Schedule/Sessions
Opening Remarks
- Speakers:
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Jeffrey Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
Matthew Morrison, AFICS
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
Welcome and introduction by Symposium Co-Chairs followed by State of the Union session.
2020 will be forever identified as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting ramifications to all facets of our personal lives and the economy. This session will discuss specific impacts to the claims and legal services areas, including issues that all parties involved with litigation management will need to be aware of.
State of the Union – The Future of the Claims Litigation Handling Model
A new world is emerging from a variety of evolving items that include talent wars, remote workplace considerations and societal issues and advancements, just to name a few. How are these issues impacting current models and processes for handling litigation assignments from both the client and law firm perspective? This session will discuss evolving model considerations for all litigation management ecosystem participants that include litigation specialization, centralization, file staffing and litigation loss handling techniques.
Back to topPeople/Process/Technology: Leveraging the Golden Triangle for Success
The COVID pandemic accelerated change in many areas which included technology innovations, mobile/remote opportunities and new overhead and talent considerations. While some of these changes may provide opportunities for more efficiency in providing legal services, they may also cause new frictions that strain carrier/counsel relationships. This session will explore the opportunities and challenges that will need to be considered to ensure a productive relationship.
Back to topRoundtable: The Future of the Claims Litigation Handling Model
- Speakers:
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Matthew Morrison, AFICS
This roundtable session will allow participants to work together to discuss and explore current and new litigation handling options in the litigation environment. Teams will identify the pros and cons of various models with an end goal of creating a “best practices” design for today’s challenging environment.
Back to topRoundtable: Building the Perfect Golden Triangle
- Speakers:
Jeffrey Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
This roundtable session will allow participants to work together to discuss ‘people impacts’ that process and technology options may assist with in the litigation management lifecycle. Each group will work together in “hackathon” style to create a solution in order to make a “Shark Tank” pitch designed to improve the balance of the triangle.
Back to topThe Best of the Rest
- Speakers:
Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.
Jeffrey Keister, McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC (MGC)
Matthew Morrison, AFICS
Daniel Winkler, Westfield Insurance
This wrap-up session will allow for discussion on audience identified topics not already discussed.
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