
CLE
Help Me, Help You: A View from Insurance Adjusters and Defense Counsel
Speakers & Topics
8:55 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks – Program Chairs
Isaac Thorp, Thorp Law, Raleigh |
9 a.m. |
How Defense Attorneys and Insurers Evaluate Cases
Barry Cobb, Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP, Raleigh
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9:45 a.m. |
Ethics in Mediation: Navigating the Ethical Terrain in Mediation to Effectively Settle Cases
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10:45 a.m. | Break |
11 a.m. |
Mediator Panel Discussion
Jacqueline Clare, Attorney and Certified Mediator, Raleigh |
Noon |
Arbitration – Evidentiary and other Common Issues
Walter Burton, Walter Burton Law Firm, Greensboro
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12:50 p.m. | Lunch |
1:50 p.m. |
Views from the Defense Bar
Barry Cobb, Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP, Raleigh |
2:40 p.m. |
Overcoming Roadblocks to Get Cases Settled
Kenny Rotenstreich, Teague Rotenstreich Stanaland Fox & Holt, PLLC, Greensboro
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3:25 p.m. | Break |
3:40 p.m. |
Adjuster Panel Discussion
Guy Brilhante, Litigation Specialist, Allstate |
4:40 p.m. | Adjourn |
Event Rates
Regular Rate
$290.00 | NCAJ Member |
$250.00 | NCAJ Attorney Member (2-5 years licensure) |
$185.00 | NCAJ Public Service Member |
$140.00 | NCAJ Legal Assistant Member |
$99.00 | NCAJ New Admittee Member |
$390.00 | Non-Member |
$185.00 | NCAJ Retired Member |
FREE | CLE Season Ticket Holder |
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