CLE Seminar: 7th Annual Kennedy Walsh Lollapalooza
Friday, December 5, 2025
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 Rules of Evidence you Need to Know
10:15 – 11:15 Human Judgment, Machine Speed: What Trial Lawyers Must Know About AI in 2025 and Beyond
Break & Visit Exhibitors
11:30 – 12:30 Through the Jury's Eyes: The Use of Focus Groups for Trial
11:30 – 12:30 Seeing is Believing: Using Demonstrative Evidence to Persuade
12:30 – 1:45 Lunch Plenary Session: Trial Lawyers to Trial Judges
1:45 – 2:00 Break & Visit Exhibitors
Concurrent Sessions
2 - 3 Building Your Case: Practical Tools for Trial Prep....Ready, Set, Trial!
2 - 3 Mind the Gap: Probate Issues in PI Practice
3:00 – 3:15 Break & Visit Exhibitors
3:15 – 4:15 Soup to Nuts Depositions: Authority, Tactics, and Use at Trial
3:15 – 4:15 Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise
Speakers
| Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise | |
|---|---|
| William M. Bloss, Esq. | Koskoff, Koskoff and Bieder, PC |
| Soup to Nuts Depositions: Authority, Tactics, and Use at Trial | |
| 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 |
| Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise | |
| Karolina A. Dowd, Esq. | Walsh Woodard LLC |
| Human Judgment, Machine Speed: What Trial Lawyers Must Know About AI in 2025 and Beyond | |
| Peter M. Dreyer, Esq. | Silver Golub & Teitell LLP |
| Building Your Case: Practical Tools for Trial Prep....Ready, Set, Trial! | |
| Chrysten Dufour, Esq. | Moore O'Brien & Foti |
| Soup to Nuts Depositions: Authority, Tactics, and Use at Trial | |
| Antonio Gagliardi, Esq. | The Bonadies Law Firm, LLC |
| Mind the Gap: Probate Issues in PI Practice | |
| Hon. Benjamin Gettinger, Esq. | Lynch Traub Keefe & Errante, PC |
| 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 |
| Seeing is Believing: Using Demonstrative Evidence to Persuade | |
| Brian Kenney, Esq. | Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, LLC |
| 10 Rules of Evidence you Need to Know | |
| Joaquin L. Madry, Esq. | Slager Madry 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 |
| 10 Rules of Evidence you Need to Know | |
| Sarah Mather, Esq. | Dressler Law |
| Seeing is Believing: Using Demonstrative Evidence to Persuade | |
| Christopher Meisenkothen, Esq. | Early Lucarelli Sweeney & Meisenkothen, LLC |
| Building Your Case: Practical Tools for Trial Prep....Ready, Set, Trial! | |
| Joseph A. Mengacci, Esq. | Drubner, Hartley, Mengacci & Hellman, LLC |
| Soup to Nuts Depositions: Authority, Tactics, and Use at Trial | |
| Brendan Nelligan, Esq. | Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge, 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 |
| Mind the Gap: Probate Issues in PI Practice | |
| Cindy L. Robinson, Esq. | Robinson Mahoney PLLC |
| Human Judgment, Machine Speed: What Trial Lawyers Must Know About AI in 2025 | |
| Sarah R. Russell, Esq. | Silver Golub & Teitell LLP |
| 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 |
| Strategic Settlement Offers: The Power & Pitfalls of the Offer of Compromise | |
| Kyle Zrenda, Esq. | Suisman Shapiro Wool Brennan Gray & Greenberg, PC |
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
Materials
| Product | Online Media | Price | Member Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF Materials | N/A | $250.00 | $150.00 |
| Streaming Video Track #1 | N/A | $300.00 | $200.00 |
| Streaming Video Track #2 | N/A | $300.00 | $200.00 |
| Streaming Videos Both Tracks | N/A | $600.00 | $400.00 |
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