Speaking Engagements

2015

• Is Your Company Ready for a Data Breach? Or Risk Management Techniques to Reduce Your Chances of a Cyber Breach!”
  Community Bankers of Washington Annual Convention
  Spokane, WA.
• Cyber Liability Symposium
  PLUS/ CPCU/ RIMS Event
  Seattle, WA.

2014

• Washington State Employment Issues 2015
  PLUS / IIABKC Event
  Seattle, WA.
• The First 48 Hours – Responding to a Cyber Breach
  Community Bankers of Washington Annual Convention
  Marysville, WA.
• Agent & Brokers: Ethics, Errors & Omissions
  Spokane Chapter of CPCU
  Spokane, WA.
• Agent & Brokers: Ethics, Errors & Omissions
  PNW Chapter of CPCU
  Seattle, WA.

2013

• Agent & Brokers: Ethics, Errors & Omissions
  PNW Chapter of PLUS
  Seattle, WA.
• Fiduciary 101
  AofRM Northwest
  Seattle, WA.
• The Top 20 Business Risk Issues for Managers and Owners in 2013
  The Community Business Forum
  Kennewick, WA.
• Crime & Fiduciary – What’s Hot & What’s New
  PLUS Northwest CE Seminar
  Seattle, WA.
• Hot Issues in Employment Practice Liability” Claims & Litigation Management Alliance
  Washington Chapter
  Bellevue, WA.

2011

• The Great Recession’s Effect on Community Banking
  PLUS Northwest CE Seminar
  Seattle, WA.

2010

• I never thought it would happen to me!
  Agents and Brokers Errors & Omissions, Utah Chapter CPCU Society
  Salt Lake City, UT.
• Corporate Governance After the Meltdown
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  San Antonio, TX.
• Accounts Receivable Insurance (Trade Credit)
  National Credit Managers Association, Portland Chapter
  Portland, OR.

2009

• CFO Roundtable
  Graham & Dunn PC
  Pier 70, Seattle, WA.
• The Changing Dynamics of the New Insurance Economy
  Pacific Northwest CPCU Society
  Bellevue, WA.

2008

• State of the Industry – Panel
  IIABKC Annual Meeting
  Seattle, WA
• The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: How did we get here?
  Surplus Lines Association of Oregon and the NW chapter of PLUS
  Lake Oswego, OR.
• The General Counsel as Three Ring Circus Ringmaster
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  Seattle, WA.
• How the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis affects Professional Liability
  Northwest Chapter PLUS
  Seattle, WA.
• Executive Liability Insurance & Succession Planning
  FEI – Financial Executive International Canada
  Vancouver, British Columbia

2007

• The Pendulum Swings: Securities Class Action Suits, Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
  Segal Graduate School of Business, Simon Fraser University
  Vancouver, British Columbia
• Insurance Law Update: Understanding Current Coverage Trends
  National Business Institute
  Spokane, WA.

2005

• Director Duties, Liabilities and Ethical Protection: What Every Director Needs to Know
  Seattle-Northwest Chapter of National Association of Corporate Director
  Seattle, WA

2004

• WHY EPLI?
  Lake Washington Chapter CPCU
  Bellevue, WA

2003

• D&O and E&O Insurance – Costs and Coverage’s, 2003 CEO / COO Workshop,
  Physician Insurers Association of America
  Scottsdale, AZ.
• No Pain, No Gain: Auditing and Implementing the D&O Policy
  Pacific Northwest Chapter and Lake Washington Chapter CPCU
  Redmond, WA
• Lies Damned Lies and Managed Earnings
  Associated Risk Managers of the North West, Annual Meeting
  Bellevue, WA

2002

• I Know What You Did Last Summer – D&O Rates and Coverage’s: Caution – Changes Ahead
  Joint Lake Washington and PNW CPCU Chapter Meeting
  Seattle, WA
• Lies, Damned Lies and Managed Earnings
  Annual Meeting and Educational Symposium of Independent Agents and Brokers of King County
  Seattle, WA.
• Lies, Damned Lies and the Certification of Company Disclosures
  Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of Insurance Brokers & Agents of the West
  Seattle, WA.
• Changing Responsibilities and Exposures for Insurance Agents
  Western Region PLUS Days
  Seattle, WA
• Executive (D&O) Liability in the Wake of Enron & WorldCom: How to be Prepared & What Changes Lie Ahead
  Washington American Corporate Counsel Association Chapter
  Redmond, WA

2001

• Investor Relations & the SEC in the Electronic Age
  Directors’ Roundtable
  Houston, TX
• Investor Relations & the SEC in the Electronic Age
  Directors’ Roundtable
  Dallas, TX

2000

• Latest Trends in Strategic Alliances
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  Washington, D.C.
• Answers to Those Nagging D&O Questions
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  Washington, D.C.

1999

• Managing a Long Distance Law Department
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  San Diego, CA
• Selecting and Managing Your Outside Counsel Resources
  American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual Convention
  San Diego, CA

1995

• Persuasive Tools of a Mediator
  University of Washington / Washington State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 5th Annual ADR Conference
  Seattle, WA
• Defending Low Impact Auto Collisions
  Washington State Defense Trial Lawyers Association – Annual Convention
  Semiahmoo, WA
• Not the Same Old ADR Program-Settlement Now – A Permanent Pro Bono Mediation Program
  American Bar Association, Section of Litigation – Justice Outreach Conference
  Miami, FL

1993

• Advocacy Skills in ADR
  American Bar Association Annual Meeting
  New York, NY

1992

• Qualification and Licensure of ADR Providers
  University of Washington / Washington State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section 2nd Annual ADR Conference
  Seattle, WA
• Settlement Now: A Permanent Pro Bono Mediation Program
  American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Affiliate Outreach Project
  Marco Island, FL

1991

• Multi-Door Courthouse/ADR Workshop
  State Justice Institute
  Portland, OR
• Evaluating Your Case for ADR
  American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Membership Support Network Presentation
  Seattle, WA