Selected Speeches
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Trial Preparation and the Importance of Opening and Closing Statements
Faculty Member, The American College of Trial Lawyers and the Fund for the Legal Aid Society, Minneapolis, MN
(May 1, 2008)
- 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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