Seminar
Agenda
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast sponsored by Smith, Freed & Eberhard Registration & Networking |
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9:00 AM
– 10:30
AM |
Bad
Faith Part 1:
Introduction of Mock Bad
Faith Lawsuit and
Beginning of Mock
Deposition |
In Part
One, the
audience
will be
introduced
to the
facts of
the case
leading
up to
the bad
faith
allegations
and the
beginning
of the
deposition.
10:30 AM
– 11:00
AM
Networking
Break
|
11:00 AM – Noon |
Bad
Faith
Part 2:
Continuation
of Mock
Bad
Faith
Deposition |
Deposition
of the
insured
continues
addressing
allegations
and
issues
giving
rise to
the bad
faith
litigation.
Instructors:
Andrew
C.
Lauersdorf
and
Anthony
L.
Reiner,
Maloney
Lauersdorf
Reiner
PC is a
small
boutique
law firm
focusing
on
insurance
coverage
litigation.
But not
just any
insurance
coverage
litigation.
Our
forte is
defending
the
difficult
first-party
cases
involving
bad
faith,
extra
contractual
damages,
tort
claims
and
fraud --
the kind
of cases
that
make an
adjuster
call the
home
office
to ask
what law
firm the
company
uses
when
things
go
south.
We "do
the ugly
stuff."
Andy is
an
experienced
trial
attorney
focusing
on fraud
litigation
and
complex
first-party
coverage
litigation.
He is
also an
experienced
coverage
attorney
focusing
on
complex
first-party
coverage
analysis
and
dispute
resolution.
Andy has
a wealth
of
knowledge
and
experience
gained
from
years of
defending
reputable
insurers
against
allegations
of "bad
faith"
arising
out of
claims
handling
and
coverage
decisions.
He is a
former
shareholder
with
Bullivant
Houser
Bailey
PC, and
a former
prosecutor
with the
Multnomah
County
District
Attorney's
Office
in
Portland,
Oregon.
He has
tried
scores
of cases
to jury
verdict,
has
appeared
in
federal
and
state
courts
throughout
Oregon
and
Washington,
and our
clients
routinely
seek his
advice
on
claims
throughout
the
United
States.
Andy is
active
in the
Defense
Research
Institute
(DRI)
and the
International
Association
of
Special
Investigation
Units (IASIU),
and
currently
sits on
the
board of
directors
of the
International
Association
of Arson
Investigators-Oregon
Chapter
(IAAI).
Tony's
extensive
litigation
and
insurance
experience
has made
him a
recognized
leader
in
insurance
fraud
and "bad
faith"
litigation.
He is a
former
criminal
prosecutor
where he
gained
extensive
trial
experience
prosecuting
felony
crimes
for
Klamath
and
Clatsop
County,
Oregon.
As a
prosecutor,
Tony
recognized
the need
for
stronger
domestic
violence
laws and
helped
draft
legislation
which
was
passed
into law
and
criminalized
interfering
with a
911
emergency
call. In
private
practice,
Tony
developed
the
unique
skills
required
to
investigate
and
litigate
suspected
insurance
fraud
including
arson,
auto and
PIP
claims,
material
misrepresentations,
staged
losses,
and
large-scaled
fraud
activity.
His
practice
includes
complex
coverage
analysis,
allegations
of
bad-faith,
and
first-party
property
litigation.
Tony has
litigated
claims
in
federal
and
state
court
ranging
from
fake
burglaries
to
racketeering
and
class-actions.
He is a
speaker
for
local
and
national
organizations
including
International
Association
of
Special
Investigation
Units (IASIU),
Western
States
Auto
Theft
Investigators,
International
Association
of Arson
Investigators,
and the
National
Business
Institute.
Click
HERE to
register.
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