NUTS & BOLTS OF MEDIATION AND SETTLEMENT

April 23, 2004, The Georgetowne Club, 2440 South 141st Circle, Omaha, Nebraska
Program Chair: Britany Shotkoski, Harris Kuhn Law Firm LLP, Omaha, Nebraska

MEDIATION FROM THE PLAINTIFFS PERSPECTIVE
Gordon R. Hauptman, Hauptman, OBrien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C., Omaha

MEDIATION FROM THE DEFENDANTS PERSPECTIVE
Michael G. Mullin, McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha

PREPARING FOR MEDIATION
John C. Brownrigg, Erickson & Sederstrom, Omaha
Robert W. Shively, Shively Law Offices, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln

WHAT TO BRING TO THE MEDIATION TABLE
John C. Brownrigg, Erickson & Sederstrom, Omaha

THE MEDIATION SESSION
Matthew G. Miller, Matthew G. Miller, P.C., L.L.O., Omaha

MEDIATING A WORKERS COMPENSATION CASE
Joseph W. Grant, Hotz, Weaver, Flood, Breitkreutz & Grant, Omaha

TYING UP LOOSE ENDS IN A WORKERS COMPENSATION SETTLEMENT
Julie A. Shipman-Burns, McCord & Burns Law Firm, Lincoln

MEDICARE
An update on Medicare set aside trusts; and Dealing with medicare in third-party settlements. Is there really a Super Lien?
Dallas D. Jones, Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit & Witt, Lincoln

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SETTLEMENT
Professor Lawrence Raful, Creighton University School of Law, Omaha

USING TECHNOLOGY TO SELL YOUR CASE
James E. Harris, Harris Kuhn Law Firm, LLP, Omaha

PRESERVING YOUR UIM CLAIM  COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEB. REV. STAT. 44-6412
Steven M. Lathrop, Hauptman, OBrien, Wolf & Lathrop, P.C., Omaha

WRONGFUL DEATH SETTLEMENTS
A nuts and bolts approach to appointing a Special Administrator and obtaining Court approval.
Richard F. Hitz, Domina Law PC, LLP, Omaha

STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS

Jim J.J. Boyle, Selective Settlement, Omaha
Bob Kinnison, Vice President of Marketing, First Capital Surety Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wade Fischer, JS Midwest Structured Settlements, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

AUTOMATED ONLINE NEGOTIATION AND ITSBENEFITS
Mark Lee, Esq., Regional Director, Field Operations Cybersettle, Inc