2019

Car Crash Seminar

Austin Aug 1-2, 2019 Norris Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Aug 1-2, 2019
Conference Concluded

Overview

The Car Crash Seminar is the ultimate program for practitioners of all experience levels. In-depth fundamentals take you from initial client contact through trial or settlement, and come away with a definitive set of resource materials and sample forms.

2019 program highlights:

Practical tips and strategies for plaintiff and defense counsel, including negotiating with the insurance adjuster, depositions and cross-examining witnesses, and guidance on the use of medical records
The latest on hot topics such as Texas auto policies, truck wrecks, rideshare litigation, low property damage cases, and new advertising rules for attorneys
Guidance on the ever-changing rules regarding Medicare and Medicaid, ERISA, workers’ comp, hospital liens, state and local employees, and disability plans
Judicial perspective on what does and doesn’t work well at trial and a mediator’s perspective on what happens in the parties’ rooms when the other isn’t looking
Advice on how to better manage wellness as an attorney in this demanding and stressful profession

Attendees also receive a bonus eSupplement after the conference, affording them the opportunity to earn their full 15.00/3.00 Texas MCLE credit hours for the year!

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 August 1, 2019
Day 2 August 2, 2019

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 1, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Quentin Brogdon, Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes complimentary refreshments.
12:50 pm

Welcoming Remarks
1:00 pm

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Texas Auto Policies

Explore how to get the most from your coverage.

Henry L. Moore, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

Henry L. Moore, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
1:30 pm

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims: The Ultimate Traffic Jam

A review of recent cases impacting UM/UIM cases and the strategies for prosecuting and defending uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.

Thomas A. Herald, Thomas A. Herald, P.C. - Bedford, TX

Thomas A. Herald, Thomas A. Herald, P.C. - Bedford, TX
2:00 pm

0.50 hr

Recognizing Product Liability Claims

Learn how to spot product liability issues in catastrophic injury car crashes and evidence collection and preservation.

Muhammad S. Aziz, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz - Houston, TX

Muhammad S. Aziz, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz - Houston, TX
2:30 pm

0.50 hr

Insurance and Rideshare Litigation

Hear an overview of the law surrounding rideshare insurance and accompanying litigation, common issues encountered when taking on the various types of rideshare cases, and practical tips regarding how to best try these cases from sign-up to resolution.

John C. (Jack) Zinda, Zinda Law Group, PLLC - Austin, TX
Co-Author:
Melinda Wetzel, Zinda Law Group, PLLC - Austin, TX

John C. (Jack) Zinda, Zinda Law Group, PLLC - Austin, TX
Co-Author:
Melinda Wetzel, Zinda Law Group, PLLC - Austin, TX
3:00 pm

Break
3:15 pm

0.50 hr

Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases

Learn about common TBI symptoms and diagnoses, brain imaging technology, expert witnesses used in TBI cases, common defenses, and ethical considerations in settling TBI cases.

Thomas A. Crosley, Attorney at Law - San Antonio, TX

Thomas A. Crosley, Attorney at Law - San Antonio, TX
3:45 pm

0.50 hr

Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles no longer exist only in science fiction, and the advent of these vehicles will cause tectonic shifts in auto crash litigation.

Quentin Brogdon, Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX

Quentin Brogdon, Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP - Dallas, TX
4:15 pm

0.75 hr

Injury Causation in Low Property Damage Cases

Hear from plaintiff and defense attorneys on best practices for assessing injuries in low property damage cases, including a review of the rationale behind these assessments.

Brian L. Mincher, Eberstein & Witherite, LLP - Dallas, TX
Manpreet Kaur Singh, Fanaff & Baldwin - Houston, TX
Roger A. Sullivan, Sullivan Trial Lawyers, P.C. - Houston, TX

Brian L. Mincher, Eberstein & Witherite, LLP - Dallas, TX
Manpreet Kaur Singh, Fanaff & Baldwin - Houston, TX
Roger A. Sullivan, Sullivan Trial Lawyers, P.C. - Houston, TX
5:00 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Aug. 2, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Rachael Klipp, Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX
7:30 am
Austin Only

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Attorney Advertising

What every attorney needs to know before spending a dollar on advertising.

Paul Wingo, Hamilton Wingo, LLP - Dallas, TX

Paul Wingo, Hamilton Wingo, LLP - Dallas, TX
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Chapter 18.001 Affidavits, Post-HB 1693: What Changed, and What Remains the Same

The Texas Legislature just made important amendments to Chapter 18.001. Find out how the amendments will change your practice.

Jennifer Mauer Lee, Fee Smith Sharp & Vitullo LLP - Dallas, TX

Jennifer Mauer Lee, Fee Smith Sharp & Vitullo LLP - Dallas, TX
9:30 am

0.50 hr

From Deposition to Cross-Examination: Finding It, Organizing It, and Using It

Cover the nuts and bolts of deposition and cross-examination techniques, including using a deposition to gather the information necessary to prepare a cross-examination strategy in order to control the witness at trial.

Mike Davis, Slack Davis Sanger LLP - Austin, TX

Mike Davis, Slack Davis Sanger LLP - Austin, TX
10:00 am

Break
10:15 am

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Defense Perspective on Medical Records

Hear from defense attorneys in the purpose, analysis, and use of medical records.

Erin L. Westendorf-Boyd, Chamberlain McHaney - Austin, TX
Melissa White, The Snell Law Firm, PLLC - Austin, TX

Erin L. Westendorf-Boyd, Chamberlain McHaney - Austin, TX
Melissa White, The Snell Law Firm, PLLC - Austin, TX
10:45 am

0.50 hr

Turning Weaknesses into Strengths at Trial

Hear lessons in overcoming common damages defenses (i.e. pre-existing conditions, low property damage, “gaps” in treatment, criminal records, etc.) and how to embrace your client’s story.

Stephanie Baenisch, Loncar Associates - Dallas, TX

Stephanie Baenisch, Loncar Associates - Dallas, TX
11:15 am

0.75 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Subrogation and Liens

Examine the ever-changing rules regarding Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, workers' comp, hospital liens, state employees, local employees, and disability plans. Explore safeguards created by a state law which protects first party and portions of third-party recoveries from many insured plans.

Judy Kostura, Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C. - Austin, TX

Judy Kostura, Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C. - Austin, TX
12:00 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, Aug. 2, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Henry L. Moore, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:20 pm

0.75 hr ethics

Lawyer Wellness

Get evidence-based strategies to help navigate the stress of our extremely demanding profession. Learn how small changes in our daily approach to the practice of law can greatly improve work-life balance.

Price Ainsworth, Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX
Erica Grigg, Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program - Austin, TX

Price Ainsworth, Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX
Erica Grigg, Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program - Austin, TX
1:05 pm

Break
1:20 pm

0.50 hr

Trying the Car Wreck Case from the Defense Perspective

A defense lawyer's opinion about why cases are lost.

Bob Grove, Retired, Grove, Ehlinger & Deaderick - Boerne, TX

Bob Grove, Retired, Grove, Ehlinger & Deaderick - Boerne, TX
1:50 pm

1.00 hr

Not Just A Big Car Crash: Yin and Yang Trucking Tips and Pitfalls

This presentation focuses on prosecuting and defending a trucking lawsuit from the plaintiff and defense perspective, including a discussion of recent state and national trends in trucking litigation.

Todd Clement, Clement + Speer - Dallas, TX
William M. Toles, Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo - Dallas, TX

Todd Clement, Clement + Speer - Dallas, TX
William M. Toles, Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo - Dallas, TX
2:50 pm

Break
3:00 pm

0.50 hr

Moving the Insurance Adjuster Needle

Hear tips for plaintiff and defense counsel to bring the insurance adjuster to a realistic evaluation of the case, for the benefit of not just the plaintiff and counsel, but also the defendant insured and counsel.

Ross S. Crossland, The Crossland Law Firm - Austin, TX

Ross S. Crossland, The Crossland Law Firm - Austin, TX
3:30 pm

0.50 hr

View From the Mediator

Explore effective mediation strategies. What does the mediator need from you? What does your opponent need from you? What helps and what doesn’t?

John Rubin, Rubin Law Firm, PLLC - Austin, TX

John Rubin, Rubin Law Firm, PLLC - Austin, TX
4:00 pm

0.75 hr

View from the Bench: Trial Basics

Hear observations and guidance from a trial judge.

Hon. Eric Montgomery Shepperd, Travis County Court at Law No. 2 - Austin, TX

Hon. Eric Montgomery Shepperd, Travis County Court at Law No. 2 - Austin, TX
4:45 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 August 1, 2019
Day 2 August 2, 2019

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Conference Faculty

Price Ainsworth

Lorenz & Lorenz LLP
Austin, TX

Muhammad S. Aziz

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz
Houston, TX

Stephanie Baenisch

Loncar Associates
Dallas, TX

Quentin Brogdon

Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP
Dallas, TX

Todd Clement

Clement + Speer
Dallas, TX

Thomas A. Crosley

Attorney at Law
San Antonio, TX

Ross S. Crossland

The Crossland Law Firm
Austin, TX

Mike Davis

Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Austin, TX

Erica Grigg

Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program
Austin, TX

Bob Grove

Retired, Grove, Ehlinger & Deaderick
Boerne, TX

Thomas A. Herald

Thomas A. Herald, P.C.
Bedford, TX

Judy Kostura

Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Jennifer Mauer Lee

Fee Smith Sharp & Vitullo LLP
Dallas, TX

Brian L. Mincher

Eberstein & Witherite, LLP
Dallas, TX

Henry L. Moore

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

John Rubin

Rubin Law Firm, PLLC
Austin, TX

Hon. Eric Montgomery Shepperd

Travis County Court at Law No. 2
Austin, TX

Manpreet Kaur Singh

Fanaff & Baldwin
Houston, TX

Roger A. Sullivan

Sullivan Trial Lawyers, P.C.
Houston, TX

William M. Toles

Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo
Dallas, TX

Erin L. Westendorf-Boyd

Chamberlain McHaney
Austin, TX

Melinda Wetzel

Zinda Law Group, PLLC
Austin, TX

Melissa White

The Snell Law Firm, PLLC
Austin, TX

Paul Wingo

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
Dallas, TX

John C. (Jack) Zinda

Zinda Law Group, PLLC
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Quentin Brogdon—Chair

Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP
Dallas, TX

Stephanie Baenisch

Loncar Associates
Dallas, TX

Brent Carpenter

Carpenter & Carpenter, P.C.
Sugar Land, TX

Mike Davis

Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Austin, TX

Justin B. Demerath

O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC
Austin, TX

Rachael Klipp

Lorenz & Lorenz LLP
Austin, TX

Judy Kostura

Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Henry L. Moore

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

William M. Toles

Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo
Dallas, TX

Paul Wingo

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
Dallas, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 13.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 13.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Louisiana – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

To claim Louisiana MCLE credit, Louisiana credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 13.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Other States – 11.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 13.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Aug 1-2, 2019 – Norris Conference Center

Conference Concluded

Live Webcast – Aug 1-2, 2019

Conference Concluded

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Last day for cancellation: Jul 29, 2019

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$340.00

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Jul 26, 2019
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Jul 29, 2019

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Austin, TX 78757
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Car Crash Seminar

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 1, 2019

Friday Morning, Aug. 2, 2019

Friday Afternoon, Aug. 2, 2019

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Norris Conference Center

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