Upcoming events

    • September 24, 2026
    • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Table 100, 100 Ridge Way, Flowood, MS 39232
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    MDLA's 2026 Insurance Defense Seminar


    The Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association’s Insurance Defense Seminar brings together insurance defense attorneys and claims professionals from across the state for a day of high‑value learning and connection. This annual program provides outstanding networking opportunities and delivers timely, practical education led by experienced judges, seasoned attorneys, and respected industry experts.

    Attendance at this seminar also satisfies your in‑person CLE requirement for the year, making it both an informative and efficient way to stay current in your practice.

    Registration: 8 am - 9 am

    Speakers: 


    MS Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney


    MS Workers' Compensation Commission Administrative Judge Megan Garrott


    Hinds County Chancery Judge Tiffany Grove "Minor Settlements and the GAP Act"


    Nancy Michalski with Elevate "Reasonableness of Plaintiff Medical Bills"


    Brent Jeansonne with Stokes & Associates "Future Medicare and Wage Loss Claims"


    Eugene Lopez-Ona PE with Rimkus "Product Failure and Root Cause Analysis"


    Professor Donald Campbell, Owen Cooper Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law 


    Event concludes at 5 pm


    SPONSORS:


    Thank you to Sedgwick for our buffet lunch!


                           

    MDLA Cares to be announced soon!



    CLE Hours pending approval with the MS CLE Commission.

    CE Credit for Insurance Adjusters is pending approval by the State of Mississippi Insurance Department

    • September 30, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Online
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    Christopher G. Dunnells is a partner with Chartwell Law in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where his practice focuses primarily on trucking and transportation defense. He serves as President-Elect of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association and holds leadership positions with the Trucking Industry Defense Association, Claims Litigation Management Alliance, ClaimsXchange, and the Defense Research Institute, making him one of the nation's most active young leaders in the defense bar. Chris is a nationally recognized author and speaker on litigation strategy, trucking law, negotiation, and law practice management. He has received MDLA's Defense Lawyer of the Year Award, earned an AV Preeminent® peer rating and Board Certification in Civil Practice from the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has been recognized by Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers®, CLM, TIDA, the Mississippi Business Journal, and numerous other organizations. He previously served as an adjunct professor of law, is a contributing editor to Thomson Reuters' Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, and frequently presents CLE programs for defense lawyers, insurers, and claims professionals nationwide.


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