Registration Information
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Member Pricing |
Non-Member Pricing |
| Early Bird Registration* |
$1,095 |
$1,395 |
| Regular Registration* |
$1,395 |
$1,695 |
| Group Registration (Non-Sponsored)** |
$995/person |
$995/person |
| Government
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Government members will receive the applicable government rate for the seminar upon login. If the government rate does not appear after logging in, please call DRI directly at (312) 795-1101 to receive the discounted rate. Invoices can be sent after purchase upon request. |
*If your membership recently lapsed, please renew your membership prior to registering to ensure you receive your discounted member rate. If you would like to join DRI to receive the member pricing and see the benefits of becoming a member, click here to go to the application page.
**Group registration is for registering four (4) or more attendees, members and non-members. There is one free registration with every 10 registrations. You must lock in the rate three weeks prior to the seminar. If you want to register for the group pricing, please send an email to rstiner@dri.org (online registration is not available for this offering).
Networking Events
Premier Networking Reception | Creole Queen
Date: Thursday, April 27 from 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Pricing: Free when you register for the seminar (Guest tickets $100 each, available at check-out. A limited number of guest tickets may be available on site for $125 each.)
Location: Creole Queen, 1 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA
Join the Intellectual Property, Commercial Litigation, Life, Health, and Disability, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law committees for a networking event as we savor a taste of New Orleans aboard the Paddlewheeler Creole Queen! Even though the Creole Queen would have been right at home among the steamboats of 1850's New Orleans, passengers of that era could never have conceived of a paddle-wheeler with her luxury, comfort, and safety.
Please note the boat will stay dockside for continuous boarding and will offer light appetizers and beverages. The entrance to the Creole Queen is at the Poydras Street dock at Spanish Plaza, located behind the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel.
Agenda with Speakers
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Registration |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
For more details, click on the "Breakout Sessions (Wednesday)" tab.
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| 5:00 p.m. |
In House/Corporate Counsel Breakout Meeting
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Jump Start Your Seminar Networking Experience
Whether you’re a new member, non-member, seasoned attendee, or in-house counsel, join committee leaders and fellow attendees to learn how to make the most of your networking opportunities and your membership in the LHD Committee. |
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Networking/Cocktail Hour
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| 7:30 p.m. |
Dine-Arounds
Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own). Electronic sign-up. Details for sign-up are circulated to registrants in advance of the seminar. Limited availability. |
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| 7:30 p.m. |
Women’s Networking Dinner
Meet and dine with prominent women professionals in the industry at this popular event, offered by the Life, Health, and Disability Committee. Electronic sign-up. Details for sign-up are circulated to registrants in advance of the seminar. Limited availability. |
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Coffee Service |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
DRI For Life Run, Walk or Eat
Are you an early riser? Want to enjoy some fresh air and networking, too? Gather in the hotel lobby for an energizing run/walk around town, or a visit to the world-famous Café Du Monde for beignets and café au lait and get a head start on building your Seminar networking contacts. |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Join your colleagues for coffee and conversation and get caffeinated for “Full Throttle Thursday” at our full day of Seminar events. |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Pamela W. Carter, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., New Orleans, LA
Elizabeth G. Doolin, Chittenden Murday & Novotny LLC, Chicago, IL |
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Infallible(ish) Because We Are Final(ish): Supreme Court ERISA Jurisprudence
A deep dive into the reasoning and evolution of the Supreme Court’s ERISA jurisprudence.
Kristina N. Holmstrom, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., Phoenix, AZ |
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| 10:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Health Law Update: ERISA, EMTALA and State Laws in the Wake of Dobbs
An in-depth examination of cutting-edge issues in health law, including a discussion of the elephant in the room.
James Lewis Griffith, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Don’t Get Trapped: Hidden Pitfalls in Interpleaders
Seasoned advice from an expert practitioner on how to avoid getting in trouble when getting out of a dispute.
Heather Austin, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Diversity and Inclusion Lunch
All are welcome! Join your colleagues for lunch on-site, followed by a thoughtful and engaging discussion with a dynamic local speaker you will not want to miss. |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Schmidtke on ERISA
Need we say more? The nation’s foremost expert on ERISA offers an update on the latest developments involving everyone’s favorite reticulated enforcement scheme.
Mark E. Schmidtke, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., Valparaiso, IN |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Committee Business Meeting
The room where it happens. Learn about the numerous opportunities to get involved in DRI’s best substantive law committee. Our committee leaders will outline upcoming events and initiatives, including the 2024 Seminar and how you can help plan it. Want to speak, write, or guide the LHD Committee into the future? Don’t wait for it or ask what you missed – come to our meeting, because our committee is non-stop! |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Small Group Networking Opportunities
Sign up for various options and start building your connections and developing relationships! Details to come, but sure to include some of the following:
1. DRI for Life Book Club
2. DRI Cares (more detail to come)
3. Local Small Group Outings (more details to come)
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Premier Networking Reception | Creole Queen
Click here for details.
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| 8:00 p.m. |
Dine-Arounds
Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own). Electronic sign-up. Details for sign-up are circulated to registrants in advance of the seminar. Limited availability.
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| 9:30 p.m. |
Young Lawyers’ Post-Celebration Cocktail Event
Everyone is welcome at this popular networking event, hosted by our Young Lawyers Subcommittee. Come out and meet the future of the Life, Health, and Disability Committee. Last year’s outing featured a giant Dolly Parton head made of pink mesh. Who knows what this year may bring? More details on-site. |
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Friday, April 28, 2023
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Registration and Coffee Service |
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| 8:00 a.m. |
DRI For Life Run, Walk or Eat
Pick your poison - Run, walk, or more beignets. Or run with beignets and see who has the most powdered sugar on their running clothes at the end (dark clothing discouraged).
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Announcements
Kristina N. Holmstrom, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., Phoenix, AZ
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| 9:10 a.m. |
Disability Insurance Update
Recent highlights and trends in the worlds of both Individual and ERISA disability litigation.
Leo Lagomasino, Lagomasino Law P.A., Miami, FL |
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| 10:10 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Life Insurance Update
An in-depth discussion of the most recent significant state and federal court decisions relating to life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Jeannine Jacobson, Maynard Cooper & Gale, LLP, Miami, FL |
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Managing Ethical Risks and Avoiding Malpractice in Close Attorney-Client Relationships
Lawyers in comfortable, longstanding attorney-client relationships may become complacent and fail to follow good risk management practices. This can lead to errors, ethical traps, misunderstandings, miscommunication, bad outcomes, and/or claims. Learn how to prevent this from happening to you.
Brett Preston, Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa, FL |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Breakout Sessions (Wednesday 2:00–5:00 p.m.)
ERISA
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Friends with Benefits: Offsets, Subrogation, and Other Income-Related Complications
Alexandra C. Markel, Bodman PLC, Detroit, MI |
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| 2:50 p.m. |
In It for the Long Haul: Covid, Long Covid, and Covid-Adjacent Claims Issues
Lisa E. Montelongo-Connor, Unum, Chattanooga, TN
Joni Sobocinski, New York Life, Philadelphia, PA
Caitlin P. Strauss, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Philadelphia, PA |
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| 3:50 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 4:05 p.m. |
A Mediator's View on Dispute Resolution - Maximizing the Opportunity for Success
Scott Maker, Woodworth Maker LLC, Portland, ME |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Life, Health, and Disability
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 2:00 p.m. |
You be the Judge: Accidental Death Scenarios
Linnsey Amores, Hartford, Hartford, CT
Kaitlyn E. Luther, Chittenden, Murday & Novotny LLC, Chicago, IL
Latanae L. Parker, Maynard Cooper, Miami, FL |
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| 2:50 p.m. |
A Lapse in Judgment? Recent California Jurisprudence Shakes Things Up
Gerardo Puig, Transamerica, Baltimore, MD
Jarrett Ganer, McDowell Hetherington LLP, Houston, TX |
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| 3:50 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 4:05 p.m. |
Mad Skills: Key Litigation Techniques for Defending Bad Faith Claims
Andrea Snowden, Ameritas, Lincoln, NE
William D. Hittler, Nilan Johnson Lewis, Minneapolis, MN
Leah Kippola-Friske, Nilan Johnson Lewis, Minneapolis, MN |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Health
| Time (Central) |
Program |
Location |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Non-Network Provider Pricing Disputes: Your Vendor or Mine?
Shari Gerson, Gray/Robinson PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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| 2:50 p.m. |
In-Network Challenges: Provider Arbitration and Related Issues
Daniel K. Ryan, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, IL |
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| 3:50 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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| 4:05 p.m. |
Data Privacy and AI: A Perspective from In-House Counsel
Tim Smith, Unum, Portland, ME
Eric Langland, Unum, Portland, ME |
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Hotel Information
A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Two Poydras St, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Take advantage of the group rate of $284.00 Single/Double in one of two ways:
The hotel block is limited and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must make reservations by March 28, 2023, to be eligible for the hotel’s group rate. Requests for reservations made after March 28 are subject to room and rate availability. A small portion of your room rate offsets the costs of the seminar.
CLE Information
Earn up to 9.75 hours of continuing legal education, including one (1) hour of ethics credit from this seminar.
Life, Health, Disability and ERISA CLE by State
DRI's Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Seminar is proudly sponsored by:
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On-Demand
NEW in 2023 – 4 Additional On-Demand Programs Included With Every Seminar!
CLE Credit will be sought from every state requiring CLE hours in elimination of bias/diversity and inclusion, ethics, substance abuse/mental health and law practice management. The CLE grid will provide updated information concerning hours that have been approved by each jurisdiction and for which credits. For states not requiring these special credits, general education credits will be sought.
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Diversity/Elimination of Bias in the Profession
Invisible or Mixed-Visible Diversity – Combatting Bias
Often diversity programs and initiatives are focused on visible traits such as gender or race, but bias exists related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and some disabilities that are not readily visible to the eye. This panel will discuss how to address these biases and to create an environment where those with invisible or mixed-visible diversity can operate at the highest level.
Stacy Douglas, Everett Dorey LLP, Irvine, CA
Gary Howard, Bradley, Birmingham, AL
Ronna Kinsella, Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox PC, Memphis, TN
Law Practice Management Credit
Succession Planning: Failing to Plan is a Plan to Fail
Succession planning is considered one of the most pressing issues facing not only law firms but also clients. Senior partners are working into their golden years and can sometimes be reluctant to engage in a succession plan, but clients want to know that there is a plan for the transition of their work without interruption. Join us to learn:
- the importance of succession planning for the benefit both the law firm and its clients;
- how succession planning impacts retention and continuity of the firm and client relationships;
- how to approach the subject with senior attorneys; and
- strategies for implementing a successful succession plan.
Marie E. Chafe, Conn Kavanaugh, Boston, MA
Matthew Cairns, Textron Inc., Providence, RI
Elizabeth M. Brotten, Foley & Mansfield PLLP, Minneapolis, MN
Meade Hartfield, Bradley Arant, Birmingham, AL
Ethics
Technology, Ethics & Remote Work: What You Need to Know Now
The Rules of Professional Conduct regarding competence and diligence require all lawyers to keep abreast of changes in technology. This webinar will provide you with tips and information on new issues related to technology and the practice of law, including the challenges of the remote work environment. You will learn the ethics and professionalism considerations when using technology in your practice and your ethical duties when it comes to “keeping abreast of changes” in technology.
Amber Garcia, Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, New Orleans, LA
Alyssa Johnson, Barron & Newberger PC, Milwaukee, WI
Clare Roubion, Louisiana Legal Ethics, LLC, Lafayette, LA
Mental Health & Attorney Wellness
Lessons for Lawyers from the Science of Well Being
This presentation will focus on the practical steps that we can take as individuals to improve well-being, drawing on recent research from cognitive science and beginning with the preface that happiness can be learned and applied. Specifically, we will provide an evidence-based arsenal of practical tools that lawyers can apply in their own lives to improve their well-being.
Emma Ross, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum, Chicago, IL
Shayna Cook, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum, Chicago, IL