Speaker Handouts by Year
This list is the Annual Meeting Materials from 2015 to present day.
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2025
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
IDCA Nominations Report 2025-2026
Gen AI: A Practical Overview, Chris Porter and Chris Snider
Defense of Public Entities & Updates in Municipal Litigation; Jason C. Palmer, Ryan P. Tunink and Georgia R. Rice
Case Law Update: Employment/Civil Procedure, Brendan McGuire
Ethics of Cybersecurity for Lawyers, John Lande
The Transition: From Litigation to Mediation - and What I've Learned, Greg Witke
Trying Cases in 2025 and Beyond - Tips and Techniques, Mike Weston
Case Law Update: Commercial Law, Jaquilyn Waddell Boie
Some Thoughts on Appellate Practice, Justice David May
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
Case Law Update: Negligence - handout; Case Law Update: Negligence – PPT; Zack Martin
Basic Training: Pretrial Litigation Battle Drills, Magistrate Judge William P. Kelly
2024
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
IDCA Nominations Report 2024-2025
Case Law Update: Employment/Civil Procedure - handout; Case Law Update: Employment/Civil Procedure - PPT; Zackary Martin
Permission to Pay? Consent Issues During Settlement - handout; Permission to Pay? Consent Issues During Settlement - PPT; Chris Wertzberger and Josh Strief
Wellness Panel, Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer, Gail Witte, Katie Atkinson Overberg and James P. Craig
Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial, Jaquilyn Waddell Boie
How Reinsurance Impacts Insurance Company Operations, Brad Buchanan
Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence, Brendan McGuire
GPT Creation for Attorneys 2024 - handout; Practical, Effective and Ethical Uses for AI in the Law Firm - PPT, Todd C. Scott
Transform Your Writing in 45 Minutes - handout; Transform Your Writing in 45 Minutes - PPT; Dawn Barker Anderson
Artificial Intelligence: A Brave New World, John T. Sly
Young Attorneys Panel, Luke M. Zahari, Jacob Wassenaar, Joel Greer, Mackenzie Main and Nathan Kooker
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Challenging Experts in Federal and State Court, Mike C. Richards
Iowa Non-Economic Damage Caps, Erik Bergeland
Witness Prep: The Power of the Three C's, Scot G. Doyen
Defending Employment Claims - Terri C. Davis
An Overview of the Indigent Defense System in Iowa, Jeff Wright
Stock Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Coverage Opinion - handout; The Basics of Insurance Coverage Opinions - PPT; Ben Kenkel
Digital Forensics, Robert Hartkemeyer
2023
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
IDCA Nominations Report 2023-2024
Trial Advocacy from a Juror's Perspective, Janice Thomas
Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence - handout, Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence – PPT, Zack Martin
Appellate Practice Tips, Chief Judge Thomas Bower, Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer and Judge Tyler Buller
Case Law Update: Employment/Civil Procedure, Bryony Whitaker
Combatting Nuclear Verdicts, Dr. Nick Polavin
Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial, Reid Shepard
The Implications of Artificial Intelligence on the Civil Defense Lawyer, Marc E. Williams
Ethics, Tara van Brederode
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
2022
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
IDCA Nominations Report 2022-2023
The Dream Team: Expert Trends in TBI Cases, Amanda Richards
Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial Law, Austin McMahon
Case Law Update: Employment/Civil Procedure, Stephanie Koltookian
Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence, Spencer Vasey Dirth
Cultural Evolution in the Legal Profession Presentation / Survey Results, John Remsen, Jr.
The All-Important Pre-Trial Conference: How the Court Can Assist Lawyers in Complex Litigation, Judge Richard H. Davidson
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Updates from the Supreme Court , Justice Christopher McDonald
Practicing in Federal Court, Judge Mark Roberts
Keys and Impediments to Successful Mediations, Mark Brownlee
Updates on the Iowa Court of Appeals and Tips to Help Navigate Through the Appellate Process, Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer and Judge David May
Mental Health and Well-Being for Attorneys, Dr. Kevin Carroll
2019
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Leadership and Perserverance Through Adversity, Jeff Menary
Everything You Need to Know About State Constitutional Tort Claims, Anthony Gaughan, Esq.
Taking the Heat for Tweet: Ethical Concerns with Lawyers’ Use of Social Media, John C. Browning, Esq.
Beyond the Numbers: How to Use an Expert in Alcohol & Drug Cases, Ted W. Simon, Ph.D., DABT
Let’s Talk About Your Health / National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being, Dr. Amy Michelle Willcockson
Power Hour: Discussing the Health and Wellness of the Judicial System, Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, Chief Justice Mark Cady, Chief Judge Kellyann Lekar, Judge Michael J. Melloy, Judge Thomas N. Bower, Justice Christopher McDonald (Moderator)
Utilizing the Forensic Chiropractor in Bodily Injury Litigation, Dr. Scott Misek
Helping to Save Jury Trials Through Jury Trial Innovations, Judge Mark Bennett
Reptile Revisited and Reserved, Brian Yung, Esq.; Judge Sharon Soorholtz Greer; John Gray, Esq.
Case Law Updates
Updates Torts/Negligence, Josh Strief, Esq.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Voir Dire: The Good, Bad and the Ugly as Seen from the Bench, Judge Richard D. Stochl, Judge Jeffrey D. Farrell
Bringing it Together for Trial, Attacking Damages, J. Ric Gass, Esq.
Privacy, Data Security and CyberSecurity, Kristymarie Shipley, Esq.
Web 3.0 Beyond Facebook: Current Trends in Social Media Investigations, Ben Stevenson, Esq.
Case Law Updates
Updates Contracts/Commercial, Luke Jenson, Esq.
Updates Developments in Employment Law and Civil Procedure, Megan Merrit, Esq.
2018
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Accident Reconstruction and Injury Causation Investigations: A Look at Low-Speed Rear-End Collisions, Megan Toney-Bolger and Christopher Andrecovich
A View from the Jury Box, Jason O’Rourke
Iowa’s Worker’s Compensation Reform 2017, James Bryan
#YouToo? – Preventing/Defending Employment Claims in the #MeToo Era, Bryan O’Neill
Overlooked Basics that Every Young Lawyer Should Know, Judge Christopher Bruns
Depositions, Stephen Powell
Motion in Limine & Voir Dire, Sharon Greer
Case Law Updates
Torts/Malpractice/Insurance Litigation, Alex Barnett
Employment/Civil Procedure, Alex Grasso
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Social Media, Josh McIntyre
The 2018 Legislative Sessions, Brad Epperly and Stephen Doohen
The OPR Report, Tre Critelli
Bad Faith, Kent Gummert
2017
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
Evidentiary Objections and Evidence Law and Practice Under the Iowa and Federal Rules, Professor Ronald Carlson and Mike Carlson
The State of the Iowa Judiciary and the Challenge of the Judicial Funding in an Era of Deficit Budgets, Chief Justice Mark Cady
Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence, Andrea Mason
Attorney Client Privilege in the Corporate Setting, Susan Hess
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
2017 Legislative Update, Brad Epperly
Defense Strategies and Utilization of the Expedited Civil Action, Michael Moreland
Use of Event Data Recorders for the Defense Litigator, Dr. Alan Lynch
Succession Planning and Retirement, Tré Critelli
2016
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Evidentiary Issues with Electronically Stored Information, Barry Lindahl
Trends in PTSD and TBI Claims, DSM – 5 and Beyond, David Price, Ph.D.
Case Law Update: Torts/Negligence, Andrea Mason
The Distracted Driver: Science, Application, Investigation, David Cades, Ph.D.
The Affordable Care Act and Defendant’s Burden of Proof on Damages, Ralph Valitutti, Jr.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
Case Law Update: Contracts/Commercial, Mitchell Nass
Escaping from Lawyers’ Prison of Fear, Professor John Lande
Best Practices for Addressing Smart Phones in Civil Discovery and Reasonable Attorney-Client Communication Security Measures, Larry Lieb / PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
Overview of 2015 Changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, James Craig
20 eDiscovery Warnings in 60 Minutes, Robert Kirtley
Fees, Billings & Client Trust Accounts, Wendell Harms
2015
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Young Lawyer Track
Mediation from the Perspective of Mediator, Attorney and Claims Adjustor, Justice Baker, Joseph A. Happe, and Todd Witke
Judge Baker - Mediation Panel Outline.pdf
Voire Dire: One Lawyer’s View, Mark Schultheis
General Session Track
Cyber Exposure for Insureds, Michael Flanagan
The Digital Disruptor and Crisis Communications, Mark Mathis
Keynote Speaker
It’s Not the Fruit, It’s the Root: Getting to the Bottom of Our Ethical Ills, Sean Carter
In-House Counsel Track
Corporate Privilege, Michael Mock
Personal Injury Practice Track
Case Law Updates
Employment/Civil Procedure, Alex Grasso
Commercial/Contracts, Andrea Mason
Torts/Negligence, Abhay Nadipuram
Medicare Compliance Update, Jessica Smythe
Class Actions, Laura Geist and Douglas Scullion
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Update on the Business Court, Judge John D. Telleen
Know Your Audience: Appellate Advocacy Pointers with Video Clips from Oral Argument, Justice Thomas Waterman
Complex Commercial Litigation, Jay Casini and Kent Kelsey
What to Do When Opposing Counsel Isn’t a Lawyer (A Guide to UPL), Tre Critelli
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