Participants completing this skills course will understand the basic procedural requirements for class actions; know how to spot and/or create certification problems; understand how to plan for a certification hearing; know how to identify, screen, and prepare or attack class representatives; and will participate in a session in which fact situations are analyzed for certification criteria. The instructor is experienced in both state and federal class actions. SKL-041416: Managing a Small Law Firm Thursday, April 14th (3:30pm – 6:30pm) (LS - 111) (course description coming soon) SKL-041516: Maritime Contracts Friday, April 15th (9:00am – 12:00pm) (LS - 111) Given the importance of the maritime and offshore industry in this region, any attorney practicing maritime law along the Gulf Coast will need to understand the attributes of a maritime contract, how a maritime contract differs from a non-maritime contract, maritime indemnity and insurance obligations, the Louisiana and Texas Oilfield Indemnity Acts, and how a maritime contract can affect Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act obligations, among other things. SKL-041616: Risk Management Saturday, April 16th (9:00am – 12:00pm) (LS - 111) (course description coming soon)
Participants completing this skills course will understand the basic procedural requirements for class actions; know how to spot and/or create certification problems; understand how to plan for a certification hearing; know how to identify, screen, and prepare or attack class representatives; and will participate in a session in which fact situations are analyzed for certification criteria. The instructor is experienced in both state and federal class actions. SKL-041416: Managing a Small Law Firm Thursday, April 14th (3:30pm – 6:30pm) (LS - 111) (course description coming soon) SKL-041516: Maritime Contracts Friday, April 15th (9:00am – 12:00pm) (LS - 111) Given the importance of the maritime and offshore industry in this region, any attorney practicing maritime law along the Gulf Coast will need to understand the attributes of a maritime contract, how a maritime contract differs from a non-maritime contract, maritime indemnity and insurance obligations, the Louisiana and Texas Oilfield Indemnity Acts, and how a maritime contract can affect Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act obligations, among other things. SKL-041616: Risk Management Saturday, April 16th (9:00am – 12:00pm) (LS - 111) (course description coming soon)
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