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1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
2. Major Elements of Local Procedure
3. Damages
4. Medicine Records in Case Law
5. Standing on Ethical Ground
6. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
7. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
8. Presentation of Evidence
9. How to Prepare and Coach Your Client Through Mediation

1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
   9:00 - 9:30, Dennis T. Ducharme
   1. Accident Injury
   2. Products Liability – Latest Product Recalls
   3. Premises Liability
   4. Medical Malpractice
   5. Wrongful Death
2. Major Elements of Local Procedure
   9:30 - 10:00, Michael R. Mortimer
   1. Discovery
   2. Pre-Trial Motions and Pleadings
   3. Settlement Procedure
   4. Post-Trial Motions
   5. Useful Sample Forms
3. Damages
   10:00 - 10:30, Michael R. Mortimer
   1. Compensatory
   2. Medical Bills
   3. Lost Wages
   4. Loss of Consortium
   5. Pain and Suffering
4. Medical Records in Case Law
   10:45 - 11:30, Jill L. Davidson
   1. Obtaining
      1. By Authorizations, Subpoenas
      2. Substance
      3. Scope of What's Discoverable
   2. Analyzing
   3. Using Them in Motions, Depositions and at Trial
   4. Admissibility and Confidentiality Issues
   5. Keeping Up with the Latest News of Medical Science
      1. How to Keep Up with the New Procedures, Drugs, Regulations, Recalls
      2. Useful General Medical Reference Resources
      3. New Trend of Defensive Medicine
5. Standing on Ethical Ground
   11:30 - 12:30, Christine Friedman
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct
   2. The Tripartite Relationship among Insured, Insurer and Counsel
   3. Conflicts of Interest
   4. Attorneys' Fees and Charges
   5. Dealing with the “Excess Claim”
6. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
   1:30 - 2:15, Dennis T. Ducharme
   1. First-Party Benefits (No-Fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Additional Personal Injury Protection (A-PIP); Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage)
   2. Tortfeasor's Coverage: Determining Coverage, Excess Coverage, Other “Deep Pockets” (e.g. Respondeat Superior)
   3. Colossus
   4. Medicaid/Medicare Liens
   5. Hospital Liens
   6. Workers' Compensation Liens
   7. Determining Priority and Negotiating the Value of Liens
7. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
   2:15 - 2:45, Christine Friedman
   1. State Requirements for Selecting and Qualifying Expert Witnesses
   2. Independent Medical Examiners
   3. Biomechanics Experts
   4. Vocational Specialists
   5. Accident Reconstructionists
8. Presentation of Evidence
   3:00 - 3:45, Michael R. Mortimer
   1. Use of Charts and Diagrams
   2. Use of Medical Texts and Videotapes
   3. Use of PowerPoint Presentations
9. How to Prepare and Coach Your Client Through Mediation
   3:45 - 4:30, Carol L. Hess

JILL L. DAVIDSON is a Nurse Legal Consultant for Nixon, Raiche, Vogelman, Barry & Slawsky, P.A. law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire. Ms. Davidson earned her B.A. degree from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, and her nursing diploma from Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a certified emergency nurse and instructs a multiple trauma component for critical care course and a telemetry and cardiovascular component for telemetry course. Ms. Davidson has had a variety of nursing administration positions and currently is a per diem nursing supervisor at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.

DENNIS T. DUCHARME is a shareholder in the Manchester law firm of Wiggin & Nourie, P.A., where he practices in the areas of insurance defense, civil litigation, civil rights, products liability and plaintiff personal injury. He has spoken for various business and professional groups and has written several publications. Mr. Ducharme also has served as an adjunct faculty member at Franklin Pierce Law Center. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from North Adams State College and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Ducharme is a member of the New Hampshire and the American bar associations, the Defense Research Institute and the International Association of Defense Counsel.

CHRISTINE FRIEDMAN is a partner of the Concord law firm of Mallory & Friedman, P.L.L.C., where she practices in the areas of insurance defense and plaintiff's personal injury litigation. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Maine and her J.D. degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Ms. Friedman has spoken numerous times on her areas of expertise to both claims professionals and attorneys. She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section).

CAROL L. HESS is a sole practitioner in Bow, New Hampshire, where she has extensive experience in personal injury defense. Her practice is currently focused on mediation and arbitration. She has tried numerous cases and has extensive practice in state and federal courts. Ms. Hess has lectured on litigation and trial tactics before legal and insurance professionals. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Rochester and her J.D. degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Ms. Hess is a member of the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association, the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association and the New Hampshire Bar Association.

MICHAEL R. MORTIMER is a partner at the law firm of Wadleigh Starr & Peters PLLC, where he practices in the areas of workers' compensation, insurance defense litigation, insurance law and civil litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from Williams College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Boston University. Mr. Mortimer is a member of the New Hampshire (member, Workers' Compensation Law Section) and Massachusetts bar associations.

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