Last Chance CLE Conference
December 8-9, 2011
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Two Poydras Street, New Orleans, La.
(First floor, ballrooms C and D)
13.0 CLE credits, including 1.0 ethics and 1.0 professionalism
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Review of Louisiana Law:
Presenting a Claim to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility
Matthew F. Block, Block Law Firm, Thibodaux (Biography)
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At What Point Plausible: Circuit Court Cases Applying Twombly and Iqbal
Judge James J. Brady; U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge
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The Destruction and Immunities of Hurricane Katrina
Joseph M. Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans (Biography)
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Avoiding Plaintiff's Choice of Forum -- Forum Non and More
Richard J. "Jerry" Dodson; Dodson, Hooks & Frederick, APLC; Baton Rouge (Biography)
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Medical Malpractice: What Hath the Judiciary Wrought?
Michael J. Ecuyer; Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, LLC; New Orleans (Biography)
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Recent Developments in Louisiana Tort Law
Thomas C. Galligan Jr.; President and Professor of Humanities, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H. (Biography)
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Evidence in Summary Judgments
Judge James T. Genovese, Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, Opelousas
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ETHICS -- The New Lawyer Advertising Rules: Two Years Later
Robert E. Kleinpeter; Kleinpeter & Schwartzberg, LLC; Baton Rouge (Biography)
Basile J. Uddo, Attorney at Law, Metairie (Biography)
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Proving Economic Losses in Business Cases
Frank E. Lamothe III, Lamothe Lea Aertker LLC, Covington (Biography)
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The Louisiana Products Liability Act: Effectively Presenting the Plaintiff's Case
P. Craig Morrow Jr.; Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett; Opelousas (Biography)
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The Hazard of Highway Defects in Louisiana
Michael C. Palmintier; deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Frugé; Baton Rouge (Biography)
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Update on Civil Procedure
Donald W. Price; Dué, Price, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews; Baton Rouge (Biography)
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Slips, Trips, and Falls -- The State of the Law in Louisiana
Alonzo T. "Lonnie" Stanga III; Stanga & Mustian, PLC; Metairie (Biography)
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PROFESSIONALISM - Three Levels of Enlightenment: Civility, Professionalism and Ethics
Harry T. Widmann, Harry T. Widmann & Associates, Metairie (Biography)
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Winning with the Masters:
Smart People Thinking About People Thinking About People Thinking
Amato A. DeLuca, DeLuca & Weizenbaum, Ltd., Providence, R.I. (Biography)
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How to Run Your Own Focus Group
Jaine E. Fraser, Ph.D., Trial Psychology Institute, Dallas, Texas (Biography)
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Medicare Set Asides in Liability Settlements ... Has the Time Come?
Matthew L. Garretson, Garretson Resolution Group, Cincinnati, Ohio (Biography)
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Basic and Advanced Imaging for Head Trauma: Can Pictures Prove Your Case?
Mark Herbst, M.D., Ph.D.; St. Petersburg Independent Diagnostic Radiology, Inc.; St. Petersburg, Fla.
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The Art of Persuasion and Psychology In Civil Trials
Russ M. Herman; Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P.; New Orleans, La. (Biography)
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Voir Dire: How to Get the Jury Talking and Keep Them Talking
Joseph H. Low IV, The Law Firm of Joseph H. Low IV, Long Beach, Calif. (Biography)
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The Art of Advocacy: Lessons from Preachers
Richard W. Morefield Jr.; Bottaro, Morefield, Kubin & Yocum, PC; Kansas City, Mo. (Biography)
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Fighting the Daubert Challenges to Experts and Winning
Lawrence P. Wilson, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston, Texas (Biography)
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Because conference is scheduled months in advance and trial schedules may vary, program is subject to change.