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1. Evaluating the Case
2. Key Elements of UM/UIM Coverage
3. Subrogation and Liens
4. Ethical Traps to Avoid
5. Pre-Litigation Activity
6. Arbitration and Mediation
7. Trial: Beyond the Basics

1. EVALUATING THE CASE
   9:00 - 9:30, John M. Cooper
1. Initial Considerations
2. Client Interview Pointers
3. Recognizing an Auto Defect Case
2. KEY ELEMENTS OF UM/UIM COVERAGE
   9:30 - 10:45, John G. Crandley
1. Understanding the Statutes
2. Case Law and Legislative Update
3. Policy Coverage Considerations
4. Policy Exclusions and Limitations
5. Hit and Run Coverage
6. Policy Arbitration Requirements
7. Stacking Coverage and Who Pays?
8. Rental Vehicles
3. SUBROGATION AND LIENS
   11:00 - 11:45, John B. Gaidies
1. Legal Elements of a Subrogation Claim
2. Typical Documentation Necessary
3. ERISA
4. Medicaid
5. Medicare
6. Bankruptcy
4. ETHICAL TRAPS TO AVOID
   12:45 - 1:45, John M. Cooper
1. Who is the Client?
2. Multiple Representation
3. Fee Agreements and Retention
4. Guarding Against Malpractice
5. PRE-LITIGATION ACTIVITY
   1:45 - 2:30, John G. Crandley
1. Choice of Venue
2. Discovery
3. Locating and Preparing Experts
4. Establishing Damages
5. Voluntary Disclosures
6. Pre-Trial Motions Practice
6. ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION
   2:45 - 3:30, Michelle R. Parker
1. Motion to Compel Arbitration
2. Mandatory or Voluntary Arbitration
3. How the Adjuster's Settlement Authority is Restricted
4. Arbitration Pros and Cons
5. Scope of Review
7. TRIAL: BEYOND THE BASICS
   3:30 - 4:30, Michelle R. Parker
1. Jury and Non-Jury Venue
2. Proving and Disputing Damages
3. Introducing Evidence
4. Utilizing Forensic Science
5. Accident Reconstruction
6. Demonstrating Injury Impact
7. Direct and Cross-Examination
8. Effective Opening and Closing Statements
9. Motions Practice During Trial

JOHN M. COOPER is an attorney with Cooper Hurley, PLLC, where he practices in all areas of personal injury for plaintiffs only, including in medical malpractice, Federal Employers' Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), railroad crossing accidents, automobile wrecks, trucking litigation, products liability, nursing home cases and premises liability. Mr. Cooper earned his B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society; and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia. He was law clerk to the Honorable Rebecca Smith, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division. Mr. Cooper was chair of the Railroad Law Section of American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA). He has taught for the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association on auto accident cases and has taught various courses for National Business Institute. Mr. Cooper is licensed not only in Virginia, but also in North Carolina and West Virginia. He is a member of the Norfolk & Portsmouth and Virginia Beach bar associations. Mr. Cooper also is a member of the Board of Governors of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, having been elected a Second District Governor from Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia. He has an AV ranking from the Martindale-Hubble lawyer rating service.

JOHN G. CRANDLEY is a partner in the law firm of Preston, Wilson & Crandley, where he practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation and insurance defense. Mr. Crandley is a member of the Norfolk & Portsmouth and American bar associations, as well as the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. He earned his B.A. degree from College of the Holy Cross and his J.D. degree from Marshall-Whythe School of Law, College of William & Mary.

JOHN B. GAIDIES is a principal in The Joynes & Gaidies Law Group, P.C., in Virginia Beach, where he practices in the area of personal injury law. Mr. Gaidies has practiced law for more than 40 years. He has spent approximately half of his legal career as an insurance defense counsel and the last half as a plaintiff attorney. Mr. Gaidies is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, the Virginia State Bar, and the Norfolk & Portsmouth and Virginia bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary and his J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law.

MICHELLE R. PARKER is an attorney in the Norfolk law firm of Decker, Cardon, Thomas, Weintraub & Neskis, P.C. Ms. Parker practices in the areas of personal injury, elder law, corporate law and criminal defense law. She has been admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia and to the Bar of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Parker earned her B.A. degree from Virginia Wesleyan College and her J.D. degree from Regent University School of Law.

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