Attorney(s) Speaking
The Journal of Air Law and Commerce sponsors the oldest and largest annual aviation law symposium in the world. Recent events that have changed our aviation landscape are sure to add to the discussion, debate, and education at the Symposium. More than 500 aviation lawyers and industry representatives annually attend. The symposium offers continuing education credit, superb networking opportunities, and the exploration of a wide variety of aviation law topics.
Keynote Speaker: Jonathan R. Friedman, A Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing—The Use of “Other Accident” Evidence in Aviation Litigation
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
6:00-9:00 p.m. Early Check-in & Late Registration
6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Brant Hickey & Associates
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
MORNING SESSION
7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Morrison & Foerster LLP, Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee, Murray, Marin & Herman, P.A., and Petkoff and Associates Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding
8:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks 8:45 a.m. Jonathan E. DeMay
Condon & Forsyth, LLP, Recent Developments in Aviation Law
9:45 a.m. Coffee Break
Sponsored by Smith & Moore PLLC
10:05 a.m. Jessica McCausland
U.S. Department of Justice, Beyond Catastrophic Collisions and Disastrous Demonstrations: A Survey of Liability Arising from Air Show Accidents
10:35 a.m. Ellen S. Pryor
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, "Difficult Angles in the Tripartite Relationship: The Professional Responsibilities of Insurance Defense Counsel"
11:35 a.m. David T. Hunter
Lane Powell, PC, Seven Deadly Sins of Aviation Mediation
12:05 p.m. Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, Inside Out: A Pilot’s View of Serving on the NTSB
Sponsored by Slack & Davis, L.L.P.
Presentation of the 12th Annual John J. Tigert VI Memorial Scholarship
AFTERNOON SESSION
Kathlynn G. Fadely, Presiding
1:30 p.m. Jonathan R. Friedman
McKenna Long and Aldridge, LLP, A Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing—The Use of “Other Accident” Evidence in Aviation Litigation
2:00 p.m. Kevin W. Murphy
Adler Murphy & McQuillen, LLP, Practical and Proper Closing Arguments in Aviation Wrongful Death Cases
2:30 p.m. David E. Prewitt
Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLP, Replacement Parts for Aging General Aviation Aircraft: Liability of Overhaul and Maintenance Facilities
3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
Sponsored by Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P.
Don G. Rushing, Presiding
3:20 p.m. Product Liability Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues from New Technology
Susan J. Ellis, Global Aerospace
Stephen R. Ginger, Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
Timothy Harrington, Avco/Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
Tom Wakefield, Cessna Aircraft Company
4:30 p.m. Jill Dahlmann Rosa
U.S. Department of Justice, The Sky Is Not the Limit: Suing the United States for Alleged FAA Contractor Negligence
5:00 p.m. Geffrey W. Anderson
Anderson, Smyer, Riddle & Kuehler, L.L.P., Planes, Poison and the Plow—Aviation Law & Agriculture
5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Charles A. Tarpley
Presentation of the 5th Annual International Aviation Women's Association Scholarship
5:45 p.m. Reception
Sponsored by Anderson, Smyer, Riddle & Kuehler, L.L.P., Stites & Harbison PLLC and Speiser Krause, P.C.
7:00 p.m. Welcoming Dinner
Sponsored by Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, Thompson & Knight LLP, and Podhurst Orsek, P.A.
Dinner Wine sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP and Structured Annuities, Inc.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
MORNING SESSION
7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Ladd Sanger, Presiding
8:30 a.m. Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid
Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Handling Foreign Aviation Cases–From the Plaintiffs’ Perspective
9:00 a.m. Sean Gates
Gates and Partners, Coming to America: The Defence of International Air Crash Litigation with the United States
9:30 a.m. David J. Harrington
Holland & Knight LLP, Hurry Up and Wait: Air Carrier Liability for Flight Delays
10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
Sponsored by Rose Walker, L.L.P.
Dorothea M. Capone, Presiding
10:20 a.m. Gary W. Allen
Attorney at Law, Ethics: Circumnavigating the Buildups
11:20 a.m. Richard F. Schaden
Schaden Katzman Lampert & McClune, Who Really Regulates Aviation From a Safety Perspectiv: The FAA, NTSB or Aviation Manufacturers?
Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding
11:50 p.m. Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable W. Royal Furgeson, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Ethical Lawyering in the Courtroom: A Judge’s Perspective
Sponsored by Baumeister & Samuels, P.C., The Nolan Law Group, and Reed Smith LLP
Presentation of the 9th Annual Wayne Vines Memorial Scholarship for Aviation Safety
AFTERNOON SESSION
H. Norman Kinzy, Presiding 1:30 p.m..
Claims Panel Discussion: Current Aviation Insurance Claims Issues
2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks - Charles A. Tarpley
Raffle sponsored by CCH – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and American Airlines
2:45 p.m. Closing Reception
Sponsored by Winstead PC
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