2021 Auto Negligence Virtual Seminar

2021 Auto Negligence Virtual Seminar
Monday, February 15, 2021
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Always one of MAJ's most highly attended programs, this year's Auto Negligence Seminar has gone virtual to keep our members safe and healthy. Featuring a national keynote speaker, two pairs of local rockstar attorneys and a diverse panel of judges to provide you with best practices and trial-tested methods to win cases and maximize verdicts, whether you're an experienced attorney or just starting your practice.

Don't miss our Auto Negligence 101 Session on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Even the most experienced attorneys can use a refresher!

Keynote Speaker

Enhance Your Case With Focus Groups

Learn how you can use focus groups to develop a discovery plan, prepare for trial and maximize damages. You will be shown proven methods you can employ right away even with modest resources to determine what a jury would find persuasive. 

Ken Levinson
Levinson & Stefani Injury Attorneys
Chicago, IL

Kenneth H. Levinson is the founding partner of Levinson and Stefani, a Chicago firm concentrating in representing families in wrongful death and serious injury matters. Ken co-authored the current edition of Litigating Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, published by AAJ Press/Thomson-Reuters. Ken was named by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for 2010 – 2020 and made the list of the Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in Illinois in 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2020. He was also recognized by Leading Lawyers in 2017-2020. He is currently the chair-elect for AAJ’s Interstate Trucking Litigation Group, the co-chair of AAJ’s Jury Bias Litigation Group, and the past chair of AAJ’s Motor Vehicle Collision, Highway and Premises Liability Section. Ken currently serves on the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Board of Managers and is one of Illinois’ Board of Governors to AAJ. Ken is a co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Solo/Small Firm Committee. He is also an invited speaker and faculty member at various trial lawyer programs throughout the country.

Speakers and Programs

Bad Faith and the Maryland Insurance Administration

MAJ President Amy Orsi and her partner, Stephen Markey will discuss bad faith claims: what they are, how to make them and how they enhance case value. The session will include a review of the relevant law, step-by-step tutorials, and real life examples.

Stephen A. Markey, III
Law Offices of Markey & Orsi

Amy M. Orsi
Law Offices of Markey & Orsi

Ride Sharing: Navigating the Labyrinth

Who is the insurance carrier? Is there PIP? Is the UM? How much? How do I know who is primary? All this and more will be revealed. Finding coverage with Uber, Lyft, Doordash and others so you can get your client (and you) paid.

David Tompkins
Lewis & Tompkins, PC

Sharon Tompkins
Lewis & Tompkins, PC

Damages Q&A with the Bench

A panel of trial judges will share their collective experience on courtroom damage presentations. Including permissible/impermissible arguments, effective/ineffective techniques and arguments, and general damage evidence considerations. Join us to learn the good, the bad and the ugly of practitioner hits and misses.

Hon. David Wylie Densford
Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County

Hon. Karen H. Mason
Circuit Court for Prince George’s County

More TBA!

Moderators

John Everett
ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers

David A. Muncy
Plaxen & Adler, PA

Information on how to access the virtual seminar will be sent upon registration.

Written cancellation on or prior to Monday, February 1, 2021 will result in a refund less a $25 fee. After Monday, February 1, 2021, registration fees will not be refunded.