| Time (Central) | Session |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Coffee Service and Assorted Pastries |
| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Registration
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| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Sarah Delaney, Goldberg Segalla, Buffalo, NY |
| 8:40 a.m. | Disability Insurance Basics Learn the differences between group and individual disability insurance policy clauses, defenses, and bad faith. Kristina Holmstrom, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Phoenix, AZ |
| 9:40 a.m. | Life Insurance Basics Discussion of life insurance coverage, insurable interest, stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) and accidental death coverage. Sarah Delaney, Goldberg Segalla, Buffalo, NY |
| 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:40 a.m. | Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Basics Discussion of group accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy clauses, bases for claims, and defenses. Brooks Magratten, Pierce Atwood LLP, Providence, RI |
| 11:30 a.m. | Analyzing the Claim File and Preparing for Litigation Practical tips for the ERISA life, health, and disability defense lawyer. Joshua Bachrach, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Philadelphia, PA |
| 12:30 p.m. | DRI Networking Lunch Onsite |
| 1:00 p.m. | Discovery Issues and Strategies Learn how to analyze and respond to discovery issues in life, health, and disability litigation. Jason A. James, Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP, Irvine, CA
Moheeb H. Murray, Bush Seyferth PLLC, Detroit, MI |
| 1:50 p.m. | ERISA Litigation Primer Discussion of the substantive and procedural legal issues that apply in ERISA-governed life, health, and disability litigation. Mark E. Schmidtke, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC, Valparaiso, IN |
| 2:50 p.m. | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Health Insurance and Review of Health Claim Files Discussion of the basic terms and coverage issues that arise in medical and health plan disputes and methods for reviewing health benefit claim files. Partick W. Begos, Robinson Cole, Stamford, CT |
| 3:45 p.m. | Adjourn |