CLE Seminar: 7th Annual Kennedy Walsh Lollapalooza

Friday, December 5, 2025

Session Price Member Price
$449.00 $349.00 +

PROGRAM AGENDA

 

8:15 – 9                  Registration & Breakfast

9-10                        Plenary Session: A Plaintiff lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation -
                               3 Perspectives on ADR

10-10:15                 Break & Visit Exhibitors

Concurrent Sessions

10:15 – 11:15         10 Things You Must Do to Get Ready for Trial

10:15 – 11:15          Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise

Break & Visit Exhibitors

11:30 – 12:30          Use of Focus Groups

11:30 – 12:30          Demonstrative Evidence

12:30 – 1:45            Lunch Plenary Session: Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges

1:45 – 2:00              Break & Visit Exhibitors

Concurrent Sessions

2 - 3                         Evidentiary Issues

2 - 3                         Dealing with Probate in Your PI Case: Before, During & After

3:00 – 3:15              Break & Visit Exhibitors

3:15 – 4:15              Depositions

3:15 – 4:15              Artificial Intelligence

Speakers

Depositions
Anthony S. Bonadies, Esq. The Bonadies Law Firm, LLC
Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
Hon. Kristin Connors, Esq. Judicial District Courthouse
A Plaintiff Lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation - 3 Perspectives on ADR
Matthew G. Conway, Esq. Conway & Stoughton
Through the Jury's Eyes: The Use of Focus Groups for Trial
Jeremy H. D'Amico, Esq. D'Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC
Michael A. D'Amico, Esq. D'Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC
AI
Peter M. Dreyer, Esq. Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
Preparing for Trial
Chrysten Dufour, Esq. Moore O'Brien & Foti
Moderator: Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
James J. Healy, Esq. Cowdery, Murphy & Healy, LLC
Moderator: A Plaintiff Lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation - 3 Perspectives on ADR
John J. Kennedy, Jr., Esq. Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, LLC
Demonstrative Evidence
Brian Kenney, Esq. Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, LLC
Moderator: A Plaintiff Lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation - 3 Perspectives on ADR
Douglas P. Mahoney, Esq. Robinson Mahoney PLLC
Evidentiary Issues
Sarah Mather, Esq. Dressler Strickland LLC
Demonstrative Evidence
Christopher Meisenkothen, Esq. Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, LLC
Preparing for Trial
Joseph A. Mengacci, Esq. Drubner, Hartley, Mengacci & Hellman, LLC
Moderator: Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
Humbert J. Polito, Jr., Esq. Polito & Harrington LLC
A Plaintiff Lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation - 3 Perspectives on ADR
Richard P. Renehan, Esq. Renehan & Rossetti, LLP
Dealing with Probate in Your PI Case: Before, During & After
Cindy L. Robinson, Esq. Robinson Mahoney PLLC
Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
Hon. Eric P. Smith, Esq. Judicial District Courthouse
Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise
Alinor C. Sterling, Esq. Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, PC
Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
Hon. Nicole J. Tung, Esq. Judicial District Courthouse
A Plaintiff Lawyer, a Defense Lawyer, and a Judge Walk into a Mediation - 3 Perspectives on ADR
Hon. Theodore R. Tyma, (ret), Esq. Pullman & Comley, LLC

CLE Credits

This Continuing Legal Education program is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys, and has been approved for the following credits in accordance with the rule requirements of these states:

Skills
New York 13.00 cr
Connecticut 11.00 cr

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Venue

The Heritage Hotel, 522 Heritage Road, Southbury CT 06488