Seminars

Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
New York, NY

The life of a professional can be hard. Client demands, complex and ever-evolving technology, and the stress of maintaining current relationships while developing new ones can strain most professionals. Add a lawsuit against the professional, and the strain can rise to a potential danger. The 2019 DRI Professional Liability Seminar addresses these stressors, offering solutions for handling current claims and practical tips to avoid the next one. Join our preeminent faculty for two days of stress relief, claims mitigation, and networking with clients and colleagues.

Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
New York, NY

DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium is the foremost educational event for insurance executives, claims professionals, and outside counsel who specialize in insurance coverage. This year’s symposium will once again offer an unparalleled opportunity to engage with a distinguished faculty of insurance industry leaders, experts, and coverage lawyers on emerging issues, recent court rulings, national trends, and the future of insurance coverage law. In addition, the symposium will provide exceptional networking events, as well as an opportunity to experience the wonder of New York City during the holiday season!

The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch
Scottsdale, AZ

This is a seminar unlike any other. It is the best networking event for women lawyers. We gather outstanding women from law firms and corporate legal departments around the country to provide you with practical advice, excellent programming on aspects of the law that span all substantive areas, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships with the women you encounter. If you have attended this seminar in the past, you know this to be true. If you have never attended, we encourage you to join this amazing group of women as we strive to inspire and support each other. We sincerely hope you will consider attending this year’s DRI Women in the Law Seminar as we celebrate our history, and look forward to our very bright future.

Manchester Grand Hyatt 
San Diego, CA

DRI’s 33rd annual Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar will provide you with the tools to represent governmental entities from pre-claim through trial. This year’s faculty includes a renowned Supreme Court advocate, experts on municipal issues, insurance claims professionals, in-house counsel, defense attorneys, and risk management professionals. The speakers will cover trends from across the country and address timely topics relevant to your practice, including matters related to prison intake, the First Amendment, and Title IX. Attendees will also learn practical tips for addressing issues in the areas of qualified immunity, Monell claims, Rule 68 offers of judgment, and more. Attendees will be offered opportunities to network and exchange ideas on the topics and techniques presented with experienced litigators and claims professionals.

New Orleans Marriott 
New Orleans, LA

Join us for Products 2020 in New Orleans, a city known for food, more food, music, and fun! Once again, we will have lots of opportunities for networking in great spots throughout this wonderful city. Combined with presentations on the development and use of virtual reality, improving your PowerPoint presentations, and the usual diverse and interesting sessions from our specialized litigation groups, this is a program that you will not want to miss!

Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort
Phoenix, AZ

DRI heads west with the latest in toxic tort and environmental law to keep your practice on the cutting edge. Come to Phoenix to learn about the latest updates and changes in toxic tort and environmental law with the best lawyers, judges, and experts across the country. This is the premier gathering for the defense bar, focusing on litigation strategies and regulatory updates, presented in beautiful Arizona.

Paris Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Hilton Austin Downtown
Austin, TX 

Join your colleagues for the 2020 DRI Medical Liability and Health Care Law Seminar, being held in Austin, Texas, for the first time ever. The annual two-day seminar has something for everyone, including comprehensive instruction by experienced attorneys, health care providers, and in-house specialists on the latest topics in medical liability and health care law. Networking events include a Women in the Law Luncheon, a Young Lawyers-sponsored gathering in downtown Austin, a DRI for Life run/walk, and a community service project featuring Courthouse Dogs Foundation. Arrive early and participate in an in-depth and interactive session on preparing and defending 30(b)(6) depositions, a joint half-day seminar hosted by DRI’s Litigation Skills and Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committees. Register now to ensure your place at this cutting-edge seminar.

Hyatt Regency Chicago
Chicago, IL 

The construction industry is not immune to the challenges and opportunities that confront other sectors of the economy. There is constantly changing technology and the cyber risks that come with it. There is the changing climate and the need to take that into consideration, both in design and in construction. Public•private partnerships, and the claims that can flow from them, are a relatively new part of the evolving landscape. Women- and minority-owned businesses and the issues that they face in the industry remain at the forefront. All attendees—construction professionals, attorneys, and claims professionals—will benefit from this forward-looking program as we kick off this next decade.

Swissotel Chicago  
Chicago, IL 

Sheraton New Orleans  
New Orleans, LA 

JW Marriott Austin                                    
Austin, TX