The Canadian Membership Caucus is for the Canadian membership of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) to share information respecting the rights of Canadians in the civil justice system and other national legal issues, to provide legal education relevant to Canadian members in conjunction with AAJ Conventions and to further the objectives of AAJ through the Canadian Membership Caucus.


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Colossus, Settlements, Litigation and the AMA Guidelines

Tuesday, 6/16/2026 - 4PM AT

Credit approved by 27 authorities

Live Webinars

$99 USD for Association Member
$129 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Colossus and how it works
  • Understanding AMA Guidelines and how they impact valuation of damages
  • How Colossus uses AMA Guidelines
  • How you can use AMA Guidelines in trial to counter the defense on damages
  • Techniques to increase settlement offers and trial verdicts

Speakers

  • Jack Sells
  • Michael Schafer


Beyond ChatGPT
Advanced AI Workflows for the Plaintiff's Practice

Tuesday, 6/23/2026 - 4PM AT

Credit approved by 27 authorities

Live Webinars

$99 USD for Association Member
$129 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Use Claude, Claude Code, Gemini, and NotebookLM for deep research
  • Conduct AI-assisted document review
  • Advanced AI workflows plaintiff lawyers can implement immediately
  • Use AI to conduct public records investigations
  • Critical ethical guardrails around client confidentiality and attorney work product

Speakers

  • Evan Walker


The Defense Medical Examiners
Dealing with the “Frequent Flyers”

Thursday, 6/25/2026 - 4PM AT

Credit approved by 26 authorities

Live Webinars

$99 USD for Association Member
$129 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Preparing your client at intake for a potential DME exam
  • Written discovery--what is discoverable, where to get it, what tools to use
  • Deposing the DME: Is it needed, preparation, tips for Zoom depositions
  • Strategies to counter DME’s malingering theory and several other typical defense arguments; using the concept of “negative space”
  • Using your expert’s direct exam to debunk a particular DME opinion
  • Strategies for countering the DME throughout trial

Speakers

  • Eric Stravitz


The Gift of Good Writing
How to Structure a Winning Brief

Tuesday, 6/30/2026 - 4PM AT

Credit approved by 25 authorities

Live Webinars

$99 USD for Association Member
$129 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Being able to articulate “the ask”
  • Framing the issue
  • Developing persuasive tone
  • Effective use of legal citations
  • Crafting the introduction and conclusion
  • Common issues in motions to compel, summary judgments and protective orders

Speakers

  • Doris Cheng
  • Tiffany Gates


Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 101
Intake and Early Management of the Case

Credit approved by 18 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Signs and symptoms that indicate your client may have suffered a mTBI
  • Mechanisms by which mTBI injuries can occur
  • Appropriate care, evaluation, and treatment of the mTBI client
  • Intake and early management of the mTBI case
  • Common defenses and misnomers and how to combat them

Speakers

  • Kacie Vinel


Use and Limitation of "Black Box" Data Recordings in Car Crash Cases

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • What data is available from the Event Data Recorder Module (EDM) and similar technologies embedded in vehicles
  • What are the limitations of that data
  • How law enforcement is supposed to use the data
  • How the data is being used to determine what happened in the crash and to ascribe fault
  • How you can use that recorded data
  • A preview of what’s to come with camera technology

Speakers

  • Michael Nichols


How Trial Teams Drive Better Results
Strategic Co-Counseling Practices

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • How co-counseling improves case value, client communication, and trial outcomes
  • Effectively divide trial responsibilities while maintaining a cohesive narrative
  • The role of communication, preparation, and shared strategy in successful trial teams
  • Leverage different strengths and perspectives to craft effective liability and damages arguments
  • Practical ways to mentor, develop, and grow trial lawyers through team-based litigation
  • Techniques for staying aligned with co-counsel from intake through verdict

Speakers

  • John Everett
  • Katie Beale


LinkedIn for Lawyers: Building Professional Visibility That Generates Referrals
Featuring Pamela Foster - Principal of Pamela Powered

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Members
$99 USD for Non-members

Speakers

  • Pamela Foster


Litigating Truck Collisions
A strategic approach to handling trucking cases with confidence

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Why early investigation is critical and how to do it right
  • The key differences between trucking and standard auto cases
  • Building a resource and template library that you can rely on
  • A practical pre-litigation roadmap
  • Deposition strategies that directly influence the value and outcome of your case

Speakers

  • Christina Hagen


Business Torts 101 for Plaintiff Trial Lawyers

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Learn what makes a good business tort case
  • Identify common causes of action
  • Know the basics of financial documents
  • Understand valuation issues

Speakers

  • Rob Astorino, Jr.


Litigating in the Age of AI
Preserving, authenticating, and challenging digital evidence

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • How deepfake technology is reshaping modern litigation
  • Learn the technology behind deepfakes
  • Know the risks, emerging defenses, and courtroom challenges posed by artificial media
  • Understand the legal implications and applicable rules of evidence
  • Strategies for preserving, authenticating, and challenging digital evidence

Speakers

  • Kate Dunnington
  • Joseph Lanterman


The Opening Statement Advantage
Take control with a winning narrative

Credit approved by 21 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Establish a winning narrative from the outset so every piece of evidence fits your story
  • Turn facts into a compelling, human story that jurors understand and remember
  • Build credibility using records, testimony, and demonstratives
  • Introduce experts and complex concepts in a way jurors can follow
  • Frame damages early so jurors are prepared to return a substantial verdict
  • Use visuals and timelines strategically to reinforce your case

Speakers

  • Mary Koch


Premises Liability Claims
A roadmap for investigation and discovery

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Step-by-step roadmap of how to proceed with the early stages of investigation
  • Important tips for client intake
  • What to ask, what to measure ,and what to document at the scene of the incident
  • Preserving the evidence
  • When to bring in an expert
  • Forms and templates for a variety of types of premises cases

Speakers

  • Wilson Greene


Building a Sustainable, Ethical, and Profitable PI Practice

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Establish ethical, mutually beneficial referral relationships that support steady case flow
  • Create intake and case management systems that promote efficiency and client-centered service
  • Identify growth opportunities while protecting firm culture and work-life balance
  • Develop long-term strategies for financial sustainability and professional longevity
  • Build a reputation-driven practice that generates organic referrals and lasting impact

Speakers

  • Crystallis Vergara


Electronic Discovery in Nursing Home Litigation
Unlocking the Digital Record

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Why traditional paper chart reviews are insufficient to tell the whole story
  • Key categories of electronic discovery, including email, electronic medical record (EMR) audit trail data; metadata; staffing, timekeeping, and monitoring system data
  • Develop targeted discovery requests to obtain meaningful electronic evidence
  • Use internal email to develop liability themes, demonstrate notice, expose corporate priorities, and challenge credibility
  • Analyze audit trail data to support spoliation arguments or impeachment.
  • Identify discrepancies between documented and actual care delivery

Speakers

  • Hannah Jamison


Using Social Media as a Sword in Deposition

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Identify social media content that undermines defendant and expert testimony and preserve it for use in litigation
  • Effectively incorporate social media evidence into deposition questioning to expose inconsistencies and secure admissions
  • Lay a clean foundation for social media evidence and address common defense objections
  • Use social media evidence to control the scope and tone of high-stakes depositions

Speakers

  • Seth Cardeli


Low-Speed, High Injury
Biomechanics That Defeat ‘No Crash, No Cash’ Defenses

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Why vehicle damage does not correlate with injury severity
  • Elastic vs. plastic collisions explained for juries
  • Delta-V myths vs. occupant biomechanics
  • Ligament and disc injury mechanisms in low-speed impacts
  • How to document injury when photos look “minor”
  • Framing low-speed cases for settlement and trial

Speakers

  • David Wade
  • Gina Coggin


Medical Foundation of Traumatic Brain Injury
Fundamentals of TBI mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Fundamentals of medicine underlying TBI mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment
  • What is a traumatic brain injury
  • What symptoms your client may be exhibiting
  • What specialists you should expect to evaluate your client
  • What treatment options are available for your client’s injury
  • What the prognosis might be for their future

Speakers

  • Molly McKibben


Advanced Witness Preparation
Help your personal injury client tell their story

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Turn your client into a compelling witness at deposition and trial
  • Prepare your client using state-of-the-art neurological science developed from advanced therapeutic techniques
  • Help your client tell their story so the jury sees, hears, and feels the depths of what the defendant did

Speakers

  • Ilya Lerma


Auto Injury Settlement Offer Calculations
Not That Unfair If You Know the Rules

Credit approved by 20 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • An overview of claims management software programs
  • A behind-the-curtain look at how these programs work
  • The ‘rules’ software programs follow to determine your client’s initial settlement offer
  • What we’ve learned from former insurance adjusters and national lawsuits

Speakers

  • Michael Schafer


Prepping for Trial 120 Days Out

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Members
$99 USD for Non-members

Learning Objectives

  • Proper sequencing of trial preparation, starting 120 days out
  • Detailed list for discovery, review, research
  • Preparing clients and witnesses
  • Trial notebooks and demonstrative evidence
  • Cover all your bases and be prepared for the unexpected

Speakers

  • Abby Green
  • H. Philip Grossman


Advanced Litigation Strategies for Cruise Ship Personal Injury and Assault Claims

Credit approved by 17 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • Proving actual or constructive notice of dangerous conditions in premises liability claims
  • Prosecuting sexual assault claims under the Cruise Vessel Safety & Security Act
  • Establishing cruise line liability for shipboard medical negligence post-Franza
  • Maximizing wrongful death recoveries despite DOHSA restrictions
  • Navigating Athens Convention liability caps and piercing treaty protections

Speakers

  • Tom Scolaro


A 'Negative' DME Isn’t Always Negative
Deposition strategies that can turn an adverse defense medical exam into favorable testimony

Credit approved by 22 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Members
$99 USD for Non-members

Learning Objectives

  • Evidence of examiner bias that goes beyond simple financial compensation arguments
  • Discovery deposition strategies that convert an adverse DME into favorable testimony
  • Effectively “own” unfavorable facts and reposition them as strengths in your case
  • Techniques for reframing a negative DME into positive, trial-usable evidence
  • Create opportunities for the examiner to modify or soften their opinions while preserving professional credibility

Speakers

  • Josh Terebelo


Motions That Matter
Strategic Use of Motions in Personal Injury Litigation

Credit approved by 22 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Association Members
$99 USD for Non-members

Learning Objectives

  • Identify common pre-trial and trial motions and understand their strategic purposes in personal injury cases
  • Evaluate procedural requirements for motions related to service of process, defaults, dismissals, and withdrawal of counsel
  • Analyze and apply standards courts use when ruling on dispositive motions, including motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment
  • Develop effective strategies for managing discovery disputes through motions to compel and motions for sanctions, including assessing proportionality, compliance, and remedies
  • Understand the role of motions in limine in shaping evidentiary boundaries before trial and minimizing prejudicial or improper evidence
  • Learn how to frame arguments, support motions with appropriate evidence, and anticipate common counterarguments

Speakers

  • Samantha Dos Santos, Esq.


Ethics of AI for Litigators
Competence, Confidentiality, Candor, and Security

Credit approved by 19 authorities

Self-Paced Online

$79 USD for Member
$99 USD for Non-member

Learning Objectives

  • A clear checklist for ethical, secure AI use across common use cases such as research, drafting, record summarization, and analytics
  • What must be verified by a human, when informed consent is required, and how to disclose and bill fairly
  • Safety and security essentials, including dataset and prompt redaction, secure settings, and access controls
  • Model language for engagement terms, an internal AI policy, and incident response basics
  • A billing and disclosure approach that avoids fee and candor pitfalls, plus a vendor vetting worksheet
  • A 15-minute implementation plan you can run with your team the next day

Speakers

  • Matthew Schad