CAALA VEGAS 2019

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Sessions (46)

REGISTRATION DESK OPEN (Lafite Ballroom Foyer)

29 Aug 19
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: Registration Hours

VOIR DIRE (Margaux Room)

29 Aug 19
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Brian Panish ; Courtney Rowley ; Martin Aarons ; Olivier Taillieu ; Taylor Rayfield

DISCOVERY & DEPOS (Room A)

29 Aug 19
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Alfredo Torrijos ; Daniel Pierson ; Elizabeth Hernandez ; Hon. Stuart Rice ; Lauren Horwitz ; Louanne Masry ; Natalie Weatherford ; Sevy Fisher
Moderator: Natalie Weatherford SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview on Discovery Do’s & Don’ts Hon. Stuart M. Rice C... More...

EMPLOYMENT LAW (Room B)

29 Aug 19
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Alyssa Schabloski ; Christina Coleman ; Eric Kingsley ; Genie Harrison ; Hon. Ruth Kwan ; Linda Miller Savitt ; Shannon Ward ; Wendy Musell
Moderator: Christina Coleman SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Ruth Ann Kwan Major Changes in Employment Law (Statutory and ... More...

LIENS (Room C)

29 Aug 19
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Angela Bruno ; Christopher Montes de Oca ; Jeffrey Ehrlich ; John Rice ; Kristy Arevalo ; Robert Simon ; Steven Stevens
Moderator: Robert Simon SPEAKING ORDER Medicare, Medi-Cal & Other Government Liens Steven B. Stevens Appellate Landscape on ... More...

OPENING STATEMENTS (Room D)

29 Aug 19
3:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Christine Spagnoli ; Doug Silverstein ; Hon. Kevin Brazile ; Mike Arias ; Rick Friedman ; Spencer Lucas ; Twila White ; Victor George
Moderator: Twila White SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Kevin Brazile Curative Instructions and Offers of Proof Rick Fried... More...

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

29 Aug 19
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Tracks: Yoga

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

30 Aug 19
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM

Tracks: Yoga

LEGAL ETHICS (Room C)

30 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Belinda Theam ; Christina Coleman ; Cynthia Valenzuela ; David Hoffman ; Ellen Pansky ; Erin Joyce ; Michelle Iarusso ; Neville Johnson
Moderator: Christina Coleman SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview  (with State Bar Judge) Hon. Cynthia Valenzuela Major Change... More...

MEDICINE FOR LAWYERS (Room B)

30 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Craig Peters ; Dr. Sana Khan M.D., Ph.D. ; Gene Sullivan ; Guy Gruppie ; Rajan Patel M.D. ; Sanjay Ghosh, M.D. ; Taylor Rayfield ; Thomas Feher
Moderator: Taylor Rayfield SPEAKING ORDER Spine Tom Feher Sanjay Ghosh, M.D. Joints Craig Peters Rajan Patel, M.D. Neurora... More...

TRIAL SKILLS (Room D)

30 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Arash Homampour ; Candice Klein ; Danica Crittenden ; Hon. Stephanie Bowick ; Jeb Butler ; John Denove ; Michael Alder ; Natalie Weatherford
Moderator: Natalie Weatherford SPEAKING ORDER Judical Overview  Hon. Stephanie Bowick Common Mistakes Lawyers Make at Trial... More...

VEHICLE ACCIDENTS (Room A)

30 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Catherine Lerer ; Christopher Aumais ; Elise Sanguinetti ; Gregory Bentley ; Hon. Randolph Hammock ; Oscar Rene Gutierrez ; Shawn McCann ; Timothy Loranger
Moderator: Timothy Loranger SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Randolph Hammock Autonomous Vehicles Elise Sanguinetti Ube... More...

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS (Room Latour/Lafite Foyer)

30 Aug 19
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Headshots

Need to update your professional headshot? Stop by our Headshot Booth in the Latour/Lafite Foyer. You will be able to receive your updated, digita... More...

BRINGING INVISIBLE INJURIES TO LIFE (Room B)

30 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Andje Medina ; Christopher Dolan ; David Lira ; Gary Dordick ; Geoffrey Wells ; Lauri Brenner ; Minh Nguyen ; Walter Yoka
Moderator: Minh Nguyen SPEAKING ORDER Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI): Recognizing the Symptoms, Diagnosing and Treating th... More...

DIRECT & CROSS (Room D)

30 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Bibianne Fell ; Daniel Balaban ; David deRubertis ; Garo Mardirossian ; Hon. Eric Taylor ; Martin Aarons ; Robert Morgenstern ; Robert Simon ; Tracey Kennedy
Moderator: Robert Simon SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Eric C. Taylor Direct and Cross of Plaintiff in a PI Case (+ Defense A... More...

MEDIATIONS/998s/ NEGOTIATION SKILLS (Room C)

30 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Hon. Joe Hilberman ; Howard Blumenthal ; Jeff Rudman ; Laura Sedrish ; Tobin Ellis ; Twila White ; Zaven Sinanian
Moderator: Twila White SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview with MSC Judge Hon. Zaven V. Sinanian Preparing for, Evaluating Your Case, a... More...

SEXUAL ABUSE CASES (Room A)

30 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Dave Ring ; Holly Boyer ; Hon. Michael Linfield ; Ibiere Seck ; Jessica Pride ; John Manly ; Micha Star Liberty ; Natalie Weatherford
Moderator: Natalie Weatherford SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Michael P. Linfield Vetting Potential Sexual Abuse Cases in the... More...

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DISCOVERY (Margaux Meeting Room)

30 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Speaker(s): Danica Crittenden ; Jin Lew ; LaDonna McDuffie ; Shann Martin

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

30 Aug 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tracks: Yoga

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

31 Aug 19
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM

Tracks: Yoga

CLOSINGS (Latour Ballroom)

31 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Bruce Broillet ; Carl Douglas ; Hon. Samantha Jessner ; Maryann Gallagher ; Nicholas Rowley ; Rahul Ravipudi ; Ricardo Echeverria ; Robert Simon
Moderator: Robert Simon SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Samantha Jessner Sexual Harassment Maryann Gallagher Bad Faith Ri... More...

EVIDENCE & DEMO TECHNOLOGY (Room B)

31 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Gretchen Nelson ; Hon. John Pacheco ; James West ; Laura Horton ; Lourdes De Armas ; Steve Vartazarian ; Twila White
Moderator: Twila White SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. John Pacheco Demonstrative Evidence: Admissibility & Laying a Found... More...

PREMISES CASES (Room A)

31 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Deborah Chang ; Hon. Michelle Court ; Jeff Greenman ; Mauro Fiore, Jr. ; Minh Nguyen ; Stuart Fraenkel ; Tal Rubin ; Timothy Loranger
Moderator: Timothy Loranger SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Michelle Williams Court Evidence & Expert Testimony Mauro Fio... More...

SPECIALTY CREDITS (Room C)

31 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Christina Coleman ; Danny Abir ; Denisse Gastelum ; Derek T. Tran ; Karina Lallande ; Lita Abella ; Puneet Toor ; Scott Tillett
Moderator: Christina Coleman SPEAKING ORDER Legal Ethics Resolving Fee Disputes Danny Abir Ethics of Money: Trust Accounts, Liens, ... More...

TRIAL PREP TO THE MAX (Margaux Meeting Room)

31 Aug 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Speaker(s): Alan Van Gelder ; Armen Akaragian ; Lourdes Malam ; Rose Gutierrez

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS (Room Latour/Lafite Foyer)

31 Aug 19
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tracks: Headshots

Need to update your professional headshot? Stop by our Headshot Booth in the Latour/Lafite Foyer. You will be able to receive your updated, digita... More...

LEGAL STAFF KEYNOTE LUNCH (Margaux Meeting Room)

31 Aug 19
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Speaker(s): Hon. Samantha Jessner

MASTER SPEAKERS - TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS: WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT TRIAL (Latour Ballroom)

31 Aug 19
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Betsy Greene ; Charla Aldous ; Dale Galipo ; Daniel Rodriguez ; Don Keenan ; Elizabeth Hernandez ; Karen Koehler
Moderator: Elizabeth Hernandez Charla Aldous ~ Dallas, Texas Dale Galipo ~  Woodland Hills, California Betsy Greene ~ Bloomington, ... More...

WORDS FROM THE MASTERS (Margaux Meeting Room)

31 Aug 19
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Speaker(s): Geoffrey Wells ; Gretchen Nelson ; Lupe Flores ; Rahul Ravipudi ; Ricardo Echeverria ; Sheri Dempsey
HEAR FIRST-HAND FROM TRIAL ATTORNEYS AS TO WHAT THEY NEED FROM THEIR STAFF FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL More...

TAKE BACK THE SENATE RECEPTION (Room Alsace)

31 Aug 19
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
TRIAL LAWYERS HELP US TAKE BACK THE SENATE!!! Please Join Sponsors Chris Spagnoli, CAOC/CAALA Past President & Mike Arias, CA... More...

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

31 Aug 19
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Tracks: Yoga

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

01 Sep 19
6:45 AM - 7:45 AM

Tracks: Yoga

INSURANCE BAD FAITH (Latour Ballroom)

01 Sep 19
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: MCLE Session - Open to all attendees

Speaker(s): Brian Kabateck ; Hon. Dan Buckley ; Kristin Hobbs ; Michael Cohen ; Robert Gianelli ; Sharon Arkin ; Timothy Loranger ; Torsten Bassell
Moderator: Timothy Loranger SPEAKING ORDER Judicial Overview Hon. Daniel Buckley Insurance Bad Faith 101 Torsten Bassell Opening... More...

YOGA, THERAPY & WELLNESS BAR (Room Lafleur 2)

01 Sep 19
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Yoga