October 26th

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 HMR Servicing and VRDE

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 McDonald Worley

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

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Saturday, October 29th - Lecture Track

Repeatedly Winning Multi-millions in “Mediocre” Personal Injury Cases

Rick Block

Rick Block
  • 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
    • 1. Why not “…on Direct?”
  • I. Closing
    • 1. 1st Closing vs Rebuttal Closing