Course Overview
Attorneys will learn how to vet, prepare, and defend engineering experts whose opinions on delay, disruption, and damages must satisfy Rule 702 reliability standards.
Practical tools to align expert methodology with case facts, anticipate Daubert challenges, and present impact claims that withstand cross-examination and judicial scrutiny.
Attorneys will learn how to vet, prepare, and defend engineering experts whose opinions on delay, disruption, and damages must satisfy Rule 702 reliability standards.
Practical tools to align expert methodology with case facts, anticipate Daubert challenges, and present impact claims that withstand cross-examination and judicial scrutiny.
Agenda
SESSION 1
Bridging the Gap Between Data, Facts and Expert Conclusions, Opinions
SESSION 2
Careful and Detailed Impact Analysis of the Facts
SESSION 3
Industry Standards to Establish Methodological Transparency
SESSION 4
Delay: Time-Related and Acceleration Costs
SESSION 5
Disruption: Labor and Equipment Inefficiency Costs
SESSION 6
Expert Qualification and Rule 702 Compliance
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
Engineering experts must reliably apply methodology to the specific facts of each case, ensuring opinions are grounded in evidence rather than speculation. Attendees will learn how to close the analytical gap between raw project data and credible expert conclusions in delay, disruption, and damages claims.
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
1:20 pm - 1:40 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
A thorough impact analysis identifies and excludes alternative causes, even when the facts get in the way of the desired narrative. Walk through how to directly link impact, liability, and damages through clear, evidence-driven analytical reasoning.
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
1:40 pm - 2:00 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
Recognized industry standards play a critical role in establishing methodological transparency. Discover how to present analytical frameworks that withstand cross-examination and reinforce the reliability and defensibility of expert opinions in litigation, arbitration, and other dispute resolution forums.
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
2:10 pm - 2:30 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
Critical Path Method analysis should be logical and factual, not “Magic.” Learn how to validate scheduling data with contemporaneous project records and follow the contract terms to support time-related and acceleration cost claims that survive judicial scrutiny.
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
2:30 pm - 2:50 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
Quantifying disruption damages requires the Measured Mile, not estimated guesswork. Walk through how to find the right baseline period and account for paid extra work, estimating errors, remedial work, and self-induced productivity losses to avoid the “double-dip.”
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm EST
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
Engineering experts must establish the qualifications and evidentiary foundations needed to comply with Rule 702. Examine how to ensure opinions and analysis meet reliability and admissibility standards in federal and state courts following the December 2023 amendment.
BDG Law Group
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Delve Underground
SESSION I
Deposing trucking company personnel…
SESSION II
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION III
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
SESSION IV
Defending the Company. Effective Deposition …
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
In trucking accident litigation, plaintiff attorneys must strategically depose key company personnel to uncover negligence, regulatory violations, and systemic misconduct.
This session provides practical deposition strategies to hold carriers accountable and maximize case value. From frontline drivers to senior executives, attendees will learn how to ask precise questions that expose operational lapses, reveal liability patterns, and strengthen plaintiff claims.
Participants will gain tools to challenge unsafe company cultures, evaluate inadequate training and hiring, and document compliance gaps that often lead to catastrophic incidents.
speakers
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.
Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024). He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.
BDG Law Group
Gregory M. Bergman entered the practice of law in 1975 and is a senior shareholder of BDG Law Group. He engages in complex trials and appeals across the areas of construction, employment discrimination, environmental, business, real property, commercial, professional liability, securities, and insurance litigation. His extensive eminent domain practice includes direct and inverse condemnation matters for public entity clients throughout California, including service as outside counsel for Los Angeles County’s largest transportation agency in connection with its multi-billiondollar transportation infrastructure improvement plan.
BDG Law Group
Gregory M. Bergman entered the practice of law in 1975 and is a senior shareholder of BDG Law Group. He engages in complex trials and appeals across the areas of construction, employment discrimination, environmental, business, real property, commercial, professional liability, securities, and insurance litigation. His extensive eminent domain practice includes direct and inverse condemnation matters for public entity clients throughout California, including service as outside counsel for Los Angeles County’s largest transportation agency in connection with its multi-billiondollar transportation infrastructure improvement plan.
Freeman & Mills, Inc
Charlene L. Podlipna is a Certified Public Accountant who has provided litigation support services for over seventeen years, working with counsel in civil litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She has experience with damages associated with breach of contract, business interruption, and breach of fiduciary duty claims; damages related to the misappropriation of trade secrets and trademark and copyright infringement; lost earnings; securities litigation; professional malpractice claims; fraud investigations; false advertising litigation; and the application of generally accepted accounting principles.
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Eugene (Geno) Ashley is a member of the Business Litigation, Real Estate, and Construction practice groups at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel. He has built his career counseling and advocating on behalf of business clients in significant matters, handling “bet the company” lawsuits with multi-million-dollar outcomes, as well as actions arising from contracts and business torts, unfair business practices and trade secrets claims, construction and real estate disputes, and employment law litigation. He represents public and privately held corporations, businesses, and individuals with intellectual property litigation and counseling, as well as general business and real estate litigation.
Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc
Pete Patterson has over 50 years of building experience as a carpenter, superintendent, construction manager, building designer, general contractor, custom homebuilder, and expert building consultant. He has worked in or managed all aspects of construction, from land selection and architectural design to general contracting of highly complex, super-custom residential and commercial projects, and is a respected expert in design and construction.
Delve Underground
Daniel E. Kass has over 50 years of experience in construction, with more than 45 years dedicated to analyzing construction performance problems associated with contract disputes. His project experience spans transportation work including Boston’s Big Dig, multiple multi-million-dollar subway, transit, and tunnel projects, highway and bridge projects, airport facilities at five major U.S. airports, and people-mover systems; public and institutional projects including fifteen healthcare facilities, numerous educational facilities, three courthouse buildings, and five major convention centers; commercial entertainment, mixeduse, and retail facilities; and industrial work including hydroelectric tunnels, a cement plant, and the B-1 Bomber assembly plant.
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Being an attorney is hard enough without the bookkeeping/IOLTA nonsense. Ready to keep more of what you earn? Whether you’re launching a new law practice or been in your own practice for forty years, this program is your roadmap to slashing your tax bill and building real wealth. Want to write off that second home, or discover how to deduct your vacation? In this dynamic, eye-opening session, civil and criminal tax controversy attorney Eric Green will walk you through often-overlooked strategies to dramatically cut taxes, increase deductions, and protect your law practice from IRS audit adjustments. You’ll walk away armed with actionable insights you can put to work immediately and easily earn back 8-10X what you invested in this seminar!
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Closed-captioning available
2026-06-19 13:00:00
This program begins with the foundations of generative AI, introducing large language models and transformer architecture, then moves into practical applications for legal professionals. Participants will learn how to design and deploy custom GPTs in OpenAI and build agent-based automations in Microsoft Copilot, both of which enable legal teams to streamline repetitive work across transactional matters, litigation management, and broader legal operations. The program also highlights how to use OpenAI projects and Microsoft’s integrated tools to scale and organize AI-driven efficiencies across the legal function.
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Date / Time: December 19, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2025-10-30 14:00:00
Session I – Considerations: Revocable vs. Irrevocable – Georgia Bender
In this session, attorney Georgia Bender will present a brief analysis of the structures and considerations involved in revocable and irrevocable trusts and when each type of trust may be appropriate. Next, Ms. Bender will go into a broad discussion of revocable trusts and the advantages they bring in flexibility of administration, probate avoidance, and estate tax planning. She’ll then review who might be an ideal candidate for this type of trust.
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Session II – Irrevocable Trusts and Trust Administration – Joseph Donohue
In this session, Attorney Joseph Donohue will review four common types of irrevocable trusts and the contexts in which they are best used. Next, Mr. Donohue will offer some helpful drafting tips for trusts. Lastly, he will dive into topics surrounding trust administration from tax reporting to key phases, avoiding trust contests, and drafting documents to protect your fiduciary clients.
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Date / Time: December 11, 2025
Closed-captioning available
2026-06-05 14:00:00
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Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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