The Roosevelt New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Platinum Level Sponsor: MedFin Manager
Presented with AAJ's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and the Louisiana Association for Justice
With rapidly evolving changes in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, AAJ's Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Case will arm you with the tools and insights to more effectively represent your clients. The faculty of experienced trial lawyers and experts provide a clear path on how to best handle your TBI case.
—Jay H. Janssen, Peoria, IL, 52 years in practice
“The Gold Standard for TBI training for trial attorneys. Should be mandatory for handling a TBI case.”
—Robert L. Collins, Houston, TX, 35 years in practice
“I learned more in two days at this TBI seminar than I had in 35 years of practice dealing with such cases.”
—Joseph P. Lenahan, Scranton, PA, 35 years in practice
Open only to AAJ Plaintiff Members (Regular, Life, Sustaining, President’s Club, and Leaders Forum) and AAJ Paralegal Affiliates.
Thursday, May 2
Registration 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Morning Session
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Welcome to New Orleans and a History of Jazz Fest
Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
Update on Neuroimaging
Handling the Traumatic Brain Injury Case—A Judicial Perspective
Working with the Brain Injured Client
NFL Concussion Litigation
Lunch (on your own)
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session
1:30 – 4:45 pm
Telling the TBI Victims Story: Combining Storytelling, Neuroscience, and Psychological Techniques for Better Advocacy
Painting a Picture of Brain Injury Using Language and Graphics
Third Party Observers During Neuropsychological Testing
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Utilizing the Educational Specialist at Trial
Biomechanics of TBI
Networking Reception
4:45 – 5:45 pm
Friday, May 3
Morning Session
8:00 am – 12:45 pm
Using Scientific Literature to Prove Traumatic Brain Injury and Debunk Defense Myths
Themes for Trying a Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Direct Examination of Plaintiff’s Experts
Examination of the Biomechanical Engineer in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Cross-examination of Defendant’s Experts
Opening Statement in the TBI Case
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