CAALA Vegas Schedule

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43 Sessions

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Wed, Aug 30
Thu, Aug 31
Fri, Sep 01
Sat, Sep 02
Sun, Sep 03

Wednesday, August 30, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Thursday, August 31, 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Thursday, August 31, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

MEET & GREET (for New Members, New Lawyers & First Time Attendees)

Room: Renaissance Foyer

Track(s)

Networking

Networking

Thursday, August 31, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

OPENING SESSION - JUDGE'S ROUNDTABLE

Room: Tower Ballroom

Speaker(s)

Judge

Hon. Maria Hernandez

Presiding Judge

Orange County Superior Court

Judge

Hon. Michelle Court

Los Angeles Superior Court

Judge

Hon. Samantha Jessner

Presiding Judge

Los Angeles Superior Court

Judge

Hon. Sergio Tapia, II

Los Angeles Superior Court

Moderator

Karina Lallande

Partner

Lallande Law, PLC

General Session

Thursday, August 31, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom

Thursday, August 31, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

COUNTDOWN TO TRIAL

Room: Grand Ballroom 1/4/8

Speaker(s)

Megan Klein
Moderator

Hon. John Pacheco
Judge

Danny Abir
Speaker
Elizabeth Hernandez
Speaker
Holly Boyer
Speaker
Michael Alder
Speaker
Nicole Whyte
Speaker
Teresa Johnson
Speaker

Track(s)

TRIAL TRACK

Concurrent Session

MEDICINE FOR LAWYERS

Room: Monet 3/4

Speaker(s)

Daniel Pierson
Moderator

Track(s)

PRE-LIT TRACK

Concurrent Session

Room: Bellagio 6/7

Speaker(s)

Gene Sullivan
Moderator

Casey Hultin
Speaker
Daniel Kramer
Speaker
Erika Contreras
Speaker
Erin Hallissy
Speaker
Ese Omofoma
Speaker
Mauro Fiore, Jr.
Speaker
Tal Rubin
Speaker

Track(s)

PI TRACK

Concurrent Session

PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE & ABUSE

Room: Bellagio 3/4

Speaker(s)

Robert Ounjian
Moderator

Benjamin Ikuta
Speaker
Christa Ramey
Speaker
Jennifer Johnson
Speaker
John Blumberg
Speaker
Kim Valentine
Speaker
Natalie Weatherford
Speaker
Sean O'Neill
Speaker

Track(s)

SPECIALTIES TRACK

Concurrent Session

Thursday, August 31, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

WELCOME PARTY

Room: Tower Ballroom

Networking

Thursday, August 31, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Friday, September 01, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Friday, September 01, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Friday, September 01, 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

CAALA PAST PRESIDENT'S BREAKFAST

Networking

Friday, September 01, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom

Friday, September 01, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Room: Monet 3/4

Speaker(s)

Candice Klein
Moderator

Brett Sachs
Speaker
David Hoffman
Speaker
Eric Traut
Speaker
Erin Joyce
Speaker
Mike Mandell
Speaker
Nancy Drabble
Speaker
Robert Simon
Speaker

Track(s)

PRE-LIT TRACK

Room: Bellagio 3/4

Speaker(s)

Megan Klein
Moderator

Track(s)

SPECIALTIES TRACK

JURY SELECTION

Room: Grand Ballroom 1/4/8

Speaker(s)

Karina Lallande
Moderator

Hon. Michael Linfield
Judge

Dale Galipo
Speaker
Denise Taylor
Speaker
Gary Dordick
Speaker
Lauren Horwitz
Speaker
Mike Arias
Speaker
Minh Nguyen
Speaker

Track(s)

TRIAL TRACK

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES

Room: Bellagio 6/7

Speaker(s)

Robert Ounjian
Moderator

Arash Homampour
Speaker
Boris Treyzon
Speaker
Brian Panish
Speaker
Geoffrey Wells
Speaker
Khail Parris
Speaker
Lourdes De Armas
Speaker
Olivier Taillieu
Speaker

Track(s)

PI TRACK

Friday, September 01, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Friday, September 01, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING

Room: Tower Ballroom

Member Meeting

Friday, September 01, 2:15 PM - 5:15 PM

BRIDGING THE GAP AND UNBLURRING BLURRED LINES

Room: Gauguin

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Alonso Palencia

BD&J, P.C.

Speaker

Assal Badrkhani

Senior Litigation Paralegal

Arias Sanguinetti

Speaker

Brenda Wong

Attorney

Arias Sanguinetti

Speaker

Hope Delabar

Senior Case Manager and Settlement Negotiator

El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers

Speaker

Jin Lew

Esq.

Law Offices of Michels & Lew

Speaker

Rose Gutierrez

Litigation Manager

Law Offices of Michels & Lew

Speaker

Sahar Malek

Arias Sanguinetti

Speaker

Mr. Sherif Edmond El Dabe

Attorney

El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers

Speaker

Thomas Conroy

The Simon Law Group

Speaker

Veronica Fuentes

The Simon Law Group

Track(s)

LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Friday, September 01, 2:15 PM - 5:30 PM

ADVANCED TBI

Room: Bellagio 6/7

Speaker(s)

Tobin Ellis
Moderator

Gretchen Nelson
Speaker
Kelly Hanker
Speaker
Shawn McCann
Speaker
Steve Vartazarian
Speaker
Tony Strickland, M.S., Ph.D., FNAN
Speaker

Track(s)

PI TRACK

Concurrent Session

Room: Bellagio 3/4

Speaker(s)

Gene Sullivan
Moderator

Hon. Theresa Traber
Judge

Track(s)

SPECIALTIES TRACK

Concurrent Session

Room: Grand Ballroom 1/4/8

Speaker(s)

Daniel Pierson
Moderator

Hon. Ruth Kwan
Judge

Bruce Broillet
Speaker
Haytham Faraj
Speaker
Joseph Low
Speaker
Marta Alcumbrac
Speaker
Shannon Ward
Speaker
Spencer Lucas
Speaker

Track(s)

TRIAL TRACK

Concurrent Session

PRE-LITIGATION

Room: Monet 3/4

Speaker(s)

Candice Klein
Moderator

Track(s)

PRE-LIT TRACK

Concurrent Session

Friday, September 01, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Saturday, September 02, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Saturday, September 02, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Saturday, September 02, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom

Saturday, September 02, 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer

Saturday, September 02, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Room: Bellagio 6/7

Speaker(s)

Megan Klein
Moderator

Hon. Stephanie Bowick
Judge

B.J. Abron
Speaker
Brian Kabateck
Speaker
Carl Douglas
Speaker
Cristina Ciminelli
Speaker
Jamie Goldstein
Speaker
Victor George
Speaker

Track(s)

PI TRACK

Concurrent Session

MOCK TRIAL - AUTO VS. TRUCK

Room: Grand Ballroom 1/4/8

Speaker(s)

Daniel Pierson
Moderator

Track(s)

Concurrent Session

SPECIALTY CREDITS

Room: Bellagio 3/4

Speaker(s)

Tobin Ellis
Moderator

Hon. Holly Fujie
Judge

Track(s)

SPECIALTIES TRACK

Concurrent Session

Saturday, September 02, 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM

LSSG POWER SESSION

Room: Gauguin

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Cesar Garcia

Chang Klein LLP

Speaker

Howard Blumenthal

Esq

The Law Offices of Howard S. Blumenthal

Speaker

Ivan Monserrat

Head Paralegal

The Simon Law Group

Speaker

Kevin Khonsari

Paralegal

ACTS Law, LLP

Speaker

Lupe Flores

ACTS Law

Speaker

Mike Cornwell

Wisner Baum

Speaker

Shann Martin

Office Manager

Taylor & Ring

Speaker

Tricia Yue

Boucher LLP

Track(s)

LEGAL STAFF TRACK (Open to all attendees)

Concurrent Session

Saturday, September 02, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Saturday, September 02, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

MASTER'S PANEL: ADVANCED TRIAL SKILLS

Room: Bellagio Ballroom

Speaker(s)

Moderator

Carney Shegerian

Shegerian & Associates

Speaker

David deRubertis

The deRubertis Law Firm, APC

Speaker

Deborah Chang

Chang | Klein LLP

Speaker

Ibiere Seck

Seck Law, P.C.

Speaker

Maryann Gallagher

Speaker

R. Rex Parris

Founding Partner

Parris Law Firm

Speaker

Rahul Ravipudi

Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP

General Session

Saturday, September 02, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SATURDAY COCKTAIL PARTY

Networking

Saturday, September 02, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SOBRIETY & SERENITY MEETING

Room: Van Gogh

Track(s)

WELLNESS

Member Meeting

Sunday, September 03, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

SUNDAY POOLSIDE BRUNCH

Room: GRAND TERRACE

Networking