Selected Speeches
- Damages in Mass Litigation
Faculty Member, Class Actions, Damages and Mass Claims Mediation, Rimini, Italy (May 27-28, 2005) - The Law and the Trial Lawyer - What Role in Society?
Keynote Speaker, Mason City, IA (April 27, 2005) - Set the Table: Documents Use in Depositions
Minnesota State Bar Association, Tactics, Problems and Solutions, Minneapolis, MN (February 22, 2002) - Commercial Law: Turning a Sow's Ear into a Silk Purse
Panelist, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention, Copper Mountain, CO (August 9, 2001) - Cross Examination: Unmasking the Opposing Expert
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Expert Witness Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (March 23, 2000) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Wilmington, DE (May 21, 1999) - Minnesota Tobacco Litigation
Faculty Member, North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, Fargo, ND (May 13-14, 1999) - Management of Complex and Multi-District Litigation: The Tobacco Wars
Panelist - Complex Business Litigation, The Sedona Conference, The Really Big Civil Action, Sedona, AZ (April 29, 1999) - The Power of Principle: A Case Study in Politics, Public Policy and Public Health
Guest lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government/Institute of Politics Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Litigation in a Capitalist Economy: A Case Profile of the Tobacco Lawsuit
Keynote Speaker, University of St. Thomas Alumni Association, Minneapolis, MN (December 4, 1998) - Anticipating and Efforts to Resolve The Mass Tort Plaintiff Perspective
Panelist, 3rd Annual Mass Tort - The Litigation Institute, Washington, DC (November 5-6, 1998) - Lawyers, Courts, and the Press: Who's Using Whom?
Panelist, The 1998 Council For Court Excellence Public Forum, Washington, D.C. (November 4, 1998) - Tobacco Free Initiative Media and Advocacy Workshop
Keynote Speaker, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (October 19 - 23, 1998) - Tobacco Litigation: The Minnesota Experience
Panelist - Tobacco Regulation, William Mitchell College of Law, The Convergence of Law, Medicine & Public Health, Minneapolis, MN (September 25, 1998) - Tobacco Trial: View from the Plaintiff's Chair
Keynote Speaker, Minnesota's 3rd Annual August Law & Technology Show '98, Minneapolis, MN (September 1-2, 1998) - Tobacco Litigation
Keynote Speaker, 1998 Annual Convention - Minnesota Trial Lawyers, Alexandria, MN (August 14 - 16, 1998) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Los Angeles, CA (November 5, 1997) - Lawyers, Judges and Integrity: What Good are Professional Ethics?
Panelist, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN (April 25, 1997) - Presenting Damages to the Jury in a Complex Business Case
Keynote Speaker, Orange County Bar Association - Business Litigation Section, Orange, CA (December 6, 1996) - Trial Lawyer's Role in Society: Cigarette Litigation - A Case Study
Keynote Speaker, Gustavus Lawyers Guild, Minneapolis, MN (November 12, 1996) - Tactical Considerations in Deciding to Undertake Patent Litigation: Developing a Litigation Strategy Consistent with Business Goals
Faculty Member, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., The Trial Lawyer's Approach to Winning Patent Cases Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (November 7, 1996) - Suing and Defending Large Companies
Faculty Member, The Association of General Counsel, Minneapolis, MN (October 9 - 11, 1996) - Perfecting Trial Skills & Effective Inside/Academy Outside Counsel Relationships
Faculty Member, Orange County Bar Association, Newport Beach, CA (September 27-29, 1996) - Learn How Experts Can Help You Tell Your Client's Story in a Complex Business Case
Faculty Member, Complex Business Litigation Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (September 26, 1996) - Trial Lawyer's Role in Society: Cigarette Litigation - A Case Study
Faculty Member, 1996 Annual Convention - Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Alexandria, MN (August 22-25, 1996) - 21st Century Courtroom Technology: A Demonstration and Discussion of the Multimedia Trial
Faculty Member, The Association of The Federal Bar of The State of New Jersey, West Orange, NJ (April 11, 1996) - The Law and the Trial Lawyer - What Role in Society?
Faculty Member, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (March 13, 1996) - Presentation at Trial of Technical Issues
Faculty Member, Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association, Minneapolis, MN (February 1, 1996) - Litigating High Profile Cases
Faculty Member, Dealing With the Media Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (January 18, 1996) - New & Innovative Trial Techniques & Devices
Panel Member, The Inner Circle of Advocates, Aspen, CO (August 13-17, 1995) - What Went Right: Case Studies of Success
Faculty Member, Minnesota's Journal of Law & Politics, Minneapolis, MN (June 26, 1995) - Technology in the Courtroom
Panel Member, Price Waterhouse LLP, Intellectual Property Leadership Forum, Tucson, AZ (February 22 - 26, 1995) - The Art of Litigation Advocacy
Faculty Member, 18th Annual Institute American Intellectual Property Law Association, Mock Patent Jury Trial, Boca Raton, FL (February 1 - 4, 1995) - Tips From the Tops: Bold New Litigation Strategies and Advanced "Nuts and Bolts" Discussion
Speaker, Faculty Member - Labor & Employment Law Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (November 17, 1994) - The Role of the Jury Consultant
Panel Member, The Inner Circle of Advocates, Palm Beach, FL (November 8, 1994) - Liability and Damages Issues in the Trial of a Business Case
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Commercial Litigation, Chicago, IL (July 26, 1994) - Jury Trials in Patent and High Tech Intellectual Property Litigation
American Conference Institute, New York, NY (June 9-10, 1994) - The Case is Won During Discovery
Speaker, Faculty Member - Civil Litigation Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN (December 9, 1993) - Demonstrative Evidence
Speaker, Faculty Member- Intellectual Legal Property July Trial Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (October 29, 1993) - International Corporate Liability After Bhopal and Honeywell's Camera Litigations
Speaker, Faculty Member- Global Markets and the Law Seminar, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (July 23, 1993) - Don't Blame Me
Panel Member - Stakeholder Dialogue, University of St. Thomas Minneapolis Campus, Minneapolis, MN (May 5, 1993) - Big Verdicts: How Insurers Help Create Them
Faculty Member - Insurance Claims & Management, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (April 23, 1993) - The Institute for Civil Justice - Rand Corporation On the Issues Forum produced by Alvin H. Perlmutter, Inc. and Price Waterhouse
Panel Member - Roundtable on the Impact of Mass Torts, New York, NY (December 1, 1992)
Panel Member - Products on Trial (Product Liability), Chantilly, VA (January 23-24, 1993) - 8th Annual Master Advocates Advocacy Program
National Institute of Trial Faculty Member, Washington, D.C. (October 4-9, 1992) - Million Dollar Verdicts
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (October 1, 1992) - 24th Biennial Conference
International Bar Association, Cannes, France (September 20-25, 1992) - Should We Litigate Here or in Foreign Courts: The Implications of Bhopal for the 90's and of America, Circle of Poison Issues
1992 Annual Convention - Association of Trial Lawyers "International Practice Section" Program, Washington, D.C. (July 28, 1992) - Awards in U.S. Jurisdictions
Lloyd's of London Press - International Personal Injury Compensation Awards Conference, London, England (March 17, 1992) - Global Markets and "Obtaining Discovery Abroad in U.S. Cases"
Faculty Member, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Minneapolis, MN (July 1991) - Participant in Discussion to Formulate Policy Recommendations American Assembly Report
Seventy-Seventh American for Assembly on the Impact of Civil Liability Law on Innovation in Medicine, Science and Industry, Arden House, New York, NY (May/June 1990) - Springtime in Paris: Product Liability in Bloom
National Institute of the Mock ABA, International Bar Association and Union: Internationale des Avocats, Trial and Presentation, Paris, France (May 1990) - Management of Complex Litigation
Federal Bar Association Sixteenth Annual Federal Court Practice Seminar, Minneapolis, MN (March 1990) - Mass Tort Litigation
National Federation of Paralegal Associations Region I Conference, Newport Beach, CA (November 1989) - Pre-Trial Procedures in United States Products Liability Actions and Disaster Litigation Worldwide
International Bar Association, Strasbourg, France (October 1989) - ...Do the Courts Have the Capacity to Face the Future? (Mass Tort & Disaster)
Panel Discussion, Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, Minneapolis, MN (July 1989) - Panel Discussion on Toxic Torts
Federal Judges Conference, Washington, D.C. (May 1989) - Winning at Trial and in the Appellate Courts
Seminar Panelist, Minnesota State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Bloomington, MN (March 1989) - Preparing and Trying the Punitive Damages Case
Seminar Lecturer, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (MILE), Bloomington, MN (February 1989) - Speech on Product Liability
New York Bar Association Product Liability Committee, New York, NY (November 1988) - Cu-7 Intrauterine Device Litigation
The Washington Forum, New York, NY (October 1988) - The Contingent Fee and Discovery under the Rules
1988 Bar Conference American Bar of England and Wales, London, England (October 1988) - Isolating the Parent Corporation from the Liability of the Subsidiary
12th Annual International Business Law Institute, St. Paul, MN (November 1987) - Preemption: Dismantling the New Defense
Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Monterey, CA (September 1987) - The Bhopal Litigation - Its Current Status and Its Long-Term Implications for Transnational Corporations
International Bar Association, New York, NY (September 1986) - Professionalism in the Law
Virginia Bar Association., Virginia Beach, VA (June 1986) - Plaintiff's Perspectives of Recovery Approaches to Tort Litigation
Minnesota Institute of Mass Legal Education, Minneapolis, MN (March 1986) - Tort Liability of Corporations and Approaches to Defending
Minnesota Corporation Council, Minneapolis, MN (October 1985) - Multi-national Enterprise Liability and Other Theories of Recovery in the International Tort Field
International Bar Association, Singapore (September 1985) - Punitive Damages in Products Liability Cases
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Atlanta, GA (September 1985)
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