Professional Notes & Events

• Jun 29, 2010 - Upcoming Webinar: Attorney Conflicts of Interest: Identifying and Resolving Ethical Pitfalls
  San Francisco partner David McMahon will present on this CLE Webinar which will provide attorneys with a framework to identify the most problematic and difficult to detect conflicts risks. Hosted by Stafford Publications, the panel will outline best practices for attorneys to cope with conflicts that could otherwise result in disqualification, discipline and malpractice. Click here for more information and to register for the June 29, 2010 Webinar.
• Jun 28, 2010 - Western Claim Conference, “Help - They Want to Take My Deposition!”
  Newport Beach partner Robert Hess will present on how to prepare for and give an effective deposition at the 2010 Western Claim Conference (Indian Wells, CA, June 27-29, 2010).
• Jun 28, 2010 - Speaker at Western Claim Conference: Disability Legal Update
  Los Angeles partner Martin Rosen will speak on what's new, legally, in the area of insurance disability bad faith at the 2010 Western Claim Conference (Indian Wells, CA, June 27-29, 2010).
• Jun 24, 2010 - Speaker at ACI’s Litigating Disability Insurance Claims Conference
  Los Angeles partner Martin Rosen will speak on Point/Counter Point: The Plaintiff and Defense Bar Speak Out on Dealing With Bad Faith Claims in Disability Insurance Litigation at the American Conference Institute's 13th National Advance Forum on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims (Boston, MA, June 24-25, 2010). Click here for the conference agenda and to registration information.
• May 04, 2010 - ARIAS US 2010 Spring Conference
  Los Angeles partner Stephen Klein will be a panelist at the 2010 ARIAS Spring Conference (San Diego, May 4-7, 2010). Mr. Klein will be part of a three-member workshop panel on “Insanity in Action: Hiring the Same Small Pool of Arbitrators and Expecting Different Results.”
• Mar 24, 2010 - 2010 Council on Litigation Management Conference
  San Francisco partner David McMahon, will speak at the Council on Litigation Management 2010 Annual Conference, March 24-26 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Mr. McMahonis slated to speak on the topic “Strategies for the Effective Handling of Complex Claims.”
• Mar 24, 2010 - 2010 Council on Litigation Management Conference
  San Francisco partner John S. (Jack) Pierce, will speak at the Council on Litigation Management 2010 Annual Conference, March 24-26 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Mr. Pierce is slated to speak on the topic “Rethinking Legal Fees In Lean Times.”
• Mar 01, 2010 - Speaker at 2010 Eastern Claims Conference
  Los Angeles partner Martin Rosen will speak at the 2010 Eastern Claims Conference, (February 28-March 2, 2010, New York, NY). Mr. Rosen will co-present on "Disability Jeopardy!"
  
  Program description: Bored with the typical claims conference presentation? Know that you have heard it so many times you could give the presentations yourself with one arm tied behind your back? Prove it and come match wits with your fellow contestants! The presenters, an in-house and outside counsel specializing in disability claims handling issues (do not confuse him with Vanna White), offer up an interactive presentation covering both basics and esoterica relating to disability, claims handling, and related issues. Have some fun and learn more than you thought you knew!
• Feb 10, 2010 - Billing and Collecting Client Fees: Ethical Considerations
  San Francisco partner David McMahon is a co-presenter for Stafford Publication's CLE seminar which will review the ethical dilemmas that arise due to law firms’ billing and collection practices. The panel will outline practical strategies for avoiding ethical violations and legal liability. For more information and registration, please click here.
• Feb 03, 2010 - (Speaker) Litigating with a Reservation of Rights
  Los Angeles litigation partner Andrew Williams spoke at the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Litigation Inn of Court: Litigating with a Reservation of Rights – Ins and Outs, Tricks and Hazards of Capitalizing on Insurance to Benefit Your Client.