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Thursday September 4, 2025
Registration Open
Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Location: TBD
Shades of Mass Board Meeting
Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: TBD
Sponsor & SOM Board Reception – By Invite
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Location: TBD
Opening Reception & Sponsor Networking
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: TBD
Friday September 5, 2025
Registration Open
Time: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Location: TBD
Breakfast
Time: 8:00am - 9:00am
Location: TBD
Opening Plenary
Time: 9:00am - 9:45am
Location: TBD
Speaker
President Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law PLLC
Mass Tort Overview I (Hair Relaxer, NEC, Heavy Metal Baby Food and Ozempic/ GLP-1)
Time: 9:45am - 10:30am
Location: TBD
Moderator
Diandra "Fu" Debrosse, DiCello Levitt (Hair)
Speaker
José Rojas, Levin, Rojas, Camassar & Reck LLC (NEC)
15-Minute Break
Experts, Experts, Experts – Recent Wins and Challenges
Time: 10:45am - 11:30am
Location: TBD
Moderator
Carl Solomon, Solomon Law Group
Speaker
Parvin Aminolroaya, Seeger Weiss
Kendra Y. Goldhirsch, Chaffin Lahuna, LLP
Jennifer Winn, Morgan & Morgan
The Defense Bar – Tales from the Other Side
Time: 11:30am - 12:15pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Shreedhar Patel, Simon Greenstone Pantier
Luncheon w/ Keynote Speaker
Time: 12:15pm - 1:45pm
Location: TBD
Class Action and Antitrust MDLs – An Overview
Time: 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Marlon Kimpson, Motley Rice
Speaker
Sabita Soneji, Tycko Zavareei LLP
Phong-Chau G. Nguyen, Lieff Cabraser
Elizabeth Tran Castillo, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
Judicial Panel – DEI Executive Order and Leadership Appointments What Now?
Time: 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm
Litigation Funding – Realities, Proposed Rules and Ethical Dilemmas
Time: 3:45pm - 4:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
LaRuby May, May Jung
Speaker
Andy Rogers, Shield Legal
John Gomez, Gomez Trial Attorneys
Ruth Rizkalla, The Carlson Law Firm
15-Minute Break
Mass Tort Overview II (Depo Provera, Camp Lejeune, Social Media, CPAP, Ultra Processed Foods)
Time: 4:45pm - 5:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Previn Warren, Motley Rice (Social Media)
Speaker
Ava Marie Cavaco, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn (Depo Provera)
Carl Solomon, Solomon Law Group (Camp Lejeune)
Ron Austin, Ron Austin Law (CPAP)
Sponsor Networking
Time: 5:30pm – 6:00pm
Location: TBD
Evening Reception
Time: 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Location: TBD
Dinner
Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: TBD
SOM Party with Entertainment
Time: 8:00pm – 10:30pm
Location: TBD
Saturday September 6, 2025
Registration Open
Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Location: TBD
Breakfast
Time: 8:30am – 9:00am
Location: TBD
Environmental Justice Mass Litigation – An Overview & Pending Cases
Time: 9:00am - 9:45am
Location: TBD
Moderator
Gregory Cade, Environmental Litigation Group
Speaker
Shreedhar Patel, Simon Greenstone Pantier
Settlement! – Lien Resolution & Distribution Realities
Time: 9:45am - 10:30am
Location: TBD
Moderator
Navan Ward, Beasley Allen
Speaker
Shery Ramezanian, LitPRO
15-Minute Break
Judicial Panel – Mass Tort Challenges – From First Day Orders to Resolution
Time: 10:45am - 11:45am
Location: TBD
Moderator
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm
Sponsor Networking
Time: 11:45am - 12:15pm
Location: TBD
Luncheon w/ Keynote AG Panel
Time: 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Diandra "Fu" Debrosse, DiCello Levitt
Bellwether Trials – From Selection to Verdict
Time: 1:30pm - 2:15pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Khaldoun Baghdadi, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Speaker
Roland Tellis, Baron & Budd
Maria Fleming, Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
15-Minute Break
State Court/ Federal MDL Court Coordination – Lessons Learned & Strategies
Time: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Priscilla Jimenez, Kline & Specter
Speaker
Michael Blakely, The Blakely Firm
EricaRae Garcia, Weitz Luxenberg
Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules & Pending Legislation Impacting Mass Tort Cases Nationally
Time: 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
Navan Ward, Beasley Allen
Open Forum with Leaders of Mass Tort – How to Navigate and Establish Yourself in Mass Tort Litigation – A Workshop
Time: 4:55pm - 5:45pm
Location: TBD
Moderator
President Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law PLLC
Diandra "Fu" Debrosse, DiCello Levitt
Speaker
Carl Solomon, Solomon Law Group
Have a Question?
Contact conference@shadesofmass.org if you have any questions.