Total Credits: 3 CLE, 3.0 Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Specialization
Join us for three hours as we discuss the cases that get a little trickier than the red car and blue car, including:
Chairperson:
Matt Schmidt*, Schmidt Sethi & Akmajian
Faculty:
Peter Akmajian, Schmidt Sethi & Akmajian
Anna Ceder, Ceder Legal
Lisa Kimmel, Goldberg & Osborne
Adam Pelz, Pelz Law PLC
Andrew Petersen, Humphrey & Petersen PC
* Also serving as a panelist.
InsOutsAndUpdatesOfComplexPILitigationManual1.pdf (14 MB) | 91 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Peter Akmajian is a 1984 graduate (with distinction) from the University of Arizona College of Law. He clerked for the Honorable Frank X. Gordon from 1984-85. He has been in private practice since 1985 with O’Connor Cavanagh in Phoenix and Tucson, the Udall Law Firm and now with Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian, where he represents patients and their families in medical malpractice and other personal injury cases. Peter is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of ABOTA.
graduated from University of San Diego School of Law in 1990. Since then she has predominantly practiced personal injury cases including cases involving the most vulnerable in our community including children and elderly. Lisa is a State Bar of Arizona Board-Certified Specialist in personal injury and wrongful death. Lisa has successfully arbitrated and tried cases including wrongful death, Adult Protective Services Act (APSA) and other complex cases. Lisa has litigated appellate cases which resulted in two published opinions including an opinion specifically relating to APSA. Lisa has been a partner in a number of firms during her 30-year career. Lisa is currently the Tucson District Managing Attorney at Goldberg & Osborne where she handles all types of personal injury cases including wrongful death and APSA cases. Lisa volunteers on boards and other community groups focusing on elderly and the indigent in our community. She is also a member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Lisa has two adult children and in her spare time enjoys golf, biking, watching football and her and her husband enjoy their two dogs, Bella and Charles.
is a partner at Schmidt Sethi & Akmajian, a plaintiff's firm in Tucson, Arizona focused on complex personal injury law. Matt graduated from the James E Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona and passed the Arizona bar exam in 2010. Matt's primary interest in law focuses on general personal injury, insurance bad faith and police misconduct. Matt was honored as one of Tucson's 40 under 40 by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Arizona Daily Star in 2014. In addition to serving his clients, Matt is president of the Engage Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free, fun and underrated recreational activities to underprivileged kids. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Empower Coalition, a group of young professionals organized to improve lives in the greater Tucson community by empowering charitable organizations with resources necessary to carrying out their missions. Matt teaches law students and lawyers about both modern technology and mindfulness in the stressful legal environment. He wrote a column called "Techno-Law-gically Speaking" and now writes one called "Mind your Mind" in the Writ, the Pima County Bar Association Newsletter. In May 2011, Matt won 2nd place in the Arizona Attorney's creative arts competition for his fictional piece "The Taker." In June 2010, Matt and his dad (Ted Schmidt) co-authored "Taking the 'Strict' Out of Products Liability Law," a feature article in the Arizona Attorney. Together, they also co-authored multiple sections of the Products Liability chapter of the 2012 Arizona Tort Law Handbook published by the State Bar of Arizona. In law school, Matt served as a legal extern for Senator Jon Kyl in Washington D.C. on the Judiciary Committee for the subcommittee of Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security in the Fall of 2008. He won the Andrew Silverman Law Student Community Service Award in the 2009-2010 for his leadership on the Community Service Board and orchestration of several community service events for law students to participate in. When he is not practicing law, writing or traveling, Matt enjoys participating in or watching just about any sporting event. Matt also enjoys staying active in the community and spends lots of time growing Engage.
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