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1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
2. Major Elements of Local Procedure
3. Damages
4. Medicine Update
5. Medical Records in Case Law
6. Legal Ethics in Personal Injury Practice
7. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
8. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
9. Presentation of Evidence

1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
   9:00 - 9:30, James W. Hendry
   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 N. Gutzler
   1. Discovery
   2. Pre-Trial Motions and Pleadings
   3. Settlement Procedure
   4. Post-Trial Motions
   5. Useful Sample Forms
3. Damages
   10:00 - 10:45, Michael N. Gutzler
   1. Compensatory
   2. Medical Bills
   3. Lost Wages
   4. Loss of Consortium
   5. Pain and Suffering
4. Medicine Update
   11:00 - 11:30, James W. Hendry
   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. Medical Records in Case Law
   11:30 - 12:15, Heather C. Beasley
   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
6. Legal Ethics in Personal Injury Practice
   1:15 - 2:15, Heather C. Beasley
   1. The Tripartite Relationship: Insurer, Insured, Counsel
   2. Conflicts of Interest
   3. Attorneys' Fees and Charges
   4. HIPAA and Other Privacy Issues
   5. Ethical Marketing of Legal Services
7. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
   2:15 - 3:00, Michael N. Gutzler
   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
8. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
   3:15 - 4:00, James W. Hendry
   1. State Requirements for Selecting and Qualifying Expert Witnesses
   2. Independent Medical Examiners
   3. Biomechanics Experts
   4. Vocational Specialists
   5. Accident Reconstructionists
9. Presentation of Evidence
   4:00 - 4:30, Heather C. Beasley
   1. Use of Charts and Diagrams
   2. Use of Medical Texts and Videotapes
   3. Use of PowerPoint Presentations

HEATHER C. BEASLEY is a shareholder with the Portland law firm of Davis Rothwell Earle & Xóchihua, P.C., where she is licensed to practice in Oregon and Washington. She practices in the areas of uninsured and underinsured motorist law, products liability, landlord/tenant disputes, construction defect and personal injury defense. Ms. Beasley earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Tufts University and her J.D. degree from Washington College of Law, The American University. She is a member of the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, the Multnomah County and the Clark County bar associations, the Oregon State Bar, the Oregon Casualty Adjustors Association, the Southwest Washington Adjustors Association and DRI.

MICHAEL N. GUTZLER is a member of the law firm of Michael N. Gutzler, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, arbitration and mediation. He earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from Willamette University. Mr. Gutzler is a member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. He has lectured to various professional groups and organizations.

JAMES W. HENDRY is a member of Brownstein, Rask, Sweeney, Kerr, Grim, Desylvia & Hay, LLP, where his main areas of practice are civil litigation, personal injury, domestic relations, criminal, commercial transactions, general business/corporate and estate planning. Mr. Hendry is a member of the Oregon State Bar (Securities and Civil Litigation sections) and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. He earned his B.S. degree from California Polytechnic State University and his J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law.

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