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Overview
Power Up Your Negotiation and Trial Skills With Insights From Veteran Attorneys
Unlock the secrets to maximizing damages! This full-day program offers veteran attorney insights for calculating damages and advocating for the compensation your clients deserve. From the negotiating table to the courtroom, get the strategies you need to secure favorable outcomes. Register today!
- Learn how to quantify the full scope of your client's economic and noneconomic losses.
- Review how insurers get to their numbers and key factors that go into their decision-making.
- Discover creative workarounds to bans on pier diem arguments and other techniques.
- Listen as seasoned counsel share and debate different approaches to proving damages.
- Find creative ways to counter the defense's favorite argument in wrongful death cases: "What good will it do?"
- Anticipate defense strategies so you can craft effective countertactics.
This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Robert Kasieta.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Calculating Damages and Drafting Demand Letters
- Wrongful Death Damages - “What Good Will it Do?”
- How Insurance Companies Will Value the Claim
- Tips and Tactics for Negotiating With Adjusters
- The Counteroffensive: How Defense Counsel Will Try to Undermine Your Strategies
- Working Around Prohibitions on the Golden Rule and Per Diem Arguments
- Creative Strategies for Proving Damages: A Panel Perspective
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total | 02-28-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2029 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-12-2026 |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-12-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Missouri CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2027 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
6 Total | |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-13-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total | 08-12-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total | 08-13-2026 |
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Agenda
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Calculating Damages and Drafting Demand Letters
-
Wrongful Death Damages - “What Good Will it Do?”
-
How Insurance Companies Will Value the Claim
-
Tips and Tactics for Negotiating With Adjusters
-
The Counteroffensive: How Defense Counsel Will Try to Undermine Your Strategies
-
Working Around Prohibitions on the Golden Rule and Per Diem Arguments
-
Creative Strategies for Proving Damages: A Panel Perspective
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Richard A. Greifinger
is an attorney and principal of the Law Offices of Richard A. Greifinger, Newark, New Jersey. He was certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney in 1985 and recertified periodically ever since. Mr. Greifinger focuses his practice in a variety of disciplines, including personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, workers' compensation, invalidation of Last Will and Testament, breach of restrictive covenant, breach of trade secrets, breach of contract, commercial fraud, insurance fraud, pension fraud, consumer fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, fire loss, criminal, and dissolution of marriage. He earned his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.
Speaker bio
Robert J. Kasieta
is the founder of Kasieta Legal Group, LLC in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a certified civil pre-trial and trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Kasieta practices in civil litigation, with an emphasis on plaintiff personal injury and employment cases, as well as commercial litigation. He has written and taught extensively in the areas of trial practice, personal injury law and insurance law, and is an instructor of trial practice at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Kasieta is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh circuits, and all Wisconsin courts. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Kasieta earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Northern Michigan University; and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School.
Speaker bio
Joshua C. Offenhartz
is an associate with Koeller Nebeker Carlson Haluck LLP in the Phoenix office. He is a business attorney who represents clients in the finance, medical, construction, real estate and culinary industries. Mr. Offenhartz has significant experience managing all phases of litigation, including preliminary investigations, discovery, depositions, settlement negotiations, mediation, motions for summary judgment, trial and appeals. Additionally, he serves as outside counsel for several small, medium and growing businesses that need day-to-day legal advice for their growing companies. Mr. Offenhartz is a member of Madison School District's Financial Advisory Board and a board member of the Desert States Region of Jewish National Fund. He supports the Phoenix Art Museum as a member of the Men's Art Council, and helps others by volunteering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Arizona, Saint Mary's Food Bank and the Wounded Warrior Project. Mr. Offenhartz earned his B.S. degree in public administration from the University of Arizona, and his master's and J.D. degrees from Arizona State University. He is licensed to practice law in Arizona; Southern District Court, District of Arizona; and Southern Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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