MTLA - Seminar of the Masters
14th Annual Convention
11.25 CLE Credits
Thursday, July 31
Punitive Damages in the Wake of State Farm v. Campbell
Tim Bechtold, Missoula, Montana
Contrasting Administrative and Tort Approaches to Environmental Litigation
Jory Ruggiero, Bozeman, Montana
Montana Insurance Law Update
Prof. Gregory Munro, UM School of Law
Voir Dire Demonstrations
Plaintiff: Joe Bottomly, Kalispell
Defense: Tracy Axelberg, Missoula
Opening Statement Demonstrations
Monte Beck, Bozeman
Alexander Zander Blewett, Great Falls
Wade Dahood, MTLA Director Emeritus, Anaconda
Moderator: Jim Manley, Polson
The Power and the Story: Identifying the Power of Your Trial Through Dramatic Action
Kent Spence, Jackson, WY
LUNCHEON GUEST SPEAKER
Hon. Justice James C. Nelson
Montana Supreme Court, Helena
Direct Examination of an Expert
Expert: Michael D. Freeman, Salem, OR
Attorney: Jim Ragain, Billings
Closing Statement Demonstrations
Bobby Anner-Hughes, Billings
Lawrence Cozzens, Billings
Kathleen ORourke Mullins, Saint Ignatius
Moderator: Professor, Gregory Munro
Common Forms of Stockbroker Misconduct
J. Michael Bishop, Atlanta, GA
Legislative Update
Senator Mike Wheat, Bozeman
Friday, August 1
Amicus Committee Report
Larry Anderson, Great Falls
Montana Case Law Update: July 1, 2002 thru June 30, 2003
Terry N. Trieweiler, Helena
Nursing Home Litigation: Everything Your Could Ask for in a Plaintiff's Case, and More!
Carl Bettinger, Albuquerque, NM
Litigating MIST Cases Using Science and Logic
Michael Freeman, Ph.D., Salem, OR