Upcoming DRI Events

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  • Seminars
    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Trucking IconIn today's high-stakes trucking litigation, a complete set of comprehensive strategies is essential to laying the groundwork for the defense of your case. Attendees will be shown how to handle an emergency call and how to thoroughly investigate an accident at the earliest stage. Experienced attorneys, claims professionals, and industry experts will discuss evidence preservation, pre-suit discovery, and effective strategies for early resolution.

    If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Sheraton Charlotte Hotel/Le Méridien Hotel Complex. Learn more and book your room.
  • Seminars
    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Diversity holding hands iconThe DRI Diversity and Inclusion Committee invites you to the 18th annual Diversity for Success Seminar and Corporate Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to gain insights from and network with in-house counsel and potential referral sources. This seminar is designed to address diversity-related issues in the legal profession and provide resources and tools to incorporate in your career and organization to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Sheraton Charlotte Hotel/Le Méridien Hotel Complex in Charlotte. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Insurance LawDRI’s Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar is the preeminent program for insurance executives, claims professionals, and outside counsel who specialize in bad faith insurance litigation. Bad faith issues and concerns permeate many aspects of insurance claims handling. When bad faith litigation ensues, these claims are some of the most complex and highest exposure claims faced by insurers. Our faculty, consisting of some of the nation’s leading in-house and outside bad faith lawyers, will share their valuable insights and strategies on evaluating and winning bad faith cases, as well as how to avoid them in the first place.

    If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Sheraton Charlotte Hotel/Le Méridien Hotel Complex. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Charlotte, North Carolina

    Young Lawyers IconCome visit the Queen City for DRI’s Young Lawyers Seminar! If you are an attorney within your tenth year of practice, this seminar is for you. Join us as we explore how the practice of law is, first and foremost, a business. To grow your law practice, you not only need to hone and perfect your legal skills, but you also need to learn what it takes to run a successful business - from building and maintaining client relationships, to staying on top of current trends and developments and using technology to your advantage. In addition to exciting programming, there will be ample networking opportunities with attorneys and in-house counsel from across the country.

    If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Sheraton Charlotte Hotel/Le Méridien Hotel Complex in Charlotte. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Zürich, Switzerland

    Luggage to Zurich iconJoin us for the first DRI International Seminar in four years to reconnect with members and new contacts in Zürich. The international disputes landscape is becoming more complex, and there are significant changes ahead, particularly for tech companies operating in Europe, as well as the rapid growth of class action regimes globally. We will be joined by lawyers and in-house counsel to discuss the hot topics and current legal developments in cross-border litigation with a focus on class actions, product liability, developments in e-discovery, and the use of legal tech in litigation. We will end with a lively and interactive panel session discussing the future of work in law firms and the seminal topic of preserving well-being in the new world of hybrid working.

    If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    There are several hotels in Zürich around Walder Wyss Ltd. Guest rooms are on a first-come, first-served basis at prevailing rates at the time of booking. Learn more and book your room.

  • Webinars

    This program will cover the skills needed to effectively communicate with opposing parties on issues concerning e-discovery and how best to apprise the Court of anticipated e-discovery issues via a 26(f) report. This program will include covering the issues to be aware of when discussing an ESI protocol, such as ensuring that an ESI protocol is not creating an unreasonable burden for your client while making sure that any protocol leaves the door open for obtaining useful information from the opposing party. After a brief lecture, attendees will be split into small groups led by an experienced attorney in order to review and discuss a mock 26(f) report and sample ESI protocol.

    The registration is $150 for DRI members and $250 for non-members.

  • Webinars

    Increasingly, Courts are turning to informal discovery conferences to resolve discovery disputes as a way to avoid the costly and time-consuming motion practice that can arise from motions to compel and corresponding motions for protective orders. In this program, attendees will learn how to prepare to present arguments in this type of conference and tips for effectively presenting their position. After an introductory lecture, attendees will split into small groups, led by experienced attorneys, to analyze sample discovery requests, discuss how to respond and defend against unreasonably broad discovery requests, along with exploring how to approach compelling production of digital information from an uncooperative plaintiff.

    The registration is $150 for DRI members and $250 for non-members.

  • Seminars
    Washington, D.C.

    Male and Female seniors iconJoin us in our nation’s capital for the 2023 Senior Living and Long-Term Care Litigation Seminar, taking place on August 16–18 at the Washington Hilton in the heart of the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Our annual seminar will include panel counsel meetings, enhanced networking opportunities, and, as always, timely education sessions from leading industry experts on the latest topics impacting the senior living industry. In addition to exceptional speakers, the new seminar schedule offers more time for networking and collaboration, including a new attendee meetup, small group networking opportunities including a tour of the US Supreme Court, the DRI Cares Blessings in a Backpack project, and an on-site lunch and premier networking reception (both included in the registration fee)! Register now to secure your spot for these special events.

    Register by July 17, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Washington Hilton. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Washington, D.C.

    White hatchback car iconJoin us for a timely seminar focused on current issues affecting those who practice in the automotive space. Stay up to date on emerging technologies, electric vehicles (EV), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and supply chain developments. Gain perspective from in-house counsel regarding their business and legal concerns. Additionally, attain deeper knowledge from experienced trial counsel and experts about key litigation trends and best practices for defending various types of automotive claims.

    Register by July 17, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Washington Hilton. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Washington, D.C.

    Fire extinguisher fire hose iconDRI’s Fire Science and Litigation Seminar is returning to Washington, D.C.! The seminar will provide cutting-edge education, including a live burn demonstration, which provides a rare opportunity for participants to go off-site to a facility where experts—with the assistance of the great folks at D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)—will have multiple live burn stations. After observing actual fire suppressions and inspections, attendees will be walked through what they observed and how to best use this evidence in the courtroom. With a number of other excellent speaker sessions and premier networking events, this is a seminar you won’t want to miss!

    Register by July 17, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Washington Hilton. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Washington, D.C.

    Talcum powder iconJoin us in our nation’s capital for the 2023 DRI Talc Litigation Seminar, taking place on August 16-18 at the Washington Hilton in the beautiful Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. This seminar will include panel counsel meetings, a Premier Networking Reception, and timely education sessions from industry experts from across the nation. If you are interested in the strategies of plaintiffs’ firms in trying talc cases, the scientific issues of cosmetic talc litigation, and new and evolving challenges to plaintiffs’ experts and their theories, this is a seminar you will not want to miss!

    Register by July 17, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at Washington Hilton. Learn more and book your room.

  • Annual Meeting
    San Antonio, Texas

    Yellow star blue circle backgroundDon’t miss the flagship event of the year for the civil defense community. Join us in San Antonio and explore new ways to learn, connect, and engage with your DRI community! Make meaningful connections through first-class networking opportunities, expand your expertise in your practice area with cutting-edge education, develop your book of business, and so much more. Save your spot and start planning your trip. We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio this October!

    Register by September 25, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate.

    This event will be held at San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio. Learn more and book your room.

    Register by September 25, 2023, to receive the early registration rate: $1,195 for DRI members and $1,395 for non-members. Click here to learn more about pricing.

    This event will be held at San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter. Learn more and book your room.

  • Seminars
    Austin, Texas

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    Austin, Texas

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    Austin, Texas

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  • Seminars
    New York, New York

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    New York, New York

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  • Seminars
    Phoenix, Arizona

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    Phoenix, Arizona

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    Phoenix, Arizona

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