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CreditsLSBC Continuing Professional Development: This seminar qualifies for 6 hours of structured legal education for 2017, including one embedded hour of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations.

Winning the Battle:Practical Tips and Successful Tactics

Used in Recent Noteworthy Cases*

Friday 24 February 2017Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Vancouver

* This seminar will be available only to TLABC members who limit their practices to working exclusively for plaintiffs.

Become a better plaintiff's lawyer by attending this one of a kind course, where trial counsel will discuss challenges and lessons learned from re-cent noteworthy cases. This course will cover tactics for all stages of a file including early considerations in medical malpractice cases, preparing for discovery, deciding between judge vs. jury, and lessons from the recent ground breaking case Arsenovski.

This seminar will be available only to TLABC members who limit their practices to working exclusively for plaintiffs. Don't miss out, as this is the only Plaintiff Only program of 2017!

9:00 - 9:05 Opening Remarks GREG PHILLIPS, Johnston Franklin Bishop, Nanaimo TODD BROWN, Maryn & Associates, Port Moody 9:05 - 9:30 The Lone Ranger: Evaluating Tough Cases in A Small Firm Environment (Wong v. Towns & others) DAVID GRUNDER, David W. Grunder Law Corporation, Vancouver JUDY VOSS, Judy S. Voss Law Corporation, Port Moody 9:30 - 10:00 What's Up, Doc? Early Considerations Re: Taking On Medical Malpractice Cases IAN CAMPBELL, Campbell Renaud Trial Lawyers, Burnaby DONALD J. RENAUD, Campbell Renaud Trial Lawyers, Burnaby 10:00 - 10:30 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Use of Graphics and Demonstrative Aids in Today's Litigation JAMES L. VIGMOND, Oatley Vigmond, Toronto STEPHEN MADER, Artery Studios, Toronto 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break – Networking & Exhibitor Time 11:00 - 11:30 The Mystery of the Cord: Developing and Investigating Causation with an Unknown Tortfeasor (Boyes v. Wong) MICHAEL L. ELLIOTT, Jarvis McGee Rice, Vancouver 11:30 - 12:00 Impact Through Discovery: Preparation and Practice DEREK MIURA, Derek K. Miura, Trial & Appeal Lawyer, Vancouver BOB CAMERON, Robert W. Cameron Law Corporation, Victoria 12:00 - 12:30 The Typical Defence Case in Three Acts: Contributory Negligence, Mitigation and Pre-existing Condition or Risk ADAM DE TURBERVILLE, Ramsay Lampman Rhodes, Nanaimo 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch – Included in Registration Fee 1:30 - 2:00 Recent Developments in Privilege (Buettner v. Gatto) VIVIAN CHEUNG, Cowley & Company, Vancouver 2:00 - 2:30 Reducing the Impact of Mitigation Arguments KRISTA SIMON, Hammerberg Lawyers LLP, Vancouver 2:30 - 3:00 Cultural Considerations When Preparing a Witness For Trial (Haroon v. Basran) HARPREET S. NIRWAN, Nirwan Law Corporation, Surrey 3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break – Networking & Exhibitor Time 3:30 - 3:55 Making Use of Public Documents in Personal Injury Trials GREG PHILLIPS, Johnston Franklin Bishop, Nanaimo 3:55 - 4:25 To Jury or Not to Jury? How to Determine When a Jury Is Right for Your Tough Set of Facts (Fedun v. Loiacono & Graham v. Carson) MARLISA MARTIN, Nanuq Law, Victoria

4:25 - 4:55 Lessons from Arsenovksi THOMAS PAUL HARDING, Trial Lawyers Advocacy Group, Surrey 4:55 - 5:00 Closing Remarks

5:00 - 6:00 President’s Reception

Program: Winning the Battle: Practical Tips and Successful Tactics Used in Recent Noteworthy CasesFriday 24 February 2017

REGISTRATION Winning the Battle

24 February 2017

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CERTIFICATION: (please sign below)I declare that: To the extent I currently practice law or work in the area of personal injury or wrongful death,

A. 1) I only represent individuals (plaintiffs and personal defendants);2) I do not represent any insurance companies or other self-insuring group;3) I do not represent any defendants that are insured for the loss that is the subject of an action or may become the subject of an action; 4) I receive all my instructions from an individual plaintiff or personal defendant; 5) I have no files in which I receive my instruction from an insurance adjuster or representative of a self-insuring group;

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Date and LocationFairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver. The seminar runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday 24 February 2017 in the Waterfront Ballroom.

Sign-InRegistration table will open at 8:30 am. Your registration fee includes downloadable course materials, morning muffins, coffee & refreshment service, luncheon and the President’s Reception.

Luncheon and ReceptionTLABC will host two social events to complement the seminar program. Both are included in your registration fee. The luncheon is from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. The President’s Reception will start at 5:00 pm (registrants and one guest).

Cancellation PolicyCancellations received at the TLABC office by 17 February 2017 will be subject to a $50 administration fee. After 17 February 2017, requests for refunds will not be honoured. Substitutes are always welcomed. We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule courses, refuse admission or change speakers, location or content.

Hotel AccommodationThe Fairmont Waterfront will offer a discounted group rate of $189.00 per night, plus taxes for February 23 & 24. To book, call 604-691-1820 or 1-800-441-1414 and quote the booking code TRIA0217_001.

Alternatively, TLABC has arranged corporate rates with several downtown Vancouver hotels. Visit www.tlabc.org for more information, or call us at 604 682-5343.

Special Requirements (including dietary)If you have any special requirements of which the seminar coordinator or the facility should be aware, including dietary restrictions, please indicate in the space provided below and we will do our best to accommodate you. Please note: vegetarian option will only be available to registrants who pre-book here.

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Upcoming TLABC Programs TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIAThe Trial Lawyers Association of BC has a voluntary membership base of 1400 people strong, with legal professionals leading diverse practices throughout the province. Our members represent individuals rather than corporations, governments or other large entities. Practice areas include family, employment and immigration law, wills and estates, criminal defence and personal injury litigation. TLABC is a not-for-profit society with a proud history (founded in 1980). Members are united with the goals of protecting the rights of individuals, ensuring access to the courts, preserving the jury system and promoting the highest standards in legal education.

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