List of Speaking Engagements

  • CAOC – Seminarweb How to Respond to the Defense Claims That The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reduces or Eliminates Future Care Recoveries – live Webiner Feb. 24, 2014
  • Consumer Attorneys Hawaii November 30-December 7,2013; Maui Hawaii; 30th Annual Conference Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology and the Law and the 14th Annual Multi speciality Conferene on Medical Negligence and Risk Management in Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Rafioligy and Family Medicine January 2-8, 2014; Hilton Los Cabos
  • LBMMC/MCH on November 9,2013; “Why Doctors and Nurses Are Sued: A Consumer Trial Attorney Perspective at Van Dyke Theater LBMMC.”
  • CAOC Kaiser conference in San Francisco on October 15, 2013; “Kaiser Obstetrics: Issues in Kaiser Birth Injury Cases.”
  • America Heart Association-Speaker on November 5, 2012; “Medical Malpractice Reform at LA Convention Center.”
  • BETA Healthcare Group ED/OB Risk Symposium – Speaker on October 3, 2012 at Manhattan Beach Marriott Hotel How Plaintiff Position and Patient Safety Converge.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California Las Vegas Speaker on September 6, 2012; Damages Panel; topic: “Asking the Jury for Pain and Suffering.”
  • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel 51st Annual Seminar; Millennium Baltimore Hotel; Los Angeles; speaker on March 1, 2012; “Ostensible Agency.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California Hawaii Seminar; November 28 – December 5, 2011; The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, Hawaii; speaker on November 30; “Non- Party Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases: To Focus on the Discovery Beyond the Medical Records and Defendants’ Depositions.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California 50TH Annual Convention; Palace Hotel; San Francisco; Speaker on November 12, 2011; “Medical Malpractice (MICRA) Enterprise Liability in Medical Negligence in California.”
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Vegas 29th Annual Las Vegas Convention; The Palazzo; speaker on September 10, 2011; “Using Life Care Plans to Prove Your Client’s Medical Damages: Proving Yours and Disproving Theirs.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California SeminarWeb; August 4, 2011; SeminarWeb on Differential Diagnosis & Scientific Causation by webcam with Ken Sigelman
  • Doctors Company Legal Summit; The Meritage Resort in Napa; July 14-16, 2011; speaker on July 16; “Medical Malpractice in the 21st Century.”
  • Cedar-Sinai Division of Gastroenterology 11th Annual Educational Meeting; March 18, 2011; “Quality in the Practice of Gastroenterology.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California Hawaii Seminar; November 28 – December 5, 2009; The Fairmont Kea Lani; speaker December 2, 2009; “Medical Malpractice and Health Care Reform.”
  • Legal iQ Forum Defending the Delivery Team: Obstetric Malpractice; April 28-29, 2009; San Francisco Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf; co-chair and speaker April 29, 2009; “What All defendants and their Insurers Must Know About Protecting the Delivery Team: The Perspective of Two Prominent Plaintiff Attorneys.”
  • Consumer Attorneys Hawaii Seminar; November 29 – December 6, 2008; The Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel Maui, Hawaii; speaker December 2, 2008; “The Hospital Error Reporting System in California Medical Malpractice.”
  • Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Managers Annual Conference Risk; Management and the Hall of Answers Rancho Las Palmas; Marriott Rancho Mirage; May 7-9, 2008; speaker May 9, 2008; “Trends in Healthcare Claims”, “The Outsourcing of Nursing Care.”
  • Consumer Attorneys Hawaii Seminar; November 24 – December 1, 2007; The Fairmont Kea Lani Maui, Hawaii; speaker November 27, 2007; “Medical Malpractice The Outsourcing of Health Care.”
  • Marsh Risk and Insurance Services Healthcare Summit; November 15-16, 2007; Disney Grand Californian Hotel Anaheim; speaker November 16, 2007; “Trends in Healthcare Claims-Panel Discussion.”
  • Europe & Asia Medical & Legal Conference; Lake Como, Italy; July 6-13, 2007; speaker July 7, 2007; “International Developments in Medical Litigation” , “ Medical Malpractice Myth v Realty.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Hawaii Seminar; The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui; November 25 – December 2, 2006; speaker November 28, 2006; “Medical Malpractice and the Corporate Practice of Medicine-New Areas of Liability.”
  • Digestive Disease Week DDW 2006 – SSAT Public Policy Committee Panel; Los Angeles Convention Center; panel speaker May 23, 2006; “A Medical Malpractice Primer Adverse Events – What You Need to Know and Do.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Hawaii Seminar; The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui; November 26 – December 3, 2005; speaker November 29, 2005; “Medical Malpractice.”
  • Pan Europe Asia Medical & Legal Conference; Rome, Italy; September 15-21, 2005; speaker September 16, 2005; “10 Myths about Medical Malpractice.”
  • Norcal Mutual Insurance Company; Pan Pacific Hotel; San Francisco; December 2, 2004
  • American Conference Institute Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice; October 25-26, 2004; The Disney Grand Floridian Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL Co-Chair & speaker October 26, 2004; “Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Standards in Planning For and Anticipating Acute Fetal Distress”; “How to Document and Disclose Adverse Outcomes: Effective Strategies for Every Obstetrician and Medical Malpractice Attorney The Plaintiff’s Perspective.”
  • Sixth Europe-Asia Pacific Medical & Legal Conference; Lake Como, Italy; June 27 – July 3, 2004; speaker June 28, 2004; “International Developments in Medical Litigation.”
  • ATLA Medical Negligence: Misses Diagnosis, Surgery, and Trial Techniques; The Fairmont Hotel; Washington, DC; June 4-5, 2004; speaker June 5, 2004; “Bariatric Surgery: When a Dieter Loses More Than Weight.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; May 12-16, 2004; speaker May 15, 2004; “Medical Malpractice/CACI Jury Instructions.”
  • American Conference Institute Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice; March 8-9, 2004; Hotel Nikko; San Francisco; Co-Chair & speaker March 9, 2004; “Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Standards in Planning For and Anticipating Acute Fetal Distress.”
  • ATLA 2004 Winter Convention Orlando, Florida; February 14-18, 2004; “Medical Negligence: Missed Diagnosis, Surgery and Trial Techniques.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California 15th Annual Seminar; Maui, Hawaii; November 29 – December 6, 2003; speaker December 4, 2003; “Causation in Medical Malpractice Cases.”
  • Association of Southern California Defense Counsel 16th Annual Santa Barbara Seminar; Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort; Santa Barbara; speaker November 15, 2003; “Medical Malpractice – Why it will always exist.”
  • Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Conference: Medical Malpractice A Search for the Truth; November 1, 2003; Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine, California; speaker November 1, 2003; “What does the Plaintiff’s Attorney Look For?”
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles & Association of Southern California Defense; Counsel The New Civil Jury Instructions – What’s Next After Baji? speaker October 16, 2003 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel; “Medical Malpractice.”
  • Medico-Legal Conferences; Positano, Italy; speaker July 4, 2003; “Causation in Medical Malpractice.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California – College of Trial Arts 14th Annual Hawaii Travel Seminar; November 30 – December 7, 2002; speaker December 3, 2002; “Medical Malpractice, Torts, Using Legal Nurses, Pre-Dispute Arbitration.”
  • Grand Rounds at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center; speaker November 13, 2002; “Negligence & Malpractice.”
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 20th Annual Las Vegas Convention; August 23-25, 2002; The Venetian Hotel; “Medical Malpractice Effective Trial Strategies.”
  • Europe Asia Medical Legal Conference; Lake Como, Italy; June 30 – July 6, 2002; “Medical Malpractice and the California experience in tort reform.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California 41st Annual Convention; San Francisco; April 11-14, 2002; Speaker April 11, 2002; “Medical Malpractice/HMO.”
  • American Conference Institute Reducing the Risk of Obstetric Malpractice; November 20-21, 2001; Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, PA; speaker November 21, 2001; “Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Standards in Planning For and Anticipating Acute Fetal Distress.”
  • Whitter Law School Center for Children’s Rights colloquium; speaker November 18, 2001; “Children, Medical Malpractice and California Law.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California 40th Annual Convention; San Francisco, CA; November 8-11, 2001; speaker November 8, 2001; “Medical Malpractice: Potent Treatment for Full Compensation -Final Argument.”
  • Catholic Healthcare West CHW Loss Prevention in the Perinatal Services; Hilton Hotel; Pasadena, California; April 5-6, 2001; speaker April 5, 2001; “Trends in Litigation.”
  • Consumer Attorneys of California (formerly California Trial Lawyers Association) 39th Annual Convention; Double Tree Hotel; Monterey; November 9-12, 2000; Speaker November 10, 2000; “Trial Masters Part 2: The Best Trial Lawyers on Trial-Jury; Instructions, Closing Argument and Rebuttal.”