1. DIGITAL EVIDENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & TRIAL TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY (Joint Session)
DIGITAL EVIDENCE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Chair | Matthew D. Gurbach, Bricker & Eckler, LLP, Cleveland, OH
Vice Chair | James M. Dedman, IV, Gallivan White & Boyd, Charlotte, NC
TRIAL TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY
Chair | Juan Ortega, Sirote, Mobile, AL
Vice Chair | Jeffrey Warren, Bowman Brooke, Phoenix, AZ
Post-Apocalypse Social Media – Maximizing Discovery Opportunities in our New Abnormal
Moderator | Matthew D. Gurbach, Bricker & Eckler, LLP, Cleveland, OH
Ryan Duffy, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Washington D.C.
Chuck Fox, ESi, Norcross, GA
Angela Steffen Meyer, Ph.D., PE, Meyer Vorst Consultants, Denton, TX
Juries in a (Post) Pandemic World
Moderator | Juan Ortega, Sirote, Mobile, AL
Dr. Christina Marinakis, Litigation Insights, Inc., Baltimore, MD
2. CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS & MANUFACTURER’S RISK (Joint Session)
CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS
Chair | Dannel Duddy, Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond, VA
In-House Chair | Amy Blankenship, GoodBaby International, Dayton, OH
Vice Chair | Rachel Remke, Schiff Hardin, Chicago, IL
MANUFACTURER’S RISK
Chair | Chris Horkins, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Toronto, ON
In-House Chair | Marie-Claude Simard, BRP, Quebec, QC
Vice Chair | Jason Gagnon, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Hartford, CT
Should Manufacturers Include AAP Best Practice Recommendations with Their Products?
Raina Shah, M.S.E., C.P.S.M., CPE, Applied Safety & Ergonomics, Ann Arbor, MI
Richard Cassetta, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP, St. Louis, MO
Litigation Risks and Issues Arising from New CPSC Standards Regarding Safe-Sleep and the Safe Sleep for Babies Act
Kelly Mariotti, Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Perri Koll, Connell Foley, Newark, NJ
Cheryl Possenti, Goldberg Segalla, Buffalo, NY
3. FIRE SCIENCE
FIRE SCIENCE
Chair | Andrew Stead, McMillan LLP, Calgary, AB
Vice Chair | Allison Waase, Kaufman Borgeest, Valhalla
Fire Scene Investigations for the 21st Century: Techniques and Technologies for Investigating a Scene
Jeff Sefton, Cintas, Cincinnati, OH
Tom Long, Exponent, Baltimore, MD
Greg Reynolds, Johnson Controls, Boynton Beach, FL
4. YOUNG LAWYERS BREAKOUT
Chair | Pamela Kaplan, Tanenbaum Keale LLP, Newark, NJ
Vice Chair | Xan Flowers, Butler Snow, Birmingham, AL
Marketing Liaison | Matthew Bown, Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C., Boston, MA
Nuts and Bolts of Identifying, Retaining, Prepping, and Defending Experts – Tips for Young Lawyers to Take Charge and Show Initiative During the Process
Matthew Bown, Hermes, Netburn, O’Connor & Spearing, P.C., Boston, MA
Jay Mattappally, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore LLC, New Orleans, LA
Navigating Multi-District Litigation – A Primer on What to do if you find Yourself in an MDL
Kelly Calder Mowen, Orndorff Mowen PLLC, Scott Depot, WV
Medical Device Clearances - The Judiciary’s Shifting Stance on Medical Device Clearances, and How it will Impact Medical Device Trials
Christian Castile, Reed Smith, Philadelphia, PA
1. AUTOMOTIVE & BIOMECHANICS (Joint Session)
AUTOMOTIVE
Chair | Heather Russell Fine, Tanenbaum Keale LLP, Berwyn, PA
In-House Chair | Anthony Ruffalo, Honda Canada Inc., Toronto, ON
Vice Chair | Elizabeth Moyo, Porter Wright, Columbus, OH
BIOMECHANICS
Chair | Quincy Crochet, McCranie Sistrunk Anzelmo Hardy McDaniel & Welch, New Orleans, LA
Vice Chair | John Halpin, Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC, Milwaukee, WI
Future Directions for AV Litigation – Alternative Seating Arrangements: What the Crash Test Data Shows
Lauren Eichaker, Ph.D., CAISS, S-E-A, Columbus, OH
Carolyn Roberts, Ph.D., Arrival, Charlottesville, VA
Peter Querubin, TM Claims Services, Inc., Plano, TX
Front Center Airbags in High-Speed Lateral Impacts: Considerations for Product Liability Litigation
Liz Rapp van Roden, Ph.D., Exponent, Philadelphia, PA
Tanya Scarbrough, Nelson Mullins, Dallas, TX
Yesenia Cardenas, Nelson Mullins, Plano, TX
2. AVIATION
AVIATION
Chair | Laura McGinn, Global Aerospace Inc., Morris Plains, NJ
Vice Chair | Brad Brown, Jackson Walker, Dallas, TX
The New Frontier: Technologies and Products on the Edge
Sondra Barbour, General Counsel, United Launch Alliance, Centennial, CO
Bridget McGraw, General Counsel, GE Additive 3-D, Cincinnati, OH
Daniel Ridlon, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA
Robert Scholl, Textron eAviation Division, Wichita, KS
1. AGRICULTURAL CONSTRUCTION MINING AND INDUSTRIAL EQIPMENT (ACMIE) & SCAFFOLDING, CRANES & AERIAL DEVICES (SCAD) (Joint Session)
AGRICULTURAL CONSTRUCTION MINING AND INDUSTRIAL EQIPMENT (ACMIE)
Chair | Kristen Dennison, Littleton Park, Philadelphia, PA
Vice Chair | Krista Pezewski, HAWS-KM, St. Paul, MN
Marketing Chair | Patrick Edwards, Stinson LLP, Wichita, KS
SCAFFOLDING, CRANES & AERIAL DEVICES (SCAD)
Chair | Kat Carrington, Butler Snow LLP, Nashville, TN
Vice Chair | Brandon Meyers, McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC, Albuquerque, NM
The Standard Has Changed; Now What?
Raymond D. Jamieson, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, WI
John Leshinski, The Raymond Corporation, Ithaca, NY
Dr. Vijay Saraf, Exponent, Menlo Park, CA
Going Electric!
John Hunter, Deere & Company, Moline, IL
Raechel T.X. Conyers, Honigman LLP, Detroit, MI
Amy Gray, ESi, Doral, FL
SCAD/ACMIE Case Law Update
Frank Carson, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Columbus, OH
2. CONSUMER GOODS AND BUSINESS EQUIPMENT & FOOD LAW (Joint Session)
CONSUMER GOODS AND BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
Chair | Katie Fillmore, Duane Morris, Austin, TX
Vice Chair | Isaac Messmore, Bowman and Brooke, Minneapolis, MN
FOOD LAW
Chair | Shannon Nessier, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA
Vice Chair | Mike Gentine, Keller and Heckman, Washington DC
Pants On Fire – Defending Vape Pen Battery Fires
Mark D. Katz, Baty Otto Coronado, Kansas City, MO
Health Risks and Warnings in Everyday Life: Spinach Recalls, Rare Steaks, Cotton Swabs, and Face Masks
Caroline Crump, Ph.D., Exponent, Irvine, CA
3. HAND AND POWER TOOLS & RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS (Joint Session)
HAND AND POWER TOOLS
Chair | Suzanne Galvin, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis, MO
Vice Chair | Andrei Pascu, McMillan LLP, Toronto
RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS
Chair | Chris Jackson, Dinsmore, Lexington, KY
Vice Chair | Jared Hawk, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, Pittsburgh, PA
Case Law Update
Electrification Panel
Mark Hickock, Milwaukee Tools, Milwaukee, WI
Samuel Sudler, S-E-A, Glen Burnie, MD
Adam Fogarty, S-E-A, Rolling Meadows, IL
Trial Recap
Jeff Williams, Riley Safer, San Francisco, CA
Mark Rowe, Techtronic, Anderson, SC
Eric Carter, Techtronic, Anderson, SC