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2023 Annual Conference - Steamboat Springs CO. July 23-25 - 07/23/2023 to 07/25/2023


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Workshop Schedule for 2023 Annual Conference - Steamboat Springs CO. July 23-25

07/23/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Golf - Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club

Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club
1230 Steamboat Blvd, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

10:45 am - 1:00 am
Mountain Bike Trail Ride

Meet at the Base of the Steamboat Gondola at 10:30am

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Mountain Bike Trail Ride

Steamboat Grand Hotel Entrance

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Opening Reception - Timber & Torch

Timber & Torch
Located in: Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas, at the base of the mountain near the gondola. Address: 2305 Mt Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

07/24/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast

Grand Tent (2nd Floor)

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Welcome & Announcements

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

8:30 am - 9:30 am
Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riots (a Defense Attorney’s Perspective) (Ethics)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Marv Truhe, Author, Former JAG Corps Attorney

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Premesis Liabilty Act I: Brush up on Basics

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Rachel T. Jennings
Sutton | Booker


Cara M. Knight
Sutton | Booker

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Expert Cross Exam*

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Amy Cook Olson
Klein Cook Olson LLC

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Fundamental Considerations for Conducting and Interpreting Neuropsychological Testing

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Bill Hombach
Integrated Medical Evaluations, Inc.

Dr. Brent Van Dorsten, Ph.D
President, Colorado Center for Behavioral Medicine

10:40 am - 11:30 am
The Art of Jury Selection*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Christina Marinakis
IMS Consulting & Expert Services
CV

11:35 am - 12:50 am
Lunch & Learn - Case Law Update

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Jeffrey C Ruebel
Ruebel & Quillen


Andrew M. LaFontaine
Jeremy R. Maline & Associates

Dylan Lewis
American Family Insurance

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Reptile Theory, Runaway Verdicts, and Punitive Damages*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Rachelle Mortimer
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform


Heather A Salg
Messner Reeves


Billy-George Hertzke
SGR, LLC


Christina Marinakis
IMS Consulting & Expert Services
CV

1:50 pm - 2:05 pm
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Premesis Liabilty Act II: Advanced Issues and Strategies

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Rachel T. Jennings
Sutton | Booker


Cara M. Knight
Sutton | Booker

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Worker's Comp Update: Navigating New DIME Rules

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Joe Espinosa
Law Office of Robert B. Hunter


Brady Ambron
White & Steele

2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Preserving Your Record -Trial and Appellate Perspectives*

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Kendra N Beckwith
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP


Angela M. Vichick
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP


Mike McDonner
Pike Reporting

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Judges Panel

Korbel Grand Ballroom

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Reception Dinner - Thunderhead Lodge - (Ride the Gondola)

Thunderhead Lodge - (Ride the Gondola)

07/25/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast

Grand Tent (2nd Floor)

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Welcome & Announcements

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

8:15 am - 9:30 am
Lessons from Darrow: Ethics and Advocacy in the Courtroom* (Ethics)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Jacquelyn S Booker
Sutton | Booker


Franklin D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger


Karen Wheeler
Wheeler Law


Meredith L McDonald
Barber Ranen

9:30 am - 9:45 am
Break

Korbel Grand Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:35 am
The Wild, Wild West: Battles in Property Damage Bad Faith and Appraisals

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Sandy M Eloranto
Sutton | Booker


Lily E. Nierenberg
Sutton | Booker

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Knowing When to Ask for Help:  Early, Effective Use of Expert Witnesses in Construction Defect Disputes

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Ryan A Williams
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLLP


Aaron Bagley, P.E.
CMT Technical Services

9:45 am - 10:35 am
Trial Skills Refresher Series: Jury Instructions and Conferences*

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Chris Unger
American Family Insurance


Jacquelyn S Booker
Sutton | Booker

10:40 am - 11:30 am
The New Age of Remote Proceedings - Pitfalls, Pros, and Cons*

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Hon. Susan Blanco
8th Judicial District Chief Judge


Debby Reece
American Family Insurance

11:35 am - 12:50 am
Lunch & Learn: Legislative Update

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Ike M Eckert
Hall & Evans

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
The Island of Misfit Lawyers

Korbel Grand Ballroom

J. Ryann Peyton
Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP)/ Legal Entrepreneurs for Justice (LEI)

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Insta-What?: Leveraging Social Media and Law Firm Marketing Ethics (Ethics)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Douglas K. Burrell
Chartwell Law


Hillary D Patterson
Patterson Ripplinger

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Developing your Employment Case at the Administrative Level

Spring Creek - Conference Room

Meredith L McDonald
Barber Ranen


Alice Conway Powers
Barber Ranen

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm
Med Mal Expert Witness Issue Review: Update and Tips

Burgess Creek - Conference Room

Scott S Nixon
Hall Booth Smith


Rodrigo Lugo
Hall Booth Smith

2:45 pm - 3:05 pm
Vendor Raffle Drawing

Korbel Grand Ballroom

3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Mosquitos and Sledgehammers …and Other Impacts of Unconscious Bias (Ethics / EDI Credit)

Korbel Grand Ballroom

Jon Olafson
Buchalter

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Farewell Reception

Emerald Mountain Tent (second floor - outside)

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