2023

The Car Crash Seminar

Austin Aug 17-18, 2023 AT&T Conference Center
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Live Webcast Aug 17-18, 2023
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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.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 August 17, 2023
Day 2 August 18, 2023

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023
Presiding Officer:
Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
11:30 am
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes light refreshments.
12:20 pm

Welcoming Remarks
12:30 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Important Cases in the Prosecution and Defense of UM / UIM Cases

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

This presentation was originally scheduled on Thursday at 1:15 p.m.

Carlos R. Cortez, Cortez Law Firm, PLLC - Dallas, TX
Thomas A. Herald, Thomas A. Herald, P.C. - Dallas, TX
1:15 pm

0.75 hr

Texas Auto Policies

Explore how to get the most from your coverage.

This presentation was originally scheduled on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

Henry L. Moore, Moore Bomben - Austin, TX
2:00 pm

0.50 hr

Negotiating with Insurance Adjusters

Learn how to maximize case value through preparation and presentation of the demand package.

Jeff Jury, Lakeside Mediation Center - Austin, TX
2:30 pm

15-Minute Break
2:45 pm

0.75 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Subrogation and Liens: Medicare, Medicaid and Hospitals

Health insurers and providers compete with claimants for personal injury recoveries. How do attorneys protect plaintiffs and defendants from subrogation interests and medical liens? The CLE paper covers all state and federal topics (ERISA, worker’s comp, child support, attorney liability, etc.) but the presentation drills down on three big subjects.

Judy Kostura, Kostura & Putman, P.C. - Austin, TX
3:30 pm

0.75 hr

Dram Shop

Understanding the law and importance of the alcohol over-service case.

Anjali Nigam, The Nigam Law Firm, PLLC - Houston, TX
Tyler G. Stuart, Hartline Barger LLP - Dallas, TX
4:15 pm

0.75 hr

Seatbelts and Police Opinions: Two Outcome Determinative Issues

Evidence about seatbelts and the investigating officer’s opinions has the potential to be outcome-determinative in a car crash case. What evidence should come before the jury, and what should be kept out?

Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
5:00 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Aug. 18, 2023
Presiding Officer:
Donald H. Kidd, Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX
7:30 am
Austin Only

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Medical Bills in Car Crash Cases

Whether you’re an experienced trial lawyer or tackling your first car crash case, proving and challenging medical expenses can be daunting. Break down the nuts and bolts of this critical damages element, as well as more advanced strategies and recent case law impacting this ever-evolving area of the law.

Morgan A. McPheeters, McPheeters Law, PLLC - Dallas, TX
9:00 am

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Discovery: Beyond Bullet Points

A discussion about the discoverability and admissibility of medical records, medical bills, and related data that focuses on the increasing role of “reasonableness” in the determination of what is discoverable and admissible and the added complexity and expense this adds to the litigation process.

Paul N. Gold, Aversano & Gold - Houston, TX
9:45 am

0.75 hr

Discovery: Best Practices and A View from the Bench

Practical advice for how to conduct effective, ethical and efficient discovery.

Shelly Tomlin Greco, Dallas, TX
Hon. Daryl L. Moore, Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC - Houston, TX
10:30 am

15-Minute Break
10:45 am

1.00 hr ethics

The Unruly Client

Ethical duties and practical advice for working with clients who don’t see eye to eye with you.

Paul Wingo, Hamilton Wingo, LLP - Dallas, TX
11:45 am

0.75 hr

Low Property Damage Cases

Prosecuting and defending personal injury cases with minor property damage can present challenges. This session discusses the experiences and strategies from the plaintiff and defense perspectives.

Kathryn P. Anderson, Anderson & Truitt - Houston, TX
Brian L. Mincher, Burress Law PLLC - McKinney, TX
12:30 pm
Austin Only

Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)
Friday Afternoon, Aug. 18, 2023
Presiding Officer:
Justin B. Demerath, O'Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
1:00 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Recurring Ethics Issues in Car Crash Cases

This session discusses recurring ethics issues in car crash cases affecting attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants.

Robert E. Valdez, Valdez & Treviño - San Antonio, TX
2:00 pm

15-Minute Break
2:15 pm

1.00 hr

Commercial Vehicle Accidents 101

Learn about commercial vehicle litigation from the plaintiff and defense perspective. The presentation includes litigation involving tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, and commercial buses.

Michael R. Cowen, Cowen | Rodriguez | Peacock - San Antonio, TX
William M. Toles, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX
3:15 pm

0.75 hr

Jury Selection: What, Why, and How?

What information are you truly trying to obtain during voir dire, why do you need that information for your specific case, and how are you asking questions to get it? Intentional strategies to help plan your approach to jury selection and execute it.

Jim M. Perdue Jr., Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Storytelling and Themes

How to use stories and themes from voir dire through rebuttal to expose the defense’s use of psychology in trial. This presentation includes real-world, trial-tested stories and story techniques that have been successfully used all over the country in red, blue, and purple counties for car wreck verdicts big and (relatively) small.

Charles Bennett, Bennett Injury Law - Dallas, TX
4:30 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 August 17, 2023
Day 2 August 18, 2023

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Conference Faculty

Kathryn P. Anderson

Anderson & Truitt
Houston, TX

Charles Bennett

Bennett Injury Law
Dallas, TX

Quentin Brogdon

Crain Brogdon LLP
Dallas, TX

Carlos R. Cortez

Cortez Law Firm, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Michael R. Cowen

Cowen | Rodriguez | Peacock
San Antonio, TX

Paul N. Gold

Aversano & Gold
Houston, TX

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Dallas, TX

Thomas A. Herald

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

Jeff Jury

Lakeside Mediation Center
Austin, TX

Judy Kostura

Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Morgan A. McPheeters

McPheeters Law, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Brian L. Mincher

Burress Law PLLC
McKinney, TX

Hon. Daryl L. Moore

Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC
Houston, TX

Henry L. Moore

Moore Bomben
Austin, TX

Anjali Nigam

The Nigam Law Firm, PLLC
Houston, TX

Jim M. Perdue Jr.

Perdue & Kidd
Houston, TX

Tyler G. Stuart

Hartline Barger LLP
Dallas, TX

William M. Toles

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Robert E. Valdez

Valdez & Treviño
San Antonio, TX

Paul Wingo

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Quentin Brogdon—Chair

Crain Brogdon LLP
Dallas, TX

Muhammad S. Aziz

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

Stephanie Baenisch

Dallas, TX

Justin B. Demerath

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

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Dallas, TX

Donald H. Kidd

Perdue & Kidd
Houston, TX

Judy Kostura

Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Austin, TX

Henry L. Moore

Moore Bomben
Austin, TX

Anjali Nigam

The Nigam Law Firm, PLLC
Houston, TX

Hon. Manpreet Kaur Singh

Houston, TX

William M. Toles

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Robert E. Valdez

Valdez & Treviño
San Antonio, TX

Paul Wingo

Hamilton Wingo, LLP
Dallas, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 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 Monday. 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

California – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 13.50 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim 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 Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Pennsylvania – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. You may also be required to sign-in at the registration desk if you are attending in-person - please see staff onsite for more details. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Other States – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 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.

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records.

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

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 13.50 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 Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law

UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

California – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.

Oklahoma – 13.50 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

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. 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 Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. 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.

Pennsylvania – 11.25 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Other States – 11.25 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

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

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 – 13.50 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 Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Austin – Aug 17-18, 2023 – AT&T Conference Center

Conference Concluded

Live Webcast – Aug 17-18, 2023

Conference Concluded

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Austin
Live Webcast

Individual
Last day for $500.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$600.00 for registrations received after this time

Paralegal Rate
Last day for $350.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$450.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $450.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$550.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $400.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$500.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Aug 11, 2023

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Aug 14, 2023

Individual
Last day for $500.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$600.00 for registrations received after this time

Paralegal Rate
Last day for $350.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$450.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $450.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$550.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $400.00 Regular pricing: Aug 9, 2023

$500.00 for registrations received after this time

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

The University of Texas at Austin
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX
877.744.8822 (reservations)
Map

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms are available at a rate of $229 for the night of August 17th only. Please use this link to book your reservation. Special room rate is available until July 17, or until the room block is exhausted, whichever comes first.

Parking Information

Parking is available in the hotel's attached garage, as well as Rowling Hall Garage. Both garage entrances are located on W 20th St. Guests may self-park or use the hotel's valet services at the University Avenue entrance. Parking rates are subject to change without notice.

Self-parking fees:

Hourly Parking:
0-30 minutes, $3
31-60 minutes, $4
1– 2 hours, $6
2– 3 hours, $9
3– 4 hours, $12
4– 5 hours, $15
5– 8 hours, $18
8– 24 hours, $21

Overnight Guests:
Hotel guests may obtain a parking card at the front desk for $21 per night.

Valet Parking Rates:
Daily valet: $21
Overnight valet: $38

Additional Information

The conference will take place in Classroom 101 which is located on level M1 of the AT&T Conference Center.

Our Sponsors

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Hamilton Wingo, LLP

Hamilton Wingo, LLP, is a nationally recognized plaintiff’s trial firm based in Dallas, Texas. Our trial lawyers specialize in representing people and companies in high-stakes complex litigation. Our clients are more than cases; we strive to provide top-rated customer service and the best experience for our clients. We have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements across the country.
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Aversano & Gold

We are a small firm dedicated to the representation of individuals who have experienced life-altering or fatal injuries due to the negligence of others. We handle a variety of litigation, including representation of individuals who have been victims of medical malpractice, corporate malfeasance, defective products, irresponsible trucking practices, as well as plant and construction site safety mismanagement. Our guiding principle is to remain passionately committed to the goal of obtaining an appropriate measure of justice through the legal system for our clients that provides them the opportunity to find new pathways, meaning, and purpose in life through the restoration of their dignity.
www.cuttingedgejustice.com

2023

The Car Crash Seminar

Austin Aug 17-18, 2023 AT&T Conference Center Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Aug 17-18, 2023 Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: eConference Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023

Friday Morning, Aug. 18, 2023

Friday Afternoon, Aug. 18, 2023

Conference Faculty

Kathryn P. Anderson

Charles Bennett

Quentin Brogdon

Carlos R. Cortez

Michael R. Cowen

Paul N. Gold

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Thomas A. Herald

Jeff Jury

Judy Kostura

Morgan A. McPheeters

Brian L. Mincher

Hon. Daryl L. Moore

Henry L. Moore

Anjali Nigam

Jim M. Perdue Jr.

Tyler G. Stuart

William M. Toles

Robert E. Valdez

Paul Wingo

Planning Committee

Quentin Brogdon—Chair

Muhammad S. Aziz

Stephanie Baenisch

Justin B. Demerath

Shelly Tomlin Greco

Donald H. Kidd

Judy Kostura

Henry L. Moore

Anjali Nigam

Hon. Manpreet Kaur Singh

William M. Toles

Robert E. Valdez

Paul Wingo

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

AT&T Conference Center

Accommodations

Parking Information

Additional Information

Our Sponsors

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Austin Aug 17-18, 2023 AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Aug 17-18, 2023
Conference Concluded