Advanced Topics on The Camp Lejeune Justice Act

5.25 CLE hours 

Topics & Speakers 

Welcoming Remarks 

• Shannon Leskin, NCAJ Executive Director, Raleigh 
• Mona Lisa Wallace, Wallace & Graham, PA, Salisbury 

Legislative Update on Camp Lejeune Justice Act 

• Linda Lipsen, CEO, American Association for Justice, Washington, D.C. 

Litigation Update

• Mikal Watts, Watts Guerra LLP, San Antonio, TX

Litigation Strategy Focus Groups

• John Romano, Romano Law Group, West Palm Beach, FL

Pathways of Exposure Risk Assessment Daubert-Proof Experts  

• Rick Schuhmann, Ph.D., Environmental Systems Evaluations and Assessments, Kennebunkport, M

Toxins and Specific Causation Integration of Experts Case Selection

• Dennis Reich, Reich & Binstock, Houston TX

Department of Justice Litigation Methodology

• George Fleming, Fleming Nolan and Jez, Houston TX

Rule 27 Depositions  

• Whitney Wallace Williams, Wallace & Graham, Salisbury

Administrative Process and Substantiation Whether to Open an Estate 

• Mark Doby, Wallace & Graham, Salisbury

Decedents: Best Estate Practices 

• Mikki W. White, Assistant Onslow County Clerk of Court, Supervisor of Estate and Special Proceedings, Jacksonville 
• Paula Yost, The Law Offices of Paula J. Yost, Mt. Pleasant

Unsettled Legal Issues

• Joel Rhine, Rhine Law Firm, Wilmington 

Adjourn

Disbursements 2023 Book

6.0 CLE Hours (inc. 1.0 Ethics) 

Topics and Speakers

Welcoming Remarks by Program Chairs

• Julie Bell, Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law, Winston-Salem
• Santiago Arroba, Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh

ERISA

• Lauren Newton, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC, Charlotte

Third Party Claims

• Matthew Bissette, Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh

 Medicare

• Julie Bell, Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law, Winston-Salem

Medical Provider Liens

• Jeffrey Maggs, The Law Offices of Timothy D. Welborn, P.A., Winston-Salem

Wrongful Death

• Gabe Snyder, Ward Black Law, Greensboro

Medishare Update

• Santiago Arroba, Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh

Medicaid

• Courtney Mann,  Law Offices of W. Daniel Grist, PLLC, Charlotte

Minor Settlements

• Elizabeth Robertson, CR Legal Team, LLP, Greensboro

Ethics

• Mark Scruggs, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Co, Cary

Ethics Hot Issues 2023

3.0 Ethics hours 

Topics & Speakers 

8:55 am | Welcoming Remarks – Program Chair

• Sam McGee, NCAJ Legal Affairs Counsel, Charlotte

9:00 am | Ethical Issues when Transitioning Law Firms

• Paige Pahlke, Pahlke Law, PLLC, Charlotte 

9:45 am | Dealing with Clients and Attorneys with Diminished Capacity or Mental Impairment

• Warren Savage, Lawyers Mutual, Cary

10:45 am | Communicating with Current and Former Employees of Opposing Parties 

• Nichole P. McLaughlin, North Carolina State Bar, Raleigh 

11:30 am | Emerging Ethical Topics in Client Relationships: From Gifts to Double Billing

• Elliot S. Abrams, Cheshire Parker Schneider, PLLC, Raleigh 

12:15 pm | Adjourn

Collateral Damage: Assessing and Mitigating the Far Reaching Consequences of a DWI

6.0 CLE hours 

Topics & Speakers 

Welcoming Remarks by Program Chair

• Allison Dunlap, Minick Law, P.C., Greensboro

Overview of Alcohol Assessment/ADETS

• Megan Thomas, Silver Lining Therapy, Asheville
• Scott Thomas, Silver Lining Therapy, Asheville 

DWI Crimmigration

• Ana Nunez, Fay Grafton Nunez, Raleigh

Using C-CAT to Assess DWI Consequences 

• John Rubin, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill 

Employment Consequences of a DWI 

• James Minick, Minick Law, P.C., Asheville 

Impact of Service Members

• Steven Goralski, Military Defense Litigator, LLC

Ignition Interlock Update and CDL Ramifications 

• Chris Brooks, Special Deputy Attorney General, Raleigh

Impact of Family Life

• James Davis, Davis & Davis, Salisbury

Adjourn 

Ethical Considerations in Representing Immigrant Clients in Employment Cases 

1.0 Ethics Hour

Topics & Speakers 

(Recorded February 15, 2023)

Representing clients from other countries brings the joy of learning about different cultures, and also comes with ethical challenges.  How can you protect your clients against immigration-related threats by the employer?  Can an undocumented worker bring the same claims as a U.S. citizen?  What if your client worked under a false name, or with false documents?  Carol Brooke, Senior Attorney with the Workers’ Rights Project of the North Carolina Justice Center, will give practical tips as well as an overview of how immigration status may impact your immigrant client’s employment claims.  Come learn how to prepare yourself so you aren’t caught off guard if your client returns to their home country, was working with false documents, or doesn’t have a Social Security number.

Speaker: Carol Brooke, NC Justice Center, Raleigh, NC 

Proving Pain & Suffering Through Every Stage of Your Trial

6.0 CLE Hours

Speakers and Topics

Welcoming Remarks for Program Chairs

• Courtney Mann, Law Office of W. Daniel Grist, PLLC, Charlotte
• David Mason, Henson & Fuerst, PA, Raleigh

Jury Selection: Introducing the Concept of Pain and Suffering During Voir Dire

• Robert Herford, Ted A. Greve & Associates, PA, Charlotte

Opening Statements: Forecasting Pain and Suffering Evidence in the Most Persuasive Way

• Elizabeth Robertson, CR Legal Team, LLP, Greensboro

Direct Examination of Your Injured Client: Helping Your Client Tell Their Pain and Suffering Story

• Donald Higley, Lanier Law Group, Burlington

Direct Examination of Treating Physician: Showing the Medical Truth Behind the Pain and Suffering

• Rebecca Britton, Britton Law, P.A., Fayetteville

Exhibits: The Most Effective Ways to Illustrate and Highlight Pain and Suffering

• Timothy Sheriff, CR Legal Team, LLP, Charlotte

Cross Examination of Defendant: Getting the Negligent Driver to Bolster Your Pain and Suffering Case

• Joseph Tunstall III, O’Malley Tunstall, PLLC, Tarboro
• Amiee Nwabuike, O’Malley Tunstall, PLLC, Tarboro

Cross Examination of Defense Medical Expert: Turning Defense Medical Opinions into a Pain and Suffering Strength

• James Roane, Roane Law, Greensboro

Closing Argument: Persuasive Summation Points and How to Ask the Jury for a Pain and Suffering Number

• F. Davis Poisson III, Poisson Poisson & Bower, PLLC, Wadesboro

Family Law Trial Skills 2023

6.0 CLE Hours 

Topics and Speakers

Welcoming Remarks by Program Chairs

• Manisha Patel, Law Office of Manisha P. Patel, PLLC, Greensboro
• Lauren Hinzey O’Malley, Triangle Smart Divorce, Cary

Preparing and Managing a Child Custody Case

• Emily Jeske, Bosquez Porter Family Law, Raleigh

Preparing and Managing an Equitable Distribution Case

• Andrea Bosquez-Porter, Bosquez Porter Family Law, Raleigh

 Preparing and Managing Contempt Cases with Child Custody, Support, and Alimony

• Rachel Hamrick, Tom Bush Law Group, Charlotte

Opening and Closing Arguments

• Rachel Beard, Wake Family Law Group, Raleigh
• Melanie Phillips, Wake Family Law Group, Raleigh

Effective Direct and Cross Examinations

• Debbie Sandlin, Sandlin Family Law Group, Raleigh

Evidentiary Foundations and Objections

• Rachel Goodling, Sandlin Family Law Group, Raleigh

Social Media and Lawyers Maintaining an Ethically Sound Web Presence 

1.0 technology/ethics hour

Topics & Speakers 

Social Media and Lawyers Maintaining an Ethically-Sound Web Presence

• Uta Zacharias, Senior Claims Counsel, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Co, Cary

Ethical Considerations in Mediation

1.0 ethics hour

Ethical Considerations in Mediation 

•  Joseph B. Chambliss, Jr., JBC Mediations LLC, Durham
  •  NC Dispute Resolution Commission – Roles & Duties
  •  The Rules of Mediation and the Ethical Mediator
  •  What is Useable vs. What is Admissible After Mediation?
  •  Confidential Information – How Mediators Use It
  •  The Mediation Agreement – Is it Enforceable?
  •  Complaints to the NC Dispute Resolution Commission
  •  Can The Mediator Testify in Disputes?

Getting Lost in Our Own Lives 

1.0 Substance Abuse hour

Ben Brown, NC Lawyers Assistance Program, Raleigh