Due to the highly technical nature and continued rise of medical malpractice claims, it is imperative to stay on top of the skills needed for a successful outcome to your case. Order today to gain a thorough understanding of a common medical malpractice case from start to finish.

1. Laying the Foundation
2. Effective New Client Screening and Intake
3. Medicine 101 for Attorneys
4. Effective Trial Preparation
5. The Expert's Role: How to Make or Break Your Case
6. Ethical Traps to Avoid
7. Tactical Trial Pointers

1. LAYING THE FOUNDATION
   9:00 - 9:45, Paul M. La Fayette
   1. Current Case Law and Legislative Update
   2. Understand Physician and Hospital Liability
   3. The Law of Damages
2. EFFECTIVE NEW CLIENT SCREENING AND INTAKE
   9:45 - 10:30, Stephen P. O'Keefe
   1. Initial Client Interview
   2. Which Cases to Avoid–Assess the Validity of the Case
   3. Utilize Medical Expert Consultation Before Agreeing to Take the Case
3. MEDICINE 101 FOR ATTORNEYS
   10:45 - 11:30, Stephen P. O'Keefe
   1. Terminology You'll Need to Know and Use
   2. Common Medical Procedures Encountered in Medical Malpractice
   3. Deciphering Medical Records
   4. Resources for General Medical Info
4. EFFECTIVE TRIAL PREPARATION
   11:30 - 12:30, Elisabeth D. Gentile
   1. Compelling Discovery
   2. New FRCP Rules of Electronic Evidence
   3. Taking and Defending Depositions
   4. Using Technology to Collect and Analyze Data
   5. Initial Court Filings
   6. Preserving and Organizing Evidence for Trial
   7. Sample Checklist
5. THE EXPERT'S ROLE: HOW TO MAKE OR BREAK YOUR CASE
   1:30 - 2:30, Elisabeth D. Gentile
   1. Locating Experts
   2. Interviewing Tactics
   3. Threshold for Qualification
   4. Preparing Experts
   5. Avoiding Expert Bias
   6. Dangers of Relying Too Heavily on Professional Testifiers
6. ETHICAL TRAPS TO AVOID
   2:45 - 3:45, Paul M. La Fayette
   1. Competing Interests: Physicians and Insurance Companies
   2. Medical Records Confidentiality
   3. Practice Advertisement
7. TACTICAL TRIAL POINTERS
   3:45 - 4:30, Stephen P. O'Keefe
   1. Tips for Jury Selection
   2. Effective Opening and Closing Statements
   3. Proof of Causation
   4. Introducing Medical Records
   5. Direct and Cross-Examination
   6. Proving Damages

ELISABETH D. GENTILE is an attorney in the Columbus law firm of Perez & Morris, LLC. Ms. Gentile has been an attorney for more than 14 years and focuses her practice on defense litigation including medical malpractice, premises liability, pharmaceutical products defense and intentional tort defense. She has lectured for attorneys, medical professionals and employers on areas related to her practice. Ms. Gentile is a member of the Society of Ohio Healthcare Attorneys and the Ohio State and Columbus bar associations. She earned her B.S. degree from The Ohio State University and her J.D. degree from Capital University.

PAUL M. LA FAYETTE is a partner in the law firm of Reminger & Reminger Co., LPA, where he practices in the areas of governmental liability, professional liability, medical malpractice, products liability and general liability. He has previous lecture experience on issues of dental malpractice and governmental liability. Mr. La Fayette completed a judicial clerkship with the Ohio Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice in the State of Ohio, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio and the U.S. District, Northern District of Ohio. Mr. La Fayette earned his B.A. degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College and his J.D. degree from Capital University Law School. He is a member of the Ohio State and Columbus bar associations.

STEPHEN P. O'KEEFE is a partner in the Centerville law firm of Gibson & O'Keefe, Co., L.P.A. Mr. O'Keefe focuses his practice in the areas of medical negligence, personal injury and wrongful death. He has lectured on the topic of medical negligence to The Dayton Bar Association, The Ohio Association of Justice, The Hamilton County Association of Trial Attorneys, The University of Dayton School of Law and The Ohio Association of Risk Managers, as well as many medical malpractice insurance companies. He is a member of The American Association for Justice, the Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association and the Dayton, Ohio State and American bar associations. Mr. O'Keefe was selected by his peers to be a member of the prestigious Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has also been voted by his peers as a Super Lawyer in the area of plaintiff's medical malpractice. He earned his B.A. degree from Miami University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from The Cleveland Marshal College of Law. 

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