Seminars

"Trial Skills By The Masters: Passion in Advocacy"
2007 MTLA Annual Convention
08/10/2007
Guest Speaker William R Sieben

"Winning the Soft Tissue Injury Case Seminar"
MTLA Seminar
04/12/2007
Course Chair Peter W Riley

"Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethics Complaints in Your Law Practice"
Minnesota Lawyers Mutual
06/08/2006
Guest Speaker Mark H Gruesner

Winning Closing Arguments
Handling The Car Crash Case Seminar, MTLA
12/02/2005

"Handling Motorcycle Cases"
MTLA Seminar
12/02/2005
Guest Speaker Robert L Lazear

Issues before filing: when to settle and when to file
MTLA
11/10/2005

"When to Sue, The Mechanics of Trying the Case"
MTLA Seminar
10/21/2005
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

What's Reasonable?
MTLA Seminar
10/12/2005

"Seeing is Believing"
2005 Annual Convention, MN Paralegal Association
06/23/2005
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

Insurance Coverage Issues in Premises Liability Claims
MTLA
06/16/2005

"Anatomy of the Personal Injury Trial"
MTLA Seminar
02/04/2005
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Wrongful Death Cases"
MTLA Seminar
11/04/2004
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

Claims Against the State and Local Road Authorities in Railroad Crossing Accidents
ATLA
07/01/2004

Quicker is Better: Trying Soft Tissue Cases Quickly & Effectively
MTLA
03/12/2004

"Brief Opening Statements with a Purpose"
, MTLA Seminar , 03/12/2004
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

Panel Discussion of post-Martin Practical Advice
2004 MTLA Mid Winter Meetings
03/06/2004

"Overcoming Juror Bias"
2004 MTLA Mid-Winter Meetings
03/05/2004
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

Case law Update
Uninsured, Underinsured and No-Fault Insurance Update, Minnesota CLE
02/06/2004

"Winning Closing Arguments" Automobile Accident Case
MTLA Seminar
01/24/2004
Guest Speaker William R Sieben

"Selection and Use of Experts in Auto Case"
MTLA Seminar
01/22/2004
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

No-Fault Insurance Update
MN CLE
01/21/2004

"Factual Development, Investigation and Pre-Lawsuit"
Road Grade Crossing and FELA Cases, MTLA Convention
10/24/2003
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

Legal Issues in Railroad Grade Crossing Cases
Road Grade Crossing and FELA Cases Seminar, MTLA
10/24/2003

Settlement and Release Seminar
MTLA
10/03/2003

"Minor Settlements Under the New Court Rules"
MTLA Seminar
10/03/2003
Guest Speaker James S Ballentine

No Fault
MTLA Convention
08/15/2003

"Going Up! - Jury Verdict Trends"
MTLA Seminar
06/30/2003
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"The Mechanics of Trying the Case"
, MTLA Seminar , 06/20/2003
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

Pre-Trial Motions and Discovery Issues
Destroying the Opponents Case, MTLA
05/09/2003

"Damages in the Products Liability Case"
MTLA Seminar
04/11/2003
Guest Speaker Mark H Gruesner

"Exhibits: Illustrative vs. Admissible What Goes Into the Jury Room? The Evidence Factor"
MSBA CLE
03/31/2003
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

Diversity Jurisdiction and Case Removals to Federal Court
2003 MTLA Winter Meeting
02/28/2003

"Discovery in UM/UIM Cases"
MTLA Seminar
01/31/2003
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Beating Farmers Insurance at Their Own Game"
MTLA Seminar
01/17/2003
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"The Theory of Product Liability, and Joint and Several Liability and Their Role in Modern Society"
Center for International Legal Studies
Kitzbuhel, Austria
2003
Featured Speaker William E Jepsen

Maximizing Damages-Plaintiff View
National Business Institute
Guest Speaker
12/19/2002

"Opening Statement in the Soft Tissue Case"
MTLA Seminar
12/17/2002
Speaker Peter W Riley

"Winning the Soft Tissue Injury Case Seminar"
MTLA Seminar
12/17/2002
Course Chair Peter W Riley

"Looking Back on Settlement Thousands of Cases-Plaintiff's Perspective"
MILE
12/10/2002
Guest Speaker James R Schwebel

Dean's Roundtable
William Mitchell College of Law
11/14/2002

"Making the Most of Discovery"
MILE Seminar
11/08/2002
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"What Can the Jury Know About Joint & Several, How it Directly Affects Your Cases"
MTLA Seminar
10/18/2002
Guest Speaker William R Sieben

"Holidazzle Trial"
MTLA Convention
08/16/2002
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

Internal Injuries/Loss of Organs
Handling the Major Trauma Case Seminar, MTLA
06/14/2002

"Handling the Major Trauma Cases"
MTLA Seminar
06/14/2002
Course Chair Peter W Riley

Ethics and Elimination of Bias
MTLA
05/03/2002

"Sovereign Immunity Issue in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases"
Minnesota CLE
05/02/2002
Guest Speaker James S Ballentine

"Product Liability"
Upper Midwest Chapter Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
05/01/2002
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

The likely future of apportionment hearings and allocation procedures
Martin v. Rochester, MTLA
04/10/2002

"Communicating With Clients and Termination of the Attorney/Client Relationship"
HCBA Seminar
03/29/2002
Guest Speaker James S Ballentine

"Ten Tips to Successfully Try a Soft Tissue Case"
MTLA Seminar
01/25/2002
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

Issues in Governmental Liability Claims
Premises Liability Conference, MTLA
01/18/2002

Product Liability Practice
MN CLE
11/19/2001

Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases 2001
MN CLE
05/23/2001

"Trial Strategies to Convince the Jury"
MTLA Seminar
05/11/2001
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Overcoming the Myth of Property Damage Importance"
MTLA Seminar
05/11/2001
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"Winning in Voir Dire"
Handling the Automobile Accident Case, MTLA Seminar
04/12/2001
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

New Auto Insurance Case Law
Handling the Automobile Accident Case, MTLA
04/12/2001

"Handling the Automobile Accident Case"
MTLA Seminar
04/12/2001
Guest Speaker William R Sieben

"Opening and Closing Arguments"
MTLA Seminar
04/06/2001
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"Example 1: Opening"
Opening and Closing Arguments
MTLA
04/06/2001

"Opening Statements",Wrongful Death: Start to Finish
MTLA Seminar
01/05/2001
Guest Speaker William R Sieben

"UIM & UM Developments"
Complete Insurance Law Course: No-Fault, UM and UIM Law
12/01/2000
Speaker James R Schwebel

"A View From the No-Fault Standing Committee"
MTLA Seminar
12/01/2000
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"UM & UIM Developments"
MTLA Seminar
12/01/2000
Speaker James R Schwebel

"Pain and Injury"
MILE Seminar
06/13/2000
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

What is New with the Courts
Winning the No-Fault Battles Outside of Arbitration, MTLA
06/09/2000

"Closing Argument"
Soft Tissue 2000-Winning in this Millennium, MTLA
04/07/2000
Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"The Plaintiff's Case, Soft Tissue 2000 Winning in this Millennium"
MTLA Seminar
04/07/2000
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"The State of the Union, Winning in this Millennium"
MTLA Seminar
04/07/2000
Guest Speaker Richard L Tousignant

"Use of Experts After Daubert & Kumbo-How Recent Cases Impact Social and Economic Damages Experts"
Wrongful Death Seminar, MICLE
02/09/2000
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

At Odds With Your Client
01/04/2000

Cross Exam: Adverse Medical Examiner
Anatomy of a Personal Injury Trial
12/03/1999

"Advanced Trial Advocacy Program"
William Mitchell College of Law
11/30/1999
Instructor James S Ballentine

"Low Speed Impacts: Does No Property Damage = No Injuries?"
, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention , 11/04/1999
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"Proving Damages"
MTLA Seminar
10/28/1999
Speaker James R Schwebel

"New Cases in Expert Testimony"
"Handling The Automobile Accident Cases", MTLA Seminar
09/16/1999
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"Pain and Injury Seminar"
MILE
03/26/1999
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Claims Handling from the Plaintiff's Prospective"
Twin Cities Claims Conference
02/09/1999
Speaker James R Schwebel

Proving Damages-What Works
MTLA
01/05/1999

"Low Speed Impact: Use and Misuse of Research to Support on Dispute Causation"
MICLE
10/20/1998
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"The Best Laid Plans of Insurance Industry: Strategic Nationwide Planning to fuel Declining Auto Collision Verdicts"
National College of Advocacy, ATLA National Convention, Washington D.C.
07/14/1998
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases"
MSBA Seminar
06/20/1998
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"Pain, Injury, and Disfigurement"
MILE Seminar
03/04/1998
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Handling the Multi-Million Dollar/Complex Products Liability Case"
MTLA Seminar
01/14/1998
Speaker James R Schwebel

"Motions In Limine at Trial"
MTLA Seminar
10/01/1997
Guest Speaker James S Ballentine

"Pain and Injury Seminar"
MILE
03/21/1997
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"What Went Right?, Failure to Warn in Major Products Liability Case"
MTLA Seminar
06/26/1995
Speaker James R Schwebel

"UM & UIM Motorist Coverage"
MTLA Seminar
01/10/1995
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota's Least Litigated Issue"
MTLA Seminar
12/01/1994
Guest Speaker James S Ballentine

"Symposium of UM & UIM Claims"
MTLA Seminar
10/23/1994
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"No-Fault , Twenty Years Later"
MTLA Seminar
05/05/1994
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Masters of Negotiation, No-Fault Insurance, Underinsured Motorist Coverage and Principles of Insurance Contract Interpretation"
ABTA
08/27/1993
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"A Plaintiff Lawyer's Perspective on Minnesota"
Twin Cities Insurance Club
05/10/1993
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Plaintiff's Perspective on UM/UIM Issues", "Minnesota Automobile Insurance Claims"
MILE Seminar
04/15/1993
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Recent Developments in UM and UIM Claims"
MTLA Seminar
03/12/1993
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Insurance Coverage 101"
MDLA Seminar
11/13/1992
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Personal Injury Law, A Ten Year Perspective"
MTLA Convention
08/07/1992
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Complete Insurance Law Course"
MTLA Seminar
06/05/1992
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist"
MTLA Seminar
10/18/1991
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Wrongful Death, A Plaintiff's Perspective"
MTLA Seminar
05/16/1991
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Automobile Insurance Law"
MTLA Seminar
05/08/1991
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota No-Fault Insurance Update"
Minnesota Chiropractic Association
11/09/1990
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Personal Law Update"
Twin Cities Claims Association
11/06/1990
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Effective Opening Statement"
MTLA Seminar
08/19/1990
Contributor James R Schwebel

"Minneapolis Personal Injury Law Update"
MTLA Convention
08/17/1990
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Presenting and Defending the Claim for the Seriously Injured"
Twin Cities Claim Association
04/06/1990
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Strategies in Arbitration and District Court"
MILE
03/16/1990
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Death Claims of the Young Adult, The Plaintiff's Case"
MTLA Seminar
12/08/1989
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Automobile Insurance Law Update"
MTLA Annual Convention
08/26/1989
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims"
MILE
08/17/1989
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Drafting Settlement and Release Documents"
MTLA Seminar
08/15/1989
Chair Paul E Godlewski

"A Comprehensive Seminar on Head Injury and Life Care Planning"
MTLA Seminar
07/10/1989
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Legislative Changes--Underinsured Motorist-Uninsured Motorist"
MTLA Seminar
06/02/1989
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Winning at Trial and in the Appellate Courts"
MSBA/CLE
03/24/1989
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Products Liability Law"
MILE Seminar
01/13/1989
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Head Injury Symposium"
MTLA Seminar
01/01/1989
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Current Issues in UM and UIM Motorist Coverages"
MTLA Seminar
12/07/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Cross-Examination of the Adverse Medical Specialist in a Serious Orthopedic Injury Claim"
Serious Orthopedic Injuries Seminar
10/19/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"New Developments in the Law - A Plaintiffs Perspective"
No-Fault UM/UIM Law Seminar
10/14/1988
Course Chair James R Schwebel

"Auto Insurance Under the Minnesota No-Fault Act"
Independent Insurance Agents of Minnesota
10/13/1988
Lecturer James R Schwebel

Underinsured Motorist Claims: Is There Life After Broton?
10/01/1988

"Underinsured Motorist Coverage after Broton"
MTLA Convention
08/26/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Effective Cross-Examination"
MILE
06/23/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Civil Trial Specialization"
MILE
06/22/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"No-Fault Act Revisited"
MILE
03/04/1988
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Products Liability"
MTLA Seminar
1988
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Discovery and Trial Strategy"
Insurance Agent Liability, MTLA Seminar
12/04/1987
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Chiropractic Physician in the Courtroom"
University of Minnesota
10/31/1987
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Underinsured Motorist Law Update"
MTLA Convention
08/28/1987
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Products Liability-A Practical Approach"
MTLA Seminar
1987
Course Chair Paul E Godlewski

"Working With Non-Medical Experts"
MTLA Seminar
1987
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"The Minnesota No-Fault Act, Into the Second Decade"
MILE
02/07/1986
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Legal Definition of Death"
Western Trauma Association
02/01/1986
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Facts that Count in a Wrongful Death Claim"
MTLA Seminar
12/15/1985
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Settlement of Under Insurance Motorists Claims after Schmidt v. Clothier"
MTLA Seminar
1985
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"The Chiropractic Physician in the Courtroom"
University of Minnesota Law School
11/23/1985
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Handling the Automobile Injury"
MTLA Seminar
09/27/1985
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Cross Examination of the Defense/Insurance Company Doctor"
Education Program Advanced Legal
05/16/1985
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Minnesota Issues and Ideas"
MTLA Seminar
1985
Guest Speaker Paul E Godlewski

"Fair Claims Practices"
Northwest Claims Seminar
12/01/1984
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Recent Changes in Minnesota No-Fault"
MTLA Seminar
08/26/1984
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Anatomy of a Trial", Mock Trial
MTLA Seminar
12/09/1983
Faculty Member James R Schwebel

"Trial Practice Class"
University of Minnesota Law School
Judge Michael Davis
11/01/1983
Guest Faculty Peter W Riley

"Bad Faith, What It Is and How It Is Established"
Current Issues in Insurance Law Seminar, ALE
10/01/1983
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Minnesota No-Fault"
MTLA Convention
08/26/1983
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Legal Definition of Death"
Methodist Hospital "Grand Rounds"
05/01/1983
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"A Neoteric Look"
Personal Injury Advanced Legal Education, Hamline University School of Law
01/28/1983
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Automobile Policy Exclusions"
MCLE
12/17/1982
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"The Handling of a No-Fault Claim"
MSBA
11/20/1982
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Informed Consent and Physician Countersuits"
Methodist Hospital "Grand Rounds"
05/01/1982
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Ethical Considerations in Drafting and Negotiating Settlements"
MTLA Seminar
04/30/1982
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Bad Faith in Insurance Litigation - Plaintiff's Perspective"
Insurance Law in Litigation, ALE Seminar
03/01/1982
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"Informed Consent and the Emergency Care Physician"
Western Trauma Association
Feb. 1982
Guest Speaker Peter W Riley

"How to Prepare a Personal Injury Case"
MCLE
12/12/1981
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Overview of the Law of Arbitration"
American Arbitration Association
11/04/1981
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Trial Practice Class"
University of Minnesota
Judge Roberta Levy
10/1981-10/1999
Guest Faculty Peter W Riley

"Maximizing Your Client's Coverage Under the Minnesota No- Fault Insurance Act"
MTLA Seminar
09/18/1981
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Civil Trial Potpourri"
MTLA Seminar
06/05/1981
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Comprehensive No-Fault and Comparative Fault Update"
MTLA Seminar
05/20/1981
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Dram Shop"
MTLA Seminar
04/21/1981
Main Speaker James R Schwebel

"No-Fault and Comparative Fault Update"
Minnesota Supreme Court's Office of Continuing Education for State Court Personnel
Quadna Mountain Resort, Hill City, MN
04/10/1981
Guest Speaker James R Schwebel

"No-Fault and Comparative Fault Update"
Minnesota Supreme Court's Office of Continuing Education for State Court Employees
03/27/1981
Guest Speaker James R Schwebel

"Personal Injury Law"
MCLE
10/02/1980
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Trial Practice"
University of Minnesota
Judge Robert Bowen
10/01/1980
Guest Faculty Peter W Riley

"Minnesota No-Fault Update"
MTLA Seminar
05/16/1980
Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Preparing the Winning Law Suit"
MTLA Seminar
11/07/1979
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Proof of Damages, Products Liability Litigation"
ATLA
05/10/1979
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Rules of Evidence"
MTLA Seminar
04/20/1979
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"National Institute of Trial Advocacy"
Boulder, Colorado
1979
Speaker John C Goetz

"The Meaning of Wasche v. Milbank Mutual Ins. Co."
MTLA Seminar
12/06/1978
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Stacking of Minnesota No-Fault Benefits"
MTLA Seminar
04/01/1977
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"You And The Law Program, Dram shop Liability in Minnesota"
Farmers & Mechanics Bank
06/01/1973
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel

"Subject Settlement Negotiations for the Plaintiff"
University of Minnesota Law School
05/01/1972
Guest Lecturer James R Schwebel