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1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
2. Major Elements of Local Procedure
3. Damages
4. Medical 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

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1. Legislative, Case Law and Regulatory Trends and Developments
   9:00 - 9:30, Thomas J. Lowery
   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 - 10:15, Peter B. Skeel
   1. Discovery
   2. Pre-Trial Motions and Pleadings
   3. Settlement Procedure
   4. Post-Trial Motions
   5. Useful Sample Forms
3. Damages
   10:30 - 11:15, Gary M. Lang
   1. Compensatory
   2. Medical Bills
   3. Lost Wages
   4. Loss of Consortium
   5. Pain and Suffering
4. Medical Records in Case Law
   11:15 - 12:15, Peter B. Skeel
   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
   1:15 - 2:15, Gary M. Lang
   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
   2:15 - 3:00, Peter B. Skeel
   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
   3:15 - 4:00, Thomas J. Lowery
   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
   4:00 - 4:30, Gary M. Lang
   1. Use of Charts and Diagrams
   2. Use of Medical Texts and Videotapes
   3. Use of PowerPoint Presentations

GARY M. LANG is a senior partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Feldstein Grinberg Stein & McKee, PC. He is certified as a civil trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Lang is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer each year since 2005. Since 1992, he has co-written the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Civil Practice Manual published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Mr. Lang is a published author in his fields of practice, and a frequent lecturer on topics relating to civil procedure, personal injury, medical malpractice and ethics. He practices in the fields of professional negligence, personal injury and products liability litigation. Mr. Lang is a member and former governor of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County; former chair of the Allegheny County Bench Bar Committee; former member of the Board of Governors of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation; and a recipient of one of the Foundation's pro bono awards. Additionally, he has been honored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association with two pro bono awards. A graduate of the College of William and Mary, he earned his J.D. degree from the Capital University School of Law.

THOMAS J. LOWERY is a partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Margolis Edelstein where he practices in the areas of insurance law, personal injury litigation, employment law and workers' compensation. He is a frequent lecturer in the areas of insurance disputes, litigation strategies and employment issues. Mr. Lowery has been defending automobile personal injury and insurance claims for more than 30 years. He has been appointed as a federal arbitrator and as an adjunct settlement judge by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Lowery is a member of the Pennsylvania (member, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee; Civil Litigation and Labor Law sections) and American (Torts and Insurance Practice and Labor Law sections) bar associations. He received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from LaSalle University and his J.D. degree from Duquesne University School of Law.

PETER B. SKEEL is a partner in the Pittsburgh law firm of Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Skeel, PC, where his practice is concentrated in insurance defense with an emphasis on insurance coverage issues and UM/UIM claims. He has lectured previously on insurance and personal injury topics. Mr. Skeel earned his B.A. degree from Allegheny College and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania bar associations, and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute. 

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