2026 Transportation Practice Group Seminar
April 28-30, 2026
El Conquistador Resort, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
2026 Program Chair
Matt Parsons
STOLL KEENON OGDEN PLLC
Lexington, KY
Course Book Editors
Evan Patterson
NAMAN HOWELL SMITH & LEE, PLLC
San Antonio, TX
Shay Slifka
WHITFIELD & EDDY LAW
Des Moines, IA
Course Materials
General Sessions
- All Hands on Deck: Managing and Mitigating Risk in a Crisis
- Rough Seas or Caribbean Breeze? The Status of Broker Liability and FAAAA Preemption in the Wake of Montgomery V. Caribe Transport II
- Treasure or Trap for the Unwary?
- AI AI, Captain! Practical Applications of AI That Can Be Used Today to Improve Claim and Litigation Outcomes
- Shifting TIDES: Turning Generational Differences into Success
Breakout Sessions 1
- OPTION A: A Ghost from the Depths: How Rare Outlier Verdicts Haunt Our Claim Evaluations
- OPTION B: Don’t Let Inflated Medical Billing and Provider Bias Take the Wind Out of Your Sails
Breakout Sessions 2
- OPTION A: Anchors Away: Combatting Jury Anchoring and Other Trial Tactics Based on Psychology, Not Evidence
- OPTION B: Before the Storm Breaks: Proactive Navigation of Transportation Claims
Breakout Sessions 3
- OPTION A: Local Spotlight: Trade, Transportation and Tradition on the Island of Puerto Rico
- OPTION B: Managing Environmental Liabilities Arising from Transportation Collisions