Program

Event Schedule:

Friday

  • 2:30 pm | Open Registration
  • 5 pm - 5:30 pm | Platinum Sponsor Reception | Wedgewood Ballroom
  • 5:30 pm - 7 pm | Welcome Reception | Wedgewood Ballroom

Saturday

  • 7:45 am - 9 am | Breakfast | Wedgewood Ballroom
  • 9 am | Introduction
  • 9:15 am | Mastering the Science of Persuasion
    • Presented by Dr. Noah Goldstein, Ph.D., UCLA Anderson Professor of Management and Organization
  • 11 am | Expert Examinations that Persuade
    • Tina Fujisaki, CPA/CFF, Miguel Alvarez, Ph.D., QME, & Marc Herman moderated by Robert C. Brandt, CFLS, AAML
  • 12 pm | Persuasion Science for Trial Lawyers
    • Presented by John P. Blumberg
  • 6 pm - 7 pm | Cocktail Hour | Starlight Ballroom
  • 7 pm - 10:15 pm | Dinner Gala | Starlight Ballroom

Sunday

  • 7:45 am - 9 am | Breakfast | Wedgewood Ballroom
  • 9 am | Maximizing Persuasion Through Impeachment and Rebuttal
    • Presented by Candice K. Rogers, CFLS, AAML
  • 9:15 am | Mastering the Art of Persuasion, Influence in the Courtroom and in Settlement Conference
    • Presented by Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret.)
  • 10:15 am | Practicum Part I: Influence in the Courtroom
  • 11:30 am | Practicum Part II: Influence in the Settlement Conference
    • 6 pm - 9 pm | Fellows Event | Location TBA

    Monday

    • 7:45 am - 9 am | Breakfast | Wedgewood Ballroom
    • 9 am | Harnessing the Power of Evidence Code 412 to Produce Better Rulings
      • Presented by Thomas W. Tuttle, CFLS, AAML
    • 9:15 am | The Art of Persuading Judges
      • Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman, Hon. Michelle Kazadi, & Hon. Elizabeth Potter Scully moderated by Larry Ginsberg, CFLS, AAML
    • 11 am | Top Five Strategies for Persuasion in Child Custody Matters
      • Presented by Renee M. Fairbanks, CFLS, AAML & Jaye-Jo Portanova, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist
    • 12 pm | Restraining Orders and the 1st Amendment: Restrictions on Social Media
      • Presented by Hon. Mark Juhas, Commissioner Laura Cohen, & Hon. Josh Freeman Stinn