| 7:30 a.m. |
Gym |
Registration, Continental Breakfast & Vendor Expo |
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8:30 a.m. |
Theater |
General Session One: |
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Methods & Techniques of a Successful Telephone Interview |
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Roy A. Mura, Mura & Storm, PLLC |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Gym |
Networking Break & Vendor Expo |
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| 10:30 a.m. |
Theater |
General Session Two:
|
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The Hot Seat: Mock Witness Stand |
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Tony Reiner, Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC |
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| 12:00 p.m. |
Gym |
Lunch & Vendor Expo |
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Gym |
Awards Presentation |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
TBA |
Breakout Session 1A |
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Investigation of Arson Fraud, Part 1 |
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Ryan Fields, ORCA Fire Investigations |
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Dan Thenell, Smith, Freed & Eberhard |
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Myron Sanders, Expert Investigations |
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TBA |
Breakout Session 1B
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Evidence: Don’t Spoil It |
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Shawn Ray, Case Forensics |
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TBA |
Breakout Session 1C |
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Recognizing Meth Exposures |
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Portland Police Drugs & Vice Division |
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Gym |
Break & Vendor Expo |
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| 3:00 p.m. |
TBA |
Breakout Session 2A |
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Investigation of Arson Fraud, Part 2 |
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Ryan Fields, ORCA Fire Investigations |
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Dan Thenell, Smith, Freed & Eberhard |
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Myron Sanders, Expert Investigations |
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TBA |
Breakout Session 2B |
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Cell Phone Forensics |
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Chris Kitto & Andy Schroeder, Data Retrieval & Analysis |
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TBA |
Breakout Session 2C
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Surfing for Evidence: Social Networking Websites, Online Auctions & Classifieds |
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Det. Micah Smith, Linn Co. Sheriff’s Office |
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Gym |
No Host Networking Reception & Door Prizes |
Exhibit
B:
Topic
Descriptions
General
Sessions:
Methods
and
Techniques
of a
Successful
Telephone
Interview
Roy
A.
Mura,
Esq.,
Mura
&
Storm,
PLLC
Conducting
a
successful
telephone
interview
of
an
insured,
claimant
or
witness
is
both
an
art
and
science.
Attendees
will
learn
the
I-C-E
method
of
conducting
effective
telephone
interviews
––
Introduction,
Content
and
Ending
––
as
well
as
reviewing
good
claims
practices
for
what
should
be
done
both
before
and
after
the
interview,
especially
in
the
context
of a
suspected
fraudulent
loss
or
claim
investigation.
We
will
compare
and
contrast
the
similarities
and
differences
between
recorded
interviews
and
written
statements,
discussing
the
evidentiary
foundation
needed
for
in-court
admission
of
recorded
interviews
and
the
general
discover
ability
of
both
the
tapes
and
transcripts
of
such
interviews.
The
session
will
include
a
cross-jurisdictional
review
of
permissible
one-party
consent
telephone
recordings.
We
will
also
review
and
discuss
ways
of
obtaining
recorded
interviews
from
reticent
or
even
recalcitrant
parties.
The
Hot
Seat:
Mock
Witness
Stand
Tony
Reiner,
Bullivant
Houser
Bailey,
PC
Avoid
the
common
pitfalls
of
testifying
at
trial
and
learn
to
become
a
more
effective
witness.
Join
our
experienced
team
of
insurance
fraud
attorneys
for
an
interactive
presentation
and
perhaps,
your
own
time
in
The
Hot
Seat.
Selected
participants
will
have
an
opportunity
to
sit
as a
juror
or a
witness,
and
witnesses
will
be
cross-examined,
videotaped,
and
critiqued
in a
mock
courtroom
setting
complete
with
judge
and
jury.
Whether
you
are
an
experienced
witness
or
have
never
testified
before,
this
presentation
will
provide
a
unique
opportunity
to
develop
your
courtroom
skills
with
the
aid
and
instruction
of a
team
of
experienced
trial
attorneys.
Be
prepared!
Breakout
Sessions:
Afternoon
Sessions
1 –
1:30
to
2:30
1A
Arson
Investigations
Part
1
Ryan
Fields,
Orca
Fire
Investigations
Myron
Sanders,
Expert
Investigations
Dan
Thenell,
Smith
Freed
&
Eberhard
Ryan,
Myron
and
Dan
will
present
a
top
to
bottom
presentation
on
the
investigation
and
litigation
of
arson
fraud
cases:
Specifics
will
include
documentation
of
evidence,
witness
interviews
and
prosecution
of
claim
in
either
civil
or
criminal
court.
The
motto
for
this
presentation
is
build
a
prosecutable
case.
1B
Evidence:
Don’t
Spoil
It!
Shawn
Ray,
Case
Forensics
I. Introduction:
Discussion
of
evidence:
how
can
it
help
or
hurt
your
case
II.
What
should
you
never,
ever
do
with
regard
to
evidence?
III.
Now
the
details!
a.
What
does
a
typical
scene
look
like?
b.
How
do
you
properly
collect
evidence?
i.
When
is
it
okay
to
collect
the
evidence?
ii. Is
there
such
a
thing
as
too
“much”
evidence?
iii. What
should
be
done
before
evidence
is
removed?
iv. What
is
the
proper
way
to
preserve
evidence?
v. Tools
that
you
may
need.
c.
Documentation:
If
not
properly
documented
can
it
be
thrown
out?
i. What
documentation?
d.
Storage
of
evidence:
does
it
really
matter
how
it
is
stored?
e.
What
is
spoliation
and
how
to
avoid
a
claim
of
spoliation?
IV.
CASE
case
studies
with
actual
evidence/exemplars
1C
Recognizing
Meth
&
Other
Illicit
Drug
Exposures
Portland
Police
Bureau’s
Drug
&
Vice
Division
Pseudoephedrine
controls
have
helped
to
drastically
curb
the
existence
of
Methamphetamine
labs
in
Oregon
and
elsewhere
in
the
U.S.
and
Mexico.
As
a
result
of
new
controls,
the
cost
of
meth
has
skyrocketed.
Most
property
and
identity
theft
crimes
in
Oregon
are
tied
to
meth
and
other
illicit
drug
use.
Attendees
will
learn
to
recognize
the
signs
of
meth
use
and
manufacture
as
well
as
the
drug
related
crime
patterns
occurring
in
Oregon.
Afternoon
Sessions
2 –
3:00
to
4:00
2A
Arson
Investigations
Part
2
Ryan
Fields,
Orca
Fire
Investigations
Myron
Sanders,
Expert
Investigations
Dan
Thenell,
Smith
Freed
&
Eberhard
Continuation
of
Ryan,
Myron
and
Dan’s
presentation
on
the
investigation
and
litigation
of
arson
fraud
cases.
See
above
under
session
1A
for
topic
description.
2B
Cell
Phone
Forensics
Christopher
Kitto
&
Andy
Schroeder,
Data
Retrieval
&
Analysis
Cell
phones
are
repositories
of
information
that
can
be
critical
to
an
insurance
fraud
investigation.
Today’s
mobile
phones
contain
images,
videos,
text
or
SMS
messages,
call
times
and
contact
numbers.
Join
two
forensic
experts
for
an
overview
of
the
general
concepts
surrounding
cell
phone
and
computer
forensics
as
it
relates
to
insurance
fraud
investigations.
Learn
best
practices
related
to
fraud
investigations
involving
the
seizure
of
cell
and
PDA
phones.
Discover
what
key
pieces
of
information
can
be
obtained
through
the
examination
of
cell/PDA
phones
and
electronic
media.
2C
Surfing
for
Evidence:
Social
Networking
Websites,
Online
Auctions
&
Classifieds
Det.
Micah
Smith,
Linn
Co.
Sheriff’s
Office
Sharpen
your
online
investigative
skills.
Learn
to
track
stolen
property,
uncover
social
networks
and
information
about
an
individual’s
activities.
All
valuable
skills
for
the
fraud
investigator
tracking
property
claims
or
the
activities
of a
potential
malingerer.
Online
social
networking
has
changed
the
way
we
communicate
and
share
information
in
today’s
society.
Online
auctions
and
classifieds
are
a
huge
source
of
victims
for
scammers
and
serve
as
an
Internet
storefront
for
selling
stolen
property.
Discover
how
these
online
services
are
increasingly
being
used
in
legal
and
criminal
investigations.
This
session
will
also
include
a
discussion
of
the
privacy
and
access
issues
for
non-law
enforcement
investigators.
Exhibit
C:
Speakers
Roy
A.
Mura,
Esq.
MURA
&
STORM,
PLLC
930
Rand
Building
14
Lafayette
Square
Buffalo,
New
York
14203
roy.mura@muralaw.com
Roy
Mura
is
the
founder
and
managing
partner
of
Mura
&
Storm,
PLLC,
with
offices
currently
in
Buffalo
and
soon
in
Long
Island,
New
York.
He
is a
1986
law
graduate
of
University
of
Buffalo
School
of
Law
and
a
1986
linguistics
degree
graduate
of
SUNY
at
Binghamton.
Mr.
Mura’s
practice
includes
first-party
property,
fraud
and
arson
defense
work
for
numerous
property
insurers
on a
state-wide
and
regional
basis.
He
has
successfully
litigated
and
tried
numerous
insurance
fraud
and
coverage
cases
for
insurers
through
trial
and
appeal
in
New
York
and
writes
and
speaks
regularly
for
insurers
and
adjusters
on
various
issues
relating
to
insurance
coverage,
fraud,
“bad
faith”
and
the
defense
of
first-
and
third-party
claims.
He
is a
member
of
and
proudly
serves
as
General
Counsel
to
the
New
York
State
Chapter
of
the
International
Association
of
Special
Investigation
Units.
He
is
also
a
member
of
the
International
Association
of
Arson
Investigators,
New
York
State
Fire
Investigators
State
Chapter
No.
23,
Defense
Research
Institute
and
the
New
York
State
and
Erie
County
bar
associations.
He
is
married,
has
three
children,
and
all
but
gave
up
golf
a
few
years
ago
to
pursue
his
avocation
for
all-season
fresh
water
fishing.
Anthony
L.
Reiner
Bullivant
Houser
Bailey
PC
888
S.W.
Fifth
Avenue,
Suite
300
Portland,
OR
97204-2089
tony.reiner@bullivant.com
Tony Reiner,
a
former
prosecutor,
has
extensive
trial
experience.
He
practices
in
the
Special
Investigations
and
Coverage
Unit,
a
specialized
branch
of
Bullivant's
Insurance
Practice
Group.
This
unit
defends
and
protects
insurance
companies
by
providing
complex
property
insurance
coverage
analysis
and
by
identifying,
investigating
and
litigating
residential
and
commercial
insurance
fraud.
Ryan
Fields
ORCA
Fire
Investigation
ORCA
Fire
Investigation
P.O.
Box
494
Medford,
OR
97501
rfields@orcafire.com
Ryan
Fields
is a
recognized
expert
in
the
field
of
fire
investigation.
Ryan
began
his
fire
investigation
career
in
1986.
As
an
Oregon
State
Police
detective,
he
received
a
promotion
and
was
transferred
to
the
Arson
and
Explosives
Section.
That
assignment
became
his
career
and
he
has
personally
investigated
more
than
600
fires.
Ryan
tested
and
obtained
his
IAAI-CFI®
designation
in
1995
and
was
recertified
in
2000
&
2005.
He
has
been
an
instructor
on a
wide
range
of
fire
investigation
topics
during
local,
regional
and
state-level
seminars.
He
is
also
active
in
the
presentation
of
the
IAAI
Expert
Witness
Courtroom
Testimony
Course
offered
in
Oregon,
Washington
and
California.
Myron
Sanders
Expert
Investigations
16055
SW
Walker
RD,
#148
Beaverton,
Oregon
97006-4942
msanders@expertinv.com
Myron
B.
Sanders
is
President
of
Expert
Investigations,
Incorporated.
Prior
to
opening
his
business
he
managed
the
Special
Investigation
Unit
at
CGU/North
Pacific
Insurance
Company
in
Portland,
Oregon.
He
was
responsible
for
the
education
and
training
of
the
underwriters,
agents,
and
claims
personnel
on
insurance
fraud.
He
also
investigated
suspicious
or
questionable
claims
for
CGU/North
Pacific.
Sanders
is
an
instructor
at
the
National
Insurance
Crime
Bureau’s
Basic
and
Advanced
Special
Investigations
Academy.
Before
joining
CGU/North
Pacific
in
1996,
Sanders
was
a
Senior
Special
Agent,
and
National
Training
Manager
with
the
NICB,
assisting
law
enforcement
agencies,
insurance
fraud
investigators,
and
prosecutors
throughout
the
state
with
the
detection,
investigation,
arrest
and
prosecution
of
insurance
fraud
artists.
Sanders
has
ten
years
of
law
enforcement
experience.
In
North
Dakota,
he
worked
his
way
up
to
the
rank
of
Sergeant
for
the
Stark
County
Sheriff’s
Department
and
Lieutenant
of
Detectives
for
Williams
County
Sheriff’s
Department.
Sanders
speaks
at
insurance
industry
anti-fraud
seminars
where
he
shares
his
expertise
on
insurance
fraud
matters.
Sanders
has
received
the
Certified
Insurance
Fraud
Investigator
designation
and
is a
graduate
of
the
National
FBI
Academy
in
Quantico,
Virginia.
Daniel
E.
Thenell
Smith
Freed
&
Eberhard
PC
111
SW 5th
Avenue,
Suite
4300
Portland,
Oregon
97204
dthenell@smithfreed.com
After
law
school,
Dan
was
a
judicial
clerk
for
United
States
Magistrate
Judge
Dennis
J.
Hubel
for
three
years.
Dan
was
then
a
Washington
County
Deputy
District
Attorney
for
six
years
where
he
prosecuted
more
than
60
jury
trials
and
numerous
court
trials.
Dan
specialized
in
the
prosecution
of
large-scale
Identity
Theft
and
fraud
crimes.
He
also
trained
law
enforcement
officers
in
report
writing,
search
and
seizure
and
domestic
violence.
Dan
was
cross-designated
as a
Special
Assistant
United
States
Attorney
under
Project
Safe-Neighborhoods,
a
program
designed
to
combat
gun
crimes.
After
six
years
as a
Deputy
DA,
Dan
entered
private
practice
to
represent
cities
and
counties
in
civil
rights
and
employment
cases,
and
to
defend
personal
injury
actions.
Currently,
Dan
handles
first
and
third
party
claims
in
Oregon
and
Washington.
A
majority
of
his
practice
is
devoted
to
SIU
and
coverage
investigation
for
Oregon
and
Washington
Insurers.
Recently,
Dan
has
conducted
training
on
bad
faith
litigation
in
Washington
in
light
of
the
Insurance
Fair
Conduct
Act.
Shawn
Ray
Case
Forensics
4636
North
Williams
Avenue
Portland
, OR
97217
sray@caseforensicscorp.com
Shawn
Ray
is
often
referred
to
in
our
company
as
the
accident
reconstructionist
extraordinaire,
and
taking
even
a
brief
look
at
his
background
will
illustrate
why.
Shawn
is
also
the
penultimate
“Car
Guy”;
he
has
been
intimately
involved
in
auto
racing
which
is a
test
bed
for
new
technology,
vehicle
development,
and
training
for
the
understanding
of
vehicle
handling
and
control.
In
addition
to
be a
registered
Professional
Engineer
he
has
an
ASE
Master
Automobile
Technician
certification,
ACTAR
Reconstructionist
accreditation,
as
well
as,
being
a
certified
Fire
and
Explosion
Investigator
and
Vehicle
Fire
Investigator.
Shawn
is
the
Chief
Mechanical
Engineer
at
CASE
Forensics.
Shawn
and
his
wife
Jacira
live
in
the
West
Hills
overlooking
beautiful
Portland,
Oregon.
Christopher
Kitto
Data
Retrieval
&
Analysis
18244
SW
McConnell
Ct.
Sherwood,
OR
97140
chris@dranalysis.com
BS
Southern
Oregon
University.
LEO
since
1995,
7
years
investigative.
Certified
cell
phone
and
computer
forensic
examiner.
Currently
assigned
to
the
North
West
Regional
Computer
Forensic
Laboratory
(NWRCFL)
as a
computer
forensic
examiner.
Andy
Schroeder
Data
Retrieval
&
Analysis