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2022 Program
Friday, August 5, 2022
Location: Suite 4630
Shades of Mass founding board members and new board members meeting.
Location: Suite 4630
• Attendee Registration Table
• Vendor Check-in
• CLE Table
Location: Registration Booth, Imperial Floor
Location: Pulse Loft
Location: Pulse Loft

Saturday, August 6, 2022
• Attendee Registration Table
• Vendor Check-in
• CLE Table
Location: Imperial Registration Booth – Imperial Floor Level
Location: Imperial A
Speaker: LaRuby May – May Lightfoot
Location: Imperial B
Speakers:
- Ben Crump – Ben Crump Law
- Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann – DiCello Levitt
- Navan Ward – Beasley Allen
Location: Imperial B
Speakers:
- LaRuby May, May Lightfoot (Moderator)
- Danielle Mason, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman
- Khaldoun Baghdadi, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Shoenberger
- Ilyas Sayeg, MCT Law
Location: M301
Speakers:
- Navan Ward, Beasley Allen
- Ron Austin, Ron Austin Law
- Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, Dicello Levitt
Location: M301
Speakers:
- Larry Taylor Jr. The Cochran Firm, Texas (Moderator)
- Ava Cavaco, Meshbesher & Spence
- Jose Rojas, Levin Rojas Camassar & Reck LLC
Location: M302
Speakers:
- LaRuby May – May Lightfoot (Moderator)
- Zina Bash – Keller Postman
- James Williams – Chehardy Sherman
Location: M302
Speakers:
- Benjamin Crump, Ben Crump Law (Moderator)
- Jackie Olinger Rochelle, Voter Protection Action
Committee of the American Association for Justice - Paul Bland, Public Justice
Location: Imperial B
Take a break.
Speakers:
- Kristen Feden, Saltz Mongeluzzi, & Bendeski
- Je Yon Jung – May Lightfoot, PLLC
- Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt
- Greg Cade, Environmental Litigation Group
Location: M302
Location: Marquis A
Speakers:
- IL Attorney General Honorable Kwame Raoul
- Navan Ward – Beasley Allen (Moderator)
Location: Imperial B
Location: A601
Location: A602
Location: Imperial A

Sunday, August 7, 2022
Location: Imperial Floor
Location: Imperial A
Speakers:
- LaRuby May, May Lightfoot
- Larry Taylor, Jr. The Cochran Firm, Texas
- Greg Cade, Environmental Litigation Group
Location: Imperial B
Speakers:
- Jarrett Prussin – Business Funding Group
- Justin Brass – Stifel
- Nick D’Aquilla, Huntington Bank
Location: Imperial Bc
Speakers:
- Melissa Martinez, Tim Gardner, Epiq
- Greg Bashaw, Flow Claims Administration, LLC
- Gary Goldberg, Archer
- Brooke Hodge, P&N
- Sam Dolce, Milestone
Location: Imperial B
Speakers:
- Gregory A. Cade, Environmental Litigation Group
- Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt
- Navan Ward Jr, Beasley Allen
Location: M301
Speakers:
- Benjamin Crump, Ben Crump Law
- CK Hoffler, CK Hoffler Law Firm
- William H. “Billy” Murphy; Murphy, Falcon & Murphy
Location: Imperial B
Shades of Mass extends our sincere gratitude to Frida Mendez, Nabeha Shaer, Lissete Martinez, Grant Patterson, Darneshia Whitfield, Jennifer Bankston, Kimberly Youngblood, Navis, Benita Karo, Ryan Vaspra, Paige White, Jarret Prussin, Mark Abramowitz, Adam Levitt and Mark DiCello. Thank you for your commitment to Shades of Mass and to this Inaugural conference.
Location: Imperial B
Have a Question?
Contact conference@shadesofmass.org if you have any questions.