Meghan Féronie Loisel is our latest Featured Speaker!

Our latest featured speaker is Meghan Féronie Loisel from Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP!

Meghan is speaking at our upcoming 20th Annual Federal Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts (CA) program on April 30 and May 2, 2024. This boot camp will walk you through your case in Federal Court from start to finish. You’ll learn the rules and tasks, strategies and tactics, and the skills and techniques you must have to become a more effective and successful litigator in Federal Court and to be a more effective and successful litigator in general. Meghan was previously a speaker at our 19th Annual Federal Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts (in California), and our 18th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp.

Meghan Féronie Loisel joined Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe LLP in 2016 because she wanted to represent employees who stand up for their rights. Meghan specializes in helping employees holds their employers accountable for workplace discrimination and retaliation. She also works to ensure employers honor their contractual commitments to pay employees the wages and benefits they are owed. Meghan’s litigation practice includes both individual cases and class actions in court and arbitration.

During law school, Meghan focused on employment law and worked as a law clerk representing low-income workers at Legal Aid at Work. After completing a litigation fellowship with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Reproductive Freedom Project in New York City, she returned to the Bay Area and worked for Santa Clara County as a Social Justice and Impact Litigation Fellow and then as a deputy county counsel. As public employee and union member herself, Meghan gained meaningful insight into public employee representation. She also gained defense experience by defending the County and its employees in employment, civil rights, and tort cases. Meghan relies on this balanced view of employment litigation to provide her clients with even handed assessments of their cases.

Meghan graduated from New York University School of Law and is a member of the California Bar and New York Bar.

We are excited to have her join us!

Randy Grossman is our latest Featured Speaker!

Our latest featured speaker is Randy Grossman from Manatt!

Randy is speaking at our upcoming 20th Annual Federal Court Boot Camp: The Nuts and Bolts (CA) program on April 30 & May 2, 2024. This boot camp will walk you through your case in Federal Court from start to finish. You’ll learn the rules and tasks, strategies and tactics, and the skills and techniques you must have to become a more effective and successful litigator in Federal Court and to be a more effective and successful litigator in general.

Randy Grossman is a partner in Manatt’s Trial, White Collar and Investigations practice and leader of the San Diego office. With nearly three decades of experience in private practice and as a prosecutor, including his recent service as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, Randy focuses on government and internal investigations, white collar and civil litigation, and corporate compliance counseling.

Randy’s experience in private practice includes high-stakes matters for clients across multiple industries, including health care, technology, aerospace, global communications, defense contracting, retail and professional sports. He has represented clients in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, SEC and state law enforcement agencies. Randy also has conducted internal investigations in the United States and internationally for companies and their boards of directors concerning alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and other federal and state laws. In addition, Randy has led complex litigation in federal and state court involving alleged fraud, antitrust claims, franchise disputes, securities laws allegations and class actions.

Immediately before joining Manatt, Randy served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California. As the chief federal law enforcement official for the district, Randy was responsible for prosecuting federal crimes committed throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties. During his tenure, the office successfully prosecuted several significant offenses, including espionage, cybercrime, transnational organized crime, cryptocurrency schemes, securities fraud, health care fraud, defense procurement fraud and public corruption. Randy also oversaw civil enforcement matters and litigation on behalf of the United States, and he worked with other U.S. Attorneys around the country on national policies regarding white collar crime and corporate compliance.

Randy started his career as a Deputy District Attorney for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, where he tried more than 70 criminal cases to jury verdict, including high-profile murder and gang violence cases.

Randy is also a leader in the community. He is a Master with the Hon. J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court, a former trustee for the California Western School of Law Board of Trustees, a former president of the San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and a former board member for Walden Family Services Adoption and Foster Care Agency.

We are excited to have him join us!

Susan White is our latest Featured Speaker!

Our latest featured speaker is Susan White from Buchalter!

Susan is speaking at our upcoming Bad Faith Insurance Litigation in CA program on April 16 & 18, 2024. This program will cover critical 2024 hot topics – the latest issues, cases, new rules and common problems associated with Bad Faith Insurance cases in a variety of settings that apply to business clients or individual clients. Susan previously spoke at our Understanding the Legal Impact of Covid-19 as it Affects Your Clients, Your Life and Your Business program in 2020, and our Bad Faith Insurance Litigation program in 2015.

Susan White is an experienced commercial litigation attorney with a specialty in insurance recovery. Ms. White represents corporate and individual policyholders and has recovered millions in insurance proceeds on their behalf in all types of complex litigation against their insurers. She is able to think out of the box, using creative and strategic approaches to both find and maximize insurance coverage for her policyholder clients.

Throughout her 30 years of practice, she regularly has represented a wide variety of clients on numerous insurance coverage issues and has resolved complex insurance matters through settlement, arbitration or trial. Ms. White has extensive experience with complex insurance matters.

Ms. White counsels clients operating in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, software and Internet technology, financial services, entertainment, and real estate.

Acting as insurance coverage counsel, Ms. White also represents companies in bankruptcy and advises trustees for bankrupt estates in connection with the recovery of insurance assets for the estate. She also provides risk management guidance to clients to maximize the coverage provided by insurance policies. Additionally, Ms. White speaks regularly on various insurance coverage issues.

We are excited to have her join us!

Congratulations to the Hon. Kira Klatchko

Congratulations to one of our favorite speakers, and my friend, Judge Kira Klatchko, sworn in to serve on the Riverside Superior Court just a bit ago!

Photo: Judge Klatchko is second from the right in the photo. I’m not quite sure how I (Faith) ended up in the middle of this photo – it was Judge Klatchko’s day! That’s Lead Appellate Court Attorney for the California Appellate Court Pablo Drobny on the far right and on the left is frequent speaker and appellate attorney Extraordinaire, Ben Shatz with his wife Meena Patel.

Previously, Judge Klatchko was a partner at Lewis Brisbois and handled both state and federal appeals arising from all areas of civil practice for clients as varied as cities, businesses and families. She was vice chair of the firm’s national Appellate Practice Litigation group. And she has served as the President of the Riverside County Bar Association.

Judge Klatchko is also an Appellate Law Specialist, certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

 

Zach B. Shelomith is the latest Featured Speaker!

Zach B. Shelomith is the latest Featured Speaker!

Zach is a founding shareholder at Leiderman Sheolomith, P.A. and focuses his practice on personal bankruptcy matters, corporate bankruptcy matters, assignments for the benefit of creditors and bankruptcy litigation.

Zach has spoken for us on the topic of bankruptcy and brings a wealth of experience and insight to his presentations. He will be speaking at our upcoming program focusing on chapter 11 on December 1st in Ft. Lauderdale.

Jill F. Kopeikin is the latest Featured Speaker!

Jill Kopeiken, Speaker at Pincus Professional Education on the Final Status Conference

Jill F. Kopeikin of GCA Law Partners is the latest Featured Speaker!

Jill focuses her practice on counseling and litigation in the areas of intellectual property, commercial and business disputes, and employment.  Jill has extensive experience in the area of intellectual property, commercial and business disputes and employment.

Jill will be sharing her expertise at our 11th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp in San Francisco on October 14th.

Karen P. Kimmey is our latest Featured Speaker

Karen P. Kimmey of Farella Braun + Martel LLP is our latest Featured Speaker!

Karen is a trial lawyer and partner with Farella Braun + Martel’s Business Litigation, Insurance Converage and Intellectual Property Litigation Groups.  She hass successfully handled nine bench and jury trials and arbitrations and has spent over 400 hours in the courtroom trying cases.  Karen also has experience in all aspects of intellectual property litigation representing clients in the biotechnology, software, hardware and entertainment industries.

Karen will be speaking at our upcoming Superior Court Boot Camp on October 14th in San Francisco.  As you can see she is the perfect person to teach this subject!  You won’t want to miss hearing from her.  In addition to her impressive credentials Karen is always a fantastic teacher and presenter – we couldn’t do this program without her!  Past attendees describe Karen as “Very clear and consise” and “Very engaged and enthusiatic.”

Speaker Bruce Givner is a Top Rated Super Lawyer

Speaking at Sacramento Estate Planning Council

Bruce Givner of Givner and Kaye, APC is a frequent speaker and has been top rated by Super Lawyers.  Bruce has been selected every year since 2013.

Bruce’s specialties include tax law and estate planning.  Bruce recently spoke at our Asset Protection program and our Advanced Estate Planning program and shared his expertise and insight with our attendees.

Bethany Woodard Kristovich is our newest Featured Speaker

Bethany Woodard Kristovich of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP is our newest Featured Speaker!

Bethany is a litigation partner at her firm’s Los Angeles office.  Bethany focuses her practice on complex litigation with a particular emphasis in trial work.

Bethany will be sharing her insight and experience at our 11th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp this October 21st in Los Angeles.  If you or someone you know if new to superior court you won’t want to miss hearing from Bethany or the rest of our top-notch panel.  This will be Bethany’s third time speaking at our Superior Court Boot Camp, and for good reason.  Bethany always gets top reviews from our attendees and provides valuable insights.