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May 12 - 16, 2015

Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia

Scottsdale, Arizona

Registration Brochure

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May 12 - 16, 2015 Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Scottsdale, Arizona

TLA Annual Conference

Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA)The Transportation Lawyers Association is an independent, international bar association whose members assist pro-viders and commercial users of logistics and transportation services, regardless of mode. TLA is dedicated to keep-ing its members ahead of the constant changes in all aspects of the specialized legal environment affecting the trans-portation community, regardless of the particular legal discipline involved. With strong academic ties, commitment to excellence in continuing legal educa-tion, and a long tradition of collegiality and exchange of ideas, TLA is a resource for lawyers seeking to maximize both the quality of the legal services they pro-vide and the quality of their professional lives.

Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association (CTLA)The Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association is a Canadian based inter-national association of transportation lawyers. Since its founding in 1978, through conferences, publications and networking, CTLA has striven to keep its members current on new developments of provincial and federal laws affecting all modes of transportation including air, truck, bus, rail and marine.

I look forward to welcoming you to the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia in Scottsdale, Ariz., for the 2015 TLA Annual Conference and CTLA Midyear Meeting (May 12-16, 2015).

Montelucia is in a premier, breathtaking location, nestled at the foot of the picturesque Camelback Mountain. The resort has architectural details reminiscent of a Spanish seaside resort, highlighted by attractive fires and gorgeous fountains. The entire resort features antiquities from Southern Spain and Italy. Montelucia has received a host of awards and media accolades, including being named as one of the “Best New Hotels in the World” by Travel + Leisure magazine. Montelucia (and the idyllic Scottsdale climate) will not disappoint.

The conference offers an educational program of the highest caliber delivered by talented and engaging speakers on topics of current interest as well as numerous networking and social events. While attorneys are attending the educational program, spouses and significant others will be able to enjoy the many resort amenities or the numerous Scottsdale attractions, including the Musical Instrument Museum Tour and Lunch.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, golfers will have the opportunity to golf at the Talking Stick Golf Club on two different world-class courses. At Wednesday evening’s Welcome Reception, we will be gathering on the outdoor Kasbah Patio adjacent to the Kasbah Pool. The Kasbah Pool lies in the very heart of the resort, and the patio will provide a magnificent view of Camelback Mountain. This year’s extended Welcome Reception will include a full, open beer and wine bar and an abundance of heavy hors d’oeuvres.

On Thursday evening, we will take a short open-air trolley ride over to the Old Town Scottsdale Arts District, where we will attend a reception at the Old Town Tortilla Factory. We will gather at the property’s flagstone patio, surrounded by lush vegetation and shaded by 100-year-old pecan trees. An adjacent gazebo bar offers a complete selection of beers, wine, tequila, and other liquor. Cigar aficionados will demonstrate the art of cigar-rolling while we enjoy Southwestern appetizers with a Mexican twist. After the reception, we will take the trolleys a very short distance to a dine-around featuring some of Old Town’s finest restaurants. On Friday evening, we will enjoy an outdoor cocktail reception on the manicured Valencia Lawn, boasting a captivating view of Camelback Mountain, before the Annual Banquet commences in the Valencia Ballroom.

On Saturday night, we will take a bus ride to the foothills of the McDowell Mountains for a casual and relaxed evening in the pristine Sonoran desert. Our private cookout location offers panoramic views of the mountains and what promises to be a magnificent Arizona sunset. We will enjoy cocktails, learn how to rope a mechanical steer, feast at a Western style dinner and enjoy the music of our deejay, as well as dancing. To cap off the evening, you can take in the dazzling Arizona night sky with the help of a professional astronomer and a high-powered telescope, or just unwind over the campfires in this idyllic site.

Make plans now to join your fellow TLA and CTLA members in Scottsdale, Ariz. It promises to be a truly enriching, fun, and memorable experience. I look forward to seeing you at Montelucia!

Sincerely,

Marc S. Blubaugh TLA President

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Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Join us this year as we travel to the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia. Inspired by the whitewashed villages and sun-drenched hills of Andalusia in Southern Spain, the Omni Scottsdale luxury resort was built in the lush Sonoran Desert to take advantage of more than 300 days of sunshine. Resting on the foot of Camelback Mountain, this hotel balances cutting-edge meeting venues with ample luxurious spa amenities and sparkling pools. We hope you will plan to join us at this beautiful venue.

Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12:00 p.m.

Hotel description from http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/ scottsdale-montelucia/property-details/history.

Hotel ReservationsSpecial room rates have been negotiated for the Transportation Lawyers Association: $220 single/double/triple/quad occu-pancy, plus tax (currently 14.17%) and $10 resort fee. One bed-room suites are available for $320. Based on room availability, the group rate may also apply three days before and after the confer-ence. TLA has negotiated complimentary Internet in the sleeping rooms and throughout the resort grounds.

The cut-off date for reservations is Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible as rooms are likely to sell out prior to the cut-off date.

Hotel reservations should be made directly with the hotel via its online reservation system. To make your reservation, visit our website at www.translaw.org and click on the link located on the Annual Conference page under Upcoming Meetings.

We hope that you will join us in this beautiful location!

Location and Transportation Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia is located at 4949 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253.

Airports Sky Harbor Phoenix services most major airlines, domestic and international. Driving time to or from the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia is approximately 20 minutes.

ShuttlesThe Montelucia does not provide shuttle service to area airports.

Taxi Service Estimated taxi fare to the hotel is $25 – $35 one way.

Rental Cars Major rental car companies are located at the airport. We recommend that you consider renting a car to get around during your stay.

Parking Self-parking is included in the resort fee. Overnight valet parking charges are currently charged at $27 per night. These charges will be automatically added to the individual’s room.

On-Site TransportationSedan ServiceExecuCar is the hotel’s preferred town car provider. Transportation to or from the airport can be arranged at $40 for a sedan or $60 for SUVs plus gratuity. Montelucia’s Concierge is happy to assist in arranging transportation through ExecuCar; they can be reached at 480-627-3076.

Downtown Scottsdale TrolleyExplore Downtown Scottsdale with stops every 15 minutes. Operating hours: Monday-Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

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12:30 p.m. – First Tee Time Golf Tournament

8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Hospitality Suite

Wednesday, May 13, 20158:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. TLA Executive Committee Meeting

12:30 p.m. – Shotgun Start Time Golf Tournament

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Registration

6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception


Thursday, May 14, 20158:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Marc S. Blubaugh, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, President, Transportation Lawyers Association Roger S. Watts, Lindsay LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, President, Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The Perils of Seamlessness: How New Technologies Are Impacting, and Will Impact, Vicarious Liability and Negligent Selection

Transportation brokers play an ever more important role in the transport continuum, across all modes and across all borders. Historically, there has been a tension between the business minded aspiration to provide seamless, door-to-door, opaque service to the broker’s shipper customers while simultaneously striving to not interject the broker’s role too deeply into the nuts and bolts of transportation, i.e. to avoid “broker as carrier” vicarious liability and negligent selection. This panel will explore that historic tension as well as the impact and import of new technologies which enable brokers to track loads to the mile and to the minute, but could increase their commensurate liabilities.

Moderator: Jeffrey R. Simmons, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Phoenix, Ariz. Speakers: Christina M. Nugent, Hanson Bridgett, LLP, Sacramento, Calif.

Justin R. Olsen, Olsen, Skoubye & Nielson, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah Bennett Adelson, MacroPoint, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. How Effective Implementation and Management of Internal Corporate Policies Can Eliminate Claims and Make Lawsuits Defensible

Effective, cohesive internal company policies, when they are actually implemented and enforced, can be a panacea for preventing incipient claims, whether cargo, casualty, or employment related; and, if lawsuits actually arise, can render those lawsuits potently defensible on the merits and also vitiate punitive damage claims. What you include and how you articulate it can also be used against you, however. This panel will discuss policy implementation, enforcement and retention with regard to cargo loss and damage, casualty, risk and safety, and employment considerations, across all modes, and the tension between regulatory/legal compliance, sound policy, and creating evidence

Local AttractionsVisit the Annual Conference page on the TLA website for a list of local attractions.

WeatherIn the late spring and early summer, the average low in Scottsdale is 68 degrees with an average high of 99 degrees.

AttireCasual dress is appropriate for the educational sessions and most social events. Friday night’s banquet is black tie optional. Please pack a sweater or light jacket as meeting room temperatures tend to be cool.

QuestionsPlease direct any questions regarding the TLA Annual Conference and CTLA Mid-Year Meeting to the TLA Executive Office at 913-895-4615 or via email to [email protected].

Continuing Legal Education Accreditation has been requested for the 2015 TLA Annual Conference and CTLA Mid-Year Meeting from every state with mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) requirements. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations, including the definition of CLE. More information about CLE is available on the CLE page of the TLA website at www.translaw.org. New in 2015, TLA will be applying for CLE’s for the “Big 3” Breakout Sessions: Freight Claims, Casualty Litigation and Commercial and Business Litigation.

Papers and ProceedingsIf you will not be able to attend the 2015 Annual Conference, but would like to purchase a copy of the flash drive containing the papers and proceedings, complete the name badge information on the registration form, check the box for ordering the papers and proceedings and send it to the TLA Executive Office with payment.

Early Registration Deadline: March 23, 2015

Regular Registration: March 24 – April 22, 2015

On-site Registration – After 5:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Registrations processed on-site may cause a delay at the time you check in at the registration desk. If you need to register after April 22, please bring your registration form and payment directly to the conference.

Non-Members – By registering as a non-member, you will receive an application for membership and must meet the TLA membership qualifications in order to attend the Annual Conference. As a new member of the Transportation Lawyers Association, you may attend the Annual Business Meeting as a voting member. Please note that $225 of the Non-Member Registration Fee pays your TLA dues in full for 15 months: May 1, 2015, through July 31, 2016, the end of our fiscal year. You receive three “free” months of membership benefits, and we are confident that you will want to renew your membership for the fiscal year 2016-2017!

ALL REGISTRATIONS INCLUDE: Continental Breakfast, Welcome Reception, Thursday Reception, Friday Annual Banquet and Saturday Evening Event. In addition, member, non-member, and retired/student registrations include daily refreshment breaks and the TLA Annual Business Meeting box lunch (Thursday).

Registration ConfirmationFor those registrations received through April 22, 2015, TLA will send a confirmation by email. When you receive your confirmation, please check the spelling of your name, to ensure it is correct. If there is an error, please contact Susan Hime at the TLA Executive Office at 913-895-4615 x4784. The information on your confirmation email will be the information used for your name badge and event tickets. If you do not receive a confirmation email within three weeks of registering, please contact our office to confirm receipt of your registration.

Registration Cancellation PolicyWritten notice of cancellations received before March 23, 2015 will be fully refunded. Cancellations received from March 24, 2015 through April 22, 2015 will be refunded less a $100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after April 23, 2015. Substitution of registrants is allowed.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

First Time Attendees and Corporate Counsel – If this is your first time attending the TLA Annual Conference or if you are Corporate Counsel, be sure to check the box indicating your status on the registration form. First time attendees and Corporate Counsel are guaranteed to receive the early registration rate regardless of when they register.

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12:30 p.m. – First Tee Time Golf Tournament


Wednesday, May 13, 20158:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. TLA Executive Committee Meeting

12:30 p.m. – Shotgun Start Time Golf Tournament

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tennis Tournament

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Registration

6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception


Thursday, May 14, 20158:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM I

8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Marc S. Blubaugh, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, President, Transportation Lawyers Association Roger S. Watts, Lindsay LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, President, Canadian Transport Lawyers’ Association

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The Perils of Seamlessness: How New Technologies Are Impacting, and Will Impact, Vicarious Liability and Negligent Selection

Transportation brokers play an ever more important role in the transport continuum, across all modes and across all borders. Historically, there has been a tension between the business minded aspiration to provide seamless, door-to-door, opaque service to the broker’s shipper customers while simultaneously striving to not interject the broker’s role too deeply into the nuts and bolts of transportation, i.e. to avoid “broker as carrier” vicarious liability and negligent selection. This panel will explore that historic tension as well as the impact and import of new technologies which enable brokers to track loads to the mile and to the minute, but could increase their commensurate liabilities.

Moderator: Jeffrey R. Simmons, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Phoenix, Ariz. Speakers: Christina M. Nugent, Hanson Bridgett, LLP, Sacramento, Calif.

Justin R. Olsen, Olsen, Skoubye & Nielson, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah Bennett Adelson, MacroPoint, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio


10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. How Effective Implementation and Management of Internal Corporate Policies Can Eliminate Claims and Make Lawsuits Defensible

Effective, cohesive internal company policies, when they are actually implemented and enforced, can be a panacea for preventing incipient claims, whether cargo, casualty, or employment related; and, if lawsuits actually arise, can render those lawsuits potently defensible on the merits and also vitiate punitive damage claims. What you include and how you articulate it can also be used against you, however. This panel will discuss policy implementation, enforcement and retention with regard to cargo loss and damage, casualty, risk and safety, and employment considerations, across all modes, and the tension between regulatory/legal compliance, sound policy, and creating evidence

Calendar of Events and Continuing Legal Education Program

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

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that can be used against you.

Moderator: Kathleen C. Jeffries, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, LLP, Pasadena, Calif. Speakers: Hillary Arrow Booth, Booth LLP, Los Angeles, Calif.

Brian Del Gatto, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Stamford, Conn.

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Anatomy of a Catastrophic Casualty Case: Using Persuasive Advocacy to Protect Your Client’s Interests and Win a Defense Verdict

Some of the highest dollar litigation in the transportation arena is catastrophic casualty litigation, often involving multiple injuries and/or deaths, gruesome interregnums of pain and suffering, and reptilian attacks on the company to seek stratospheric punitive damage awards. This panel, through active advocacy, will present tips on actually winning those cases in the courtroom, including insight into opening and closing arguments, trial objections, and cross examination techniques of fact and expert witnesses.

Moderator: Amanda S. Hilty, Bair Hilty, PC, Houston, Texas Speakers: Mark A. Barber, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Atlanta, Ga.

Scott C. Bentivenga, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, Chicago, Ill.

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. TLA Business Meeting Luncheon (box lunch provided)

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. TLA Committee Chair Orientation

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Freight Claims Breakout (CLE approval pending)

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Casualty Litigation Breakout (CLE approval pending)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Committee Meetings 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Corporate Counsel 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Rail Transportation 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Antitrust & Unfair Trade Practices

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CTLA Officers and Directors Meeting

5:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Thursday Evening Event – Tortilla Factory and Dine Around


Friday, May 15, 20157:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Past President’s Breakfast

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Casualty Committee Breakfast Roundtable

8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM II

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. “Stop Thief!”: Cargo Theft – The Criminal Interface Between the Bad Guys and the Transportation Industry

Unfortunately, cargo theft is an over $30 billion dollar per year phenomenon that plagues all modes of the transportation industry. Legal rights and liabilities resulting from this rampant theft wave ripple through the transportation continuum. A corollary to cargo theft is impostor liability, by which chameleon carriers and other impostors interject themselves into the shipment schematic, with criminal intent. This panel will provide actual from-the-trenches insight into the cargo theft phenomenon and its prevention, including inside jobs and their detection, and will discuss the various ripple effects of cargo theft throughout the involved contractual relationships, including impact upon liability insurance, intermodal partners, brokers, and other intermediaries, shippers, and forwarders, and potential negligent selection actions.

Moderator: Pamela B. Johnston, Esq., VP of Legal & Risk, Transplace Speakers: C. Fredric Marcinak, Smith, Moore, Leatherwood, Greenville, S.C.

Eugene Zipperle, Ward, Hocker & Thornton, PLLC, Louisville, Ky. John Tabor, AllStates Supply Chain, LLC, Paramus, N.J.

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9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. “Show Me The Money!”: Credit and Collection Issues and Strategies in the Transportation Arena

Probably the most critical component in the lifeblood of any logistics company is getting paid. In this tumultuous industry, with shutdowns, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, and deadbeats around every corner, practitioners deal with credit and collection issues on a daily basis. This panel will examine some of the issues related to credit and collection aspects in the transportation industry, including dealing with bankruptcy proceedings, supply chain insolvencies, lien rights and priorities, receiverships, factors, and intrusive collection agencies.

Moderator: Laura Kruse, Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S, Seattle, Wash. Speakers: Rick A. Steinberg, Nowell, Amoroso, Klein, Bierman, P.A., N.J.

Eric L. Zalud, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Cleveland, Ohio Daniel D. Doyle, Lashley & Baer, P.C., St. Louis, Mo.


10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Food For Thought: Safety and Security Issues in the Transportation of Goods

Some of the most frequently litigated issues in cargo claims involve the transport and storage of refrigerated cargo and perishables across borders and through often byzantine regulatory regimes. This panel will discuss a smorgasbord of regulatory, cargo, and liability issues relating to food transport safety and security, including the Food Safety Modernization Act, the regulations being promulgated under that Act, and their impact.

Moderator: M. Gordon Hearn, Fernandes Hearn, LLP, Toronto, ON Speakers: Stephanie S. Penninger, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Indianapolis, Ind.

Tyler N. Hayes, Associate General Counsel, CR England, Inc. Grand Haven, Utah Michael P. Smith, Assistant General Counsel, US Foods, Inc., Rosemont, Ill.

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. It’s a Multi-Modal World: Dissecting the Anatomy of a Cargo Claim Dispute in a Mock Mediation

The majority of freight shipments in our interconnected world move by way of various modes of transit, potentially rendering the resolution of freight claims all the more complex with the intersection or overlap of legal regimes. By way of a mock mediation, the speakers will address important liability principles from one regime to another in their attempt to best represent the interests of the successive carriers they represent.

Moderator: Donald J. Vogel, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C., Chicago, Ill. Speakers: Matthew P. Barrett, Sullivan, Hincks & Conway, Oak Brook, Ill.

Robert L. Reeb, Marwedel, Minichello & Reeb P.C., Chicago, Ill. R. Bruce Rider, General Solicitor, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Va.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Commercial & Business Litigation Breakout Session (CLE approval pending)

3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Committee Meetings 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Labor & Human Resources 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Logistics & E-Commerce 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Alternative Dispute Resolution 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Motor Carrier Transportation 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Federal Legislation, Agency Practice & Security (FLAPS) 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Admirality and Maritime Transportation

6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Annual Banquet (black tie optional)


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Saturday, May 16, 20156:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Fun Walk/Run

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM III

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. “One If by Air, Two If By Sea … (Three If By Rail)”: Cargo Does Not Only Move by Truck!

This panel will focus upon the various non-trucking modes of transportation that are integrated with surface transportation within millions of shipment schematics every day. The panel will discuss specific recent pertinent developments in each particular mode, and will also discourse on how those regulatory, international treaty, and case law developments impact all transportation practitioners’ daily practices in this interconnected world, including ramifications on multimodal surface/air/rail/water/freight movements.

Moderator: Heather C. Devine, Gowling, Lafleur, Henderson, LLP, Hamilton, ON Speakers: Marc Isaacs, Isaacs & Co., Toronto, ON

Steven Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, Wash. Catherine Pawluch, Davis LLP, Toronto, ON John Fiorilla, Capehart Scatchard, Mt. Laurel, N.J. Richard Lande, Lande Langford, Burlington, ON


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Workshops: a. Transportation 101 The “Transportation 101” workshop topics will include what law applies to various types of shipments; federal removal jurisdiction; limitation of carrier liability; and claim/suit filing timeliness.

Moderator: George W. Wright, George W. Wright & Associates, LLC, Hackensack, N.J.

b. Litigation – ABCs of Commercial Collections–From Demand to Money in Hand A review of the collection process for the transportation attorney with equal emphasis on the tools used to successfully collect a judgment against a ‘ judgment proof’ debtor

Moderators: Scott D. Carey, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Nashville, Tenn. Jeremy Handschuh, Esq., The Mitchell Law Firm, Atlanta, GA

c. Cross Border North America – Refresher on the Basics of Cross-Border Transactions – Players, Documents, and Application of Laws The panel will explore the latest issues and cross-border compliance and claims. The documents used for the transportation will control the regulatory regime, choice of law issues, and venue.

Moderator: Daniel L. Fulkerson, Lorance & Thompson, PC, Houston, Texas

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lights, Camera, Action! Ethics Goes to Hollywood

Judge Gary Miller will present a revealing look at various rules of professional conduct, professional responsibility, and courtroom decorum, courtesies, and ethics using classic Hollywood film and television clips to highlight proper and improper ethical conduct.

Moderator: Kristi Ann Lush, Zupkus & Agnell, P.C., Denver, Colo. Speaker: Hon. Gary L. Miller, Marion Superior Court, Civil

Division, State of Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind.

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pool Volleyball Tournament

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Saturday Evening – Dessert Foothills Cookout (casual event)


TLA Annual Conference &CTLA Midyear Meeting

May 12 - 16, 2015Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia

Scottsdale, Arizona

To register online, please visit the TLA website at www.translaw.org and click the link on the Annual Conference page under Conferences and CLE.

STEP ONE Name Badge & Roster Information (List as you would like to appear on your name badge)

Registrant’s Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Company/Firm: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________________ State/Province:__________________________ Country: _________________________________________

Zip/Postal Code:_________________________________________ Telephone Number: ___________________________________________________________________

Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Special Dietary Needs/Allergies: Vegetarian Vegan Gluten Free Other: ___________________________________________________________

From what states will you be requesting CLE for this program? _______________________________________________________________________________________

STEP TWO Liability Waiver and Emergency Contact

Please read and sign. I agree and acknowledge that I am undertaking participation in TLA events and activities as my own free and intentional act and I am fully aware that possible physical injury might occur to me as a result of my participation in these events. I give this acknowledgement freely and knowingly and I am, as a result, able to participate in TLA events and I do hereby assume responsibility for my own well-being. I am aware that photographs will be taken during the conference and may be published in The Transportation Lawyer.

Signature:________________________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________________________________

Emergency Contact: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name Relationship Phone

STEP THREE Conference Registration By March 23 On/After March 24 On-site After April 12

Member $775 $825 $950

Non-Member* $1,000* $1,050* $1,125*

Retired Member/Student $500 $500 $500

Spouse/Guest and Children (13 and Older)**

Name:_________________________________________________ $395 $395 $395

Email:________________________________________________

Name:_________________________________________________ $395 $395 $395

Email:________________________________________________

Child (4-12)

Name:_________________________________________________ $125 $125 $125

Child (3 and Younger) FREE

Name:_________________________________________________

Please contact the TLA Executive Office at [email protected] for single day/single event pricing.

I am a first time attendee.

I am Corporate Counsel.

First Time Attendees and Corporate Counsel are guaranteed the early rate regardless of when they register.

*$225 of the non-member registration fee will pay for your TLA membership from May 2015 to July 2016, if you meet the membership qualifications, entitling you to attend the Annual Business Meeting as a voting member upon review and approval of membership by the Membership Committee. A member application will be sent to you for completion.**Spouse/Guest/Child registrations include the Welcome Reception, daily continental breakfast, Thursday Reception, Friday and Saturday evening dinner events.

Registration Form

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Registration Form, page 2

STEP FOUR RSVP for Interactive Workshops

Please select which one of the interactive workshops you plan on attending Saturday morning.

Transportation 101

Litigation Practice/Commercial Collections

Cross Border North America

STEP FIVE Special Events Registration

(Please print the name of the spouse/guest/child registering for the event on the line provided.)

Tuesday, May 12 – Talking Stick Golf Club – North Course

Golf Tournament – 12:30 p.m. Tee Time

Attendee – $135 Handicap _______

__________________________ – $135 Handicap ____

__________________________ – $135 Handicap ____

Wednesday, May 13 – Talking Stick Golf Club – South Course

Scramble Format Golf Tournament – 12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start

Attendee – $135 Handicap ____

__________________________ – $135 Handicap ____

__________________________ – $135 Handicap ____

Tennis Tournament – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Attendee – $50 __________________________ – $50

__________________________ – $50

Thursday, May 14

Spouse/Guest Tour – Musical Instrument Museum Tour and Lunch – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Please include name) __________________________ – $50

__________________________ – $50

Saturday, May 16

Fun Walk/Run – Beverage included Attendee – $15 __________________________ – $15

__________________________ – $15

ALL PRICES ON THIS FORM ARE QUOTED IN U.S. DOLLARS

FLASH DRIVE PAPERS & PROCEEDINGS

I cannot attend the meeting, but wish to purchase a copy of the Papers & Proceedings on a flash drive – $100

STEP SIX total fees

Funds MUST be submitted on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds.

Total Registration Fee (from Step 3) $ ________________

Total Special Events (from Step 5) $ ________________

TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED $ ________________

(Payment is due with the registration form.)

STEP SEVEN Payment Information

Check enclosed (please make checks payable to TLA in U.S. Currency drawn on a U.S. bank.)

MasterCard VISA AMEX Discover

Card No.:________________________________ Exp. Date:______

Name as it appears on the card (please print):

_________________________________________________________

Signature:________________________________________________

Cancellation Policy: A $100 cancellation fee will be assessed on registrations cancelled from March 23 through April 22, 2015. After April 22, cancellations will not be accepted. Substitutions will be allowed.

STEP EIGHT Send your registration

To register, complete the registration form and return it, along with the appropriate registration fee to:

✉ Mail: TLA Executive Office P.O. Box 15122 Lenexa, KS 66285-5122

Fax: 913-895-4652, Attn: Susan Hime

Email: [email protected]

Online Registration

Registration by credit card can be completed and submitted online via the TLA Website at www.translaw.org. A link to the registration form is located on the Annual Conference page.

10 May 12 - 16, 2015 Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Scottsdale, Arizona

11May 12 - 16, 2015 Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Scottsdale, Arizona

GolfTLA’s annual golf tournaments will be held at the Talking Stick Golf Club on two different courses. The fees of $135 on Tuesday and $135 on Wednesday include greens fees, golf cart, and a boxed lunch. Clubs may be rented at the players’ expense on-site.

The Talking Stick Golf Club is designed to offer two distinct courses with different playing characteristics.

On Tuesday, participants will enjoy the North Course, which con-tains broad, angular holes, and rewards thoughtful play through the rise of its many options according to one’s level of skill. Its low profile, slightly crowned greens and close-cropped approaches encourage running as well as aerial assaults.

On Wednesday, golfers will enjoy the South Course, which con-tains a more traditional layout with tree lined fairways, created water hazards, and smaller sloped greens. The course offers a more straightforward style of play, but presents its challenge and strategy in an open and clear-cut fashion.

Welcome ReceptionOn Wednesday, enjoy the evening by reuniting with lifelong friends and meeting first time attendees and new members during an extended outdoor Welcome Reception on the Kasbah Patio. This year, the event will be extended and enhanced to allow you to stay on property and enjoy your evening at the reception without the need to plan for dinner. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open beer and wine bar will be available. Make sure to arrive in time to attend this exceptional kick-off event!

Spouse/Guest EventOn Thursday, spouses and guests will have the opportunity to enjoy the Musical Instrument Museum Tour and Lunch.

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) celebrates music as both of these things—a sustaining human gift and wellspring of global cul-ture. MIM invites people from every nation and walk of life to come and share in this common legacy, be amazed by the beauty and diversity of musical instruments from all across the globe, and be enriched by their sounds and the stories they have to tell. Museum guests will enjoy a close encounter with the instruments themselves, enhanced by state-of-the art audio and video that bring to life the sounds and sights of these. MIM offers a shared experience of the history of musical instruments throughout the world. The space is bright and open, providing guests with a warm and comfortable environment. The approximately 300–350 displays are spaced to provide comfortable viewing and an uninterrupted wireless signal.

TennisTLA’s Annual Tennis Tournament will be held Wednesday after-noon at the nearby courts. Tennis enthusiasts will want to be sure to register for the tournament. Transportation will be provided to the adjacent hotel.

Private or group lessons are available by appointment and racquets can be rented at the player’s expense from the Tennis Center.

Thursday Evening – Old Tortilla Factory & Dine AroundOn Thursday evening, TLA will board open air trolley cars for a short trip through Scottsdale to the Old Tortilla Factory. This renovated

historic adobe home breaks all the rules of the typical Mexican fare. Fusions of flavors enhance the traditional favorites, and house specialties include handmade flour tortillas and blue corn crusted salmon. The restaurant boasts a 1,200 square foot flagstone patio surrounded by 100 year old pecan trees. The “Tequilaria” gazebo bar features over 40 brands of tequila and a complete selection of Mexican beers and liquors. This place is truly one of a kind in the heart of Scottsdale.

The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, alcoholic beverages, and a cigar bar. Guests can also experience a spectacular selection of fine tequilas through conversations with the Tequilla aficionado. Cigar rollers will be on-site to demonstrate the art of cigar rolling. Cigars will be available for purchase. Guests will then enjoy a further short trolley ride to the Dine Around with friends and colleagues in the area and return to the Montelucia at their leisure.

TLA Annual Banquet (black tie optional)Join us for our Annual Banquet on Friday evening. The banquet is an anticipated time to celebrate the achievements of your colleagues as the Distinguished Service and Lifetime Achievement Awards are presented and launch us into the future as the next TLA President is inaugurated. The outdoor cocktail reception will be held from 6:30 – 7:15 p.m., followed by the banquet.

Saturday Evening Event – Desert Foothills CookoutPlan to join us Saturday for a casual and relaxed evening in the pristine Sonoran desert nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains. Seemingly miles from civilization, TLA’s private cookout location offers panoramic views of the mountains and the magnifi-cent Arizona sunset.

Enjoy cocktails around the campfire or get involved in a variety of exciting and entertaining activities. Experienced cowboy instruc-tors will help you practice your roping skills on stationary steer heads. Then, you will have the opportunity to mount a lifelike steel horse with the real feel of the saddle and reins, spin the rope above your head, and rope a runaway mechanical steer. Or if you prefer to sit back, relax, and enjoy the sights that the open desert skies offer, you can spend the evening star gazing through a telescope with an astronomer assisting in identifying stars, constellations, and other heavenly bodies.

Dinner will be served Western style in the rustic Southwestern lodge pole barn where you’ll dig into Steak and BBQ Chicken with all the fixin’s. Enjoy the remainder of the evening playing the cowboy games, dancing, or just relaxing under the starlit Arizona sky in this ideal spot for your trip to the Old West.

Pool VolleyballTLA’s Annual Pool Volleyball Tournament will be held at the Oasis Pool, in the center of the resort, on Saturday afternoon from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Spectators please join us poolside for the fun. No regis-tration is necessary.

Fun Walk/RunTLA’s Annual Fun Walk/Run will be held Saturday morning 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. Please register for this event.

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