Below is the agenda for the 2019 Beasley Allen Legal Conference & Expo that takes place Thursday, November 14th at the Renaissance Hotel & Spa in Montgomery, AL. Speaker materials are available here.
All times are in CST.

7:00am – 7:45am Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:45am – 8:00am
8:00am – 10:25am
  • Trial Track: Boeing 737 MAX – What Happened?
  • Introduction, Overview of Cases (15 minute CLE)
    Cole Portis, Personal Injury & Products Liability Section Head
  • Boeing 737 Max Defect, Investigation in Africa, Status of Litigation (45 minute CLE)
    Mike Andrews, Principal
  • Working Together – the Co-Counsel Relationship / Work in Africa (15 minute CLE)
    Leah Chege  – Chege Law Firm
  • Aviation Accident Investigation, Site Work, Prior Cases (30 minute CLE)
    Tony James, Investigator
  • Who was Juliah, Holding Boeing Responsible and Choosing Our Firm (15 minute CLE)
    Clients: David Mwashi, Florah and Ivey
  • Discussion: The Civil Justice System Levels the Playing Field (25 minute CLE)
    Jere Beasley, Founding Attorney
    Gibson Vance, Principal
10:25am – 10:40am Break
10:40am – 11:30am Appellate Practice from Trial Court Perspective (45 minute CLE)
Honorable Sarah Stewart, Supreme Court Justice
11:30am – 12:30pm
  • Lunch – Convention Center C & D
  • Invocation
    Leon Hampton, Associate
  • Why Volunteering Matters
    Tom Methvin, Managing Attorney
  • The Trump Effect on Markets (40 minute CLE)
    Dr. David Bronner, CEO Retirement Systems of Alabama
12:30pm – 1:30pm
  • Panel Discussion: Protecting Consumers (60 minute CLE)
  • Introductions
    Dee Miles, Consumer Fraud Section Head
  • Auto Defect Class Actions
    Clay Barnett, Principal
    Leslie Pescia, Principal
  • Insurance Class Actions
    Rachel Boyd, Associate
  • ERISA Class Actions
    James Eubank, Of Counsel
  • Pharmaceutical Litigation / AG / Municipalities
    Ali Hawthorne, Principal
  • Qui tam – “Whistleblower” Cases
    Larry Golston, Principal
  • Commercial Litigation / Business Cases
    Lance Gould, Principal
    James Eubank, Of Counsel
  • Consumer Fraud, Bad Faith, Employment Cases, etc.
    Dee Miles, Consumer Fraud Section Head
1:30pm – 2:20pm
  • Panel Discussion: Targeting Unsuspecting Populations (50 minute CLE)
  • Mass Torts Overview
    Andy Birchfield, Mass Torts Section Head
  • JUUL and our Youth
    Joseph VanZandt, Principal
  • Talc Targets Women of Color
    Leigh O’Dell, Principal
2:20pm – 3:00pm Money Laundering Bill Legislation (40 minute CLE)
Senator Doug Jones**
3:00pm – 3:15pm Break
3:15pm – 4:00pm
  • Land, Sea and Air – Toxic Danger (45 minute CLE)
  • Roundup Litigation
    John Tomlinson, Principal
  • Defective 3M Combat Earplugs
    Will Sutton, Principal
  • Water Contamination
    Ryan Kral, Principal
  • Exploding E-Cigarettes
    Will Sutton, Principal
4:00pm – 4:10pm Alabama State Bar Update (10 minute CLE)
Christy Crow, Alabama State Bar President
4:10pm – 5:10pm Legal Ethics Update (60 minute CLE)
Roman Shaul, Alabama State Bar General Counsel
5:10pm – 6:30pm Networking Reception
Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Atrium

*Sen. Jones’ appearance dependent on Congressional calendar

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