Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Cargo Seminar

7:30 am - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
Location: Abbey South
8:30 am - 8:40 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Location: Abbey South
Facilitated by: James Wescoe, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP

8:40 am - 9:30 am

Delay Damages and Reasonable Dispatch Issues
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: Eric Zalud, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

9:30 am - 10:20 am

Motor Carrier Defenses and Preemption in Cargo Claims
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: Daniel Sonneborn, Preti Flaherty Beliveau and Pachios, LLP

10:20 am - 10:40 am Break
Location: Abbey South
10:40 am - 11:30 am

The Act of God Defense - What is an "Act of God?"
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: Dirk Beckwith, Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Lunch
Location: Conferee Dining 2

12:30 pm - 1:20 pm

OSHA Considerations in Cargo Claims
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: Karen Saab-Dominguez, Goldberg Segalla LLP

1:20 pm - 2:10 pm

Claims Without Carmack: Handling Claims When Carmack Does Not Apply
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: C. Fred Marcinak, III, Moseley Marcinak Law Group LLP

2:10 pm - 2:20 pm Break
Location: Abbey South
2:20 pm - 3:10 pm Cargo Claims 101 - A Primer
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: Katie Tenzinger, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm

Broker Liability in the Third Party Claims
Location: Abbey South
Presented by: James Wescoe, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP

4:00 pm - 4:25 pm

Closing Remarks and Q&A
Location: Abbey South

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

Networking Reception
Location: Courtyard West

Thursday, March 31, 2022
Skills Course Seminar

7:30 am - 8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast
Location: Palm D

8:00 am - 8:10 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Location: Palm D
Facilitated by: Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP and Tom McLaughlin, TFI International
8:10 am - 9:00 am

Fact Patter & Introduction to Trucks and Trucking Parts
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Jim Hrycay, Hrycay Consulting Engineers and Tom McLaughlin, TFI International

9:00 am - 11:30 am

Truck Inspection at Swift
Location: Offsite - meet in Palm D to walk to bus transportation.
Facilitated by: Jim Hrycay, Hrycay Consulting Engineers

11:30 am - 11:45 am Break
Location: Palm D
11:45 am - 1:15 pm Working Lunch - Basic Accident Reconstruction
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Jim Hrycay, Hrycay Consulting Engineers
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Break
Location: Palm D

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Introduction to Experts
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC and Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

DOT/FMCSA Regulation & Compliance
Location: Palm D
Presented by:
Libby Block, Roehl Transport
Tom McLaughlin, TFI International
Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break
Location: Palm D
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Hours of Service
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Jim Hrycay, Hrycay Consulting Engineers and Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Networking
Location: Palm D

  Dinner on Your Own

Friday, April 1, 2022
Skills Course Seminar

7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast & Preservation Letters
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Tom McLaughlin, TFI International
8:00 am - 9:00 am

Utilization of Accident Resources at the Scene & Claims Handling: Preservation Letters and Adjuster’s Perspective on Retention
Location: Palm D
Presented by:
Libby Block, Roehl Transport
Cheri McGonagill, Crawford & Company

9:00 am - 9:45 am

Agency/Brokerage - 50 State Analysis
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

9:45 am - 10:00 am Break
Location: Palm D
10:00 am - 10:45 am

Rapid Response - Fact Pattern and Reconstruction Skills
Location: Palm D
Presented by:
Libby Block, Roehl Transport
Tom McLaughlin, TFI International
Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

 10:45 am - 11:30 am

Effects of State Laws & Insurance Coverages - UM/UIM Coverage
Location: Palm D
Presented by:
Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Working Lunch

Adjusters
Trucking Claims Handling in Today's World
Location: Palm D
Presented by:
Libby Block, Roehl Transport
Cheri McGonagill, Crawford & Company
Tom McLaughlin, TFI International

Attorneys
Client-Drivers & Attorney-Client Relations: Tricks of the Trade Dealing with Plaintiff Attorneys: Simple Case Strategies
Location: Campanile
Presented by:
Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC
Kevin Gray, Tyson and Mendes

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Negotiation Strategies
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Tom McLaughlin, TFI International and Kevin Gray, Tyson and Mendes

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Break
Location: Palm D

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

Trial Techniques
Location: Palm D
Presented by: Kevin Gray, Tyson and Mendes