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Registration ends at 11:59 p.m. on December 8 - sign up now!

Better Together, Better Than Ever: 2021 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar
Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza

December 9: Annual Meeting Day 
December 10: CLE Seminar AND Workers Compensation Roundtables
December 11: CLE Seminar (morning only)

CLE Seminar Accreditation
Kansas: 12 hours, including 2 ethics and professionalism
Missouri: 12 hours, including 2 hours of ethics, 1 of which is elimination of bias

Workers Compensation Roundtables: No CLE accreditation

The KTLA Annual Meeting & CLE Seminar returns to Kansas City in 2021. Expect the return to meeting in-person to include the top-notch presenters and social events the Annual Meeting is known for. The seminar will once again include 12 CLE credit hours (pending, Kansas) provided by some of the country's top plaintiffs' attorneys. And new in 2021, the Workers Compensation Section members can register for a 4-hour program that will include moderated roundtables on topics impacting work comp claimants' practices. 

Please see below for details confirmed so far and for the COVID-19 safety policy implemented by the KTLA Executive Committee. 

CLE Seminar Faculty 
Lloyd N. Bell | Bell Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia
Dale K. Galipo | The Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo in Woodland Hills, California
Sarah F. King | Clifford Law Offices in Chicago, Illinois
Randall L. Kinnard | Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge in Louisville, Kentucky
Patrick Malone | Patrick Malone & Associates in Washington DC
Randi McGinn | McGinn, Montoya, Love, & Curry in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kathleen L. Nastri | Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Ann B. Oldfather | Oldfather Law Firm in Louisville, Kentucky
Nicole M. Revenaugh | Irigonegaray, Turney, & Revenaugh, L.L.P. in Topeka
Gary C. Robb | Robb & Robb LLC in Kansas City, Missouri
Antonio M. Romanucci | Romanucci & Blandin, LLC in Chicago, Illinois
Navan Ward, Jr. | Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia

Schedule (tentative; click here for more details)
Thursday, December 9 
Annual Meeting Day events are open to all KTLA members with registration (free for meeting-day only registration)
10 - 11:30 a.m.: KTLA Board of Governors Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Eagles' Roundtable Luncheon
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: New Attorneys' Roundtable Luncheon
1 - 2:30 p.m.: Women's Caucus Meeting
2:30 - 4 p.m.: Legacy of Justice Foundation Meeting
4 - 5 p.m.: CJ PAC Executive Committee Meeting
5 - 7 p.m.: President's Reception Honoring Matt Birch, 2021-2022 KTLA President
7 - 10 p.m.: KTLA Awards Dinner at Rye Plaza Invited guests

Friday, December 10
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.: CLE Seminar (see above for faculty listing)
Noon - 1:20 p.m.: CJ PAC Luncheon Open to PAC Contributors
1 - 5 p.m.: Workers Compensation Roundtables (see below for additional details)
5 - 7 p.m.: CJ PAC Reception Open to all CLE Seminar and Workers Compensation Roundtable registrants

Saturday, December 11
7 - 8 a.m.: Past Presidents' Breakfast
8 a.m. - Noon: CLE Seminar (see above for faculty listing)

Workers Compensation Roundtables
The afternoon of Friday, December 10 will offer a separate track planned for Workers Compensation Section members only. Roundtable topics will include: 

• Medicare Set-Asides
• Finding Hidden Value in Work Comp Cases
• AMA Guidelines: Moving Beyond the 6th Edition
• Gaining an Advantage on Court-Ordered IMEs

The Workers Compensation Roundtables will not offer CLE credit. Members who want to attend the Friday and/or Saturday morning CLE Seminar AND the Work Comp Roundtables Friday afternoon should register at the full KTLA Member Registration rate. 

With a registration rate that is half the price of the general session seminar, Work Comp Roundtable registrants will have access to the following:

• 4 hours of targeted roundtable discussions between members and other experts in the field, December 10
• Meetings and breaks during the Annual Meeting, December 9
• President’s Reception, December 9
• Breaks and snacks during the Work Comp Roundtable, December 10
• CJ PAC Reception, December 10

Scholarships
KTLA is committed to providing quality continuing legal education to all who meet registration requirements.  Attorneys for whom the Annual Meeting Registration fee poses a significant financial barrier may send written requests for scholarship consideration to info@ktla.org by no later than November 19. The written request should include the scholarship amount requested and the portion of the fee the registrant is willing to pay, as well as a brief explanation of the basis for the request.

Eligibility Requirements
Due to the sensitive nature of the information provided in this seminar, any individual who is primarily engaged in the defense of tort litigation or defense of workers compensation claims is not eligible to register.  Registration is open to any individual who is licensed to practice law in the State of Kansas or any other state; engaged in representing plaintiffs or claimants in civil litigation and workers compensation claims or defendants in criminal cases; and committed and devoted to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

Thank You, 2021 Co-Hosts! 
Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Rader 
DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers 
Patterson Legal Group  
Prochaska, Howell, & Prochaska, LLC
Rebein Brothers Trial Lawyers 
Roth Davies, LLC 
Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chartered
Warner Law Group

Click here for the full COVID-19 Safety Policy. 

4445 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
1-800-810-3708
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 Cancellations made, in writing to info@ktla.org, by December 2 will result in return of fees paid minus a $50 administrative fee.
 
Registrants who do not provide notification by December 2 or who register after that date and do not attend the program will not be granted a refund. In these instances, registrants may transfer their registration to another individual. 

Alternatively, CLE materials may be emailed to the registrant, but no CLE voucher will be provided.