BRIDGING THE GAP: 2025 Mid-Winter Conference

January 24-26, 2025

Chase on the Lake, Walker, MN

Friday, January 24

2:00pm – 6:00pm        Registration

3:00pm-3:05pm          Welcome & Announcements

3:05pm-4:00 pm         Accident Reconstruction & Forensic Animations/Visualization

                                    (Toby Terpstra and Mike Stogsdill, JS Held & Madison Fernandez, Larson King)

4:00 pm-4:10 pm        Break

4:10pm-5:00pm          How to Try Your First Jury Trial and Have Fun Doing It

  (Ben McAninch, Blethen Berens & Rich Scattergood, Tomsche, Sonnesyn & Tomsche, P.A.)

5:00pm-6:30pm          Board of Directors Meeting

5:30pm-6:30pm          New Lawyer Welcome Reception - Enjoy a beverage on MDLA while networking with other New Lawyers

6:30pm-7:30pm          Welcome Reception

Saturday, January 25

7:30-am-8:00 pm        Registration

8:00am-8:05am           Welcome & Announcements

8:05am-9:00 am          Ethical Dangers of Isolation in the Legal Profession

                                    (Jon Tynjala, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers)

9:00 am-10:30am        Among Us: Understanding, Celebrating, and Accommodating, Neurodivergence In The Litigation Practice

    (Sherry Pofahl Johnson, Cultivate Strategy & Rachel Beauchamp, Cousineau Malone, P.A.)

10:30-10:40                Break

10:40 am-11:30am      From Entry-Level to Leadership: Aligning Expectations of Young Lawyers with Senior Partners

                                    (Sarah Bushnell, Shayne Hamann, Michael Vetter, Jr., Nicholas Rapisarda, all of Arthur Chapman)

11:30 am-12:20pm      Ducking Surveillance: Strategies for Protecting Sensitive Investigative Information in Discovery 

                                    (Alexander Klein, BANC, and Elizabeth Euller, BANC)

12:20 pm-6:00pm       On Your Own

1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Cozy Connect - Join us for hot cocoa, coffee and cookies....

If you can spare the time from frantic working, or naps, or fun outings, stop in for some or all of a cozy afternoon of hot cocoa, cookies, and board games – feel free to wear your favorite (appropriate!) PJs, bathrobe, or slippers for maximum relaxation.  Rachel Beauchamp will host and supply a cornucopia of games for every skill and competitiveness level – all ages welcome.

6:00pm-8:00pm          Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinner (included in registration fees for attendee - must buy tickets for guests)

7:30pm-9:000pm          Family Movie Night

Sunday, January 26

8:30am-8:35am           Welcome & Announcements

8:35am-9:10am           Preserving Privilege and Separation While Serving as Coverage Counsel

                                    (Beth Prouty, Arthur Chapman, P.A., and Lance Meyer, O’Meara Wagner, P.A.)

9:10am-10:10am         Medicare the New Frontier

                                    (Annie Davidson, Sanderson Firm)         

10:10-10:20                Break

10:20am-11:30am       Hey ChatGPT Come Up With a Title for A Seminar to Lawyers About Using AI In Insurance Defense Practice

                                    (Ryan Paukert, Meagher & Geer, and Neven Selimovic, Hellmuth & Johnson)

11:30--11:45               Closing Remarks

Book a Room Within the Block: 

Call Chase on the Lake reservations desk at 218-547-7777
Give the reservationist block: 173397
Room Block expired on December 31st 2024.  Rooms and rates can not be guaranteed after this date. 
*At time of reservation, guests will need to place credit card on file for hotel rooms and place a $200 deposit on condos.
**Please note that front desk will take a credit card for incidentals at check in.**