2025 Agenda

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Registration

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase
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Welcome Cocktail Reception

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Tacos & Tequila Restaurant and Bar at Condado Vanderbilt

Appetizers, and drinks will be served.

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Mets De Guyanabo

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Transportation will be provided; buses will depart from the hotel to
Coliseo Mario ‘Quijote’ Morales at 7:15 PM

*Schedule Subject to Change

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Registration

7:00 – 9:00 AM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase
Condado Vanderbilt
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Beach Yoga

7:00 – 7:45 AM
Hotel Condado Beachfront

Join The Morgan Connection for a private beachfront yoga session just for MTPR attendees! Start your day off right by nourishing your body before your mind. All ages and abilities welcome.

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Breakfast

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Main Ballroom
Session #1 – Ethics CLE!
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Litigation Funding, Non-Lawyer Firm Ownership, and Fee Sharing: Ethical Considerations

Eric D. Holland

Owner/ Partner
Holland Law Firm

Erin Copeland

Partner
Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs

Hon. Glenn A. Norton (Ret.)

Missouri Court of Appeals

James Murdica

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Justin Brass

Co-CEO and Senior Managing Director
JBSL

Lee Floyd

Partner
Breit Biniazan

Richard Arsenault

Attorney
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault

Richard D. Meadow

President
Meadow Law Firm

Session #2
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM

Bankruptcy…The New Exit Strategy and Dealing with the “Tail”

D. Todd Mathews

Partner
Bailey Glasser LLP

Hunter Shkolnik

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

James Murdica

Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Larry Taylor

Managing Partner - Texas
The Cochran Firm

Majed Nachawati

Managing Partner
Nachawati Law Group

Tristan Axelrod

Partner
Brown Rudnick LLP

Session #3
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Mass Tort Advertising: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Ari Kresch

Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
1-800-LAW-FIRM

Robby H. Birnbaum

Partner
Greenspoon Marder LLP

Shean Williams

Managing Attorney Atlanta
The Cochran Firm

Steve Smith

VP, Business Development
Broughton Partners

Session #4 – Ethics CLE!
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence; Assessing the Risk/Benefit Profile While Navigating the Ethical Obligations 

Ed Scanlan

Founder & CEO
Bridge Legal

Richard Arsenault

Attorney
Neblett, Beard & Arsenault

Sarah Lanier

Attorney
The Lanier Law Firm

Victoria Maniatis

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Vince Carnevale

Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

William J. Pintas

Founder & CEO
Aspen AI

Luncheon with State of the Union by Linda Lipsen (AAJ)

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Main Ballroom
Linda Lipsen

Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Justice (AAJ)

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Luncheon with Keynote Speaker, Frances Haugen

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM
Main Ballroom
Frances Haugen

Advocate for accountability & transparency in social media

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1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

(Guest Activity) Historical Architectural Private Tour –

Interior Courtyards of Old San Juan

Transportation is provided. Buses will depart the Vanderbilt at 1 PM and return at 3:30 PM.
Session #5
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Common Benefit and the Free Rider

Eric Citron

Partner
Zimmer, Citron & Clarke

Hunter Shkolnik

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

Jayne Conroy

Shareholder
Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP

Joseph F. Rice

Founding Member
Motley Rice LLC

Paul Farrell Jr.

Principal
Farrell & Fuller Law

Session #6
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Update on Current Mass Tort Projects

Alexandra Walsh

Shareholder
Anapol Weiss

Chris Coffin

Partner
Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, L.L.P.

Erin Copeland

Partner
Fibich Leebron Copeland & Briggs

Jonathan Orent

Attorney
Motley Rice LCC

Patrick J. Driscoll

Attorney
Romanucci & Blandin, LLC

Rayna Kessler

Partner
Robins Kaplan LLP

Seth A. Katz

Shareholder
Burg Simpson

Shery Ramezanian

CEO and Co-Founder
LitPro LLC

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Break

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Session #7
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Emerging Cases and Practice Areas

Alex R. Straus

Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Alexander Wolf

Senior Associate
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Bradley M. Lakin

Founding Partner
SL Chapman LLC

Gary Klinger

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Jean Sutton Martin

Attorney
Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

Marc D. Grossman

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Matthew J Sill

Attorney
Fulmer Sill

Robbert-Jan Kamstra

Managing Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Session #8
4:00 PM – 4:45PM

Trajectory of Camp Lejeune Litigation

Grant L. Davis

Founding Partner
Davis, Bethune & Jones, LLC

Jayne Conroy

Shareholder
Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP

Joseph F. Rice

Founding Member
Motley Rice LLC

Robert Kinsman

Co-Founder
Attorney, Krause and Kinsman

Warren Postman

Managing Partner
Keller Postman LLC

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Carnival-Themed Party

6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Vivo Beach Club

Savor music, bites, dinner, and drinks—all with a carnival flair. Come dressed in bold, colorful style and join the fiesta!

Transportation is Provided. Buses will depart from the hotel at 5:30pm.
Buses depart Vivo to hotel at 9 PM and 9:30 PM.

*Schedule Subject to Change

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Beach Yoga

7:00 – 7:45 AM
Hotel Condado Beachfront

Join The Morgan Connection for a private beachfront yoga session just for MTPR attendees! Start your day off right by nourishing your body before your mind. All ages and abilities welcome.

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Breakfast

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Main Ballroom
Session #9
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

The New Techniques of Identifying Emerging Mass Torts

Andy Rogers

Chief Revenue Officer
Shield Legal

Dr. Manuel Gonzalez-Brito

Chief Medical Officer

Gale Pearson

Attorney
Nachawati Law Group

John M. Restaino, Jr.

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Victoria Maniatis

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Vince Carnevale

Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Session #10
10:00 AM– 10:45 AM

How Controversial Proposed Rule 16.1 May Change MDLs

Aaron Heckaman

Partner
Bailey, Cowan, Heckaman PLLC

Alexandra Walsh

Shareholder
Anapol Weiss

Bradley D. Honnold

Founding Partner
Goza & Honnold, LLC

Edwina Clarke

Partner
Zimmer, Citron & Clarke

Jonathan Orent

Attorney
Motley Rice LCC

Michael Fuller

Principal
Farrell & Fuller Law

Yvonne Flaherty

Partner
Lockridge Grindal Nauen

Break

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Session #11
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Environmental Litigation: Dirty Water and More!

Coral Odiot-Rivera

Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

Gregory A. Cade

Principal Attorney
Environmental Litigation Group, P.C.

Melissa K. Sims

Senior Counsel
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Paul Napoli

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

Rhon Jones

Principal
Beasley Allen Law Firm

Session #12

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

The “New” Daubert Fight

Hunter Shkolnik

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

Nicholas J. Drakulich

Founding Partner
The Drakulich Firm

Peter Mougey

Attorney
Levin Papantonio Rafferty

Robert J. Drakulich

Partner
The Drakulich Firm

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MTPR El Toro Award Presentation

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
Main Ballroom
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Luncheon with Keynote Speaker, Mark Lanier

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM
Mark Lanier

Attorney & Founder
The Lanier Law Firm

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1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

(Guest Activity) Ron Del Barrilito Private Tour

Experience generations of quality and history. The tour takes place in small intimate groups, allowing you to connect and learn from knowledgeable brand specialists. During the tour you’ll be led through the historic warehouses and view one of the last windmills still standing in Puerto Rico.
 
Transportation is provided. Buses will depart the Vanderbilt at 1 PM and return at 3:00 PM.
Session #13
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Judicial Intimidation? Recusals, Mandamus, Threats of Impeachment and Social Media

David Zimmer

Partner
Zimmer, Citron & Clarke

Evan M. Janush

Managing Attorney
The Lanier Law Firm

Hon. Glenn A. Norton (Ret.)

Missouri Court of Appeals

Larry Taylor

Managing Partner - Texas
The Cochran Firm

Peter J. Flowers

Partner
Meyers & Flowers LLC

Tobi Millrood

Partner
Kline & Specter, PC

Tristan Axelrod

Partner
Brown Rudnick LLP

Session #14
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Diversity: An Update on The Lay/Law of the Land

Alexandra M. Honeycutt

Senior Associate
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Katherine Cornell

Owner
Cornell Law

Mildred Conroy

Associate
Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP

Victoria Maniatis

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

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Break

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Session #15
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Practicing in Paradise: How and Why to Move to Puerto Rico

Ari Kresch

Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
1-800-LAW-FIRM

Carlos R. Baralt-Suárez

Attorney
Baralt Law LLC

Chris Coffin

Partner
Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, L.L.P.

Hunter Shkolnik

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

James Bergener

Founder
The Bergener Firm

Marc D. Grossman

Senior Partner
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman

Marie Napoli

Founding Member, Partner
Napoli Shkolnik

Michael Fuller

Principal
Farrell & Fuller Law

Paul Farrell Jr.

Principal
Farrell & Fuller Law

Robert Kinsman

Co-Founder
Attorney, Krause and Kinsman

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Evening Entertainment

7:00-10:00pm
Casa de España

This year the final party will be at Casa de España with some local culture, food and drinks; There is no better way to end our time together.

Transportation is Provided. Buses will depart from the hotel at 6:30 pm.
Buses depart Casa de España to hotel at 9:30 PM and 10 PM.

*Schedule Subject to Change

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VIP Island Getaway

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Icacos Cay

VIP attendees are invited on a private catamaran tour to Icacos Cay, a pristine island with clear waters and white sandy beaches. Enjoy snorkeling, swimming, or simply relaxing in the sun. Onboard, savor a BBQ lunch, fresh sushi, and refreshing cocktails. This laid-back trip is the perfect way to experience Puerto Rico’s natural beauty.

Busses will leave the hotel at 8:30am and the event will be from 10:30am – 4:30pm.