Williams Montgomery & John’s lawyers are frequent speakers on legal topics of current interest. Below is a list of some of our recent engagements.
January 24, 2008
Claire L. Lunardini spoke on the topic of Complex Litigation at the "Practice Tracks 2008" program for law students sponsored by DePaul University College of Law and the Chicago Area Law School Consortium consisting of eleven Illinois and Indiana law schools.
December 8, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt presented "You Need to Be Informed About Informed Consent" at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America Fall Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
November 30, 2007
Steven J. Roeder gave a presentation entitled "Preparing the Client for Mediation" at the Advanced Litigation Strategies Seminar presented by the International Association of Defense Counsel in New York, New York.
November 16, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt gave a talk entitled "A Corporation's Obligations to Provide Electronic Discovery Under the December 2006 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" at the Primerus Defense Institute Fall Seminar in Chicago, Illinois.
October 25, 2007
Michael C. Bruck and Bradley C. Nahrstadt spoke at the Basic Skills Program sponsored by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. Mr. Bruck spoke on the topic of pleadings, motions and courtroom practice and Mr. Nahrstadt gave a presentation on jury instructions.
October 24, 2007
Barry Montgomery was a featured speaker at a case valuation seminar sponsored by Law Bulletin Seminars. Mr. Montgomery addressed when to take a case and when to settle it.
October 12, 2007
David L. Applegate presented "Proving Damages and Issues to Consider in Pursuing and Defending the Damages Case" at the PLI Patent Litigation Program in Chicago, Illinois.
September 24, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt conducted an ALI-ABA webinar entitled "What's the Deal with Litigation Hold Letters?"
September 5, 2007
Thomas F. Falkenberg gave a presentation on client acceptance and continuation at the Lemme Insurance Brokers Best Practices Forum.
August 29, 2007
Thomas J. Pontikis gave a presentation on third-party liability and contribution issues for Scheer's Incorporated.
June 29, 2007
Anndra L. Masters gave a speech entitled "Update on Civil Damages" at an ISBA sponsored trial tactics seminar.
June 26, 2007
Thomas F. Falkenberg was a presenter at a risk management summit for AICPA Professional Liability Insurance Program policyholders.
June 15, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt spoke about recent changes in Illinois product liability law at an ICLE sponsored seminar entitled "Personal Injury Practice Update."
May 10, 2007
Brad Nahrstadt made a presentation before the CBA Legal Technology Committee. The title of his talk was "What You Need to Know About Electronic Discovery."
May 9, 2007
Alyssa Campbell was a featured speaker at the Appellate Lawyer's Association's Nuts and Bolts Seminar. She spoke on the topic of "Bonds and Stays."
May 5, 2007
Brad Nahrstadt gave a presentation entitled "Corporate Obligations Under the New Federal Rules Regarding Electronic Discovery" at the Primerus Defense Institute Convocation in Boca Raton, Florida.
May 5, 2007
Michael Bruck presented "Ethical Considerations for Collection, Retention and Preservation of Evidence" at the ITLA Evidence Seminar at the Westin Hotel Chicago.
May 4, 2007
Michael Ripani spoke at the ICPAS Annual Governmental Conference in Rosemont, Illinois on the topic of engagement considerations.
May 3, 2007
Michael Ripani spoke at the ICPAS Annual Governmental Conference in Springfield, Illinois. The topic of his talk was engagement considerations.
April 20, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt spoke on the topic of Rule 30(b)(6) depositions at a national electronic discovery conference sponsored by the Defense Research Institute in Washington, D.C.
April 11, 2007
Barry Montgomery was a featured speaker at a Law Bulletin Seminars MCLE event entitled "Case Valuation - When to Take the Case - When to Settle."
April 11, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt gave a talk entitled "The Nuts and Bolts of Electronic Discovery" to the Chicago Claims Association.
April 3, 2007
Thomas F. Falkenberg conducted a seminar on litigation trends to the CNA Realtors Claim Handlers.
February 1, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt gave a talk on electronic discovery at the Assurance Agency Lunch and Learn program.
January 5, 2007
Bradley C. Nahrstadt was one of the co-chairs and moderators for a program on electronic discovery presented by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel. He also gave two presentations entitled "Hold on a Minute: What's the Deal With Litigation Hold Letters" and "Drafting Discovery Requests for E-Discovery."
November 30, 2006
Bradley C. Nahrstadt participated in a Basic Skills Program co-sponsored by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. The title of his talk was "Jury Instructions: What Every Lawyer Should Know."
October 24, 2006
David Applegate presented a seminar entitled: "Dollars and Sense: Proving and Defending the Patent Damages Case" at the 2006 PLI Patent Litigation Program in Chicago, Illinois.
October 6, 2006
Claire L. Lunardini spoke at the DePaul University College of Law about the practice of law in a medium-sized litigation firm.
September 28, 2006
C. Barry Montgomery participated in DRI's Superstars of Trial program. Mr. Montgomery spoke on the topic of motions in limine.
July 14, 2006
Alyssa M. Campbell, head of the firm's appellate practice department, was a featured performer in a videotaped mock appellate court mediation moderated by First District Appellate Court Justice Michael Gallagher. The videotape was shown at the September 2006 State Appellate Court Conference.
June 14, 2006
Bradley C. Nahrstadt gave a speech entitled "The Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Regarding Electronic Discovery" to the IDC Commercial Litigation Committee.
March 24, 2006
Bradley C. Nahrstadt gave a speech on electronic discovery at the DePaul University Center for Law & Science Products Liability Discovery Conference.
March 23, 2006
Alyssa M. Campbell spoke at a meeting of the Illinois Appellate Lawyer's Association on recent changes to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. The title of her talk was "Recent Amendments to the Illinois Supreme Court Rules: What Are They and How Did They Get There."
February 16, 2006
Anndra Masters participated in the filming of a Public Service Announcement about jury duty produced by the Chicago Bar Association and WYCC.
February 7, 2006
Edward J. Murphy presented a speech entitled "Enhanced Injury Doctrine in Car Seat Litigation -- Injuries Caused by 'Second Impact'" at the Children's Products Manufacturers Panel Counsel Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
January 23, 2006
In her capacity as co-chairperson of the Rules Committee of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association, Alyssa Campbell testified at the January 23, 2006 public hearing of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. The testimony concerned a proposed amendment to Supreme Court Rule 303 governing appeals from final judgments.
November 28, 2005
David Applegate gave a talk entitled "Proving Damages: Issues to Consider in Pursuing and Defending the Damages Case" at the Practising Law Institute Patent Litigation 2005 program at the University of Chicago Business School.
November 15, 2005
David Applegate participated in a Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association program on multinational arbitrations.
October 1, 2005
C. Barry Montgomery participated as a speaker at a DRI sponsored seminar entitled "Becoming a Preeminent Trial Lawyer." Mr. Montgomery spoke on the topic of jury instructions and gave a mock closing argument as part of the demonstrative portion of the program.
September 14, 2005
C. Barry Montgomery participated in a round table discussion concerning law firm management at a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Managing Partner Forum.
May 17, 2005
C. Barry Montgomery participated as a member of a round table discussion at the Law Bulletin Tort Reform Summit held at the Renaissance Hotel.
May 11, 2005
Edward J.Murphy spoke at the Fire Investigators Strike Force/Illinois Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (FISF/IACAP) May seminar. Mr. Murphy, who has developed special expertise in defending cases involving large fires and explosions, spoke about his involvement in the litigation that ensued following the Jewel Foods warehouse fire in Hillside, Illinois on August 1, 1993.
January 18, 2005
C. Barry Montgomery was a featured speaker at a damages seminar sponsored by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. His topic was controlling awards for non-economic damages at trial.
January 13, 2005
Bradley C. Nahrstadt spoke on the topic of putting a number on non-economic damages at a seminar sponsored by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.