Total Credits: 5 CLE, 0.5 Ethics, 5 Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Specialization
This year’s CLE in the Red Rocks offers advanced insights into litigation preparation and strategy for both plaintiff and defense practitioners. Addresses critical aspects such as expert testimony, specialized claims, emerging tools, ethical considerations, jury selection techniques, and contingency planning when cases encounter challenges. Topics include:
Chairperson
Amy Hernandez, Hernandez Linton Law, PLLC
Day 2 Agenda
Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Break: 9:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:15 - 12:15 p.m.
8:00 am – 9:00 am Thank You for Being Nice: The Importance & Benefits of Civility in Litigation
Mandi Karvis, Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford PA
9:00 am – 9:45 am Voir Dire: The No Peremptory Challenge Era (We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together)
Brian Snyder, Snyder & Wenner PC
10:00 am – 10:45 am Voir Dire: The No Peremptory Challenge Era (We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together)
Honorable Ted Reed, Presiding Judge, Coconino County Superior Court
Scott Palumbo, Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC
Brian Snyder, Snyder & Wenner PC
10:45 am – 11:15 am Choosing the Right Evidence and Witnesses to Use at Trial – More is not Merrier
Scott Palumbo, Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Demonstration: Using Technology at Trial That Doesn’t Break the Bank
Scott Palumbo, Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC
12:45 pm – 2:15 pm The Use of Medical Billing Experts: Plaintiff’s and Defense Perspectives
Richard Langerman, Friedl Richardson
J. Daniel Campbell, Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck LLP
2:15 pm Adjourn
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Amy Hernandez received her law degree in 2003 from Drake University (with Honors). After law school she served as a law clerk at the Arizona Court of Appeals. Ms. Hernandez has served on the Civil Practice & Procedure Committee for the State Bar of Arizona and as the Chair of the State Bar Trial Practice Section. She is a former member of the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court and a former board member for the Arizona Association of Justice. Ms. Hernandez served in the United States Army from 1996 - 2000 as a military intelligence analyst. Ms. Hernandez owns Hernandez Linton Law, PLLC where she focuses her practice on plaintiff’s medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and general personal injury.
helped co-found Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo with his father and long-time friend Elliot Wolfe. Mr. Palumbo attended the University of Notre Dame, where he obtained his undergraduate degree and was a letterman on the varsity football team. From there, he went on to obtain his law degree from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Since becoming a practicing lawyer, he has dedicated himself to defending the rights of those who have been victimized by personal injury accidents and those who have lost loved ones to wrongful death. Mr. Palumbo serves as the current President of the Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He is proud to have received a AV® peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell® - the highest rating for exceptional legal ability and high ethical standards. Super Lawyers® has selected Mr. Palumbo for inclusion in its 2013 - 2020 Super Lawyers lists and has recognized him as one of the "Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers" every year since 2014, which made him the youngest Arizona attorney ever to receive that recognition. Mr. Palumbo has been repeatedly honored by AZ Business Magazine as one of the "Top 100 Arizona Lawyers." Mr. Palumbo has been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice Law and Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation and was identified as the 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" for Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Law. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also named Mr. Palumbo as one of the "Top 100 Trial Attorneys" throughout Arizona since 2009. Beyond that, Mr. Palumbo maintains a membership in the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - an organization that maintains membership exclusively for those lawyers who have recovered settlements or verdicts in excess of $2 million dollars. Mr. Palumbo is honored to be an Adjunct Professor of Law at his alma mater, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Mr. Palumbo currently lives in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Emily and their two wonderful children.
Coconino County Superior Court, Division 1, Judge Ted S. Reed was raised on a homestead in a small community in rural Alaska. He came to Flagstaff to attend Northern Arizona University, where he graduated summa cum laude with an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Judge Reed continued his education at the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he was an editor of the Utah Law Review and published several articles. Judge Reed graduated at the top of his law school class, summa cum laude, and Order of the Coif. Upon graduating from law school, Judge Reed worked as a felony prosecutor at the Coconino County Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted cases ranging from drug offenses to sex crimes and homicides. He was the designated prosecutor for the METRO Narcotics Task Force and for child abuse and molestation cases. After four years as a prosecutor, he went into private practice by creating the law firm of Reed, Antol, Hance, P.C. in Flagstaff. While in private practice, he focused on criminal defense and family law cases. He served as a contract public defender in Coconino, Mohave and Yavapai Counties, representing clients in all types of criminal and juvenile delinquency cases. He also served as an attorney in the Family Law Assistance Program, providing free legal assistance to self-represented litigants in all types of family law cases.
Judge Reed taught criminal procedure, criminal law, evidence, mock trial, and constitutional law at NAU from 2005 through 2009 in the Department of Criminal Justice and the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Academy. Judge Reed also served as secretary and vice-president of the Coconino County Bar Association in 2009 and 2010. In January 2011, Judge Reed was appointed as full time Judge Pro Tempore for Superior Court in Coconino County, Division 6. His caseload included family law, juvenile delinquency, and Coconino County Recovery Court. Judge Reed was elected to serve as Superior Court Judge, Division 1, beginning January 2019. His caseload includes criminal, civil, probate, and Coconino County Recovery Court. Judge Reed was appointed as Presiding Judge for Coconino County beginning January 2024. Judge Reed is the chair of the Coconino County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
