As uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) claims become increasingly more common, changing laws are redefining and complicating your responsibility as an attorney or insurance professional. This intense practical introduction to UM/UIM legal practice will arm you with a thorough understanding of the latest laws and the most practical case management strategies - so you can settle or mediate even the most complex claim effectively. Advocate your client's position using a wealth of information that will prepare you to meet the demands of every claim from start to finish and give you a strategic edge over your opponent. You will want to add these information-packed reference materials to your working library. Order today!

1. Understand What the Insurer Is - and Isn't - Responsible For
2. Stay on Top of Recent Legal Developments and Special Issues
3. Avoid Ethical Potholes
4. Take the Lead in Settlement and Mediation
5. Litigate UM/UIM Claims With Confidence
6. Defend UM/UIM Cases

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1. UNDERSTAND WHAT THE INSURER IS - AND ISN'T - RESPONSIBLE FOR
   9:00 - 10:15, Gregory K. Markham
   1. Examine the Details of Offering/Purchasing Coverage, Waiving Coverage and Selecting Limits
   2. Determine the Nature and Extent of UM and UIM Coverages
   3. Measure the Impact of Step-Down Provisions
   4. Stacking of Coverages and Excess Liability: What You Must Know
   5. Interpret Exclusions and Limitations on Coverage
   6. How to Proceed With Injury Claims Due to Vehicle Operation, Maintenance or Use
   7. Answer Questions Related to Offsets and Reimbursements
   8. Does the Insurer Have Subrogation Rights to UM Benefits?
   9. How the Statute of Limitations Applies
2. STAY ON TOP OF RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND SPECIAL ISSUES
   10:15 - 11:00, Alan Van Etten
   1. An Up-to-the-Minute Review of Recent Laws and Court Cases
   2. What Current Trends Mean to You
   3. The Latest on Handling Claims Involving Multiple Tortfeasors
   4. When Conflicts of Law With Other States Occur - Your Changing Role
   5. New Information on Dealing With Comparative Negligence Issues
   6. Multiple Policies? Know Who Pays
3. AVOID ETHICAL POTHOLES
   11:15 - 12:15, Alan Van Etten
   1. Stay Clear of Potential Conflicts of Interest
   2. How the Pros Guard Against Malpractice
   3. Know Who's Entitled to Independent Counsel
   4. How to Select Independent Counsel
4. TAKE THE LEAD IN SETTLEMENT AND MEDIATION
   1:15 - 2:15, Michael J.Y. Wong
   1. Avoid Surprises When Faced With Subrogation Issues
   2. Eliminate the Threat of Bad Faith Claims
   3. Write Demand Letters That Get Results
   4. Steps You Must Take Prior to a Demand for Arbitration
   5. Settle More Claims Outside of Court
   6. Tips for the Arbitration and Mediation of Coverage Disputes
5. LITIGATE UM/UIM CLAIMS WITH CONFIDENCE
   2:30 - 3:30, Michael J.Y. Wong
   1. Adopt Discovery Tools and Techniques That Work
   2. Draft Pleadings That Get the Job Done: Sample Document Review
   3. Choosing Experts and Evidence: Do Your Homework
   4. A Prosecutor's Blueprint for a Successful Trial
      1. Pack Power Into Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
      2. Gain Specific, Ready-to-Use Jury Instructions
6. DEFEND UM/UIM CASES
   3:30 - 4:30, Gregory K. Markham
   1. Discovery Strategies That Pave the Way to Success
   2. How-to's for Responding to and Drafting Pleadings
   3. Techniques for Evaluating Experts and Evidence
   4. Execute a Winning Trial Strategy

GREGORY K. MARKHAM is a partner in the Honolulu law firm of Chee & Markham, where his areas of practice include attorney-commercial litigation, real property, insurance, construction, product liability, professional liability and negligence. Mr. Markham is primarily engaged in the litigation and resolution of personal injury, insurance, commercial, real estate, construction, product liability, and premise liability matters. He is admitted to practice in Hawaii; the Hawaii Supreme Court; the U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; the U.S. Tax Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Markham earned his B.A. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado School of Law at Boulder. He is a member of the American and Hawaii State (Board of Directors) bar associations.

ALAN VAN ETTEN is a partner in the Honolulu law firm of Klevansky Piper Van Etten LLP. His practice concentrates in civil litigation, with an emphasis on insurance law and litigation, representing plaintiffs in personal injury work (he is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum) and both policyholders and insurers in insurance coverage and bad faith cases, as well as litigating employment law and commercial torts on behalf of both plaintiffs and defense. Mr. Van Etten has written and spoken extensively on insurance law and litigation. He is a former adjunct professor of advanced torts/insurance law at The William S. Richardson School of Law. Mr. Van Etten earned his B.A. degree from Yale University and his J.D. degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. He is a member of the Hawaii State (past president and representative to the American Bar Association House of Delegates) and the American (a vice chair, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) bar associations.

MICHAEL J.Y. WONG is a personal injury and divorce lawyer in Honolulu who practices throughout the state of Hawaii. Mr. Wong is editor-in-chief and co-wrote the first edition of the Hawaii Motor Vehicle Collision Manual, which was published by the Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education (HICLE) for plaintiff and defense lawyers handling motor vehicle collision cases. He is editor-in-chief and co-wrote the third edition of the Hawaii Divorce Manual. He earned his B.S. degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California Law Center. Mr. Wong is a member of the Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Hawaii State and American bar associations, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Wong has served on the governing boards of the HSBA, CLH, Association of Plaintiff Lawyers of Hawaii, HICLE and the Hawaii Bar Foundation. He was the American Bar Association General Practice Section's Sole Practitioner of the Year in 1987 and was president of the HSBA Young Lawyers Division.

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