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Presented byDRI’s InsuranceLaw Committee

Who Should Attend

• Insurance coveragelawyers

• Claims professionals

• Risk managers

• Underwriters

• Insurance agents and brokers

• Corporate in-housecounsel

• Insurance analysts and regulators

• Business and legal affairs officers

Insurance Coverageand Claims Institute

April 11 – 13, 2007

The Westin Chicago River North

Chicago, Illinois

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THREE SEMINARS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute is a unique opportunity forinsurance professionals and the attorneys who advise them to learn the latestdevelopments and issues in insurance coverage and claims handling. Theseminar is ideal for both the seasoned veteran or someone new to coverage sincethose attending are able to select from three tracks.

INSURANCE 101: On the afternoon preceding the main seminar, seniormembers of our faculty will conduct a two-hour tutorial addressing the buildingblocks of insurance coverage litigation, including the tripartite relationship, theduty to defend, and basic elements of CGL, property and auto coverages. Thisprogram is a great introduction to insurance for the new practitioner and achance for other attendees to brush up on the basics.

DAY ONE: The Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute opens with adiscussion by insurance leaders concerning the key legal, economic and politicalissues confronting the insurance industry, to be followed by nine presentationsfrom coverage experts on a variety of cutting edge coverage topics.

DAY TWO: On the concluding day of the seminar, we will present twoconcurrent tracks of programs with five sessions in each — Coping with theCoverage Catastrophe and Winning Insurance Litigation Strategies. We offer10 different sessions, timed to coincide so that you can move from one track toanother to create the CLE curriculum that best matches your professional needsand interests.

This is an unparalleled opportunity to take advantage of DRI’s tradition ofsuperb speakers and written materials while also getting a curriculum that isclosely tailored to your own needs. The seminar provides a great opportunity tolearn the latest developments in insurance law while networking with your peersor clients and enjoying the springtime delights of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.

Shaun McParland BaldwinProgram Chair

Julia A. MolanderCommittee Chair

Michael F. AylwardLaw Institute

What You Will Learn

• What are the emerging coverage issues that keep insurance executives up at night?

• Can an insurer’s defense of a coverage suit be bad faith?

• The policyholder’s views on allocation and trigger of coverage strategies

• Effective strategies for successfully mediating a construction defect case

• What insurers are looking for when hiring coverage counsel

• Using courtroom technology to persuade the jury

• Combatting written discovery abuse in coverage litigation

• Effective preparation of the insurer 30(b)(6) witness

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7:30 a.m. Registration

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

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7:30 a.m. First-Time Attendees Breakfast

8:20 a.m. Welcome and IntroductionMichael F. Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP, Boston,MassachusettsShaun McParland Baldwin, Tressler Soderstrom Maloney &Priess LLP, Chicago, Illinois

8:30 a.m. All That Jazz: Insurance in the HeadlinesJulia A. Molander, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP,San Francisco, CaliforniaVicky Kaiser Russell, CNA Companies, Chicago, Illinois

9:20 a.m. The View from the 40th FloorWhat do insurance companies really want from their outsidecounsel these days? As panels shrink and companies becomeincreasingly selective and demanding concerning the lawyers thatthey need, what do law firms need to know to stay competitive?Learn the ropes from a former law firm managing partner whoknows the process from both the inside and the outside. Stephen J. Paris, Lexington Insurance Companies, Boston,Massachusetts

1:30 p.m. Registration

3:00 p.m. Insurance 101: A Young Lawyer’s Guide to the FundamentalsTopics to be covered:Tripartite Relationship The Duty to DefendKey CGL Issues Key Property IssuesCoverage Issues in Auto Cases

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

6:00 p.m. Networking Reception

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007

DAY ONE — GENERAL SESSIONTHURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007

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10:05 a.m. Refreshment Break

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10:20 a.m. (Don’t) Eat Your Spinach: Food Coverage ClaimsThe recent outbreak of E. coli claims from California spinach isthe latest in a series of high profile claims involving contaminatedfood products. Whether the claim is for Hepatitis B or missingbody parts, insurers must sort through a difficult maze of first-and third-party coverage issues addressing product recallexpenses, medical monitoring, emotional distress claims andmultiple “occurrences.” A veteran of the food wars will review therecent history of these coverage disputes and offer pointers ontheir successful resolution.Thomas M. Jones, Cozen O’Connor PC, Seattle, Washington

11:10 a.m. EPL 101: Where Are All the Coverage Cases?Even as employers (and law firms) face a growing number ofharassment and discrimination claims by employees, confusionpersists with respect to the availability and scope of CGL or EPLcoverage for such claims. Two experienced litigators, onefocusing her practice in employment law and the other ininsurance law, will analyze key trends in employment liabilityclaims and those areas where CGL and EPL policies may or maynot provide coverage.Shaun McParland Baldwin, Tressler Soderstrom Maloney &Priess LLP, Chicago, IllinoisSheryl J. Willert, Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, Seattle,Washington

12:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon (included in registration)

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1:15 p.m. Razzle Dazzle: Ethical Challenges to Billing andBilling GuidelinesInsurers’ defense obligations are under pressure from two fronts.Even as policyholders seek to expand the defense’s duty toinclude the cost of pursuing third-party claims, coordinatingcosts and public relations costs, some lawyers are challenginginsurer efforts to streamline litigation through guidelines andmanagement tools. What are the ethical limits of the rights ofinsurers to control litigation? Do different rules apply toindependent counsel? Mari Henry Leigh, Meckler Bulger & Tilson LLP, Chicago,Illinois

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2:15 p.m. Not your Parents’ Perry Mason: Technology in the CourtroomGenerations of jurors raised on video games and fast-pacedcourtroom dramas expect to be entertained at trial. At the sametime, a new generation of software and litigation supportconsultants can use technology to transform your presentation.A leading technology expert will show you how to use computeranimation, bar code scanners, video depositions and othertechnology to your advantage.Daniel Wolfe, Ph.D., J.D., TrialGraphix, Chicago, Illinois

3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break

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3:15 p.m. Counting on Coverage: A Policyholder’s View ofAllocation and TriggerHopscotch. “All Sums.” Targeted tenders. At the perilousintersection of allocation and trigger issues, policyholders striveto maximize their coverage rights without inadvertently fallinginto the pit of SIRs, exclusions or insolvencies. A leadingpolicyholder counsel will explain how insureds view these issuesand seek to vindicate their claimed rights under liability policies.Jill B. Berkeley, Howrey LLP, Chicago, Illinois

4:00 p.m. Excess: Friend or Foe?Excess insurers typically have neither a duty to defend nor theability to unilaterally settle claims, yet they are often called on atthe last minute to pay. What rights do excess carriers have toinfluence defense or settlement decisions and what liability maythey face if they fail to do so? Maria G. Enriquez, Bates & Carey LLP, Chicago, Illinois

4:45 p.m. In the Hot Seat: Preparing the Company Witness for TrialThe insurer’s 30(b)(6) designee is sometimes the most importantwitness for the insurer — finally the jury has a human face toassociate with the corporation about which they have beenhearing. Whatever the case, the performance of that person isgoing to be profoundly important. Just about the only controlyou have is preparation. Learn some effective techniques. Lee Craig, Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tampa,Florida

5:30 p.m. Insurance Law Committee Meeting (open to all)

6:15 p.m. Networking Reception

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8:30 a.m. Hurricanes and EarthquakesWhat do New Orleans and Kailua-Kona have in common? Afterthe floodwaters recede and the aftershocks subside, thecomplicated legal issues rain down. Learn how to find shelterfrom the storm.Michael O. Gwin, Watkins & Eager PLLC, Jackson, Mississippi

DAY TWO—PROGRAM TRACKS Schedule At-A-GlanceFor a complete description of each presentation, please see pages 7–9.

TRACK ONECoping with theCoverage Catastrophe

TRACK TWOWinning InsuranceLitigation Strategies

8:30 a.m. Hurricanes andEarthquakes

The Conduct ofLitigation as Bad Faith

9:20 a.m. Public Relations andLegislative Relations

Trying the Case withinthe Case

10:10 a.m. Discovery of SensitiveInformation

Mediating the ComplexCoverage Case

11:20 a.m. Coping with Catastrophe The Use and Abuse ofWritten Discovery

12:10 p.m. Waiting for the Apocalypse Expert Witnesses inCoverage Litigation

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8:20 a.m. AnnouncementsShaun McParland Baldwin, Tressler Soderstrom Maloney &Priess LLP, Chicago, Illinois

DAY TWO — PROGRAM TRACKSFRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2007

TRACK ONE: COPING WITH THE COVERAGE CATASTROPHEChair: Lee Craig

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9:20 a.m. Public Relations and Legislative Relations in the Wake of a Catastrophe: The Cleanup after the CleanupCatastrophes affect the image of the insurance industry ingeneral, and your company or client in particular. The negativeimpact can spin out of control. Legislative and regulatoryinitiatives can hamper execution of business plans. What can aninsurer do to influence the attitude of the public, the media andgovernment in the wake of a major catastrophe?Scott A. Gilliam, The Cincinnati Insurance Companies,Cincinnati, Ohio

10:10 a.m. Handle with Care: Discovery of Sensitive InformationOften, defeating a claim for coverage turns on discoveringinternal documents and records that also have the potential forexplosively expanding the insured’s potential liabilities. Does theinsured have a duty to cooperate in providing information thatmay prove harmful to it? May the insurer even litigate theseissues while the underlying suits are still pending? Areconfidentiality agreements effective? A seasoned Californiacoverage litigator will show how an insurer picks its way throughthis mine field without being sued for bad faith. Jean M. Lawler, Murchison & Cumming LLP, Los Angeles,California


11:20 a.m. Coping with CatastropheGiven the overwhelming human, technical and logistical problemsthat a natural disaster can create, what steps can insurers, adjustersand counsel take to prepare and coordinate their response to thesetragedies? An in-house expert for the insurance industry willdiscuss the recent experiences of insurers and future steps that theindustry may take to better coordinate catastrophe services.Hugh O. Strawn, Property Loss Research Bureau, Downers Grove,Illinois

12:10 p.m. Waiting for the ApocalypseTerrible as the experience of recent natural disasters has been,potentially worse threats such as Avian Flu and long-termchanges due to global warming loom just over the horizon. Isthere anything that the insurance industry can do to prepare forthese threats and what are the claims handling implications ofthese future threats if they ever come to pass?John C. Yang, Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, Washington, D.C.

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United States and around the world, and DRI values highly the perspectives andvaried experiences that are found only in a diverse membership. The promotionand retention of a diverse membership is essential to the success of ourorganization as a whole as well as our respective professional pursuits. Diversitybrings to our organization a broader and richer environment, which producescreative thinking and solutions. As such, DRI embraces and encourages diversityin all aspects of its activities. DRI is committed to creating and maintaining aculture that supports and promotes diversity in its organization.


8:30 a.m. The Conduct of Litigation as Bad FaithNot only may an insurer’s claim handling be the subject of a badfaith claim, but policyholders are now increasingly targeting theinsurer’s decision to pursue coverage litigation as evidence ofcarrier misconduct. How do such claims affect the way thatinsurers defend themselves against extracontractual liability casesor engage in settlement discussions?Michael F. Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP, Boston,Massachusetts Patricia A. McEvoy, Hartford Financial Services, Hartford,Connecticut

9:20 a.m. Trying the Case within the CaseTo what extent is your ability to develop evidence and try legalissues in a coverage case constrained by developments in theunderlying tort action? Are consent judgments or verdicts in theliability case binding on the insurer? When is the insuredstopped to re-try factual or legal issues that were decided in theunderlying case? When will you be bound solely by the recorddeveloped in the underlying case? Dawn M. Gonzalez, Litchfield Cavo LLP, Chicago, Illinois

10:10 a.m. “Getting to Yes” — Mediating the Complex Coverage CaseMore and more complex insurance cases end up in mediationwith many litigators. What are the skill sets you need to knowto prepare your case for mediation and to carry the day atmediation? One of the foremost coverage mediators in thecountry will outline the techniques that are most likely to besuccessful, employing the example of a construction defect caseto explore what works and what does not. Patrick C. Coughlan, Conflict Solutions Inc., Raymond, Maine


11:20 a.m. Papered to Death: The Use and Abuse of Written DiscoveryWhen did coverage litigation become a paper chase? There aredemands for drafting history, underwriting manuals, electronicclaim files, seminar materials, reinsurance treaties, otherpolicyholder information and the list goes on. This session willcover practical strategies to help prepare your client for thediscovery wars and prevent discovery abuses.Matthew S. Foy, Gordon & Rees LLP, San Francisco, California

12:10 p.m. Expert Witnesses in Coverage LitigationWhat are proper subjects for expert testimony? What should beincluded in expert reports? Are Daubert challenges applicable toinsurance experts? A seasoned trial attorney, who is also anexpert witness, will provide tips for preparing your experts totestify at deposition or trial. Steven Plitt, Kunz Plitt Hyland Demlong & Kleifield PC,Phoenix, Arizona

1:00 p.m. Adjourn

TRACK TWO: WINNING INSURANCE LITIGATION STRATEGIESChair: Julia A. Molander

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CLE AccreditationThis seminar has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of Californiain the amount of 11.75 hours, including 1 hour of ethics credit. Accreditationhas been requested from every state with mandatory continuing legal education(CLE) requirements. Certificates of attendance will be provided to each attendee.Attendees are responsible for obtaining CLE credits from their respective states.Credit availability and requirements vary from state to state; please check ourwebsite at www.dri.org for credit information for your state.

RegistrationThe registration fee is $645 for members and those who join DRI whenregistering and $775 for non-members. The registration fee includes CD-ROMcourse materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, luncheon onThursday and networking receptions. If you wish to have your name appear onthe registration list distributed at the conference and receive the CD-ROM coursematerials in advance, DRI must receive your registration by March 22, 2007(please allow 10 days for processing). Registrations received after March 22, 2007,will be processed on-site.

Special DiscountsThe first and second registrations from the same firm or company are subject tothe fees outlined above. The registration fee for additional registrants from thesame firm or company is $595, regardless of membership status. All registrationsmust be received at the same time to receive the discount.

Refund PolicyThe registration fee is fully refundable for cancellations received on or beforeMarch 22, 2007. Cancellations received after March 22 and on or beforeMarch 29, 2007, will receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee. Cancellationsmade after March 29 will not receive a refund, but the course materials onCD-ROM and a $100 certificate good for any DRI seminar within the next 12months will be issued. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made inwriting. Fax to DRI’s Accounting Department at 312.795.0747. All refunds willbe mailed within four weeks after the date of the conference. Substitutions maybe made at any time without charge and must be submitted in writing.

Course MaterialsIn order to better serve and satisfy the numerous requests from our membership,DRI will mail the course materials to all registrants in CD-ROM format 12 daysin advance of the seminar. You can order additional copies by checking theappropriate box on the registration form on the back of this brochure or orderingonline at www.dri.org.

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Supplemental MaterialsRecommended supplemental material for this seminar is Insurance Bad Faith: ACompendium of State Law from DRI’s Defense Library Series. Order your copyby checking the appropriate box on the registration form on the back of thisbrochure. You can also view the entire list of DRI publications offerings and makepurchases online at www.dri.org.

Hotel AccommodationsA limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at TheWestin Chicago River North, 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois60611. For reservations, contact the hotel directly at 312.744.1900. Pleasemention DRI’s Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute to take advantage of thegroup rate of $229 Single/$259 Double. The hotel block is limited and roomsand rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must makereservations by March 14, 2007, to be eligible for the group rate. Requests forreservations made after March 14 are subject to room and rate availability.

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Travel DiscountsDRI offers discounted meeting fares on various major air carriers for DRI’sInsurance Coverage and Claims Institute attendees. To receive these discounts,please contact Hobson Travel Ltd., DRI’s official travel provider at 800.538.7464.As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.

The taping or recording of DRI seminars is prohibited without the writtenpermission of DRI.

Speakers and times may be subject to last-minute changes.

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Michael F. Aylward is a senior partner in the Boston office of MorrisonMahoney LLP, where he chairs the firm’s complex insurance practice group.Mr. Aylward is a member of DRI’s Law Institute, a former member of the Boardof Directors and past chair of DRI’s Insurance Law Committee. He is also amember of the FDCC and the IADC.

Shaun McParland Baldwin is a partner in the Chicago office of TresslerSoderstrom Maloney & Priess LLP, where she concentrates her practice in the areasof insurance coverage litigation, bad faith litigation and counseling on insurance-related issues. Ms. Baldwin has also served as an arbitrator and expert witness. Sheis a past chair of DRI’s Insurance Law Committee and a past chair of the CasualtyInsurance Committee for the IADC. She is the program chair of this seminar.

Jill B. Berkeley is a partner in Howrey LLP’s Chicago office. Ms. Berkeley co-chairs the firm’s national Insurance Recovery Group, which includes more than40 lawyers. She has extensive experience in the representation of policy holdersand claimants in coverage litigation involving toxic torts and hazardous wastes,construction, products liability, intellectual property and excess liability matters.In addition, Ms. Berkeley is the editor of the CGL Reporter, published by theInternational Risk Management Institute Inc.

Patrick C. Coughlan is the president of Conflict Solutions Inc., which hasoffices in Maine and Florida. He is one of the most experienced and successfulmediators in the country and one of the few with substantial catastrophic caseand mass tort experience, resolving matters in over 95 percent of the cases thathe mediates. Mr. Coughlan travels throughout the U.S., mediating complexmulti-party insurance and liability claims.

Lee Craig is a partner in the firm of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLPin Tampa. He is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. Mr. Craig’s practicefocuses on the defense of first-party insurance matters, including “bad faith”litigation, and he chairs the firm’s Extra-Contractual Department. He is the vicechair of DRI’s Insurance Law Committee.

Maria G. Enriquez is a partner at Bates & Carey LLP in Chicago, where shefocuses her litigation practice on commercial cases in insurance coverage andreinsurance pertaining to environmental, asbestos, hearing loss, chemicalexposure, repetitive strain and products liability. Ms. Enriquez has beenrecognized as a leading coverage litigator in Who’s Who of Insurance.

Matthew S. Foy is a partner in the San Francisco offices of Gordon & Rees LLP.His practice focuses on insurance coverage litigation and advice pertaining toprimary, umbrella and excess general liability policies with an emphasis onenvironmental, advertising/personal injury, construction defect and productsliability claims. He is one of the editors of Covered Events, DRI’s Insurance LawCommittee e-Newsletter.

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Scott A. Gilliam is the assistant vice president and government relationsofficer with The Cincinnati Insurance Companies in Cincinnati. Anexperienced insurance defense and coverage litigator, Mr. Gilliam is responsiblefor government relations activities at the state and federal level for allsubsidiaries of The Cincinnati Financial Corporation, whose main business isproperty and casualty insurance. Mr. Gilliam also represents his company’sinterests with numerous insurance industry trade, advocacy and public policygroups and serves as president of the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

Dawn M. Gonzalez is a partner in the Chicago office of Litchfield Cavo LLP.Her practice concentrates in insurance coverage issues for environmental,product liability, professional liability and general liability claims. Ms. Gonzalezalso defends policyholders in various civil liability litigation matters. She hasmoderated and spoken at numerous conferences. Ms. Gonzalez served as the2005–2006 president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

Michael O. Gwin is a shareholder with Watkins & Eager PLLC in Jackson,Mississippi. He has been actively involved in Mississippi civil litigation at boththe trial and appellate level since 1986. His practice includes insurance coverage,bad faith, toxic tort and commercial disputes. Mr. Gwin has been involved inboth litigation and arbitration of catastrophic first-party property insurance andbusiness interruption claims.

Thomas M. Jones is a shareholder in the Seattle office of Cozen O’Connor PC.Mr. Jones is the vice chair of Cozen’s Insurance Litigation Department andchairs the firm’s Electronic Discovery Practice Group. His practice focuses oncomplex insurance coverage matters, including first- and third-party claims, andhe has acted as lead trial counsel for insurers in high-profile coverage casesaround the country and has lectured extensively on coverage matters. Mr. Jonesserves on the Electronic Discovery Advisory Panel for ARMA International andis the marketing chair for DRI’s Electronic Discovery Committee.

Jean M. Lawler is a senior partner of Murchison & Cumming LLP inLos Angeles, serving as chair of the bad faith and insurance litigation section ofthe firm’s Insurance Law Practice Group. In addition to representing insurers incomplex litigation involving all types of insurance policies and issues, Ms. Lawlerregularly advises insurers regarding insurance coverage, underwriting and businessissues. She has served as an arbitrator and expert witness in matters involvinginsurance law. Ms. Lawler is the immediate past board chair and a past presidentof the FDCC. She has served as a director of DRI and Lawyers for Civil Justice.

Mari Henry Leigh is a partner in the Chicago firm of Meckler Bulger &Tilson LLP, where she serves as the chair of its Litigation Management andAttorney Fee Dispute Practice Group. For more than 20 years, Ms. Leigh hasbeen engaged in litigating and providing counsel in a variety of complex, civillitigation matters. Recently, she served as co-counsel in a legal fee disputecase involving attorneys’ fees of more than $500 million incurred byindependent counsel.

Patricia McEvoy is vice president and managing counsel of Select Litigation, theunit of lawyers in Hartford, Connecticut, that coordinates the defense of all badfaith claims against The Hartford. Prior to joining Hartford in 2000, she managedERISA and non-ERISA benefit litigation against Travelers’ health care spin off,MetraHealth. Prior to that, she was a lawyer in private practice in Boston.

Julia A. Molander is a partner in the San Francisco office of Sedgwick DetertMoran & Arnold LLP. Ms. Molander concentrates her trial and counseling practicein virtually all aspects of insurance law and litigation including insurance coverage,reinsurance, claims handling, extra contractual (bad faith) liability, insurancefraud, underwriting matters, regulatory compliance, brokerage and agency liability,insurance insolvency and legislative issues. Ms. Molander is a past president of theAssociation of Defense Counsel of Northern California. She is the chair ofDRI’s Insurance Law Committee and serves on DRI’s Diversity Committee.

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Stephen J. Paris is the general counsel for the Lexington Insurance Companies inBoston. Before joining Lexington, he served as managing partner of a Boston lawfirm for more than a decade, counseling property and casualty insurers and reinsurerswith respect to a broad spectrum of coverage disputes and controversies. He is a pastpresident of DRI and the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters.

Steven Plitt is a founding partner and chair of the Insurance Practice Group ofKunz Plitt Hyland Demlong & Kleifeld PC in Phoenix. He is a former adjunctprofessor of law at Arizona State University’s College of Law where he taught theinsurance law curriculum. He has been a licensed insurance broker since 1974.Mr. Plitt is a veteran trial attorney and serves as an expert witness on insuranceclaims handling, broker issues and matters involving policy interpretation. Mr. Plittis a co-author of Couch on Insurance 3d, author of Arizona Liability InsuranceLaw and serves on the editorial board of Insurance Litigation Reporter.

Vicky Kaiser Russell is vice president and claims counsel with CNA Companies,overseeing strategic legal issues for environmental, mass tort and asbestos claims.For the past 20 years, she has focused on insurance coverage litigation andunderlying defense relating to pollution and toxic tort claims. In private practice,Ms. Russell defended companies against long term exposure claims and laterrepresented insurers in coverage litigation nationwide. Prior to joining CNA in2003, she served as in-house counsel and coverage counsel for the ACE Companies.

Hugh O. Strawn is the corporate secretary and vice president for CatastropheServices of the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) in Downers Grove,Illinois, an educational and claims resource of the insurance industry. Throughits Catastrophe Services Program, the PLRB provides its 900-membercompanies with guidance manuals, policyholder information, geo-referencedsevere weather forecasts and event occurrence data to enhance their ability torespond to natural disasters. In addition to his catastrophe responsibilities,Mr. Strawn edits FrontLines, PLRB’s weekly e-newsletter.

Sheryl J. Willert is a senior partner in Williams Kastner & Gibbs’ Seattle office,where she concentrates her practice on counseling, investigations and litigation.Ms. Willert has litigated cases involving all aspects of employment law for bothunionized and nonunionized employers in both the public and private sector.She is a past president of DRI, the first woman and African-American to holdthat post. She serves on the advisory board for the National Employment LawInstitute and is on the Board of Directors of the USLAW Network.

Daniel Wolfe, Ph.D., J.D., is the director of trial consulting for TrialGraphixin Chicago. Over the past 20 years, he has consulted in the defense of numeroushigh profile cases including the Rodney King, O.J. Simpson, John Dupont andRolando Cruz/DuPage trials. An expert in witness preparation, voir dire and juryselection, Dr. Wolfe has also consulted on national litigation matters pertainingto asbestos, breast implants, drug and tobacco litigation.

John C. Yang is a partner with Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP in Washington, D.C.He has represented insurers in landmark cases around the U.S. and has preparedamicus briefs that have been filed on behalf of insurers through the ComplexInsurance Claims Litigation Association. Mr. Yang has been named one of the“Best Lawyers Under 40” by the National Asian Pacific American BarAssociation and one of “America’s Leading Business Lawyers” by Chambers USA.

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February 1–2 Civil Rights and Governmental Tort LiabilityJW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL

February 7–9 Product Liability ConferenceNew Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA

February 21–24 Pre-Trial TacticsEmbassy Suites Hotel, South Lake Tahoe, CA

March 7–9 Medical Liability and Health Care LawThe Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA

March 8–9 Toxic Torts and Environmental LawJW Marriott New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

March 15–16 DamagesThe Venetian, Las Vegas, NV

March 28–30 Life, Health, Disability and ERISA ClaimsRenaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago, IL

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May 2–4 Employment LawThe Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ

May 10–11 Drug and Medical Device LitigationSan Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, CA

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June 7–8 Young LawyersSan Diego Marriott Hotel, San Diego, CA

June 14–15 Diversity for SuccessThe Fairmont Chicago, Chicago, IL

June 21–22 Insurance Bad FaithRenaissance Washington, DC Hotel, Washington, DC

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September 27–29 Preeminent Lawyer — Superstars of TrialThe Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

October 10–14 DRI Annual MeetingMarriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC

November 1–2 Commercial LitigationJW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ

November 1–2 Fire and CasualtyThe Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IL

November 8–9 Asbestos MedicineSan Diego Marriott, San Diego, CA

December 13–14 Insurance Coverage and PracticeSheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York, NY

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