8th Annual Insurance Law Symposium

*This event is open to all attorneys + law students and faculty*

Friday, November 11, 2022 from 9:00 am to 6:00 PM CT
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Underwood Law Library
6550 Hillcrest Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75205

Symposium Brochure
Campus Map

A limited number of discounted room reservations at $189 per night (+ taxes and fees) were made available at The Lumen Hotel using this link for a one night stay November 10th or this link for a two night stay November 10 & 11. These rates were valid until October 11, 2022.
** Note: Neither ACCC staff nor the hotel will contact you to make hotel reservations.**

Other hotels in the immediate area include the following:
Kasa Greenville Dallas
Kasa Highland Park Dallas
The Beeman Hotel
The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas

Closest Airport: Dallas Love Field 

If you are extending your stay in Dallas and would like to tour the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the SMU Campus, please visit this link for information. Tickets must be reserved or purchased in advance online at tickets.bushcenter.org 

For anyone interested in golf, the planning committee is arranging for a couple of foursomes to tee off around Noon on Thursday November 10. If you are interested in playing, please contact Bob Allen at [email protected] for details.

Symposium Co-chairs:
Bob Allen
Ernest Martin
Marc Gravely

Sponsored By:

Schulwolf Mediation Logo Van Osselaer Dispute Resolution Logo


Registration 

  • ACCC Fellows & Other Attorneys: $275
  • SMU Dedman School of Law Alumni & Young Attorneys (less than 5 years in practice): $220
  • SMU Dedman School of Law Faculty & Students: FREE (Advance registration is required)
    (UNT Dallas, Texas A&M and other Law School students and faculty are also welcomed to attend at no charge.)
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Agenda - Subject to change based on speaker availability - CLEs pending

8:15 am   Registration Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom Foyer

9:00 am   Welcome Remarks and Introductions
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Mike Huddleston, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC; President, ACCC
  • Jason P. Nance, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
  • Bob Allen, The Allen Law Group; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
  • Ernest Martin, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
  • Marc Gravely, Gravely P.C.; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee

9:15 am   Insurance Responding to Disasters: Surfside Building Collapse, Wildfires, CO-VID 
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Doug McIntosh, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
  • Sheri Pastor, McCarter & English
  • Mark Boyle, Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A.

10:00 am   Latest First Party Issues:  Appraisal, Public Adjusters, Burden of Proof/Concurrent Causation 
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Marc Gravely, Gravely P.C. 
  • Neil Rambin, Neil Rambin Law PLLC
  • Jake Posey, The Posey Law Firm, P.C.

10:45 am   Break 

11:00 am   All Star Panel Discusses Insurance Law Career Opportunities and a Law Student Q&A Session
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Mike Huddleston, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC; President, ACCC
  • Ernest Martin, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Co-Chair, Insurance Law Symposium Committee
  • Sheri Pastor, McCarter & English
  • Mike Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP
  • Jay Chappell, Willis Towers Watson
  • Jefferson Rees, Pioneer Natural Resources 

12:15 pm   Luncheon & Presentation - Insurance Lessons Learned from Celebrity Trials:
Storey Hall     Duty to defend, right to independent counsel, reasonable hourly rates, reimbursement,
                    duty to defend counterclaims

  • Timothy Sullivan, McCormick Barstow
  • Amy Stewart, Amy Stewart PC
  • Mike Aylward, Morrison Mahoney LLP

1:15 pm   Break

1:30 pm   Duty to Settle: The Texas Stowers Doctrine and Approaches Adopted in Other Jurisdictions
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Jay Sever, Phelps Dunbar LLP
  • Vince Morgan, Bracewell LLP
  • Christine Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP

2:15 pm  Creative Methods to Access Insurance: The Use of Stipulated Judgments, Coverage and Bad Faith Assignments and Sweetheart Deals
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Timothy Burns, Burns, Bowen, Bair, LLP
  • Chris Mosley, Foley Hoag
  • Aaron Mitchell, Tollefson Bradley Mitchell & Melendi, LLP

3:00 pm   Break

3:15 pm  Mock Hearing and Panel Discussion on Admissibility of Claims Handling and Attorneys Fees Expert Witnesses
Underwood Law Library Hillcrest Classroom

  • Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • Beth Bradley (Moderator), Tollefson Bradley Mitchell & Melendi LLP
  • Michael Levine, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • Jim Cooper, Reed Smith LLP
  • Patrick Kenny, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
  • Julia Molander, JAMolander Consulting, LLC
  • Stephen Walraven, Langley & Banack, Inc.

4:30 pm   Reception Underwood Law Library Pit
                 All are welcome to attend, including any local attorneys
                 and students who were unable to attend the full-day Symposium.

Registration Deadline
The final registration deadline is Friday, November 4, 2022. Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cancellation Policy
If a cancellation is received by 5:00 p.m. EST, Friday, October 28, 2022, a refund of 75% of the registration fee will be issued. There are no refunds for cancellations received after that date.