'No-Fault Institute XX' offered by MAJ October 26-27 in Novi

The Michigan Association for Justice will present its “No-Fault Institute XX” on Thursday and Friday, October 26-27, at the Four Points by Sheraton Novi, 27000 S. Karevich Dr. in Novi.  Thursday, October 26, will be “PIP Day” and Friday, October 27, will focus on “Negligence.”  Tom Sinas and Wayne Miller are coordinating the institute.

Topics to be covered include;

Day 1: PIP Day

• Update on PIP Cases, with Wayne Miller of Miller & Tischler PC

• Deposing the Claim Rep, with Sarah Stempky-Kime of Christensen Law

• ERISA and the No-fault Law, with Troy Haney of Haney Law Office PC

•  MAIPF/MACP Update, with Richard Hillary and Joe Gavin of Miller Johnson

• Provider Update, with Richard Hillary of Miller Johnson

• Defusing the DME, with Josh Terebelo of Michigan Auto Law

• The Policy Holder’s Bill of Rights: The New Bad Faith Law, with MAJ Vice President Nick Andrews of Liss & Andrews PC and MAJ Immediate Past President Stuart
Sklar of Fabian, Sklar, King, & Liss PC

• Outstanding PIP Verdicts, with MAJ Past President Ron Weiner of Lipton Law and Dustin Hoff and Nora Hanna of Christensen Law

• The Journalism of No-fault, with Tracy Samilton of Michigan Radio

Day 2: Negligence

• Auto Neg/Tort Threshold Update, with Tom Sinas of Sinas Dramis Law Firm

• UM/UIM Update, with Kevin Yaldoo of Hakim, Toma, Yaldoo, PC

• Legislative Update, with MAJ Executive Director Steve Pontoni and MAJ Director of Governmental Affairs Bill Flory

• Non-resident Tort Claims, with MAJ Secretary Barry Conybeare of Conybeare Law Office PC

• Non-party Fault Concerns, with Chad Engelhardt of Goethel Engelhardt PLLC

• Medicare Issues, with Loryn Schlinker of West Michigan Injury Lawyers PLC

• Screening Auto Cases Under the New No-fault law: PIP and Negligence, with Steve Sinas of Sinas Dramis Law Firm

• Andary Update, with Tom Sinas and Steve Sinas of Sinas Dramis Law Firm

• Outstanding Third Party Verdict: $14 Million, with Tom James of Michigan Auto Law

• Outstanding Third Party Verdict: $12.8 Million, with Alan Latham of Latham Law Group

The seminar is open to MAJ members and non-members. Cost for MAJ members is $605, MAJ members 4 years or less of practice pay $395, MAJ sustaining members pay $330, MAJ Paralegal and student members pay $360, and non-members pay $880. Judges can attend for free. The 2-day seminar prices include food, beverages, and materials sent with digital link.  There will be an additional $50 charge for registering at the door.

To register, visit www.michiganjustice.org and click on “events” or call 517-321-3073.