EDUCATION

Designed by plaintiff lawyers, for plaintiff lawyers, AAJ’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs are an unmatched resource for staying ahead of the curve and enhancing your practice. AAJ Education programs feature nationally renowned faculty, updates in a wide range of practice areas, and the latest in trial advocacy topics.

While attending the 2025 AAJ Winter Convention in Miami, be sure not to miss:

  • The cutting-edge CLE programs offered over four days;
  • A wealth of outstanding reference materials prepared by AAJ faculty for additional learning.

AAJ’s Winter Convention CLE programs offer something for everyone. Make the most of your convention experience and customize your CLE schedule to maximize your learning potential.

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February 15, 2025
 8:30AM - 11:35AM ET 		Advocacy Track: Impactful Verdicts-- The Good and Bad Lessons Learned Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Nicholas Verderame, Plattner Verderame, PC

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETDepositions and Discovery: Making Sure You Get the Critical Information
Jamal Alsaffar, National Trial Law
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETUsing Demonstratives for Causation
David J. Rashid, Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETMaking Complex Medical Issues Simple for the Jury
Seth Leventhal Cardeli, Levin & Perconti
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETSpoliation, Punitive Damages, and Protecting the Verdict
Shannon Michelle Pennock, Pennock Law Firm
Jonathan David Sneed, Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETPresenting Damages for a Difficult Client
Kila B. Baldwin, Anapol Weiss
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETFor Better or Worse: Making the Loss of Consortium Claim
Ibiere Seck, Seck Law, PC
February 15, 2025
 8:30AM - 12:05PM ET 		Specialized Track: Sexual Assault Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Shield Legal

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Jessica Pride, The Pride Law Firm

8:35AM - 9:35AM ETMulti-Plaintiff vs. Single Event Survivor Cases
Hon. Gail A. Andler, JAMS
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Justice Law Collaborative LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETA Trauma-Informed Approach to High Profile Cases
Bhavani Raveendran, Raveendran Law LLC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETGiving Your Client Agency
Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETHow to Handle Defamation Lawsuits Brought Against You and Your Client – Preparing Clients for the Possibility
Michael J. Willemin, Wigdor LLP
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETMeeting Your Clients Where They Are in Order to Avoid Re-Traumatization
Micha Star Liberty, Liberty Law, Inc
11:35AM - 12:05PM ETScreening the Sexual Assault Case: Red Flags to Look For
John (Jack) H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, PA

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February 16, 2025
 7:00AM - 7:55AM ET 		Litigation at Sunrise CLE Program

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Jared J. Smith, Jared Smith Law, PLLC

7:05AM - 7:15AM ETGlobal Litigation Strategies for PFAS Contamination
Coral M Odiot, Napoli Shkolnik
7:15AM - 7:25AM ETCannabis Litigation
June P. Bashant, Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
7:25AM - 7:35AM ETFlying the Unfriendly Skies
Douglas K. W. Landau, Abrams Landau Ltd.
7:35AM - 7:45AM ETNavigating the Jury Selection Process
Kimberly M. Perkins, Perkins Trial Lawyers LLC
7:45AM - 7:55AM ETAttorney Mental Health: Let's Talk About It
David Hendricks Stern, ASK LLP
February 16, 2025
 8:30AM - 12:15PM ET 		Advocacy Track: Everything to Know on Experts Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Jamie Mauhay Powers, Clarkson Law Firm

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETSelecting an Expert: What Questions Should You Ask?
Lauren Dawn Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETHow to Handle an Expert During Depositions
Sean C. Domnick, Rafferty Domnick Cunningham & Yaffa
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETCross-Examination of Defense Experts
Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETPreparing Your Expert for Depositions and Trial
Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Staley-Sladek
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETPresenting Your Expert at Trial
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Lomurro Law
11:05AM - 11:50AM ETPost-Chevron Deference Regime: The New Loper Bright Framework
Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler LLP
David Noll, Rutgers Law School
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
Ashlie Case Sletvold, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise, LLP
11:50AM - 12:15PM ETUpdates on Rule 702
Amy E. Keller, DiCello Levitt LLP
12:15PM - 1:00PM ETAAJ Press® Book Signing with the Authors of "Experts: Picking, Preparing, Perfecting" (not for CLE)
Lauren Dawn Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Staley-Sladek
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Lomurro Law
February 16, 2025
 8:30AM - 11:35AM ET 		Specialized Track: Tips and Tools for the Trial Lawyer Office Sponsored by Premier Legal Marketing

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Tiega N. Varlack, Varlack Legal Services

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETMid-Career Attorneys… Now What?
Jennifer J. Greene, Bey & Associates, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETParalegals are Limitless: Training and Empowering Your Support Staff
Adam J. Langino, Langino Law, PLLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETManaging Remote Employees
Allyson C. Kitchel, Kitchel Injury Law
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETLooking Ahead: Succession Planning
Christopher T. Nace, Nace Law Group Accident & Injury Lawyers
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETAI for Office Staff
Michael P McCready, McCready Law

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February 17, 2025
8:30AM - 11:05AM ET 		Advocacy Track: A Key to Success--Focus Groups Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Michael R. Grieco, Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley
8:35AM - 9:05AM ETA Guide to Running Your Own Focus Group
Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETWhat Focus Groups Have Taught Us About Presenting Our Cases
Kenneth H. Levinson, Levinson & Stefani Injury Lawyers
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETUsing Focus Group Data During Mediation and Settlement Negotiations
Christopher Johnson, Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel | Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETUsing Focus Group Results to Inform Your Voir Dire Decisions
Michael P. Doyle, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETHow to Translate Focus Group Results to Connect with Jurors Throughout the Case
Artemis H. Malekpour, Malekpour & Ball
February 17, 2025
8:30AM - 12:15PM ET 		Specialized Track: Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program Sponsored by Premier Legal Marketing

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Joseph V. Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
8:35AM - 8:55AM ETSetting the Trucking Case Up for Success
Chauncey Barnwell, Brown Barnwell, P.C.
8:55AM - 9:15AM ETMaximizing Value in Your Client’s Trucking Case
Bridget N. Long, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
9:15AM - 9:35AM ETTrucking Pleadings 411- From Petition to Causes of Action to the Defendants and Damages
Allan M. Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
9:35AM - 9:55AM ETDo You Need an Expert?
Jay R. Vaughn, HJV Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyers
9:55AM - 10:15AM ETImportant Intel on Defense Experts: How to Get It and How to Use It
Janeen M. Mira, Pajcic & Pajcic
10:15AM - 10:35AM ETDigital Evidence in Trucking Cases
Marion Munley, Munley Law
10:35AM - 10:55AM ETThemes that Persuade Juries
Grant Harvey Lawson, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
10:55AM - 11:15AM ETDeposing Police Officers & First Responders
Matthew E. Wright, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
11:15AM - 11:35AM ETDealing with Defense Demand for Confidentiality in Discovery/Settlement Agreements
Bryan M. Roberts, Stark & Stark
11:35AM - 11:55AM ETTurning the Truck Driver/Corporate Rep/Safety Director into Your Expert at Trial
Robert L. Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates
11:55AM - 12:15PM ETPulling It All Together for a Stellar Closing
Joseph A. Fried, Fried Goldberg, LLC

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February 18, 2025
8:30AM - 11:05AM ET 		Advocacy Track: Early Case Strategies: Ethical Marketing, Intake, and Evaluation Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Grace I. Chanin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP
8:35AM - 9:35AM ETPanel Discussion: Ethical Marketing: How to Get the Case
Howard Hamilton Ankin, Ankin Law Office, LLC
Grace I. Chanin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Michael Gomez, Jim Adler & Associates
Danielle Alyse McCray, Fancy Law PC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETTips and Tools for Case Intake
Javier L. Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETDo’s and Don’ts of Case Evaluation
Sara L. Williams, Alexander Shunnarah Injury Attorneys, P.C.
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETKeeping Clients Engaged and Informed
Sindhu Susan Daniel, Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law
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