The Ritz-Carlton
1515 W 3rd St,
Cleveland, OH 44113

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The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys is pleased to promote Meet the Jury Where They Are: what trial lawyers can learn from politics, building coalitions, and presenting the right message to the jury.

Kelly Grace Gibson is a revolutionary and entrepreneurial Political Strategist with 20 years of experience directing multi-pronged messaging and communications programs in support of local, state, and national positioning, gender inequality, and political campaigns. Kelly possesses a wealth of experience in the trenches of paid communications as a seasoned producer and communications specialist. She also serves her clients in media and message training that helps establish client confidence and rapport in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Kelly appears regularly on Fox News as a Democratic Strategist

Meet the Jury Where They Are

• What Lawyers Can Learn from the American Electorate
• Similarities Between Politics and the Law
• How to Build Coalitions in the Courtroom
• What’s Your Win Number
• Choose the Right Lens
• Everyone’s in Sales
• Pivot and PunchMessage Discipline
• Story Telling

1.0 HOUR CLE PENDING APPROVAL

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1515 W 3rd St,
Cleveland, OH 44113

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The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys is pleased to promote How to use Litigation Technology to Prepare & Present Your Case which will be presented by David Tackla of Tackla Court Reporting, LLC

• 2 Camera Depositions to Enhance Presentation
  • Rules on videotaping depositions
  • Demonstration

• How to Use Trialpad in Depositions and Trial
  • Creating case files
  • Organize pleading, outlines, impeachment documents, and exhibits
  • Annotation and redaction of exhibits
  • Presentation best practices

• How to Use Visible Body
  • Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology suite
  • Demonstration

• How to Use Mondo Smart Board
  • Connecting your device
  • Demonstration

• Q&A

1.0 HOUR CLE PENDING APPROVAL

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The Ritz-Carlton
Ballroom A
1515 W 3rd St,
Cleveland, OH 44113

The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys is pleased to host a panel discussion on Jury Trials during COVID-19. What we learned from the experience and what we can implement moving forward.

Katie Harris

Sarah Gelsomino

Dennis Lansdowne

Cases to be discussed:

Estate of Ramzy Michaels v. Sam Ghoubrial, MD,
Cuyahoga County Case No. CV-18-908687

Zachary Horseman v. Mercy Health-Lorain Hospital, et al
Lorain County Case No. 19-CV-199157

Estate of John Guagenti v. Eric E. Fritz, et al
Allen County Case No. CV-2021-0018

1.0 HOUR CLE PENDING APPROVAL

The Silver Grille
Higbee Building
200 W. Prospect Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

The Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys is pleased to welcome State Representative Kristin Boggs to present on The Future of Non-Economic Damages for Sexual Assault Survivors.   

Representative Kristin Boggs serves the people of House District 18

Rep. Boggs is a dedicated public servant and an advocate for a strong public education system, economic opportunity for working people and a fair and compliant election process. She is committed to being a strong voice for Ohio’s working class by fighting for fair wages and economic security, and her passionate advocacy work extends to important issues such as voting rights, affordable education and domestic violence.

After graduating from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Boggs joined the Office of the Ohio Attorney General, serving as an assistant attorney general for nearly 10 years. In the Attorney General’s office, Boggs assisted some of Ohio’s most vulnerable populations in recovering from crimes of financial exploitation and physical abuse.

Along with her extensive background in public service, policy and legal issues, Boggs has served as a board member for the American Constitution Society since 2010, she volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Franklin County, and she was a working committee member of the Ohio Women’s Bar Association 2013 Leadership Institute.

Boggs represents the 18th House District, which consists of Columbus, Bexley, Grandview Heights and parts of central Franklin County.

AGENDA

1. Discussion of Simpkins v. Grace Brethren and Brandt v. Pompa and implications on claiming non-economic damages for survivors of sexual assault
2. Discussion on HB 199 – a bill introduced by Rep. Boggs to remove non-economic damage caps for survivors of sexual assault
3. Ways practitioners can help sexual assault survivors seek justice
4. Q & A

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CATA welcomes Courtney Rowley, acclaimed trial lawyer and author, who will discuss how to increase case value through trial perspective, and how to make more money by working with women.

Courtney Rowley, author of Trial by Woman, Running with the Bulls, and Voir Dire and Opening Statement, will discuss proven strategies to increase case value through trial perspective. Using trial perspective does not mean preparing for trial– it means thinking through the trial before the case is even filed. She will discuss how value can be added by spending time with your client, using focus groups, and engaging experts early.

She will also discuss how personal injury law firms make more money by working with women and how female lawyers are connecting with jurors in unprecedented ways.

Register by selecting a ticket below for this interactive webinar CLE.

This CLE is pending approval for 1 CLE credit.

Presenter: Courtney Rowley, Esq.

Courtney Rowley is the owner of The Rowley Law Firm. She is passionate about personal injury law and has practiced on her own for almost her entire career. Her work is mostly personal injury, with extensive experience representing victims of serious injuries, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries and medical malpractice.

Courtney has obtained numerous seven and eight figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of her clients. She spends an immense amount of time with her clients and their families. She finds that by spending time, getting to truly know her clients as human beings, she is better able to understand and translate their suffering and experience.

She has studied and taught at Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming. Courtney lectures nationally, speaking to other lawyers about trial work and finding human connection in trial.

This event is FREE for Judges, Staff Attorneys and Court staff.
CATA Members may attend this seminar for $39.00.
Non-members are encouraged to attend for $59.00.

This CLE is pending approval for 1 CLE credit.

A Zoom link for the webinar will be emailed to all registrants for easy access prior to the event which may be accessed 3-5 minutes before the commencement of the webinar.

This will be an interactive presentation/discussion, so please connect by video, ask questions, and return an evaluation for credit.

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              CATA is excited to welcome Richard C. Alkire Esq., who will present the following topic: “A Trial Lawyer’s Perspective on Ohio’s Professional Discipline System” for our next CLE luncheon seminar on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 12:15-1:30 pm at the Ritz-Carlton in Downtown Cleveland.

               Attorney Richard Alkire has been practicing law for nearly 40 years and concentrates his practice on complex civil litigation and ethics and professional responsibility with the firm of Alkire & Neiding in Independence, Ohio.  In addition to being a past president of CATA, Richard was appointed to the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1997-2006,  For two of those years, he served as Board’s elected chair.  He has been a Certified as a Civil Trial Law Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy for many years and has engaged in numerous CLE presentations on professional responsibility issues.  
           In his presentation, Mr. Alkire will address disciplinary issues and pitfalls specifically of concern to the Trial Attorney practice. He will also provide attendees with new pertinent Advisory Opinions issued by the Board in the last year as well as any significant cases that are being adjudicated.  

We hope this will be an interactive presentation/discussion, so please feel free to ask questions!

THIS CLE WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR ONE (1) PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY/LEGAL ETHICS CREDIT

Save the dates of our upcoming lunches
(12:15 – 1:30 pm, The Ritz-Carlton, Downtown Cleveland)

Please save the dates for our upcoming luncheons in your calendars, too:

2/12/2020
3/11/2020
4/17/2020 (Annual Litigation Institute – Friday, 1:00-4:30pm)

Join Us to Help End Distracted Driving

Former CATA president Ellen Hobbs Hirshman has been leading our efforts to bring a positive view to trial lawyers by presenting End Distracted Driving lessons in area schools.

We ask all CATA members to let us know if you have a contact at a local high school to assist us in scheduling more End Distracted Driving presentations throughout this new school year.  Contact Ellen Hirshman at ehirshman@loucaslaw.com for more details or check out www.enddd.org.

Need to Update Your Contact Information?

If you would like to update your contact information with CATA (for receiving the newsletter, list serve access, or membership dues billing), send an email with the new information to CATA treasurer Meghan Connolly at mconnolly@lewlaw.com

CATA is excited to welcome Andrew R. Young, Esq., who will discuss the Essentials of Trucking Litigation for our next CLE luncheon seminar.

Andy concentrates his practice on catastrophic truck crashes and wrongful death litigation.  He holds an active, interstate, Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and regularly drives his own Peterbilt semi-tractor and 45-foot racecar trailer.

He has testified as a Truck Safety Advocate before the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  He is a member of the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA).  He has testified on behalf of OOIDA and the Ohio Association for Justice’s Truck Safety Section before the Ohio Senate Transportation Committee.    He serves as an Executive Officer of the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group and is the immediate, past-president of the Lorain County Bar Association (LCBA).  Mr. Young is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, has been included in Ohio Super Lawyers, and has received awards from AAJ TLG, OAJ, and was the LCBA Member of the Year in 2016.  He lectures frequently at continuing legal education programs on trucking litigation and trial advocacy.  Mr. Young has served as a Moderator and on the Organization Committee for two industry “Truck Underride Roundtables” hosted at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety at their crash test facility in Ruckersville, Virginia.

He will focus on a host of important issues that arise at every stage of a trucking case and provide advice geared toward reaching successful case outcomes. 

We hope this will be an interactive presentation/discussion, so please feel free to ask questions!

Save the dates of our upcoming lunches
(12:15 – 1:30 pm, The Ritz-Carlton, Downtown Cleveland)

Please save the dates for our upcoming luncheons in your calendars, too:

9/11/2019
10/11/2019- Please note this new date
11/13/2019
12/11/2019
2/12/2020
3/11/2020
4/8/2020 (Annual Litigation Institute)
5/13/2020

Join Us to Help End Distracted Driving

Former CATA president Ellen Hobbs Hirshman has been leading our efforts to bring a positive view to trial lawyers by presenting End Distracted Driving lessons in area schools.

We ask all CATA members to let us know if you have a contact at a local high school to assist us in scheduling more End Distracted Driving presentations throughout this new school year.  Contact Ellen Hirshman at ehirshman@loucaslaw.com for more details or check out www.enddd.org.

Need to Update Your Contact Information?

If you would like to update your contact information with CATA (for receiving the newsletter, list serve access, or membership dues billing), send an email with the new information to CATA treasurer Meghan Connolly at mconnolly@lewlaw.com

John has been a practicing attorney in Ohio since 1977, a Certified Trial Advocate since 1997, and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 2000. In addition to his active trial practice, John has been a mediator in more than 85 cases.

John will discuss some of his mediation experiences from the perspective of both a mediator and an attorney, and offer insight and tips about how to:

• select the right mediator for your case
• set your goals and prepare for mediation
• formulate your demand (and counter-demands)
• respond to offers (and counter-offers)
• make the most out of mediation

John hopes the seminar will be interactive, so please come prepared with questions!

• Where: Ritz-Carlton, 6th Floor (Cleveland)
• When: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 from 12:15-1:35 (12:15-12:20 registration; 12:20-12:30 introductory remarks; 12:30-1:30 presentation; 1:30-1:35 wrap-up)
• Why: Mediation Strategies
• Who: You!

Nicole helps lawyers build their brands and grow their businesses using videos and podcasting at Abboud Media. She’s been a featured speaker at Clio and Lawyernomics, and featured in publications like the ABA Journal and Daily Journal.

Early registrants will be invited to sign up for s special video marketing and branding strategy session during which you will work to create an overall marketing strategy for your firm with videos at the center. You will walk away with an understanding of what videos you should create, what topics to create videos around, and how those videos play into your current overall marketing strategy.

During this hands-on strategy session, Nicole will work with you to uncover the following:

• What your specific video goals are (aka what’s your brand about?)
• What subject matter/topics you should cover in your videos
• Structure/format of each individual video
• Where to post your videos once they’re ready
• What platforms you should use to best promote your videos to get the most mileage out of them
• Content calendar creation covering the next 3 or 6 months

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Schedule Details:

• Where: Hilton Downtown Cleveland
• When: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 12:15-1:35 (12:15-12:20 registration; 12:20-12:30 introductory remarks; 12:30-1:30 presentation; 1:30-1:35 wrap-up)
• Why: Marketing and Video 101!
• Who: You!