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Join ITLA's established, engaging, and emerging leaders at the 36th Annual Lifetime Achievement seminar. This fast-paced two day program's faculty features more than 40 ITLA members speaking in 15 minute increments covering a vast array of topics.

Program chaired by ITLA Immediate Past President, Daniel H. Pfeifer
12 Hours Continuing Legal Education/1.5 Hours Ethics 

Seminar Agenda

May 1st, 2024 

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions & Announcements
Daniel Pfeifer, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak 

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Practice Tips for Deposing the Organization
Todd Barsumian, Barsumian Armiger LLC           

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
MSAs: What Are They, and Should I Care?
Roger Finderson, Finderson Law LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                         

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Courtroom Chronicles: 2023/2024 Trial Verdict Review
Alex Limontes, Hurst Limontes LLC

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
2024 Top 10 Outside the Box Tips to Help Your Case
Tina Bell, Christie Farrell Lee & Bell P.C.
Holly Wojcik, Theodoros & Rooth P.C.

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Redefining Success - Tips for Young Lawyers
Matt Bigler, Ladendorf Fregiato & Bigler
                                     

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
How to Maximize Damages in Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Catastrophic Injury Cases
Dan Chamberlain, Cohen & Malad LLP

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Special Needs Trust, Medicaid, Oh My! 
Elizabeth Homes, Law Office of Elizabeth A. Homes LLC

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Handling Jail Death Cases in Indiana
Steve Wagner, Wagner Reese

11:00 a.m. –11:15 a.m.
Reframing the Narrative
Emily Guenin-Hodson, Guenin Law Office P.C.

11:15 a.m. –11:30 a.m.
15 for 15 Power AI Workflows to Use Everyday
Matt Schad, Schad Law

11:30 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
The Evolution of Bad Faith Claims
Nabeela Virjee, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
Ryan Leager, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Michigan PIP for Indiana Attorneys
Jeff Stesiak, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak

12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Social Media Was a Mistake
Kyle Ring, Doehrman Buba Ring  

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Case Selection. Weeding Out the Bad, Maximizing the Good
Kathy Farinas, DOBS & Farinas

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Utilizing AI in Your Personal Injury Practice
Rudy Longman, McCready Law

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Try That in a Small Town (A Theory About National Politics and Rural Indiana Juries)
Mike Phelps, Hankey Law Office

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Why Bifurcation Works in Hotly Disputed Liability Trials 
Katie Karres, Hurst Limontes LLC

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Hack Your Practice
Noah Thomas, Chapman Law LLC                              

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Proving Up Your Police Chase Case
Kent WIningham, Wilson Kehoe Winingham

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
A 93-Year-Old Injured Person Is an Injured Person: Upending Our Assumptions About Compensation in the Golden Years
Jamison Allen, Marc Lopez Law Firm

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Coverage Considerations for Trial Lawyers
Nick Deets, Hovde Dassow + Deets

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
"What Does the Fox Say?": Tips for Mediation
Caroline Gilchrist, Baker & Gilchrist                                                

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Upskilling Young(ish) Lawyers
Matt Whitley, Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers 

4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Objections Necessary at Deposition
Katie Marshall, Christie Farrell Lee & Bell

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Three Roads, No Pavement: Prosecuting Privacy Torts in Indiana
Reese Sobol, Garau Germano PC

5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
ITLA-What I Have Learned from Membership 
Tess White, White & Champagne

5:15 p.m.
Adjourn

 

Agenda Thursday, May 2, 2024

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcome, Introductions & Announcements
Daniel H. Pfeifer

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Tech Toolkit: Modern Tools in Personal Injury Trials
James Barth, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak 

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Evaluating 1983 Claims
Chase Wilson, Hurst Limontes LLC

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Finding a Life Balance- Reflections from an Old Lawyer
Mark Guenin, Guenin Law

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Telling the Story of Your Clients Trial and Turning Down a Policy Maximum Offer
Brandon Tate, Waldron Tate Bowen Land LLC

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Trial Do and Mostly Don'ts
Jennifer Risser, Hensley Legal Group P.C.
Kellie Clark, Hensley Legal Group P.C.

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Parental Apportionment Under the Child Wrongful Death Statute
Thomas Manges, Manges Law Firm                

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Cell Phone Discovery
Fred Schultz, Greene & Schultz Trial Lawyers
                            

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Summary Judgment Affidavits in Medical Malpractices Cases After Korakis v. Memorial Hospital and Zaragoza v. Wexford
Steve Langer, Langer & Langer

11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.
Ethics of Advertising: How Much Is Too Much?
Cari L. Sheehan, JD, Indiana University Kelley School of Business

12:00 p.m. –1:30 p.m.
Lunch & Board of Directors Meeting     

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Mass Tort Update
Ned Mulligan, Cohen & Malad LLP

1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Immunity for Home Inspectors?
Tony Patterson, Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP
Jesse Smith, Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Refresher on Federal Tort Claims
Tara Worthley, Worthley Law

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
Using Focus Groups on the Front-End 
Alex Craig, Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. 
Break

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 
Overlooked Rules of Evidence 
Rich Cook, Rich Cook Law

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. 
It's Not Just Millennials: Proving Adult Child Dependency Under the GWDA
Emily Chimenti, Wilson Kehoe Winingham LLC
 

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Resurrecting Coverage in Trucking Litigation with the MCS-90 
David Singleton, Blackburn Romey

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
How To Be A Great Lawyer
John Daly, Golitko & Daly P.C.

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Using Experts to Increase the Value of your Case 
Paul Belch, Stephenson Rife LLP

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Protect The Marital Communications Privilege
Brad Catlin, Williams Law Group, LLC

4:15 p.m.
Adjourn

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

Indiana Office of Admissions and Continuing Education

Credit has been approved with the Indiana Office of Admissions and Continuing Education for 12.00 Distance Education credits, 1.50 Ethics credits, 1.50 Ethics Distance Education credits, and 12.00 General credits. The Indiana Trial Lawyers Association is an Approved Sponsor with the Indiana Supreme Court's Commission for Continuing Legal Education.

Indiana Convention Center
Wabash Ballrooms 1-3
100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46225

Click the picture below for a map of the Convention Center.

Parking: 
Downtown Indianapolis hosts more than 70,000 parking spaces.
Click this link to download a parking map. 

We have reserved a block of rooms at The Conrad Indianapolis at a rate of $339 per night. You can book your room online here: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/indcici-irb-cdba9521-7672-4d1e-ba1b-23c455170fc5/

We have also reserved a block of rooms at The Crowne Plaza starting at $250 per night. You can book your room online here: https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/indianapolis/inddt/hoteldetail?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=INDDT&qGrpCd=IZT&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=CP&qDest=123%20West%20Louisiana%20St.%2C%20Indianapolis%2C%20IN%2C%20US&srb_u=1

Please note: There is a very large convention in town running concurrently with the Lifetime Achievement Seminar. Most hotels in the area are already booked. Please book your hotel room early to ensure you will be able to stay downtown. 

Written cancellation postmarked two weeks prior to the seminar will be refunded, less a $50 administrative fee, as a credit toward another ITLA seminar, good for one year. If notice of cancellation is received after that date, the administrative fee increases to $100. Cancellations received the week of the seminar will not be refunded at all.
Full refunds will not be given, but upon request, we will send you the materials distributed at the seminar.