CLE

Our Turn to Serve: Practitioner’s Guide to The Camp Lejeune Justice Act

Wed, October 19, 2022   |   8:55 a.m. -5:00 p.m.   |  
Virtual and  Sheraton Chapel Hill, 1 Europa Dr, Chapel Hill
  |   CLE Hours: 6.25 CLE Hours

Join us for the first NCAJ CLE in response to the passage of the PACT Act/Camp Lejeune Justice Act.

Program Chair Mona Lisa Wallace has gathered some of the state and nation’s top minds on this topic — individuals with a depth of knowledge and experience in researching and litigating these matters that stretches back decades.

The insights and access you’ll gain from these top attorneys and military experts will serve you and your clients well as you pursue justice for those who have given so much to our nation.

Topics & Speakers:

8:55 p.m. Welcome Remarks
  • Shannon Leskin, NCAJ Interim Executive Director, Raleigh 
  • Mona Lisa Wallace, Wallace & Graham, PA, Salisbury 
9:00 a.m. Dissecting the Camp Lejeune Justice Act | Government Guidance on Filing Administrative Claim Forms
  • Whitney Wallace Williams,  Wallace & Graham, PA, Salisbury
9:45 a.m. Insider's View of Camp Lejeune | Do's and Don'ts when Representing Marines & Veterans
  • Larry Hall, Wallace & Graham, PA, Salisbury
    • Marine Corps Officer of 16 years, stationed at Camp Lejeune; Former Secretary of North Carolina Military and Veteran Affairs; former N.C. Legislator and House Minority Leader
10:15 a.m. Potential Similarities and Differences Between MDLs and Camp Lejeune Justice Act
  • Marcus Susen, Susen Law Group, Ft. Lauderdale
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Proving Exposure: The Real Science Behind What Proof is Required
  • Gregory A. Cade, Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., Birmingham 
12:00 p.m. Lunch (included)
1:00 p.m. Proving General and Specific Causation
  • Bill Graham, Wallace & Graham, P.A., Salisbury 
2:00 p.m. Damages: Interpretations of "appropriate relief" Under Camp Lejeune Justice Act
  • John Hughes, Wallace & Graham, PA., Salisbury 
2:30 p.m. Damages Modeling
  • Robin L. Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Decedents: Opening Estates to Include the Onslow County Option
  • Mark Doby, Wallace & Graham, PA., Salisbury
4:00 p.m. Unsettled Legal Issues
  • Joel Rhine, Rhine Law Firm, Wilmington
4:15 p.m. Avoiding Ethics Violations in NC
  • Mona Lisa Wallace, Wallace & Graham, PA, Salisbury
4:30 p.m. Question & Answer Session - All Speakers
  • Gregory A. Cade
  • Mark Doby
  • Bill Graham
  • Larry Hall 
  • Robin L. Greenwald
  • John Hughes
  • Joel Rhine
  • Marcus Susen
  • Mona Lisa Wallace
  • Whitney Wallace Williams