The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: What Lawyers, Medical Personnel, and Parents Need To Know

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

This unique program geared to attorneys, parents, educators, and advocates will provide an essential overview of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and federal Vaccine Court.  Some of the nation’s leading legal authorities on these topics will be present at the program, and will cover a variety of important subjects such as: an overview of federal Vaccine Court and the VICP; the procedures, law and science of a vaccine injury; what is a vaccine injury; and how adverse vaccine reactions are reported.  Other speakers will cover who can practice in Vaccine Court; ways to increase chances of success in these claims; and relevant legislation, laws, and regulations.

This first time program is relevant to attorneys looking to expand their practice, attorneys with a personal injury practice, medical personnel interested in demonstrating causality in vaccine injuries practice, parents, educators, and the interested public.

Two ways to attend and obtain 4.0 New York CLE Credits (Pending):

1) Attend the live program
2) Attend the live webcast

Program cost:

$75 for attorneys (includes program, lunch, 4.0 CLE credits)
$25 for general attendees, Pace Bridge (program, lunch)
$25 for webcast (program only)
$50 for webcast (CLE credits)
$0   for students (program only)

Register at www.law.pace.edu/cle or by contacting Linda Maccarrone, Coordinator, Center for Continuing Legal Education, (914) 422-4062.  Registration form also available HERE.

Program Faculty
Moderators:
Lisa Colin, Esq.
Robert J. Krakow, Esq.

Speakers:  
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq.
Assistant Dean of Environmental Law Programs
Adjunct Professor of Law
Pace University School of Law
Center for Environmental Legal Studies
Vaccine Injury Justice Project     Robert J. Krakow, Esq.
VICP counsel
Founding member of Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy (EBCALA)
Founder of A-Champ/Autism Action Network (AAN)
Founder of National Autism Association (NAA) and Autism United (AU)
Steering Committee for Petitioners' Counsel in VI Court
 
Mary Holland, Esq.
New York University School of Law
Director of Graduate Legal Skills Program
Former Federal Clerk of District Court
Founding member of EBCALA
Author - EBCALA Cedillo Amici Curiae Brief    

Kevin Conway, Esq.
Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C.
VICP counsel
Steering Committee for Petitioners' Counsel in VI Court
Adjunct Professor Boston College
 
John Gilmore
Executive Director AAN
Founding member of AANY
Founder of Autism United     Lisa Colin, Esq.
VICP  counsel
Martin & Colin, P.C.
Founding member of AANY
Member of EBCALA