Designed by plaintiff lawyers, for plaintiff lawyers, AAJ’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs are an unmatched resource for staying ahead of the curve and enhancing your practice. AAJ Education programs feature nationally renowned faculty, updates in a wide range of practice areas, and the latest in trial advocacy topics.

While attending the 2025 AAJ Winter Convention in Miami, be sure not to miss:

  • The cutting-edge CLE programs offered over four days;
  • A wealth of outstanding reference materials prepared by AAJ faculty for additional learning.

AAJ’s Winter Convention CLE programs offer something for everyone. Make the most of your convention experience and customize your CLE schedule to maximize your learning potential.

Please note: All times are Eastern Time
February 15, 2025
8:30AM - 12:05PM ET
Advocacy Track: Impactful Verdicts-- The Good and Bad Lessons Learned Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETDepositions and Discovery: Making Sure You Get the Critical Information
Jamal Alsaffar, National Trial Law
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETCausation – A Critical Element; or Use of Demonstratives
Patrick A. Salvi II, Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, PC
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETMaking Complex Medical Issues Simple for the Jury
Seth Leventhal Cardeli, Levin & Perconti
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETSpoliation, Punitive Damages, and Protecting the Verdict
Shannon Pennock, Pennock Law Firm
Jonathan David Sneed, Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETPresenting Damages for a Difficult Client
Kila B. Baldwin, Anapol Weiss
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETFor Better or Worse: Making the Loss of Consortium Claim
Ibiere Seck, Seck Law, PC
11:35AM - 12:05PM ET12 Essential Rules of Persuasion that Every Trial Lawyer Must Master
Russ M. Herman, Herman Katz Gisleson Cain
February 15, 2025
8:30AM - 12:05PM ET
Specialized Track: Sexual Assault Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETA Mass Tort vs. A Multi-Plaintiff Survivor Case
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETA Trauma-Informed Approach to High Profile Cases
Bhavani Raveendran, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETGiving Your Client Agency
Hillary Nappi, Hach Rose Schirripa & Cheverie LLP
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETHow to Handle Defamation Lawsuits Brought Against You and Your Client – Preparing Clients for the Possibility
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETConfidentiality Clauses in Sexual Assault Settlements
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETLanguage We Use for Different Trauma Responses
Micha Star Liberty, Liberty Law Office
11:35AM - 12:05PM ETScreening the Sexual Assault Case: Red Flags to Look For
John (Jack) H. Hickey, Hickey Law Firm, PA

View live programs for February 16

February 16, 2025
7:00AM - 8:05AM ET
Litigation at Sunrise CLE Program

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

7:05AM - 7:15AM ETHeavy Metal in Baby Foods
7:15AM - 7:25AM ETCannabis Litigation
Sarah Robin London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
7:25AM - 7:35AM ETFlying the Unfriendly Skies in this Era of Overcrowded Aircraft
Douglas K. W. Landau, Abrams Landau Ltd.
7:35AM - 7:45AM ETNavigating the Jury Selection Process
Kimberly M Perkins, Perkins Trial Lawyers LLC
7:45AM - 7:55AM ETAttorney Mental Health: Let's Talk About It
February 16, 2025
8:30AM - 12:15PM ET
Advocacy Track: Everything to Know on Experts Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Jamie Mauhay Powers, Kershaw Talley Barlow

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETSelecting an Expert: What Questions Should You Ask?
Lauren Fraser, Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETHow to Handle an Expert During Depositions
Sean C. Domnick, Domnick Cunningham & Yaffa
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETCross-Examination of Defense Experts
Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid, Podhurst Orseck, PA
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETPreparing Your Expert for Depositions and Trial
Mark Kitrick, The Law Firm of Kitrick, Lewis & Harris
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETPresenting Your Expert at Trial
Jonathan H. Lomurro, Lomurro Law
11:05AM - 11:50AM ETPost-Chevron Deference Regime: The New Loper Bright Framework
Deepak Gupta, Gupta Wessler LLP
Professor David Noll, Rutgers Law School
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
11:50AM - 12:15PM ETUpdates on Rule 702
February 16, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET
Specialized Track: Tips and Tools for the Trial Lawyer Office

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Tiega Varlack, Varlack Legal Services

8:35AM - 9:05AM ETMid-Career Attorneys… Now What?
Jennifer J. Greene, Bey & Associates, LLC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETParalegals are Limitless: Training and Empowering Your Support Staff
Adam J. Langino, LANGINO LAW PLLC
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETManaging Remote Employees
Allyson C. Kitchel, Kitchel Injury Law
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETTopic TBD
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETLooking Ahead: Succession Planning
Christopher T. Nace, Paulson & Nace, PLLC
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETAI for Office Staff
Jessica D. Paluch-Hoerman, TorHoerman Law LLC

View live programs for February 17

February 17, 2025
8:30AM - 11:35AM ET
Advocacy Track: A Key to Success--Focus Groups Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Michael R. Grieco, Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley
8:35AM - 9:05AM ETWinning the Battle of Experts: Preparing Your Case and Expert for Daubert & Frye Challenges
Miranda L. Soucie, Spiros Law, PC
9:05AM - 9:35AM ETNow What? How to Implement Focus Group Feedback
Phillip Miller, Miller Law Offices
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETUsing Focus Group Data During Mediation and Settlement Negotiations
Christopher Johnson, Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETUsing Focus Group Results to Inform Your Voir Dire Decisions
Michael P. Doyle, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETHow to Translate Focus Group Results to Connect with Jurors Throughout the Case
Artemis H. Malekpour, Malekpour & Ball
11:05AM - 11:35AM ETUsing Big Data Analytics to Position Your Client’s Case
Jill P. Holmquist, Forensic Anthropology, Inc.
February 17, 2025
8:30AM - 12:15PM ET
Specialized Track: Trucking Litigation Group CLE Program

Room: Glimmer 1-4, 4th Floor

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Joseph V. Camerlengo Jr., The Truck Accident Law Firm
8:35AM - 8:55AM ETSetting the Trucking Case Up for Success
Chauncey Barnwell, Brown Barnwell, P.C.
8:55AM - 9:15AM ETMaximizing Value in Your Client’s Trucking Case
Bridget N. Long, Allen Allen Allen & Allen, PC
9:15AM - 9:35AM ETTrucking Pleadings 411- From Petition to Causes of Action to the Defendants and Damages
Allan M. Siegel, Chaikin Sherman Cammarata & Siegel, PC
9:35AM - 9:55AM ETThemes that Persuade Juries
Grant H. Lawson, Metier Law Firm, LLC
9:55AM - 10:15AM ETImportant Intel on Defense Experts: How to Get It and How to Use It
Janeen M. Mira, Pajcic & Pajcic, PA
10:15AM - 10:35AM ETDo You Need an Expert?
Jay R. Vaughn, Hendy Johnson Vaughn, PSC
10:35AM - 10:55AM ETDigital Evidence in Trucking Cases
10:55AM - 11:15AM ETDeposing Police Officers & First Responders
Matthew E. Wright, The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
11:15AM - 11:35AM ETDealing with Defense Demand for Confidentiality in Discovery/Settlement Agreements
Bryan M. Roberts, Stark & Stark
11:35AM - 11:55AM ETTurning the Truck Driver/Corporate Rep/Safety Director into Your Expert at Trial
Robert Collins, Robert L. Collins & Associates
11:55AM - 12:15PM ETPulling It All Together for a Stellar Closing
Joseph A. Fried, Fried Goldberg, LLC

View live programs for February 18

February 18, 2025
8:30AM - 11:05AM ET
Advocacy Track: Early Case Strategies: Ethical Marketing, Intake, and Evaluation Sponsored by Advocate Capital

Room: Sparkle East, Upper Lobby Level

Venue: Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Grace I. Chanin, Nichols Kaster, PLLP
8:35AM - 9:35AM ETPanel Discussion: Ethical Marketing: How to Get the Case
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn, PLLC
Michelle Simpson Tuegel, The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
9:35AM - 10:05AM ETTips and Tools for Case Intake
Javier Herrera, The Herrera Law Firm
10:05AM - 10:35AM ETDo’s and Don’ts of Case Evaluation
Sara L. Williams, Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
10:35AM - 11:05AM ETKeeping Clients Engaged and Informed
Sindhu Susan Daniel, Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law

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