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Speaking Events

Anapol Weiss attorneys regularly speak at legal conferences, continuing legal education programs, law school events, professional association programs, webinars, and community education initiatives. Through these presentations, the firm’s attorneys share insight on trial advocacy, mass tort litigation, product liability, medical malpractice, civil rights, sexual abuse survivor advocacy, women’s health litigation, and other issues affecting injured individuals and families.

The speaking engagements below include upcoming and past presentations by Anapol Weiss attorneys.

Upcoming Speaking Events

There are no upcoming speaking events listed at this time. Please check back for future programs, conferences, webinars, and educational events featuring Anapol Weiss attorneys.

Past Speaking Events

National Sexual Violence Law Conference

Speaker: Kristen Gibbons Feden
Date: October 22, 2025
Event Host: Victim Rights Law Center
Event Type: Keynote Address
Topic: Justice, power, survivor-centered advocacy, and systemic reform

Kristen Gibbons Feden delivered the closing keynote at the National Sexual Violence Law Conference. Her keynote addressed justice, trauma-informed advocacy, survivor-centered representation, and the need for systemic reform to better support sexual assault survivors.

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Prosecuting Sex Crimes: State and Federal Law

Speaker: Laura Gilson
Date: November 12, 2025
Event Host: University of North Carolina School of Law / Law Students Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Event Type: Law School Panel
Topic: Sexual assault prosecution, survivor advocacy, state and federal law

Laura Gilson joined a panel titled “Prosecuting Sex Crimes: State and Federal Law” at UNC Law. The panel examined how sexual assault cases are investigated and prosecuted under state and federal law, along with the legal and practical challenges attorneys and survivors may face in the pursuit of justice.

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Temple Plaintiff’s Law Association Panel

Speaker: Ashley Ann Garland
Date: October 2025
Event Host: Temple Plaintiff’s Law Association
Event Type: Law School Panel
Topic: Plaintiff advocacy and career paths in the plaintiff’s bar

Ashley Ann Garland participated in a Temple Plaintiff’s Law Association panel focused on plaintiff advocacy and the wide range of practice areas available within the plaintiff’s bar. During the panel, she discussed personal injury, civil rights, consumer protection, medical malpractice, mass torts, and appellate advocacy.

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Advocacy in the Hardest Rooms: Trial Strategy in Trauma & Civil Rights Litigation

Speaker: Kristen Gibbons Feden
Date: March 2026
Event: Renegade Litigator Summit
Location: Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
Event Type: Conference Presentation
Topic: Trial strategy, trauma, civil rights litigation, and survivor advocacy

Kristen Gibbons Feden spoke at the Renegade Litigator Summit on the topic of “Advocacy in the Hardest Rooms: Trial Strategy in Trauma & Civil Rights Litigation.” Her presentation addressed trial strategy in cases involving trauma, civil rights, survivor advocacy, and high-stakes litigation.

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NBI CLE Online: Navigating the Minefield of Bad Faith Negotiations, and Key Insights for Success

Speaker: Anapol Weiss
Date: March 6, 2025
Event Host: National Business Institute
Event Type: Online CLE
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Topic: Bad faith negotiations, civil litigation, insurance coverage, and settlement strategy

Anapol Weiss presented an online CLE through the National Business Institute focused on bad faith settlement negotiations. The session addressed legal strategy, negotiation tactics, insurance coverage issues, and practical considerations for attorneys handling bad faith disputes.

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Epidemiology of Depo-Provera and Other Progesterones, The Incidence of Meningioma in the Population

Speakers: Tracy Finken Magnotta and Thomas R. Anapol
Date: November 4, 2024
Event Host: HarrisMartin Webinar Series: Depo-Provera CI Litigation
Event Type: Webinar / CLE
Location: Virtual Event
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Topic: Depo-Provera, progesterone-based treatments, meningioma, and mass tort litigation

Tracy Finken Magnotta and Thomas R. Anapol presented as part of the HarrisMartin Webinar Series on Depo-Provera litigation. Their presentation examined epidemiological data concerning Depo-Provera and other progesterone-based treatments, the incidence of meningioma in the population, and the evolving litigation landscape involving alleged brain and spinal cord tumors.

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Personal Injury Boot Camp: Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating with the Adjuster & Demand Packages

Speaker: Ms. Berger / Anapol Weiss
Date: November 20, 2024
Event Host: National Business Institute
Event Type: Seminar
Topic: Insurance review, adjuster negotiations, demand packages, and bad faith claims

Anapol Weiss presented at a National Business Institute seminar focused on practical strategies for personal injury attorneys. The program addressed insurance policy reviews, negotiations with adjusters, demand packages, settlement considerations, Pennsylvania’s collateral source rule, and the basics of bad faith insurance claims.

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Products Liability in Pennsylvania: How Attorneys Can Get Started

Speakers: Larry E. Coben and Jaime Jackson
Date: July 2021
Event Type: Webinar Series
Topic: Product liability case selection, Pennsylvania product liability law, strict liability, negligence, warnings, jurisdiction, venue, and trial preparation

Larry E. Coben and Jaime Jackson presented a six-part webinar series designed to help trial lawyers understand how to evaluate and pursue product liability cases in Pennsylvania. The series addressed the legal landscape of product liability, policy considerations, potential defendants, case law, strict liability, negligence, marketing, warnings, jurisdiction, venue, and related defenses.

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Beyond Crashworthiness: Liability for Failure to Include Collision Avoidance Systems

Speaker: James R. Ronca
Date: August 2020
Event Host: Bar Association of Lehigh County
Event Type: CLE Webinar
Topic: Crashworthiness, collision avoidance technology, and product liability

James R. Ronca led a CLE webinar for the Bar Association of Lehigh County titled “Beyond Crashworthiness: Liability for Failure to Include Collision Avoidance Systems.” The presentation addressed crashworthiness, collision avoidance technology, and how the failure to include available safety systems may create liability in vehicle product liability cases.

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Zantac Client Informational Webinar

Speakers: Thomas R. Anapol, Tracy Finken Magnotta, and Shayna Slater
Date: July 2020
Event Type: Client-Facing Informational Webinar
Topic: Zantac litigation, mass tort litigation, and client communication

Thomas R. Anapol, Tracy Finken Magnotta, and Shayna Slater hosted an informational webinar for Zantac clients. The webcast discussed mass tort litigation generally, the Zantac litigation process, and what clients could expect as the litigation moved forward.

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Sol Weiss Villanova Law Business Seminar

Speaker: Sol H. Weiss
Date: January 2020
Event Host: Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Event Type: Law School Seminar / Panel
Topic: The business side of contingency fee-based personal injury practice

Sol H. Weiss participated in Villanova Law’s 2L business seminar, where he discussed issues related to the business side of contingency fee-based personal injury practice.

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Crashworthiness Presentation for Personal Injury Attorneys

Speaker: Larry E. Coben
Date: September 2020
Event Type: Conference Presentation
Topic: Crashworthiness and product liability

Larry E. Coben presented on crashworthiness at a conference for personal injury attorneys. His presentation addressed vehicle design, product liability, and issues attorneys should consider when evaluating whether a crash-related injury may have been caused or worsened by defective vehicle design.

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Thomas R. Anapol

Thomas R. Anapol routinely lectures about mass tort litigation at American Association for Justice, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and other legal seminars across the country.

James R. Ronca

James R. Ronca has given more than 350 individual seminars for state and national bar and trial lawyer associations. His presentations have addressed personal injury litigation, mass torts, motor vehicle crash cases, product liability, and related civil litigation issues.

Tracy Finken Magnotta

Tracy Finken Magnotta has been an invited speaker and lecturer on pharmaceutical liability and civil litigation matters for professional organizations nationwide.

Sol H. Weiss

Sol H. Weiss frequently lectures on class actions, personal injury cases, pharmaceutical liability, civil litigation issues, trial skills, and technology in the courtroom.

Richard Golomb

Richard Golomb is a frequent lecturer and author on trial advocacy topics for the plaintiffs’ and defense bar, including expert witness preparation, evidence, cross-examination, ethics, and multidistrict litigation.

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