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CLE - PAST TOPICS:

April 2-5, 1992 ADLA Spring Meeting
1. Update on the Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Regarding
Discovery : William C. Wood - Birmingham
2. Trends in the Insurance Law, Legislative and Judicial: Phil Stano - Washington, D.C.
3. Practical Problems Facing Lawyers Representing Municipalities: George P. Ford - Gadsden
4. What Corporate Counsel Expects from Retained Counsel: - Thomas S. Hale - Birmingham
5. The Batson Application to Civil Trials - and Update: Bruce J. McKee - Birmingham
6. Tort Reform & Negligence
7. Update on the Proposed Adoption of the Alabama Rules of Evidence: L. Tennent Lee - Huntsville

October 2-3, 1992 ADLA Annual Meeting
1. Workman's Comp - The New Law:Nicholas T. Braswell, III - Montgomery
2. Developments in Business Torts - Alabama: Joseph B. Mays, Jr. - Birmingham
3. Justifiable Reliance Standard in Fraud Cases: W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. - Montgomery
4. Bad Faith Litigation - Update: John D. Herndon - Birmingham
5. Americans with Disabilities Act, Title I - Pitfalls & Problems: John J. Coleman, III - Birmingham
6. Developments in Alabama Evidence Law & Update on Proposed Alabama Rules: Professor Charles W. Gamble - Tuscaloosa

January 25-26, 1993 ADLA Breckenridge/CLE Seminar
1. Insurance Coverage for Hazardous Waste Cleanup: Ross Forman - Birmingham
2. Proposed Changes - FRCP: Philip Cardi - Denver
3. New Alabama Rules for Mediation: Mark Newell - Mobile
4. Comparative Negligence: Nick Roth - Decatur
5. Alabama Legal Services Liability Act: Mac Moorer - Birmingham
6. Evidentiary Issues on the Cutting Edge - Spoilation, Recalls, Governmental & Industry
Standards & Reports: Carol M. Welch - Denver

April 22-25, 1993 ADLA Spring Meeting
1. Civil Justice Reform Initiatives - Legislative Update: Matt McDonald - Mobile
2. How ERISA Affects Subrogation: J. Frank Ozment - Birmingham
3. Uninsured/ Underinsured Revisited: Ron Davenport - Montgomery
4. Juror Consultants: David L. Landsburg, Ph.D. - Bodaken Associates, Nevada
5. Appellate Trends Affecting Trial Practice: Expert Witnesses/ Jury Selection: Judge Patrick Higginbotham - Texas
6. Today and Tommorrow's World for the Defense Bar - The Insurer's View: Michael Mack - Hartford, CT

October 15-16, 1993 ADLA Annual Meeting
1. Questions I Wish Lawyers Would Ask: Dr. Richard Hark - Rome, GA
2. Defense of False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution Actions: Christopher G. Hume, III - Mobile
3. Update: Defense of Medical Malpractice: W. Michael Atchison - Birmingham
4. Joint and Several Liability: Jim Shaw - Birmingham
5. Defense of Alleged Severe Mental and Emotional Injury Resulting From Mild Head Trauma: H. E. Nix, Jr. - Montgomery
6. Cross Examination of the Vocational Rehabilitation Expert - Does it do any good?: John Civils - Birmingham

June 26-29, 1994 ADLA Summer Meeting
1. Tort Reform and Punitive Damages: Forrest S. Latta - Mobile
2. Bad Faith - Insurance: Philip H. Butler - Montgomery
3. The Batson/ Branch Challenge: Mark Newell - Mobile
4. "What's Mine is Yours" - Practice Under Amended Federal Rules: William C. Wood, Jr. - Birmingham
5. Liability of Employers - Negligent Hiring: W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. - Montgomery

October 21-22, 1994 ADLA Annual Meeting
1. Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace - Corporate Counsel's Viewpoint: Ina Leonard - Birmingham
2. Plaintiff's Viewpoint: Joe Whatley - Birmingham
3. Sexual Harrassment In The Workplace- Alabama Law: Ann McMahan - Birmingham
4. Federal Law: Charles L. Miller, Jr, - Mobile
5. Defendant's Viewpoint: Barry Fredrick - Birmingham

February 3-10, 1995 ADLA Cruise
1. Update on the Batson Branch Challenge: Mark Newell - Mobile
2. Recent Tort Law in Alabama: Robert A. Huffaker - Montgomery
3. Co-Employee Lawsuits Since 1985: S. Allen Baker, Jr. - Birmingham
4. Preparing For and Defending Your Client's Deposition: Norman Jetmundsen, Jr. - Birmingham

July 6-9, 1995 ADLA Summer Meeting
1. Tort Reform in the Congress: Jackson Williams - Chicago, IL
2. Court Reform in Alabama: Hon. Steve Drinkard - 19th Circuit
3. Current Issues in Arbitration: Robert Rutherford - Birmingham
4. Neuropsychological Consultation for Head Injury, Neurotoxic Exposure, & Medical
Malpractice Cases: Dr. Robert J. Barth - Birmingham
5. Computer Bulletin Board and Other Member Services: Carl D. Motes - Tallahassee, FL

October 13-14, 1995 ADLA Annual Meeting
1. Worker's Comp: Recent Developments: John J. Coleman, III - Birmingham
2. Mini-Code/ Consumer Credit Claims- Bad Faith Damages: Professor Gene A. Marsh - Tuscaloosa
3. New Alabama Rules of Evidence: Professor Charles A. Gamble - Tuscaloosa
4. ADR- Practical Pointers: Robert A. Huffaker - Montgomery
5. Mediation: Judge Joseph A. Phelps - Montgomery
6. Update: Uninsured/ Underinsured Claims & Subrogation: Ronald G. Davenport - Montgomery

June 20-23, 1996 ADLA Summer Meeting
1. What Impresses Jurors, or More Importantly-What Doesn't: J. Samuel Johnston, Jr. - Rustburg, VA
2. Who Killed Tort Reform?Where Do We Go From Here?: Davis Carr - Mobile
3. Defense of Class Actions: Sam Franklin - Birmingham
4. Medical Malpractice Update: Richard B. Garrett - Montgomery

August 17-24, 1996 ADLA Alaskan Cruise
1. Nuts and Bolts of Jury Challenges: Robert A. Huffaker - Montgomery
2. "Dr. Spock, Do You Know How To Raise A Baby Lawyer?": H.E. Nix, Jr. - Montgomery
3. Discussion of Punitive Damages: Jack Livingston - Scottsboro
4. Cruising Alternative Dispute Resolution: Helen Johnson Alford - Mobile

October 18-19, 1996 ADLA Annual Meeting
1. A Bad Faith Action-Expert Testimony : Robert A. Huffaker - Montgomery
2. The Effect of Reservation of Rights- And Excess Letters: Ralph D. Gaines - Talladega
3. Insurance Issues- Recent Developments: Rhonda P. Chambers - Birmingham
4. The Importance of an Opinion Letter: C. Robert Gottlieb, Jr. - Mobile
5. Occurrences That Requires A Defense: L. Tennent Lee, III - Huntsville
6. Duty to Defend: M. Christian King - Birmingham
7. Impact on Coverage Litigation-In View of Federal Case Law: Ronald G. Davenport - Montgomery
8. Intentional Act Exclusions and Their Applications: Bibb Allen - Birmingham

February 2-6, 1997 ADLA Lake Tahoe Ski & CLE
1. Punitive Damages After Gore: Bent Owens - Birmingham
2. Business Valuation for Litigation: Gordon Arabian - Montgomery
3. Conflicts of Laws: Richard Lewis - Birmingham
4. Update on Bad Faith: Julie Weller - Montgomery
5. Recent Decisions Under the Mini-Code: Chris Weller - Montgomery

June 19-22, 1997 ADLA Summer Meeting at Sandestin
1. Effective Mediation Advocacy: Mike Maddox - Birmingham
2. Words Matter: How Do You Present Yourself?: Merrie Spaeth - Texas
3. A Spoon Feeding: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery
4. Win/Win Client Relations: Charles "Biff" Maddock - Pennsylvania
5. Will It Work In Alabama? Discussion of Alternative Billing: Chuck Stewart - Montgomery

October 17-18, 1997 ADLA Annual Meeting at the Wynfrey
1. What to do After the Carrier Accepts Defense Under Reservation of Rights: Bibb Allen - Birmingham
2. Employment Discrimination Under Alabama State Law: Ann McMahan - Birmingham and James Alexander - Birmingham
3. Computer Litigation Arrives in Alabama: Deborah Braden and Greg Cook - B'ham
4. ADLA Brings you Cutting Edge Technology: Jerry Baxley - Birmingham
5. Seven Things You Must Know Now: Ron Davenport - Montgomery
6. Everything You Must Know About Ms. Daisy Johnson: Pat Sims - Mobile
7. Defending Alabama Lawyers in Malpractice Suits: Alan Alexander - Mobile
8. What's Hot and What's Not: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery
(Foremost & Other Significant 1997 Opinions)

February 6-13, 1998 ADLA Steamboat Springs Ski & CLE
1. Tips and Traps on Removal of Cases in Alabama: T. Michael Brown - Birmingham
2. Current Trends in the Law of Class Actions: Matthew Aiken - Birmingham
3. Batson Update: Richard W. Lewis - Birmingham
4. Alabama Arbitration Law: An Overview of Where we Have Been and an Examination of Where we are Going: C. Randal Johnson - Birmingham
5. Alabama Fraud Law: In the Wake of Foremost: Christopher W. Weller - Montgomery
6. A Lawyers Guide to the Internet: Julia J. Weller - Montgomery

June 25-28, 1998 ADLA Summer Meeting, Sandestin Beach, Florida
1. Alabama Arbitration Cases : Robert A. Huffaker - Montgomery
2. Professionalism - How to deal with an S.O.B. Litigator: Chuck Stewart, Clay Alspaugh,
Charlie Fleming and Ralph Gaines.
3. Sexual Harassment Law - Employers Beware: Fern Singer - Birmingham
4. Alabama Rules of Evidence: Charles Gamble - University of Alabama School of Law
5. Facing Liability in the Year 2000 - Or Is It 1900??: Bruce Telles - Beverly Hills, CA
6. Workers Compensation: Charlie Carr
7. Recent Changes In Class Action Law: Michael Bell - Birmingham
8. Recent Civil Decisions by the Alabama Supreme Court: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery

October 2-3, 1998 ADLA Annual Meeting, The Wynfrey, Birmingham
1. Sideline Commentary- Significant 1998 Alabama Decisions: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery
2. Changes in Venue Rules: Rainer Cotter - Enterprise
3. Being Human - Connecting with the Jury: Greg Cusimano - Birmingham
4. Coverage Issues - Alabama's Courts Put New Life into Forgotten Defenses: Caroline McCarthy - Birmingham
5. Mental Anguish - Standards of Proving It and How To Measure It: Michael Quillen - Birmingham
6. The Newest Developments in Removal Law: Mike Brown - Birmingham

June 10-13, 1999 ADLA Summer Meeting, Point Clear, AL
1. Update on Recent Alabama Decisions: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery
2. Uninsured Motorists - What You Should Know: Ron Davenport - Montgomery
3. Trends In The Supreme Court of Alabama: Panel= Professor Charles Gamble, Attorney General Bill Pryor, Judge Robert Harwood, & Assoc. Justice (Ret.) Terry Butts
4. Americans With Disabilities Act Update: Fern Singer - Birmingham
5. Insurance Case Law Update: Charles Stewart - Birmingham
6. Recent Decisions Under The Workers Compensation Act: Grant Wright - Tuscumbia
7. TMJ: Dr. Russell Goodloe, Jr. - Mobile
8. Legislative Update: Senator Larry Dixon - Montgomery

October 22-23, 1999 ADLA Annual Meeting, The Sheraton, Birmingham
1. Creative Demonstrative Aids: Steve Heninger - Birmingham
2. Strategies in Defense of Medical Malpractice: Thomas Keene - Montgomery
3. Defense Strategies for Legal Malpractice: Michael Atchison - Birmingham
4. Analyzing Insurance Policies for Coverage Issues: Michael Beard & Butch Weed - Birmingham
5. Trends in Local Government Liability: George Royer - Huntsville
6. Recent Decisions: Alex Holtsford - Montgomery
7. Employment Law: Fern Singer - Birmingham

January 14-19, 2000 ADLA Ski-CLE, Vail, Colorado
1. Mental Anguish Damages: Recent Developments: T. Michael Brown - Birmingham

2. Arbitration Update: Matthew W. Cooper - Birmingham

3. Defending Sexual Harassment Cases in the Aftermath of Faragher and Ellerth: Amy K. Myers - Birmingham

4. Appellate Practice: John H. Wilkerson - Montgomery

5. Tort Reform: Brandy Murphy Lee - Birmingham

6. The Current Landscape of Diversity Based Removal: Tom Bazemore - Birmingham

7. From Daubert to Kumho Tire and Beyond: Challenging Expert Testimony in Your Practice: Gregory L. Schuck - Birmingham

June 22-25, 2000 ADLA Summer Meeting, Sandestin Beach, FL

1. Noteworthy Decisions of the Supreme Court: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery

2. Debate: Merit Selection v. Election - How Should We Elect Our Judges?: Wade Baxley - Dothan and Rainer Cotter - Enterprise

3. Panel Discussion: Trends in the Supreme Court of Alabama: Steve Emens, Karon Bowdre, Robert A. Huffaker, Leon Ashford and Edward Hosp

4. Ethics, Outside Audits and Litigation Guidelines: Tony McLain - Montgomery

5. The Truth About Computer Animation - Fact or Fiction?: Dr. Brian Pfeifer, Benedict Engineering - Tallahassee, FL

6. Healthcare Fraud, Parallel Investigations, and Other White Collar Crime Issues in Civil Cases: Anthony Joseph and Pamela Bucy

October 220-21, 2000 ADLA Annual Meeting, The Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, AL

1. Retooling for Profitability: Bill McCallister, Ph.D. - Orlando, FL

2. Disability & Impairment: Major Changes: Claude Peacock -Birmingham

3. How Lawyers and Experts Can Make the Best Impression: Jo-Ellan Dimitrius - Pasadena, CA

4. Alabama Insurance & Cyber Losses: Coverage for Downloading Disaster: Spencer M. Taylor - Birmingham

5. Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery

March 24-29, 2001, 2001 ADLA Ski & CLE, Park City, UT

1. Immigration Law: Amy Myers - Birmingham

2. New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Chris Weller - Montgomery

3. Checklist for Researching your Opponent's Expert: Julia Weller - Montgomery

4. Recent Decisions: Jack Janecky - Mobile

5. Workers Compensation Update: Billy Middleton - Decatur, AL

6. Collateral Source Rules- Recent Decisions: John Smith T - Birmingham

June 28-July 1, 2001 ADLA Summer Meeting, Sandestin Beach, FL

1. Juror Bias: Gregory S. Cusimano - Gadsden, AL

2. Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery

3. Trial Tactics - A Plaintiff's Perspective: Larry W. Morris - Alexander City, AL

4. Managing the Engineering Intensive Case: Dr. Jim Dobbs - Tallahassee, FL

5. Trial Tactics for the Defense - A Panel Discussion: Samuel Franklin - Birmingham, Richard Ball - Montgomery, and George Walker - Mobile

October 19-20, 2001 ADLA Annual Meeting, Four Points Sheraton, Tuscaloosa, AL

A View From the Inside: Davis Carr - Glenview, IL

Removing the Unremovable Case: Michael Montgomery - Mobile, AL

Hidden Secrets in Medical Records that Help Win Your Case: Jean Bourgeois - Mayfield Heights, OH

Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery, AL

Practical Considerations in Presenting Arbitration Cases: Robert Huffaker - Montgomery, AL, and William Hardie - Mobile, AL

June 6-9, 2002 ADLA Summer Meeting, Sandestin Beach Hilton, Sandestin, FL

Recent Developments in Punitive Damages: D. Taylor Flowers - Dothan

Business Torts: Emerging Trends in AL and the SE: Rhon E. Jones - Montgomery

Technology in the Courtroom: Sam C. Pointer, Jr - Birmingham

Beating the Clock: The Pitfalls of the Rule 59.1: David G. Hymer - Birmingham

Use of Experts after Daubert: Hon. T. Michael Putnam - Birmingham

Lessons Learned from Jury Research: David Landsburg - Arizona

Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery, AL

November 1-3, 2002 ADLA Annual Meeting, Beau Rivage Hotel, Biloxi, MS

Why Jurors Punish: Impact of Recent Corporate Scandals on Jury Behavior: Dr. Rick Fuentes - Atlanta, GA

Insurance Coverage: What's New in Alabama and Elsewhere: Alan T. Rogers - Birmingham, AL and Joana S. Ellis - Montgomery, AL

Fraudulent Joinder Practice - Responses to Plaintiff's Attempts to Defeat Federal Diversity Jurisdiction: Joseph P. H. Babington - Mobile, AL

Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery, AL

Effective Appellate Practice: One Justice's View: Justice Tom Woodall - Supreme Court of Alabama

Defending Product Liability Lawsuits - Effective Strategies: Robert R. Baugh - Birmingham, AL

Mississippi Tort Litigation: What an Alabama Lawyer Should Know: Michael Ulmer - Jackson, MS

June 5-8, 2003 ADLA Summer Meeting, Sandestin Beach Hilton, Sandestin, FL

Effective Use of Technology in the Courtroom: Andrew Clausen, Thomas Rockwell and Marcus McDowell - Mobile

Appellant Practice before the Court of Civil Appeals: Judge Sharon Yates - Montgomery

Evaluating Slip and Fall Claims Using Forensic Biomechanics: Michael Romansky - FORCON International

Federal Practice: Hon. Mark E. Fuller, U.S. District Judge- Montgomery

Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr.- Montgomery

Recent Decisions: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. - Montgomery