Registration Information
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Member Pricing |
Non-Member Pricing |
Non-Member Bundle ^ |
Early Bird Registration*
(Now thru Apr. 29) |
$1,395 |
$1,795 |
$1,715 |
Regular Registration*
(Apr. 30–Jun. 11) |
$1,595 |
$1,995 |
$1,915 |
| Onsite Registration |
$1,695 |
$2,095 |
$2,015 |
| Group Registration (Non-Sponsored)** |
$1,095 per person |
$1,095 per person |
$1,095 per person |
| Government |
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Networking Events
Premier Networking Reception
Sponsored by: Foley Mansfield
Date: Thursday, June 13 from 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Pricing: Free when you register for the seminar
Location: Event Hub (Lobby Level), Renaissance Nashville Hotel
Join the Insurance Bad Faith & Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar and Diversity for Success Seminar for a relaxing evening at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel located on the Event Hub (lobby level). Connect with your contemporaries, exchange stories over cocktails, and savor carefully crafted small bites. This exclusive gathering is more than a networking event—it's a launching pad for the next phase of your inspiring legal journey. Don't miss this chance to be among peers who will shape the future of the legal landscape. Join us, where your potential is limitless.
In addition, we are pleased to welcome the Asian American Insurance Network (AAIN), and the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) at the reception. AAIN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and growth of Asian-Pacific Islander professionals in the insurance industry through mentorship, networking, education, and social awareness. NAAIA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering African American insurance professionals currently in the industry as well as celebrating their accomplishments. Please join this networking reception to learn more about AAIN and NAAIA.
Agenda with Speakers
*Schedule and Speakers subject to change
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
| Time (Central) |
Program |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Women of Color Luncheon (Ticketed Event - $75) |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Women of Color Roundtable (in connection with the Diversity for Success and Young Lawyers Seminars)
Despite diversity and inclusion being a daily topic within the legal profession, the needle is barely moving, in particular, for women of color within the profession. The DRI Women of Color Roundtable will be a candid discussion on challenges facing women of color within the legal profession and will provide insight on how women of color attorneys can overcome those challenges.
Click "Women of Color Roundtable" tab below for schedule. |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Skills Workshop: Preparing and Defending Frontline Claims Adjusters in Bad Faith Litigation (Demonstration)
An interactive session where a frontline insurance adjuster will be deposed on claims handling under two hypothetical settings: (1) alleged 3rd party bad faith for failure to settle within limits, and (2) alleged 1st party bad faith for failing to properly investigate the loss.
Mike Gelfound, Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP, Los Angeles, CA
W. Edward Carleton, Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, PC, Dallas, TX
Katelyn Werner, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA, Denver, CO
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| 5:30 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). |
Thursday, June 13, 2024
| Time (Central) |
Program |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration & Coffee Service
Get to know the early risers in our group over a cup of coffee. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Dwight Stone, Miles & Stockbridge PC, Baltimore, MD
Albert K. Alikin, Freeman Mathis & Gary, Los Angeles, CA
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| 9:15 a.m. |
Quite the Balancing Act – Multiple Claimants, Multiple Insureds, and Insufficient Limits
A discussion regarding considerations and strategies to push back against increasingly common arguments alleging bad faith liability when carriers are presented with multiple claimants or multiple insureds and insufficient limits satisfy everyone.
Kevin Willging, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD
Jennifer Eubanks, Canal Insurance Company, Greenville, SC
Jeff Chen, EMC Insurance, New York, NY
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| 10:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 10:45 a.m. |
A Jury’s Perspective: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Claims Handling
It seems these days that artificial intelligence is taking over every industry and business, but how do prospective jurors view the use of artificial intelligence by insurance companies—especially in the context of claims handling? This panel of jury consultants will dive into this cutting-edge topic and shed some light on whether prospective jurors will likely accept or reject the use of these computer driven tools and algorithms to come to a claim decision or settlement value.
Moderator
Chris Johnson, Frost Brown Todd, Louisville, KY
Michelle Rey LaRocca, Decision Analysis, San Francisco, CA
Gent Silberkleit, BluePrint, Houston, TX
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| 12:30 p.m. |
DRI Cares: Blessings in a Backpack
Click here for details on Blessings in a Backpack.
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| 12:45 p.m. |
DRI Networking Lunch
Join all seminar attendees for lunch and networking opportunities that are second to none. |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Thinking Outside the Box: New & Creative Strategies for Managing Extra-Contractual Exposure, Including the Proper Use of Experts
The spirit of sharing. Stop doing things the same way we always have—By the book is so 1990’s!
Krista Horn-Watkins, Travelers, Baldwinsville, NY
Kayla Scroggins-Uptigrove, Spencer Fane, Denver, CO
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Insurance Law Committee Meeting (open to all)
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Networking Opportunities
Click the "Networking Opportunities" blue tab below for the list of activities. |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Breakouts (see below)
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| 3:30 p.m. |
The Role of ADR and Mediation in Bad Faith Disputes: Consideration of Ethical Issues Surrounding Defense Counsel and Eroding Limit Policies
A panel discussion on the ethical issues surrounding the tripartite relationship in bad faith settlement discussions including the relative obligations and duties between the carrier, the insured, the carrier-appointed defense counsel, and the third-party claimant, especially when defense costs erode the policy limits.
Moderator
Jeff Kichaven, Commercial Mediation, Los Angeles, CA
Cassandra Franklin, JAMS, Los Angeles, CA
Rebekah Ratliff, JAMS, Atlanta, GA
Hon. Charles Clevert, JAMS, Chicago, IL
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Winning Bad Faith Trials in Difficult Jurisdictions
How do you survive bad faith jury trials in the warzone-like jurisdictions such as Florida, Missouri, West Virginia, the Rio Grande Valley, East St. Louis, Oakland, and Washington State? Come join and find out!
Christopher W. Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom LLP, Houston, TX
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| 5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Premier Networking Reception
Sponsored by: Foley Mansfield
Click here for details on Premier Networking Reception. |
| 8:00 p.m. |
Dine-Arounds
Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own).
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Friday, June 14, 2024
| Time (Central) |
Program |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Coffee Service
Get to know the early risers in our group over a cup of coffee. |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Announcements
Kevin Willging, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD
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| 9:10 a.m. |
Disruptors in Bad Faith Litigation: Policyholders’ Use of Litigation Funding and Other Risk-Reducing Tools Against Carriers
Litigation funding has become a prevalent tool among plaintiffs in general but how much focus has been placed on funding policyholders’ claims against insurance companies in bad faith litigation? Also, what is the impact of new insurance products to cover adverse judgment or fees award that could be use in lieu of litigation funding? This session will dive into both questions and more.
John Mumford, Hancock Daniel, Richmond, VA
Fiona Chaney, Omni Bridgeway, Los Angeles, CA
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| 10:10 a.m. |
Coffee Break
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| 10:25 a.m. |
Bad Faith Claims in Commercial First-Party Property Disputes: A Policyholder Counsel Perspective
Leading policyholder counsel provide their perspectives on where carriers get tripped up in handling commercial first-party property claims, including using the carriers’ own litigation conduct, institutional discovery, and one-sided experts against them.
Meghan Moore, Flaster Greenberg, Boca Raton, FL
Michael Huddleston, Munsch Hardt, Dallas, TX
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| 11:25 a.m. |
Time Limit Demands – Update on Statutes and Problem Jurisdictions
An update and overview on case law and statutes around the country addressing time limit demands/policy limit demands, including best practices for combatting tactics by plaintiff’s counsel to try and setup insurance companies.
Phil Savrin, Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP, Atlanta, GA
Ilana Olman, Segal McCambridge, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Aaron French, Sandberg Phoenix, St. Louis, MO
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| 12:25 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Women of Color Bootcamp (Wednesday 1:00–4:00 p.m.)
Despite diversity and inclusion being a daily topic within the legal profession, the needle is barely moving, in particular, for women of color within the profession. The DRI Women of Color Roundtable will be a candid discussion on challenges facing women of color within the legal profession and will provide insight on how women of color attorneys can overcome those challenges.
| Session |
Welcome and Introduction
Stacy L. Douglas (Partner and Director of Diversity & Inclusion), Everett Dorey LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
Can I Get Close to You? Networking Panel
Moderator
Christina A. Gonzales (Shareholder), Marshall Dennehey, Philadelphia, PA
R. Matt Cairns (Associate General Counsel), Textron, Providence, RI
Geneau M. Thames (General Counsel – VP, General Counsel and Secretary), Harford Mutual Insurance Group, Bel Air, MD |
The Path to Promotion
Moderator
Darleene Peters (Partner), Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels, LLC, New Orleans, LA
Charissa N. Walker (Partner), Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, OH
Sandra Diggs-Miller (Vice President, External Affairs), Entergy, New Orleans, LA
Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson (Partner), Nelson Mullins, Baltimore, MD
Amy Stewart (Owner), Stewart Law Group, Dallas, TX |
Show Me the Money
Moderator
Tyrra V. Walker (Associate), Chartwell Law, Atlanta, GA
Reginald Johnson (Chief Diversity Officer & SVP NA Field Human Resources), Signet Jewelers, Dallas, TX
Ron Jordan (Founder), Carter-Whie & Shaw, Chestertown, MD
Douglas K. Burrell (Partner), Chartwell Law, Norcross, GA |
Networking Opportunities
Sign up for one of these options and start building your connections and developing relationships!
Local Small Group Outings
- Visit Country Music Hall of Fame (with an optional tour of Hatch Show Print).
- Tour the Ryman.
- Distillery Tour/Whiskey Tasting at Standard Proof Whiskey Co.
- Bowling/socializing at Pinewood Social.
Other Activities
- Affinity Group Activities
- DRI for Life
- Trivia Group
- Book Club
- Corporate Counsel Breakout
Headquarters Hotel Information
The seminar will take place at Renaissance Nashville Hotel, 611 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
To contact the hotel directly, call 615-255-8400.
A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made available at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Take advantage of the group rate of $325.00 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 May 14, 2024, to be eligible for the hotel's group rate. Requests for reservations made after May 14 are subject to room and rate availability.
CLE Information
Earn up to TBD hours of continuing legal education hours (CLE) From this seminar.
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In some states that charge late CLE submission fees, there will be a $100 late fee to report CLE credits submitted more than 30 days after a seminar/virtual event. Click the button below for more details.
CLE Late Fees
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DRI Cares
Blessings in a Backpack
Please join us in supporting Blessings in a Backpack, an organization that mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry. Seminar attendees will have the opportunity to fill bags of food on the way to the joint networking lunch on Thursday, June 13. Feeding a child before you feed yourself is a wonderful way to support children and families in the Nashville community.
Donate to Blessings in a Backpack
Other Information
If you have any questions or concerns regarding DRI programs, please contact DRI Customer Service at 312.795.1101 or custservice@dri.org.