Mechanical Defects That Should Show Up During the Standard Driver’s Pre-Trip Inspection
  • 3:30-4:30 - Ken Shigley, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia: Motor Carrier Liability Insurance
  • 4:30-4:45 - Mike Casey, Ringler Associates, Chicago, Illinois: Protecting Your Client
  • 4:45-5:00 - Will Shapiro, The James Street Group: New Mandatory Insurance Reporting Requirements & What They Mean to Your Practice

SUNDAY, October 26, 2008

  • 8:00-8:15 - Welcome and introduction from Dan Ramsdell, Esq.National Director
  • 8:15-9:15 - John Romano, Esq., West Palm Beach, Florida: Maximizing Results for Your Client in Trucking Cases Through Early (Pre-Litigation) Steps and Strategies. AKA: A Baker’s Dozen of Tactics, Methods and Strategies
  • 9:15-10:15 - Michael Goldberg, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia: Drugs, Alcohol, & Trucks: Understanding the Law and the Rules of Evidence
  • 10:15-10:45 - Richard Hendrix, Esq., Atlanta, Georgia: Statutory Employer Rule for Motor Carriers
  • 10:45-11:45 - Dan Ramsdell, Esq., Springfield, Missouri: The Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Interstate Trucking Case
  • 11:45-1:00 - CASE WORKSHOP

Bring Your Case; Private Breakout Sessions with Panelists, While Time Permits