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MAJ's 2025 No-Fault Institute XXII - Plaintiff Members Only
Thu, October 23, 2025 to
Fri, October 24, 2025
Four Points by Novi
27000 S Karevich Dr, Novi, MI 48377
DAY 1: OCTOBER 23, 2025 – PIP DAY
(9:00 am-5:00 pm)
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9 a.m. |
WELCOME |
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9:05 a.m. |
UPDATE ON PIP CASES/INTRO TO PIP |
Wayne Miller, Miller & Tischler PC, Farmington Hills |
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10:00 a.m. |
COMMON TRIAL MOTIONS IN PIP CASES |
Jon Green, Green & Green, PLLC, Farmington Hills |
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10:30 a.m. |
BREAK & EXHIBIT VIEWING |
Sponsored by MAJ Silver Partners Ascendant Health and Trauma Trained Chiropractors of Michigan |
| 10:45 a.m. |
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION WHERE PIP BENEFITS EXCEED PIP LIMITS
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Martin Hogg, Miller & Tischler PC, Farmington Hills Brad Peri, Goodman Acker, PC, Southfield |
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11:15 a.m. |
MEDICAL JUDGMENT: TREATING PHYSICIAN VERSUS IME |
Katie Tucker, Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Lansing |
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11:45 a.m. |
LUNCH |
Sponsored by MAJ Silver Partner Lexitas Legal |
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1:00 p.m. |
MEDICARE FEE CAPS:
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Richard Hillary, Miller Johnson, Grand Rapids Steve Hulst, Rhoades McKee, Grand Rapids |
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1:45 p.m. |
USING AI IN YOUR PRACTICE FROM INITIAL INTAKE TO EVENTUAL CASE RESOLUTION |
Tom James, Raitt Law PLLC, Southfield |
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2:15 p.m. |
HANDLING THE CATASTROPHIC PIP CASE:
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Nick Andrews, Liss & Andrews, PC, Bloomfield Hills |
| 2:45 p.m. | COCKTAIL RECEPTION & EXHIBIT VIEWING | Sponsored by MAJ Gold Partner Supio |
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3:00 p.m. |
SAMPLE OPENING STATEMENT (PIP CASE) |
Dewnya Bazzi, ATLAW, Dearborn |
| 3:30 p.m. | TIME LIMITED VOIR DIRE IN AN AUTO CASE: DEMONSTRATION |
Jon Marko, Marko Law, PLLC, Detroit |
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4:00 p.m. |
THE TRUTH BEHIND AUTO INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN MICHIGAN |
Doug Heller, Consumer Federation of America Director of Insurance, Washington, D.C. |
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4:45 p.m. |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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| 5-6:00 p.m. | JUSTICE ON THE ROCKS HAPPY HOUR (Hotel Bar) Hosted by MAJ's New Lawyer Division |
Sponsored by Eugene Butler, Private Investigator |
DAY 2: OCTOBER 24, 2025 – NEGLIGENCE
(9:00 am-4:30 pm)
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9 a.m. |
WELCOME |
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9:05 a.m. |
AUTO NEGLIGENCE/TORT THRESHOLD INTRO TO THIRD PARTY LAW AND PRACTICE |
Tom Sinas, Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Grand Rapids |
| 9:45 a.m. | CLIENT RELATIONS: HOW TO HANDLE AND KEEP THE BIG CASE |
Bobby Raitt, Raitt Law PLLC, Southfield |
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10:05 a.m. |
WALLACE AND THE FUTURE OF ASSIGNMENTS IN PIP LIGITATION |
Matt Payne, Sigal Law Firm, PLLC, Southfield |
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10:30 a.m. |
BREAK & EXHIBIT VIEWING |
Sponsored by MAJ Silver Partners Ascendant Health and Trauma Trained Chiropractors of Michigan |
| 10:45 a.m. |
LAW AND ETHICS OF ATTORNEY FEES IN
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Fran Murphy, Fran Murphy Law, PLC, St. Clair Shores |
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11:10 a.m. |
PIP VERDICT WITH NO-FAULT PENALITIES |
Pratheep Sevanthinathan, Seva Law Firm, Troy |
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11:45 a.m. |
LUNCH |
Sponsored by MAJ Double Diamond Partner Consensus |
| 1:00 p.m. | LITIGATION/TRIAL TACTICS: POTPOURRI FROM NATIONAL SEMINARS |
Jason Waechter, Law Offices of Jason A. Waechter, Southfield |
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1:30 p.m. |
UM/UIM UPDATE |
Steve Sinas, Sinas Dramis Law Firm, Lansing |
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2:00 p.m. |
THE INSURANCE/DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE IN PIP AND AUTO NEG CLAIMS:
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Michael Dennis, Olsman MacKenzie Peacock, Berkley |
| 2:20 p.m. | BREAK & EXHIBIT VIEWING | Sponsored by MAJ Diamond Partners Juris Banking Group and Preferred Capital Funding |
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2:35 p.m. |
PROVING LIABILITY AND PROACTIVELY PROVING THRESHOLD:
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Josh Terebelo, Michigan Auto Law, Farmington Hills |
| 3:00 p.m. | SAMPLE OPENING STATEMENT (NEG CASE) | Gary Safir, Morgan & Morgan, Southfield |
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3:30 p.m. |
SAMPLE CLOSING ARGUMENT (NEG CASE) |
Bruce Inosencio, Inosencio & Fisk PLLC, Jackson |
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4:00 p.m. |
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
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*Refunds will be issued if requested at least five (5) days before the program date; after the deadline, a credit will be issued. Both types of cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee and are issued upon request with cancellation prior to program time.