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1. Emerging Issues and Current Laws
2. Identifying the Type of Tort, Related Causes of Action and Damages
3. Gain a New Perspective of Pre-Trial Practice
4. Gather Information Critical to Your Case
5. Consider the Ethical Consequences: It's Legal, But is it Right?
6. Successful Courtroom Strategies
7. Avoiding Bad Faith Claims for the Insurance Professional: Complying With the Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Act

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1. EMERGING ISSUES AND CURRENT LAWS
   9:00 - 9:30, Brian P. Worthington
   1. Legislative Overview: What the Courts are Ruling
   2. New Case Law Development - Interpreted
   3. Other Emerging Issues
2. IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF TORT, RELATED CAUSES OF ACTION AND DAMAGES
   9:30 - 10:45, Christopher M. Keller
   1. First-Party Claims
      1. Types of Claims
      2. The Insurer's Responsibility
      3. Settlement Issues
   2. Third-Party Claims
      1. Types of Claims
      2. Settlement Issues
   3. Exploring Related Causes of Action
      1. Fraud
      2. Negligence
      3. Breach of Contract
      4. Statutory Breach
   4. What to Consider When Figuring Damages
      1. Emotional Distress
      2. Interest
      3. Attorneys' Fees and Costs
      4. Punitive Damages
3. GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF PRE-TRIAL PRACTICE
   11:00 - 12:00, Riley A. Clayton
   1. The Plaintiff's Preliminary Steps:
      1. Communicate With Insurer and Thoroughly Review the Policy
      2. Choose the Cause of Action and Establish Damages
   2. The Insurer's Guidelines:
      1. Preliminary Negotiation Strategies
      2. Know the Types of Responsive Pleadings
   3. The Use and Selection of Experts
   4. Key Tactics in Arbitration and Settlement
   5. How-to's for Establishing Choice of Venue
   6. Potentially Explosive Traps to Avoid
4. GATHER INFORMATION CRITICAL TO YOUR CASE
   1:00 - 2:00, Christopher M. Keller
   1. Information You Absolutely Need - Where to Find It
   2. Eliminate Headaches When Drafting and Using Interrogatories and Related Documents
   3. Cover All Your Bases When Requesting Documents
   4. Utilize Requests for Admission and Save Time
   5. Your Obligation to Produce and Respond to Discovery
   6. When and Who to Depose and How to Prepare Witnesses
   7. Streamline Your Job With Sample Discovery Forms and Requests
5. CONSIDER THE ETHICAL CONSEQUENCES: IT'S LEGAL, BUT IS IT RIGHT?
   2:00 - 3:00, Brian P. Worthington
   1. Protect the Attorney-Client Privilege
   2. How the Advice of Counsel Defense Can Become an Issue
   3. The Ethical Pitfalls in Contacting Witnesses
6. SUCCESSFUL COURTROOM STRATEGIES
   3:15 - 4:00, Christopher M. Keller
   1. Evaluate Your Options for Summary Judgment
   2. Clarify Common Misconceptions About Motions
   3. Voir Dire: The First Essential Step in Winning the Case
   4. What You Must Accomplish in Opening and Closing Statements
   5. How to Create an Order of Witnesses
   6. What to do When You Have a "Bad" Witness
   7. Guidelines for Using Discovery and Evidentiary Issues
   8. Handling Post-Trial Procedures and Appeal
7. AVOIDING BAD FAITH CLAIMS FOR THE INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL: COMPLYING WITH THE UNFAIR CLAIM SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT
   4:00 - 4:30, Riley A. Clayton

RILEY A. CLAYTON is a partner in the firm of Hall Jaffe & Clayton, LLP, where he practices in the areas of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, catastrophic injury defense, professional errors and omissions defense, and attorney malpractice. Mr. Clayton earned his B.A. degree from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University. He has lectured to various professional groups on ethical related matters. Mr. Clayton is a member of the Clark County Bar Association and the State Bar of Nevada.

CHRISTOPHER M. KELLER is an attorney in the Las Vegas law firm of Pyatt Silvestri & Hanlon, where he practices in the areas of insurance and bad faith insurance defense litigation. Mr. Keller attended Northern Arizona University, the University of Maine at Farmington and graduated, magna cum laude, from the University of Arizona. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Keller is a member of the Young Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Nevada (Intellectual Property Section).

BRIAN P. WORTHINGTON is a partner in the law firm of Ryan Mercaldo & Worthington LLP, where his practice is concentrated in the areas of civil litigation, insurance coverage and appellate practice. He has lectured for various professional groups on insurance coverage law and appellate law. Mr. Worthington is admitted to practice in California, Illinois and Nevada. He is a member of the San Diego County (former chair, Appellate Court Committee) and Clark County bar associations. Mr. Worthington is the chair of the San Diego County Delegation to the California State Bar Conference. He earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his J.D. degree from the University of San Diego.

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