Unveiling Advanced Tactics in Personal Injury Cases and CMV cases

Barry P. Goldberg | Goldberg Injury Lawyers, A Professional Law Corporation

Barry P. Goldberg was born, raised, lives and practices in the West San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Mr. Goldberg has gained a reputation as a tenacious and understanding advocate for his personal injury clients. Mr. Goldberg has personally tried many cases to verdict, arbitrated dozens of UM/UIM cases and mediated hundreds of cases over the course of his career. Mr. Goldberg has also become an expert witness on plaintiff personal injury and law office management issues.

His Woodland Hills firm has grown steadily to its current configuration with 3 attorneys and 15 full-time employees. Mr. Goldberg is active in his community serving as President of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association and all the associated charitable organizations and causes. In his spare time, he performs with other attorneys and judges as principal trombonist with the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra and the Big Band of Barristers.

Mr. Goldberg is a regular author on various tort and insurance topics. He is also a frequent contributor to the Valley Lawyer Magazine on various topics. He is known mostly for his writings on California Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law and Arbitration. His feature Article “Mastering UM/UIM Arbitrations” (Advocate Nov. 2020) received positive acclaim as the plaintiff attorney’s guide to handling UM and UIM cases in California. Affectionately nicknamed by colleagues “The UM Guru” in Southern California.

Briant G. Mildenhall | Fried Goldberg LLC

Briant G. Mildenhall is a Board-Certified trucking attorney at Fried Goldberg in Atlanta, Georgia. He has handled trucking cases in 19 different states and serves on the ATAA Board of Regents. Besides specializing in trucking law, Briant has also dedicated many hours to judicial reform in Eastern Europe. He speaks Russian and has taught trial advocacy skills to law students in Ukraine and Moldova. Briant and his wife live in Roswell, Georgia, with their five children and two dogs, where they enjoy hiking, soccer, and fine pizza.

Session I – Maximizing Recoveries in Personal Injury Cases: Strategies for handling uninsured and underinsured motorist claims | 12:10pm – 1:10pm

• Handling the Wave of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims
• Properly Initiating Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims
• Keeping the Pressure on to Obtain a Prompt Resolution
• Uber/Lyft and Ride Share and Other High Value Claims
• Trying or Arbitrating your Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims
• Emerging Trends and Practical Strategies in UM/UIM Cases
• Key Case Law Developments in UM/UIM Cases

Break | 1:10pm – 1:20pm

Session II – Handling Commercial Motor Vehicle Cases | 1:20pm – 2:20pm

• Why CMV Cases Are Different from Car Cases
• What To Do in First 30 Days of A CMV Case
• Key Depositions in CMV Cases