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Firm Seminars

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We have been honored to speak at seminars for other lawyers. Listed below are some of the seminar presentations that Bob Dawson has made over the years. For some of the seminars, there is a link to the written seminar materials. This link is primarily for lawyers to use. All readers are cautioned that the law changes over time. These seminar materials are listed as they were presented at the specific seminar. They are not updated and should not be used as primary research. For up to date information on specific legal issues any researcher should conduct their own independent legal research, or consult a lawyer familiar with the specific legal issues presented.

Trial Practice

2007

2000

  • Demonstration of Expert Testimony, The good. The bad. The rehab., Medicine for Attorneys: Med Mal in a Nutshell, WSTLA, December 14, 2000.

  • Presenting Damages to Move Jurors, Preparing Cases to Win, WSTLA, November 3, 2000.

1998

  • Themes that Appeal – How to Find Them, Lawyers Are from Mars, Jurors Are from Venus, WSTLA, March 19, 1998.

  • Successful Litigation Tips, Bellevue Trial Lawyers Roundtable, February 18, 1998.

1997

  • The Importance of Paralegals in Pre-Trial Preparation, Best of WSTLA Series – Pre-Trial Advocacy Techniques, WSTLA, August 22, 1997.

1996

  • Different Ways To Present Your Damages Case, Making The Most Of What You Got Seminar, WSTLA, December 20, 1996.

  • Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Personal Injury Cases, Edmonds Community College, May 22, 1996.

  • Closing Arguments — Tactics and Demonstration, Seattle WSTLA Roundtable, February 15, 1996.

  • How to Obtain the Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, Whatcom County WSTLA Roundtable, January 17, 1996.

  • How To Obtain The Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, Spokane County WSTLA Roundtable, March 20, 1996.

1995

  • How To Obtain A Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, Clark County Roundtable, June 1, 1995.

  • How To Obtain The Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, South King County WSTLA Roundtable, April 27, 1995.

1994

  • Taking Soft Tissue Injury Cases to Trial, The Soft Tissue Case: Finding Hidden Injuries—Solving Special Problems Seminar, WSTLA, November 18, 1994.

  • Trial Preparation and Techniques of Persuasion, Tacoma Pierce County Roundtable, May 19, 1994.

  • Hot Topics In Personal Injury Litigation, WSTLA Eastside Roundtable, September 21, 1994.

  • How To Obtain The Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, WSTLA Skagit County Roundtable, February 16, 1994.

1993

  • How To Obtain The Significant Award In A Personal Injury Case, WSTLA Snohomish County Roundtable, October 20, 1993.

  • How To Obtain The Significant Personal Injury Award, WSTLA Downtown Seattle Roundtable, June 17, 1993.

  • Traumatic Brain Injury: Recognizing, Documenting, And Proving The Brain Injury Case Seminar, co chair, WSTLA, May 28, 1993.

1992

  • Preparing The Case For Trial, Washington Association of Legal Secretaries Legal Education Fall Seminar, October 24, 1992.

  • Preparing The Case For Trial--Prefiling Techniques and Strategy, Litigation Seminar For Legal Secretaries and Legal Assistants Seminar, Law Seminars International, February 1, 1992.

1991

  • Preparing The Case For Trial - Prefiling Techniques And Strategy, Litigation Seminar For Legal Secretaries and Legal Assistants Seminar, Law Seminars International, February 23, 1991.

  • Motions In Limine--What They Don't Know Can't Hurt You--Or Can It? Motions Practice Seminar, co-chair, WSTLA, October, 1990.

  • Plaintiff's Personal Injury Practice Under "Fast Track", Court Congestion: New Rules to Reduce Delay Seminar, SKCBA, November, 1989.

  • Preparation And Trial of a Personal Injury Case, Seattle-King County Bar Association, Seminar co chair, February, 1983.

General Practice Tips and Advice

Bob Dawson:

2007

2001

  • Five Practice Tips To Double Your Client’s Settlements and Jury Verdicts, South King County Trial Lawyer’s Roundtable, November 28, 2001.

1995

  • Tips For Increasing The Value of Your Case At Settlement Or Trial, Eastside WSTLA Roundtable, November 15, 1995.

  • Stipulations For Release Of Medical Records, Best of WSTLA—Discovery Seminar, October 13, 1995.

  • Dealing With Problem Cases, Case Preparation and Evaluation Seminar, WSTLA, September 27, 1995.

1994

  • Legal Assistants: The Successful Practitioner's Secret Weapon, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., February 18, 1994.

1992

  • The Attorney Paralegal Team, WSTLA's Best Sellers of 1992 Seminar, December 18, 1992.

  • Maximizing The Client's Recovery In Soft Tissue Claims, WSTLA Downtown Seattle Roundtable, May 21, 1992.

  • Making Mistakes, Making Money, Making Progress - How To Build A Superior Law Practice, WSTLA Bellevue Roundtable, May 20, 1992.

  • Making It Work And Making It Pay - Effective Use of Legal Assistants, How To Run A Profitable Personal Injury Practice Seminar, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, May 8, 1992.

1991

  • Tips For Handling The Pre-Existing Injury Case, WSTLA South King County Roundtable, February 5, 1991.

1990

  • Tips For Handling The Pre-Existing Injury Case, WSTLA Bellevue Roundtable, August 23, 1990.

1989

  • Projecting The Client's Net: How Many Pieces To The Pie; Evaluating Personal Injury Cases: What They're Worth And Why Seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, October, 1989.

  • Use Of A Legal Assistant In An MAR Case And In Discovery; Time Management For The Legal Assistant, The Legal Team: How To Use Legal Assistants More Effectively Seminar, co-chairperson, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, April, 1989.

1987

  • Negotiating Skills: Tools For Coming To Terms, Seattle-King County Bar Association, Seminar co chair, March, 1987.

1996

  • Steps In A Typical Auto Case, Legal Secretaries Association Seminar, April, 1986.

 

Minors and Guardianship

Bob Dawson:

2004

2002

  • Guardianship and Minor Settlements, Oregon trial Lawyers Association & Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Reciprocity Seminar, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, February 22, 2002.

1997

  • The Role of the Settlement Guardian Ad Litem, Best of WSTLA Series: Settlement of Claims of Minors and the Incapacitated, WSTLA, December 18, 1997.

  • Minor Settlements – An Overview Of The New Forms You Need, Minor Settlements: Everything You Must Know About The New Rule Seminar, WSTLA, June 19, 1997.

1996

  • The Role Of The Settlement Guardian Ad Litem, Settlement and Court Approval Of Claims Of Minors And Incapacitated Persons Seminar, WSTLA, December 5, 1996.

1992

  • Minor's Settlements--How To Handle Them Properly, WSTLA Clark County Roundtable, February 14, 1992.

 

Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

Bob Dawson:

1993

 

Insurance Law and Practice

Bob Dawson:

2001

  • UIM Coverage—What the Settlement Guardian Ad Litem Needs To Know, Advanced Topics and Issues in Minor Settlements: Making Informed Decisions at the Crossroads of Personal Injury and Probate Practice, King County Bar Association, November 11, 2001.

1998

  • Subrogation After Mahler—Now What Should You Do?, South Sound Year End Smorgasbord CLE, WSTLA, December 10, 1998.

  • Why Tort Reform is a Bad Idea, Conference Panel on Tort Reform, Professional Insurance Agents of Washington State Convention, June 8, 1998.

1997

  • How To Successfully Litigate A UIM Claim, Insurance Law Basics Seminar, WSTLA, September 24, 1997.

  • The UIM – .070 Rubik’s Cube: In Re The Arbitration of Fortin – Spinning The Pieces Together, WSTLA Insurance Law Seminar, January 17, 1997.

  • No-Fault Insurance: It Sounds Good, But . . . , WSTLA Briefing For Legislators Seminar, January 1, 1997.

1996

  • UIM Practice Tips, Traps And Ideas You May Not Be Aware Of, WSTLA Insurance Law Seminar, January 25-6, 1996.

1995

  • Underinsured Motorist Coverage and RCW 4.22.070: Can They Be Reconciled?, Tort Law Update, WSTLA, October 5-6, 1995.

1992

  • Understanding Insurance - Where Is The Coverage, Winning Auto Cases Seminar, WSTLA, April 3, 1992.

  • UIM Overview: Finding Coverage; Negotiating The Claim; Starting The Proceeding, Insurance Law Seminar, co-chair, WSTLA, January 23-24, 1992.

1991

  • PIP Problems--Dealing With The PIP Defense Medical Exam And Other Issues, WSTLA Thurston County Roundtable, November 11, 1991.

  • Techniques For Dealing With Subrogation Claims--Basic Ideas And New Twists, WSTLA Snohomish County Roundtable, April 24, 1991.

  • Subrogation And Reimbursement Agreements--Is There Subrogation After Jungaro? Insurance Law Seminar, WSTLA, January 24-25, 1991.

1989

  • Collecting Subrogation Through Inter-Company Arbitration, WSTLA Annual Convention, June, 1989.

  • A Plaintiff's Plan For Dealing With Insurance Subrogation Claims; New Developments In Automobile Litigation Seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, March, 1989.

1988

  • What Is An Underinsured Motorist Claim And What Is Not; Arbitration: MAR & UIM How, When & Why Seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1988.

 

Legal Ethics and Legal Malpractice

Bob Dawson:

1998

  • What Your Contingent Fee Agreement Should Contain (and most don’t), Ethical Issues in the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Practice, WSTLA, December 18, 1998.

  • Investigation--The Role of the Settlement Guardian Ad Litem, Settlement of Claims of Minors and Incapacitated Persons, King County Bar Association, November 13, 1998.

  • Professionalism in Lawyering – Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should, The Washington Young Lawyers Division Meeting, Washington State Bar Association, May 2, 1998.

1986

  • Professional Liability, Washington State Bar Association, Speakers Bureau, May, 1986.

 

Premises Liability

Bob Dawson:

1987

  • Hotel And Motel Liability For The Foreseeable Criminal Acts Of Third Persons, Premises Liability Seminar, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, March, 1987.

 

Mass Tort Litigation

Bob Dawson:

1993

  • The Role Of The Legal Assistant In Prosecuting Complex Tort Cases, Professional Education Systems, Inc., June 16, 1993.

 

Sexual Abuse Litigation

Bob Dawson:

1986

  • Civil Suits For Victims Of Sexual Assault, Forensic Mental Health Associates, Vancouver BC February, 1986.

  • Child Abuse Remedies: Civil & Criminal, Mount Vernon High School, April, 1986.

  • Civil Suits For Victims Of Sexual Assault; WSTLA Annual Convention, July, 1986.

 

We have been honored to speak at seminars for other lawyers. Listed above are some of the seminar presentations that Bob Dawson has made over the years. For some of the seminars, there is a link to the written seminar materials. This link is primarily for lawyers to use. All readers are cautioned that the law changes over time. These seminar materials are listed as they were presented at the specific seminar. They are not updated and should not be used as primary research. For up to date information on specific legal issues any researcher should conduct their own independent legal research, or consult a lawyer familiar with the specific legal issues presented.