West Coast Casualty’s
Construction Defect Seminar
May 15, 16 and 17, 2024
S C H E D U L E
Grand Ballroom
Wednesday May 15, 2024
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Across the country – how regions differ and why does it matter?
Brian Kahn, Esq., Hon. Sue Kurita, Ken Bloom, Esq. and Kelly Gorman
Grand Ballroom
Wednesday May 15, 2024
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Building a Strong Case: Construction Technology in Litigation
Victoria N. Godwin-Reese, Esq., Donna Friis, and Marcus Spiegelberg
Grand Ballroom
Wednesday May 15, 2024
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
A Lawyer Looks at 30 (Years of Civility)
Rick Seely, Esq., Hon William Bedsworth, Erika Sandler, Esq.,
Melanie Smith, Esq., and Robert Freidenberg, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Wednesday May 15, 2024
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
DEI Initiatives for Small to Mid-Size Companies
Courtney A. Winzeler, Esq., Sheila.Totorp, Esq.,
Carla Braunstein, Esq. and Colleen Dougherty
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Course Title:
Recent Important Appellate Decisions in California, Nevada and Arizona
Chelsea Zwart, Esq., Maria Quintero, Esq. and Jay Sever, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Course Title:
Litigating in the Western States
Holly Davies, Esq. Hon. Layne H. Melzer, Hon. James (Jim) Rogers,
Hon. Christopher Whitten, Hon. Sue Kurita, and Hon. Justice Michael Cherry
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Course Title:
We’ve Come a Long Way Baby! Evolution of Analytics & Technologies
in CD Claims and Litigation
Lisa M. Cappelluti, Esq., Phyllis Modlin, Esq., Karen Rice,
Jennifer Kalvestran, Esq., and Brenda Radmacher, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Course Title:
Construction Mediation for Insurance Professionals
Stacy La Scala, Esq., Athena Bozek, Robin Kahn, Emma Tortorici,
Keith Koeller, Esq. and Richard Buck, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Course Title:
Who is in and who is out? How to handle risk management across multiple forums, including arbitration.
Elaine Fresch, Esq., Brian Kahn, Esq., Glenn Barger, Esq.,
Raymond Weisse, and Wendy Lau, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Thursday May 16, 2024
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Course Title:
Watermill Revisited:
The Construction Defect Trial of the Century 10 years later
Aaron Booth, Esq. Hon. Wendy Wilcox, Jury foreperson Rosie Rodriguez,
Ron Arrache, Paul Bogseth, and J. Bennett Friedman, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Course Title:
AI: Why Artificial Intelligence, and Not Additional Insured is the AI of the Future
Alex M. Chazen, Esq., Vadim Veksler, Esq. Esq.,
Ian R. Feldman, Esq. and Dylan D. Grimes, Esq.,
South Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Course Title:
What if your insured/client just needs a better agent?
Rebecca Appelbaum, Esq., Scott Rembold, Esq., Lee Wright,
Juanita Gadsden, Mark Boyle, Esq. and Jannea Rogers, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Course Title:
Navigating Downstream Waters:
Effective Additional Insured and Contractual Risk Transfer Strategies
Cheryl Kozdrey, Esq., Cynthia Garcia,
Trevor Resurreccion, Esq. and Cameron Kalunian, Esq.
South Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Course Title:
Project Completion; Protecting Your Tail [Coverage]
Sharon Huerta, Esq., David Blau, Esq.,
Adam Gabler and David McPherson, Esq.
Grand Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Course Title:
Teamwork and Cooperation –
Getting the Best Result for the Insurer, Insured & the Claimant
Joseph R. Miele, Jr., Esq., Mark Boyle, Esq., Paul Amirata, Esq.
Daniel Amirata, Esq. and Jason Gunther, Esq.
South Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Course Title:
Stop Nuclear Verdicts, Collaborate, and Listen: How To Partner Creatively to Address Changing Juror Attitudes
Rick Somes, Esq., Donald Zeman,
Armen Abgaryan, and Vicky Karpinski
Grand Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Course Title:
Strategies and Pitfalls for Defending the Joint
Personal Injury / Construction Defect Claim
John Gregory, Esq., Rick Righi, Esq., Elizabeth Skane, Esq.,
Tom Gesner and Rob Weingarten, Esq.
South Ballroom
Friday May 17, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Course Title:
Honey, I Shrunk the Statute of Limitations
Jason Feld, Esq., Toby Donoway, Benjamin Dowers, Esq.
Linda Pretzel and Daniel Crespo, Esq.