Video Replay Colorado Springs Medical Malpractice Cases - Practical Advice and Winning Strategies
March 2013
Medical Malpractice Cases - Practical Advice and Winning Strategies
Program Description:
The State's top medical malpractice practitioners share their experience, expertise and in-depth guidance on the processes and strategies of medical malpractice cases. This course will benefit medical malpractice plaintiff and defense attorneys and insurers. Whether you are contemplating taking your first medical malpractice case, a seasoned practitioner, an insurer, or another professional wanting the most up-to-date and critical information on handling medical malpractice cases, this seminar provides you with critical fundamentals, winning trial strategies and more. Enhance your skills to best serve your clients' needs for the days, months and years ahead. BONUS! Included in the live program, webcast, video replay and homestudy audio/video recording: A unique opportunity to hear from plaintiff and defense counsel in the same room, at the same time and at the same program.
Agenda:
8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:25am
Introduction and Welcome
Christopher Koupal, Esq., and Thomas Quinn, Esq.
8:30am
Screening and Evaluating the Case
- Types of Cases
- Burdens of Proofs
- Statutes of Limitation
- Tips to Determine Merit
Presented by DezaRae LaCrue, Esq.
9:20am
Networking Break
9:30am
Preparing Plaintiff's Case
- Filing Considerations
- Effective Discovery, Including Securing Medical Records
- Duty to Disclose
- Damages
- Experts
Presented by David Woodruff, Esq.
10:20am
Defending Against Plaintiff's Case
- Developing Strategies - Liability; Causation; Comparative Negligence; Affirmative Defenses
- Informed Consent
- Discovery Issues and Protocols
- Duty to Disclose
- Experts
- Doctor Versus Hospital as Client
- Role of Insurance Company
Presented by Stephen Hensen, Esq. and Andrew Efaw, Esq.
12:00
Lunch on Your Own
1:15pm
Depositions of Plaintiff and Defendant: Taking and Defending
Plaintiff Perspective Presented by Thomas Helms, Esq.
Defense Perspective Presented by Paul Faraci, Esq.
2:05pm
Settlement Strategies
- Deciding When to Settle
- Making/Assessing the Offer
- Points to Include in the Agreement
- Effect of the Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act
Plaintiff Perspective Presented by Christopher Koupal, Esq.
Defense Perspective Presented by Kara Knowles, J.D., CPHRM, Vice President
3:05pm
Networking Break
Networking Break
3:15pm
Going to Trial
Part I: Jury Selection Tips
Plaintiff Perspective Presented by David Woodruff, Esq.
Defense Perspective Presented by Thomas Quinn, Esq.
Part II: Experts at Trial; Demonstrative Evidence; Trial Tips & Traps
Plaintiff Perspective Presented by Baine Kerr, Esq.
Defense Perspective Presented by Bruce Montoya, Esq.
4:45
Adjourn
Co-Chairs and Program Planners
Christopher Koupal, Esq.*
Chalat Hatten Koupal & Banker, PC
Denver, CO
Thomas Quinn, Esq.*
Gordon & Rees, LLP
Denver, CO
Faculty
Stephen Hensen, Esq.
Murphy Decker Hensen & Cook-Olson, PC
Littleton, CO
Paul Faraci, Esq.
Faraci Wolanske, LLC
Denver, CO
Thomas Helms, Esq.
Helms & Associates, PC
Greenwood Village, CO
Baine Kerr, Esq.
Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC
Boulder, CO
Kara Knowles, J.D., CPHRM, Vice President
Western Litigation, Inc.
Denver, CO
Andrew Efaw, Esq.
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP
Denver, CO
DezaRae LaCrue, Esq.
Leventhal, Brown and Puga, PC
Denver, CO
Bruce Montoya, Esq.
Messner & Reeves, LLC
Denver, CO
David Woodruff, Esq.
Hillyard, Wahlberg, Kudla, Sloane & Woodruff, LLP
Denver, CO
*also on faculty
Location Information
Law Office of Michael D Holder
405 S. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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405 S. Cascade Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $339.00 |
| CBA | $289.00 |
| LITIG | $269.00 |
| Non Member | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer | $249.00 |
| LITIG | $149.00 |
| Non Member | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits:
- EDI Credits:
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