Clifford B. Aaron is a partner in the New York City litigation firm of London Fischer LLP. He is a trial attorney whose practice areas include automotive vicarious liability, products liability, catastrophic injury defense, premises liability, and general insurance defense. He is admitted to practice law in New York and Tennessee, and has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous other states, both in state and federal courts.

Daniel J. Arnett, the founder of Arnett Law Group LLC in Chicago, is an accomplished litigation with a record of success in toxic tort, product liability, insurance defense and commercial litigation. Practicing nationally, he has handled or managed cases in fifteen states as lead or co-counsel.

Leland (Lee) H. Ayres is a founding partner with Ayres Shelton Williams Benson & Paine LLC in Shreveport, Louisiana. A trial lawyer, his civil litigation experience includes business and commercial disputes, oil and gas litigation, property disputes, natural resources litigation, products liability claims, professional malpractice defense, trucking defense, personal injury claims, fraud claims, insurance coverage, and insurance bad faith defense.

Jack P. Burden is a shareholder with Backus, Carranza & Burden in Las Vegas. He focuses his practice on the defense of claims involving products liability, premises liability, food liability and commercial litigation matters. Jack has successfully defended a myriad of clients, including Fortune 500 Companies, sports related entities to locally owned small businesses and individuals.

Patrick M. Causey is a member of Trenam Law's Commercial Litigation Group in St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, professional malpractice defense, intellectual property, breach of contract, business tort claims and class actions.

Charles (Chuck) H. Cole, a partner in the Chicago office of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, has tried more than 80 cases to verdict involving multi-million dollar exposures. His practice areas and trial experience include medical malpractice, professional liability, construction matters, amusement claims, commercial litigation, transportation negligence, class action defense, general liability and insurance coverage issues.

Nicole A. Diaz is an attorney with Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP in Los Angeles. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on consumer class actions, data privacy, and intellectual property. She also has a background in white collar matters and internal investigations. Her practice is distinguished by significant trial experience in a wide range of complex matters in both state and federal court.

Brandon W. Ehrie is an attorney at Lewis Wagner, LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana. He concentrates his practice in the defense of general civil litigation matters; including premises liability, product liability, construction and various insurance defense cases. Brandon also represents municipalities, agricultural operations, farmers and property owners in both the defense of lawsuits and administrative actions.

Scott J. Frank is a Partner in the Tampa office of Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP. While Scott handles many cases from inception through the completion of trial, Scott's practice is centered on civil trial litigation, specifically in state and federal courts. This includes cases that are referred to Butler during the course of litigation, specifically in order to be brought to trial.

Rick R. Fuentes, Ph.D. is a founding partner of R&D Strategic Solutions, LLC. He has specialized in jury behavior and decision-making and the evaluation of complex evidence for over 25 years. Dr. Fuentes has a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Georgia, and a Master's Degree and Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from Texas A&M University. He has worked with trial teams on hundreds of civil and criminal cases involving issues of tort, contracts, anti-trust, intellectual property, product liability, and professional malpractice. Through the use of focus groups, mock trials and surveys, he assists trial attorneys and in-house counsel in the development of persuasive jury messages and themes, witness preparation, jury selection and case valuation. He has provided testimony as an expert for change of venue motions. He has authored numerous professional articles on the topics of jury behavior and jury decision-making and he has appeared on numerous legal forums including CNN's Talk-Back Live, The Phil Donahue Show, and Court Television's series "The Art and Science of Jury Persuasion." He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and by NBC News. Dr. Fuentes has been on the University of Montana Law School NITA Faculty where he lectured on jury selection and persuasion. He has delivered dozens of CLE programs around the country and is a regular speaker for the Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, as well as at other local and National Bar Associations.

Heidi G. Goebel is a founder and the Managing Partner of Goebel Anderson PC in Salt Lake City, Utah. She serves as chair of the Product Liability and Commercial Litigation committees of the firm. She has practiced law in four states and has extensive experience in complex commercial litigation matters, products and professional liability and personal injury cases. She has been consistently recognized in Super Lawyers, and as one of Utah's Elite Lawyers by Utah Business Magazine, among other awards. She speaks regularly on trial and litigation strategies and substantive issues nationwide.

Jennifer Snyder Heis is a partner with Ulmer & Berne LLP in Cincinnati, where she practices in the areas of product liability and complex litigation, including multi-district litigation and mass tort proceedings. She also has significant experience representing healthcare providers in all aspects of professional malpractice suits, including trial. Ms. Heis is a member of DRI's Law Institute.

Guy E. Hughes is a partner with Casey Bailey & Maines PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky, where he maintains a broad based defense litigation practice, including product liability, professional negligence, premises liability, transportation and construction related matters. Mr. Hughes is the vice chair of DRI's Trial Tactics Committee.

Leonardo Inghilleri is a recognized expert and innovator in the area of business strategy, customer service excellence, organizational culture, operational effectiveness, leadership development, and human resources practices. He is the President of ICG – Inghilleri Consulting Group Inc., a firm dedicated to service-focused organizations. Mr. Inghilleri guides leadership teams to create the vision for their organization and the brand strategies that will build strong relationships with their clients and other key stakeholders. Prior to his consulting career, Mr. Inghilleri served as an executive with The Walt Disney Company and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. His innovative business concepts are captured in his book, Exceptional Service Exceptional Profit, an international best seller and a collaboration with Micah Solomon.

Andrew Klimenko has over twenty five years of experience litigating a broad spectrum of matters including catastrophic personal injury/wrongful death, real estate, commercial, employment and insurance. He has completed over fifty jury trials throughout the greater Bay Area with a success rate at better than 85%. In addition, he has served as a settlement panelist for the San Francisco Bar Association Early Settlement program.

Kyle A. Lansberry is a litigator and trial attorney with Lewis Wagner LLP in Indianapolis, focusing on personal injury, product liability and premises liability cases. He also represents insurance companies nationwide in environmental and agricultural insurance coverage matters. He is the program-chair of this seminar.

Colette Magnetta is the chair of the DRI Trial Tactics Committee. She is a shareholder with Acker & Whipple in Los Angeles and practices in the areas of construction defect, product liability, premises liability, and general tort litigation.

Marcus M. Maples, a shareholder with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC's Birmingham, Alabama office, counsels business clients from a broad range of industries in all matter of business disputes. Mr. Maples defends directors and officers in litigation involving fiduciary duty claims, shareholder disputes and allegations of minority oppression, and also litigates disputes over trust and estate matters, including disputes involving fiduciaries, will contests and trust litigation. In addition, he serves as national counsel for domestic and international construction companies handling all aspects of construction law including drafting contracts, pursuing and defending claims, arbitrating disputes, and litigation matters in various jurisdictions throughout the country.

Erik R. Matheney, is a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense and personal injury litigation. Erik has tried over 70 jury trials, and previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

Stephen C. Pasarow is a director with Knapp Petersen & Clarke in Glendale, California. Since being admitted to the State Bar of California in 1980, he has specialized in civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of automobile accident, transportation and premises liability cases.

Lenae M. Pederson is a partner with Meagher & Geer PLLP in Minneapolis. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation with an emphasis on disputes related to design professionals and products liability. Lenae also defends international companies in food litigation as part of her firm's Safety, Toxic Tort and Environmental practice group.

John C.S. Pierce is a shareholder with Sirote & Permutt PC in their Birmingham, Alabama office. John represents clients in all areas of insurance, business and product liability litigation. He counsels businesses and business owners in the areas of construction, transportation, professional liability, products liability, business disputes, insurance matters and corporate formation and guidance.

Orlando (Rod) R. Richmond, Sr. is a partner at Butler Snow LLP in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He focuses his practice on drug and medical device, product liability and personal injury law, as well as mass tort litigation involving pharmaceutical products, toxic and environmental suits, and a host of other disputes in numerous jury trials in state and federal venues. Rod's litigation background of over 25 years includes service in the United States Marine Corps as a JAG Officer.

Scott M. Salter is a partner at Starnes Davis Florie LLP in Birmingham, Alabama. Scott practices in the areas of medical malpractice defense, coverage and insurance litigation. Scott has tried dozens of medical cases to a jury verdict, is the current Chair of the Healthcare Section of the FDCC and a member of ABOTA. Scott has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America since 2010 and named an Alabama Super Lawyer since 2012.

Ewing (Eddie) E. Sikes, III, a partner with Royston Razor in their Brownsville, Texas office, practices in the areas of construction defect, personal injury and wrongful death, commercial and maritime litigation, and massive toxic tort litigation. In addition, he handles labor and employment issues and transactional work. Mr. Sikes is the program vice chair of this seminar.

Miranda Lundeen Soto, a trial lawyer with Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP's Miami office, has tried over 50 cases, bench and jury trials. Ms. Soto regularly defends a wide range of matters, including personal injury cases, premises liability, commercial and business disputes, product liability, complex fraud matters and legal malpractice claims at the state and federal levels.

The Honorable Jerry A. Wiese, II, is a judge on the Eighth Judicial District Court in Nevada. Judge Wiese was first elected on November 2, 2010, and took office on January 3, 2011. He was re-elected in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 3, 2021. Prior to assuming the bench, Judge Wiese practiced law in Nevada from 1994 until 2010.