The Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Channel

In today's edition of Speaking of Justice, host Scott Drake is joined by the Executive Director of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Marcia Shanor to discuss the organizations up coming "Ski CLE" to be held in the breathtaking location of Jackson Hole, WY. This is the third annual ski event and each year it's popularity grows as more and more attorney's from around the country who love to ski participate in this unique event.

You can find out all you need to know about the CLE, which is being held from March 26th to the 28th in Jackson Hole and registration is available right up to the last minute by contacting the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association at 307-635-0820, or by going to their web site at www.wytla.org. This is a great event, there is over 300 inches of base snow in Jackson this winter and if you love to ski and want some top quality CLE this event is for you!

The headline speaker, Attorney Richard Friedman is the author of two highly regarded books for trial lawyers,   " Rules of the Road" and " Polarizing the Case".        

Rick Friedman is one of the nation's top civil trial attorneys representing individuals and small businesses injured by large corporate and government interests. He has established a reputation for obtaining large verdicts in cases other law firms have been unable or unwilling to take on in the fields of personal injury, defamation, insurance bad faith and business torts.

Rick Friedman's successful career has been distinguished by multi-million dollar verdicts and precedent-setting case law. Among many of his landmark cases are the $150 million awarded to a State Farm agent in Bellott v. State Farm, $84 million awarded to a disabled doctor in Ceimo v. Paul Revere, $17.3 million awarded for improper denial of disability benefits in McKendry v. General American, $16.5 million awarded to a disabled worker in Ace v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, and $12.7 million awarded to a disabled businessman in - Merrick v. Paul Revere. Rick handles all types of cases, including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith and business torts. Rick is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group that limits its membership to 100 of the leading trial lawyers in the country. He is also a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

As part of it's continuing effort to provide interesting and meaningful opportunities for both Wyoming trial lawyers, as well as other trial lawyers from around the country, the WTLA has announced a dramatically different kind of CLE that will be held from November 1st through the 3rdh, and be located at the beautiful Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, AZ.

What makes this event so distinctive is that it will provide a wide range of CLE, with 14 hours total available for attendees, but also a truly unique golf event based upon both team and individual play. The golf event is being sponsored by Wahlstrom & Associates, of Scottsdale, AZ and is open to trial lawyers from all 50 states who are interested in competing and representing their state.

The event well be held at the nationally known 4 star Scottsdale Plaza Resort. You can check out their web site and take a tour, but rest assured this home base for the event is located in the very heart of Scottsdale's entertainment, shopping and golf district, literally in walking distance to many major night clubs and restaurants. The resort has been selected both for it's excellent service, but also to insure your time spent driving to golf, airports, clubs and dining are minimal so more of your time is spent enjoying your weekend in the desert.

 

The golf, which will be a one day tournament, is to be held at the nationally renown Talking Stick Golf club. Talking Stick is a short 5 minute drive from the host hotel, and is a Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw design, managed by Troon Golf and ranked 4.5 stars by the readers of Golf Digest Magazine and ranked the number two public course in Arizona by Golfweek magazine. Our attendees will play both the North course in the one day event and we will have run of the course both days once the CLE is completed. This is an unparalleled opportunity to play a Coore/Crenshaw design in a tournament event and as part of a truly inspirational and innovative CLE program.  

If you are a trial lawyer either in, or outside of Wyoming, and you are interested in either forming a team to compete, or are just interested in attending the CLE and taking advantage of the social, educational and networking opportunities this event will provide, you can contact the WTLA offices in Cheyenne, WY, 307-635-0820.