October 26th
- 8:00a - 4:00pGolfing at Revere Golf Club Sponsored by
- 5:00p - 7:00pOpening Party & Registration Sponsored by
October 27th
- 7:30a - 8:30aBreakfast In The Exhibit Hall
- 8:30a - 12:00pLectures and Workshops
- 12:00p - 1:30pLunch
- 1:30p - 5:00pLectures and Workshops
- 5:00p - 8:00pParty Featuring Queen Cover Band sponsored by and
October 28th
- 7:30a - 8:30aBreakfast In The Exhibit Hall
- 8:30a - 12:00pLectures and Workshops
- 12:00p - 1:30pLunch
- 1:30p - 5:00pLectures and Workshops
- 5:00p - 8:00pHalloween Costume Party Sponsored by
October 29th
- 7:30a - 8:30aBreakfast In The Exhibit Hall
- 8:30a - 12:00pLectures and Workshops
- 12:00p - 1:30pLunch
- 1:30p - 5:00pLectures and Workshops
- 5:00p - 8:00pClosing Party
TLU Live Vegas
Saturday, October 29th - Lecture Track
Repeatedly Winning Multi-millions in “Mediocre” Personal Injury Cases
- A. Deciding Which Cases to Try
- 1. Factors that can be overcome and why
- 2. Factors that render a case otherwise
- 3. Making sure the clients understand why we cannot be more interested in their case than they are
- B. Key Factors in Case Work-Up
- 1. Treat! Treat! Treat!
- 2. Work, or not to work?
- 3. Which doctors?
- 4. Treaters vs Retained Experts - Both!
- C. Mediation as Trial Prep
- 1. How and when earning their strategy without giving away yours
- 2. The role of the client and the mediator at mediation
- 3. “1st” vs “2nd” mediations- why??
- D. Establishing Key Themes in Jury Selection
- 1. Questioning personal experience with key issues
- 2. Reading key jury instructions and the magic questions for each
- 3. Covertly destroying the defenses
- E. Opening
- 1. Anchoring the issues/commitments made in Jury Selection
- 2. Visual vs Oral
- 3. “Opening argument“ vs “opening statement“
- F. Case-in-Chief
- 1. What not to do on direct examination
- 2. The most important part of presenting the evidence in any case and why - Redirect Examination
- G. Cross-examination
- 1. Using common sense to defeat the defense expert
- 2. Making their expert embrace your evidence - the beloved “F-you Questions”
- 3. What not to ask
- H. Rebuttal
- I. Closing
- 1. 1st Closing vs Rebuttal Closing