Start Date: 5/9/2025 8:20 AM PDT
End Date: 5/9/2025 4:30 PM PDT
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WDTL
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Join us on Zoom for WDTL's most popular CLE of the year!
- Learn about the latest trends in insurance coverage.
- Gain valuable insight into the handling of complex coverage cases.
- Prize drawings during our "commercial" Sponsor breaks
6.25 WSBA CLE Credits including 1 Ethics Credit confirmed
WDTL Members: $275
Non Members: $350
8:20 - 8:30 Opening Remarks
- Ryan Hesselgesser, Forsberg & Umlauf
8:30 - 9:30 Insurance Case Law Update
- Pam DeVet, Bullivant Houser
- Galina Jakobson, Freeman Mathis & Gary
- Owen Mooney, Bullivant Houser
- Nicole Morrow, Kennedys
9:30 - 10:00 Q&A with the Insurance Commissioner of Washington
- Patty Kuderer, Washington State Insurance Commissioner
- Ryan Hesselgesser, Forsberg & Umlauf
10:00 – 11:00 Ethical Issues Involved with Policy Limits Demands
- Tom Ahearne, Foster Garvey
- Mary Butler, Bullivant Houser
- Molly Eckman, Gordon & Polscer
11:00 - 11:15 Morning Break
11:15 -12:15 Trends In General Damage Requests at Trial
- Kim Reppart, Forsberg & Umlauf
- The Honorable Paul M. Crisalli – King County Superior Court
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch Break
1:15 -2:00 Discovery Rules Update and View from the Bench of Discovery Disputes
- The Honorable Tim Ashcraft – Pierce County Superior Court
2:00 – 2:45 Additional Insured vs. Named Insured – Key Distinctions and Why they Make a Difference
- David Heeman, Tyson Mendes
2:45 - 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:00 Keodalah Adjuster Liability: Where are we now?
- Mike King, Carney Badley Spellman
4:00 - 4:30 UIM Updates Re: Unpublished Beasley
- Ryan Hesselgesser, Forsberg & Umlauf
Chair Ryan Hesselgesser, Forsberg & Umlauf
Ryan’s practice focuses on insurance coverage, alleged bad faith litigation, and general advice to insurers writing policies in Washington and Oregon. He handles both first- and third-party claims and advises clients regarding coverages over a wide variety of policies, including Commercial General Liability, Homeowners, Directors & Officers Liability, Construction, Environmental Liability, Technology, Professional Liability, Commercial Excess, Maritime and Automobile.
Ryan regularly conducts presentations on Washington insurance claims handling including alleged bad faith issues. He has significant experience with IFCA, CPA, and common law bad faith claims and Stipulated (Covenant) Judgments in Washington.
