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16th Annual TDLA Meeting

  • 26 Sep 2024
  • 6:00 PM
  • 27 Sep 2024
  • 12:00 PM
  • Portsmouth, NH

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16th ANNUAL MEETING


September 26 & 27, 2024


Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Portsmouth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire


Settlement and Case Resolution Strategies from Three Perspectives:


Defense Counsel      Mediators/Neutrals

Insurance Professionals


EARN 3.5 CLE, including 60 minutes Ethics!**


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Download the Agenda Here


Download the Full Registration Brochure Here

(agenda, mail-in registration, speaker bios)


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Informative Topics

Presented by the Following Panelists



Current Legal Ethics Issues


Julia A. Sheridan

Bar Counsel

Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar


Julia Sheridan, Maine Bar Counsel, will present on a variety of ethical issues tailored for civil defense lawyers and their practice areas, including topics concerning multi-defendant cases, complex conflict of interest issues, third-party payors, dealing with difficult counsel and clients, and more.


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DEFENSE COUNSEL PERSPECTIVE


Matthew V. Burrows

Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell (Concord, NH)


Philip M. Coffin

Verrill Dana LLP (Portland, ME)


Richard J. Windish

Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC. (Woodstock, VT)


Moderated by Marrielle Van Rossum

Devine Millimet (Manchester, NH)


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INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE


Three experienced insurance professionals will address strategies and case

resolution issues across the full life of a case, even as early as the day a loss

occurs. The panel will touch on topics such as the value of damages workup,

innovative mediation strategies, the role of quality assurance and risk prevention

in setting the stage for settlements, recent trends, and more.


Kerri Aramani, MJ, BSN, RN, CPHRM, LNC

Coverys (Manchester, NH)


Ellen Bois, CPCU, AIC, CCLA  

Cross Insurance (Portland, ME)


David L. Herzer, Jr.

Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine (Portland, ME)


Moderated by Jeffrey D. Russell

Verrill (Portland, ME)


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MEDIATORS/ NEUTRALS PERSPECTIVE


What makes for an effective mediation? How important is it to consider interests

versus legal positions before committing to mediation? What type of mediator will

help facilitate the best negotiated agreement? Hear from three experienced neutrals

on these questions and more, as we explore tactics and strategies when preparing for and engaging in mediations in order to get the most out of alternative dispute resolution.


David A. Boyd

Gravel & Shea PC (Burlington, VT)


Robert C. Hatch

Thompson Bowie & Hatch LLC (Portland, ME)


Dan Schwarz

Hess Gehris Solutions (Portsmouth, NH)


Moderated by Trevor J. Brown

Dinsmore & Shohl LLC (Boston, MA)



**TDLA's application for ME CLE has been submitted and TDLA is an accredited MCLE sponsor in VT.  New Hampshire and Vermont attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance. 


NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the

NH Minimum CLE requirement.  TDLA believes this course meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for 150 minutes general credit and 60 minutes ethics credit toward the annual NHMCLE requirement.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
















Sheri M. Leahan                     Mark G. Filler, CPA/ABV, CVA, AM, CBA

Executive Director TDLA Treasurer

C/O Berry Talbot Royer, P.A. Berry Talbot Royer, P.A.

6 Fundy Road, 2nd Floor

Falmouth, ME 04105

Email: sleahan@tristatedefenselawyers.org