 8th Annual Insurance Law Symposium These materials are available to registered attendees only.
Friday, November 11, 2022 from 9:00 am to 6:00 PM CT Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Underwood Law Library 6550 Hillcrest Avenue Dallas, Texas 75205
Symposium Co-chairs: Bob Allen Ernest Martin Marc Gravely
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Abbreviated Agenda Speaker Bios Visiting SMU Dedman Law Campus Parking Map SMU Guest Wi-Fi Connection Instructions Attendee List
Agenda Subject to change based on speaker availability - CLEs pending
8:15 am Registration Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom Foyer
9:00 am Welcome Remarks and Introductions Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Mike Huddleston, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC; President, ACCC
- Jason P. Nance, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- Bob Allen, The Allen Law Group; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
- Ernest Martin, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
- Marc Gravely, Gravely P.C.; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
9:15 am Insurance Responding to Disasters: Surfside Building Collapse, Wildfires, CO-VID Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Doug McIntosh, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
- Sheri Pastor, McCarter & English
- Mark Boyle, Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A.
Paper | Presentation
10:00 am Latest First Party Issues: Appraisal, Public Adjusters, Burden of Proof/Concurrent Causation Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Marc Gravely, Gravely P.C.
- Neil Rambin, Neil Rambin Law PLLC
- Jake Posey, The Posey Law Firm, P.C.
Paper | Presentation
10:45 am Break
11:00 am All Star Panel Discusses Insurance Law Career Opportunities and a Law Student Q&A Session Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Mike Huddleston, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC; President, ACCC
- Ernest Martin, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
- Sheri Pastor, McCarter & English
- Mike Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP
- Jay Chappell, Willis Towers Watson
- Jefferson Rees, Pioneer Natural Resources
No Paper or Presentation (Not a CLE session)
12:15 pm Luncheon & Presentation - Insurance Lessons Learned from Celebrity Trials: Storey Hall Duty to defend, right to independent counsel, reasonable hourly rates, reimbursement, duty to defend counterclaims
- Timothy Sullivan, McCormick Barstow
- Amy Stewart, Amy Stewart PC
- Mike Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP
Paper | Presentation
1:15 pm Break
1:30 pm Duty to Settle: The Texas Stowers Doctrine and Approaches Adopted in Other Jurisdictions Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Bob Allen, The Allen Law Group; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
- Vince Morgan, Bracewell LLP
- Christine Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP
Paper | Presentation
2:15 pm Creative Methods to Access Insurance: The Use of Stipulated Judgments, Coverage and Bad Faith Assignments and Sweetheart Deals Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Timothy Burns, Burns, Bowen, Bair, LLP
- Chris Mosley, Foley Hoag
- Aaron Mitchell, Tollefson Bradley Mitchell & Melendi, LLP
Paper | Presentation Great American V Hamel - Aaron Mitchell
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm Mock Hearing and Panel Discussion on Admissibility of Claims Handling and Attorneys Fees Expert Witnesses Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom
- Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- Beth Bradley (Moderator), Tollefson Bradley Mitchell & Melendi LLP
- Michael Levine, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
- Jim Cooper, Reed Smith LLP
- Patrick Kenny, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Julia Molander, JAMolander Consulting, LLC
- Stephen Walraven, Langley & Banack, Inc.
The policyholder side will present expert Charlene Miller on direct in opposition to a motion to strike, with cross-examination by the insurer side as to qualifications and opinions of the expert. This is based on the motion to strike Charles Miller in the case of USF&G v. Ulbricht, in the Western District of Washington.
Paper | Presentation Pleadings For Mock Expert Presentation Charlene Miller Esq Resume
4:30 pm Reception Underwood Law Library Pit All are welcome to attend, including any local attorneys and students who were unable to attend the full-day Symposium
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