39th NCADA Annual Meeting &

Spring Program

June 16-19, 2016

Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa Asheville, North Carolina

David W. Hood, President

A. Todd Brown, President-Elect

Dayatra T. Matthews, Executive Vice President

39th Annual Meeting & Spring Program

Program & Social Agenda

Thursday, June 16, 2016

11:30 am — 1:30 pm…………………...…….New Board, Committee & Practice Group Chairs Orientation & Lunch

2:00 — 5:00 pm…………………………………………………….………….Board of Directors Meeting, Coolidge DE

5:00 — 6:30 pm…………………………………………………………..Early Arrivals Check-In, Sammons Front Desk

5:30 — 6:15 pm……………………………….1st Time Attendees & New Member Reception, Sammons Front Desk

6:15 — 7:30 pm……………………………………………...Early Arrivals Reception, Skyline Mountain View Terrace

7:30 pm…………………………………………………………………………..……………………Dine-Around Asheville

9:30 — 11:30 pm……………………………………………………....After Hours Meetup at The Great Hall Lobby Bar

Friday, June 17, 2016

7:00 am…………………………………………………..Women Litigators Breakfast with Lis Wiehl, Coolidge D Suite

7:00 am……………………………………………………………Seminar Continental Breakfast, Grand Prefunction A

9:00 am — 1:00 pm…………………………………………Children’s Activity (ages 5-12) @ Omni Grove Park Inn*

9:30 am……………………………………………………..….Experience Asheville! Biltmore House & Gardens Tour*

8:00 am………………………………...…............CLE Seminar – Welcome and Announcements, Grand Ballroom A

8:15 — 9:15 am…………………Winning Every Time: how to use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life Lis Wiehl, Legal Analyst on Fox News and NPR, Lawyer & Author 9:15 — 10:15 am……………………………………….Communicating with Difficult Attorneys, Clients and Judges— Effectively Responding in Stressful Situations Honorable Robert Ervin, Judge, NC Superior Court Mary Dillon, Ellis & Winters, LLP Jeff Kadis, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP Christopher Kelly, Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA Allen Smith, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP, Moderator 10:15 — 10:30 am……………………………………………………...…………….Networking Break & Visit Exhibitors 10:30 — 12:45 pm………………………………...Power of Persuasion: Communicating Your Argument to the Jury Sandra Donaldson, Ph.D., Director of Trial Consulting, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Sonny Haynes, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP Mark Kurdys, Roberts & Stevens, PA Brian Williams, Yates McLamb & Weyher, LLP, Moderator 1:30 pm………...……………………………………………………………………………………...Experience Asheville! ………………..………………………………….…………………………………….Zen Tubing* the French Broad River

2:00 pm…….………………………………….……………..…………………………………LaZoom City Comedy Tour*

………….…………………………………………………….Round Robin Tennis*, Sports Complex at Grove Park Inn

5:30 — 7:30 pm………………………………...…Beer Bash at Catawba Brewing Company, South Slope, Asheville

7:30 pm………………………………………………………………...……………………………..Dine-Around Asheville

9:30 — 11:30 pm………………………………………….…………...………After Hours Meetup at The Great Hall Bar

(*=Additional Fee)

Saturday, June 18, 2016

7:00 am………………………………………………………………………………CLE Seminar Continental Breakfast

9:30 am…………………………………………………………Experience Asheville! River Arts District Stroll Meetup

8:00 — 8:45 am…….…………....Annual Business Meeting & J. Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence

8:45 — 9:45 am………………………………………………………………………….Recent Decisions of Relevance Dixie T. Wells, Ellis & Winters LLP 9:45 — 10:00 am…………………...………………..………...……………………Networking Break & Visit Exhibitors

10:00 — 11:00 am……………Candid Conversations: A Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility to Communicate with Clients, Opposing Counsel, Third Parties & the Tribunal Professor Kenneth S. Broun, Henry Brandis Professor of Law Emeritus, UNC School of Law, Moderator

11:05 — 11:50 am…………………………….………………………………..……….……..Breakout Sessions Block 1

Commercial Litigation………New Rules, New Strategies: Managing Discovery under the Amended Federal Rules Hoover HJ Michael W. Mitchell & Clifton L. Brinson, Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan LLP General Liability………….…………Risk Transfer — Additional Insured, Insured Contract, etc., Eisenhower FG Deborah J. Bowers, Pinto Coates Kyre & Bowers PLLC Medical Malpractice………………………………………………..The World According to Ike Northup, Coolidge DE Isaac N. Northup, Northup McConnell & Sizemore PLLC Workers’ Compensation……………………………………………Happenings at the NC Industrial Commission & What’s Hot in Workers’ Compensation Defense, Roosevelt Chairman Charlton L. Allen, NC Industrial Commission Tracey L. Jones, Teague Campbell Dennis & Gorham LLP 11:55 am — 12:40 pm…………………………………………………………………………..Breakout Sessions Block 2 Construction Law.…….Construction Defect Claims: Occurrence and Coverage Trigger Under CGL Policies Hoover HJ B. Danforth Morton, Ennis Baynard Morton & Medlin PA Employment Law………………U.S. Department of Labor's Changes to the White Collar Overtime Regulations: What Should Employers Do Now? Coolidge DE Tammy D. McCutchen, Littler Mendelson PC Government…………...Fantastic Allegations: Defending the Police Supervisors in the Duke LAX Case, Roosevelt Patricia P. Shields, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP Product Liability……………..Smooth Sailing: How to Ensure Your Expert Doesn’t Sink Your Ship, Eisenhower FG Angela M. Allen, Ragsdale Liggett PLLC C. Rob Wilson, III, Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP

Experience Asheville!

1 — 4:00 pm……………………………………………………Children’s Activity* (ages 5-12) at Omni Grove Park Inn

1:30 pm………………………………………………………………...Golf* at Omni Grove Park Inn, Local’s Led Hiking

2:00 pm………LaZoom Band & Beer Tour* (21 & over), Zen Tubing* the French Broad River, Local’s Led Cycling

2:30 pm…………………………………………………………………………………Biltmore House & Gardens Tour*

6:30 pm……………………………………………Grove Park Inn Country Club Reception & Dinner (Family Friendly)

Sunday, June 19, 2016

8:30 — 10:30 am……………………………………………………………Father’s Day Family Breakfast, Skyline Room

Officers David W. Hood, President

Edward F. Hennessey, Immediate Past President A. Todd Brown, President-Elect

Dayatra T. Matthews, Executive Vice President Lawrence M. Baker, Secretary

Julie E. Dixon, Treasurer

Ex-Officio Mel J. Garofalo, Past President Representative

Robert W. Kaylor, Legislative Liaison Kimberly L. Davis, Chair, Paralegal Division

Bonnie J. Refinski-Knight, DRI State Representative Luke A. Dalton, Chair, Young Lawyers Committee

Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Chair, NC Defense Fund

Terms Expiring 2016 Deborah J. Bowers

Jason R. Benton Allen C. Smith

Elizabeth D. Scott Brian M. Williams

Amicus Committee ....................................... George L. Simpson, IV

Awards Committee ................................................... Mel J. Garofalo

Communications Committee................................... Jason R. Benton

Diversity Committee ................................................... Viral V. Mehta

Ethics Committee ............................................. Christopher R. Kiger

Finance Committee ................................................... A. Todd Brown

Judicial Committee ........................................ Edward F. Hennessey

Legislative Committee ............................................... Kirk G. Warner

.………….…………………….…………………….Elizabeth D. Scott

Membership Committee ........................................... Tracy E. Tomlin

Women Litigators .................................................. Jessica C. Tyndall

Commercial Litigation Practice Group ................ Gregory G. Holland

Construction Law Practice Group……………………William W. Rapp

Employment Law Practice Group…………………Michael P. Thomas

General Liability Practice Group ...................... W. John Cathcart, Jr.

Government Liability Practice Group ............................ Hunt K. Choi

Medical Malpractice Practice Group ....................... Beth A. Stanfield

Product Liability Practice Group ............................... Angela M. Allen

Workers’ Compensation Practice Group ................. Tracey L. Jones

2015-2016 Officers & Board of Directors

Terms Expiring 2017 John P. Barringer

Scott C. Hart Justin D. Howard Sara R. Lincoln

Erin McNeil Young

Terms Expiring 2018 Ashley K. Brathwaite

Erin T. Collins Mark A. Leach Alan M. Ruley Kirk G. Warner

Board of Directors

1977-1979 William K. Davis Winston-Salem 1979-1980 J. Robert Elster* Winston-Salem 1980-1981 Grady S. Patterson Raleigh 1981-1982 Perry C. Henson* Greensboro 1982-1983 Henry L. Anderson Wrightsville Beach 1983-1984 John G. Golding Charlotte 1984-1985 L. P. Hornthal, Jr. Elizabeth City 1985-1986 James H. Kelly, Jr. Winston-Salem 1986-1987 Samuel G. Thompson Raleigh 1987-1988 William F. Womble, Jr. Winston-Salem 1988-1989 Lonnie B. Williams Wilmington 1989-1990 Charles V. Tompkins, Jr. Charlotte 1990-1991 Richard T. Boyette Raleigh 1991-1992 James W. Williams Asheville 1992-1993 John R. Jolly, Jr. Raleigh 1993-1994 John A. Gardner III Charlotte 1994-1995 Alan W. Duncan Greensboro 1995-1996 Ronald G. Baker Ahoskie 1996-1997 James P. Cooney III Charlotte 1997-1998 Samuel S. Woodley, Jr. Rocky Mount 1998-1999 Thomas W. H. Alexander* Raleigh 1999-2000 Richard V. Bennett Winston-Salem 2000-2001 John S. Willardson Wilkesboro 2001-2002 Linda Stephens Raleigh 2002-2003 D. Clark Smith, Jr. Lexington 2003-2004 Gary S. Parsons Raleigh 2004-2005 J. Nicholas Ellis Rocky Mount 2005-2006 Mel J. Garofalo Charlotte 2006-2007 Leslie C. Packer Raleigh 2007-2008 Kenneth Kyre Jr. Greensboro 2008-2009 Brian O. Beverly Raleigh 2009-2010 David N. Allen Charlotte 2010-2011 Bonnie J. Refinski-Knight New Bern 2011-2012 Patricia P. Shields Raleigh 2012-2013 Christopher G. Smith Raleigh 2013-2014 Jonathan A. Berkelhammer Greensboro 2014-2015 Edward F. Hennessey Charlotte * Deceased

NCADA Past Presidents

2015-2016 Committee & Practice Group Chairs

Linda H. Stephens 2015 Harvey L. Cosper, Jr. 2014 James W. Williams 2013 Richard V. Bennett 2012 L. P. Hornthal, Jr. 2011 Charles E. Burgin 2010 Sam S. Woodley 2009 Alan W. Duncan 2008 William K. Davis 2007 J. Donald Cowan 2006 James D. Blount & Stephen P. Millikin 2005 Richard T. Boyette 2004

J. Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence

Guests of the NCADA

U.S. District Court, WDNC Judge Max O. Cogburn Judge Robert J. Conrad Judge Frank D. Whitney North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Cheri L. Beasley Justice Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. Justice Robin E. Hudson North Carolina Court of Appeals Chief Judge Linda M. McGee Judge Ann M. Calabria Judge Linda H. Stephens North Carolina Superior Court Judge Christopher W. Bragg Judge Robert C. Ervin Judge Ola P. Lewis Judge Marvin P. Pope, Jr. Judge Alan Z. Thornburg Judge Ebern Watson North Carolina Business Court Chief Judge James L. Gale Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III Judge Gregory P. McGuire NC Industrial Commission Chairman Charlton L. Allen NC State Bar Margaret M. Hunt, President

SC Defense Trial Attorneys Association William S. Brown, President

2016 NCADA Sustaining Members

Master Level Sustainer Richard Boyette Edward Hennessey, IV David Hood Justin Howard Sara Lincoln William Pollock Adam Whitten Barrister Level Sustainer Kenneth Kyre, Jr. William Lipscomb Lonnie Williams Solicitor Level Sustainer Jerry Allen, Jr. Jeffrey Ammons Mark Anderson Lucy Anderson James Baker Ronald Baker, Sr. John Barringer Jack Bayliss, Jr. Heather Beam Joshua Bennett Richard Bennett Jordan Benton Jon Berkelhammer Ryan Bisplinghoff Britt Blackerby Norwood Blanchard, III Walter Brock, Jr. Thomas Buckley Joseph Budd Christopher Campbell Laura Carter Charles Cheney Melissa Cleary Tamura Coffey Clay Collier Heather Connor James Cooney, III Joel Craig David Creech Dale Curriden Meredith Cushing Luke Dalton Kimberly Davis Tricia Derr Mary Dillon Alan Duncan Brian Edes Eric Edgerton Laura Forrest Elizabeth Franks Tiffany Frickey David Galbavy

Lucas Garber Mel Garofalo Stephanie Gearhart Lori Gilmore Kara Glidewell Jacqueline Grant Dalton Green Rodney Guthrie Chad Halliday Joseph Hamrick Andrew Hanley Thomas Harris Webster Harrison Patrick Haywood Anthony Heary Jon Hensarling Perry Henson, Jr. Jack Holmes Terry Horne Ann-Patton Hornthal Michael Hummel Kenneth Hunt Lang Hunter Phillip Jackson Jeffrey James John Jeffries Kenneth Jones Jeffrey Kadis Robert Kaylor Cassie Keen Jeffrey Keister Kenneth Keller Chrystina Kesler Laura King Brian Kromke George Kurani Mark Kurdys Jeffrey Kuykendal Roberta Latham Paul Lawrence Gwenda Laws Andrew Lax Robert Levin David Levy David Lewis Kevin Lewis Kathleen Lucchesi Carolyn Marcus Dennis Martin, Jr. Elizabeth Martineau James McAlister Jason McConnell Daniel McCullough Viral Mehta Walter Merritt Jeffrey Misenheimer Trula Mitchell

Benjamin Moeller Sally Moran Eloise Morgan John Morris Gary Parsons Lucienne Peoples Richard Pinto Kevin Pratt William Rapp Kenneth Raynor Richard Reamer BonnieRefinski-Knight Keith Richardson Frederick Rom Jay Salsman Andrew Santaniello Colin Scott Rodney Sherman Kimberly Shipley Carl Short, III Ben Simpson Charles Simpson, Jr. Christopher Skinner Clark Smith, Jr. Bradford Sneeden John Spainhour Robert Starnes Allan Tarleton Harmony Taylor Stephen Teague Michael Thomas Stephen Thomas Benjamin Thompson, III Tracy Tomlin Jason Toups Jessica Tyndall Andrew Ussery Richard Vanore Selen Vining Robert Walker, Jr. Cameron Wesley Raymond Williams Claude Wilson Lach Zemp, Jr. Rebecca Zoller

Ervin L. Ball, Jr. Jonathan A. Berkelhammer

Richard T. Boyette Joel M. Craig

C. David Creech J. Nicholas Ellis Mel J. Garofalo

Perry C. Henson Jeffrey A. Kadis

Kenneth K. Kyre, Jr. Roberta K. Latham

Paul C. Lawrence Dayatra T. Matthews

Leslie C. Packer Bonnie J. Refinski-Knight

Allen C. Smith D. Clark Smith, Jr.

R. G. Spratt Michael P. Thomas Lonnie B. Williams

G. Gray Wilson William F. Womble, Jr.

North Carolina Defense Fund 2016 Contributors (as of June 3, 2016)

Applied Building Sciences, Inc. offers architec-tural, engineering, and environmental consulting services. Our in-house professionals are experi-enced in structural and civil disciplines including

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At Queen City Court Reporting, you are our main priority. We tailor our ser-vices to meet your needs and will pro-

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NCADA Annual Sponsors

Matson, Driscoll & Damico is an interna-tional forensic accounting firm specializing in economic damage quantification, includ-

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Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., a full service forensic consulting firm, uses proven forensic techniques to probe and analyze construction

accidents and disputes, residential and commercial prob-lems, product failures, motor vehicle and marine accidents, and industrial fires and explosions of all kinds. Our job is to find out what happened and why, from the cause and origin through the extent of loss. In many cases, we can point the way toward a speedy disposition of the claim. Contact: Bill Berg 877-896-6227 www.rimkus.com

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Lawyers Mutual continues its 30 plus years of support for North Caro-lina attorneys by providing professional liability insurance, with related claims repair and risk management services and expanding the broad range of personal insurance products and services offered through Law-yers Insurance Agency. Contact: Camille Stell, Dan Zureich. 800-662.8843. www. lawyersmutualnc.com

CaseWorks understands the importance of timely, accurate court reporting to your business. We provide the legal industry

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Exponent provides high quality, independent, science-based and timely investigations, litigation support and demonstrative evi-dence services. 20 offices nationwide. Contact: 888-656-3976(EXPO) or info@exponent.com

Silver Sponsor

Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI), is a multi-disciplinary, professional engineering and consulting firm and laboratory capable of handling projects ranging from simple failure anal-ysis to complex engineering studies with 14 offices nationwide; including our new office in Charlotte, NC. Contact: Heather Uhrinek. (704) 841-2040, http://www.esi-website.com/

Campbell University School of Law is commit-ted to developing lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence. Our highly demanding program of professional legal education equips students

with the professional and life skills for purposeful lives of leader-ship and service. Contact: Julie Beavers. 919-865 -5894 www.law.campbell.edu

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Huseby, Inc. offers Worldwide Litigation Support through experienced and techno-logically savvy Certified Court Reporters

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Liberty University School of Law has attracted national attention for its innovative program of le-gal education, competitive teams, and practice opportunities for students. The law school combines a unique blend of the theo-retical study of law with the practical skills training needed for its law students to become exceptional advocates and counselors. Distinctively Christian, Liberty Law alumni, faculty and staff be-lieve the practice of law is a calling and are dedicated to serving others. The School of Law produces lawyers who are clear

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PT&C|LWG Forensic Consulting Services - global provider of Forensic Engineering, Fire & Explosion Investigation, Building Consulting,

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RGL Forensics is a global forensic ac-counting and consulting firm specializing

in the quantification of economic damages, financial analysis and providing expert witness services. www.rgl.com

Robson Forensic is a leading national forensic architecture and engineering firm providing superior technical exper-

tise, scientific investigation, and expert testimony to the legal profession and insurance industry. For assistance with your case, contact Area Manager Mark E. Williams, AIA, NCARB at (843) 722-0119. www.robsonforensic.com

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Warren is a forensic engineering and consulting firm providing technical investigations and analy-sis of property, liability and injury claims as well as expert testimony for insurance adjusters and attorneys. Extremely well versed in the disci-plines of mechanical, electrical, structural, and

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39th NCADA Annual Meeting Exhibitors

Thank You Member Firms

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