Public Speaking & Continuing Legal Education

Teaching Complex Litigation Concepts with Precision and Clarity

In addition to litigation practice, Ron Etemi regularly speaks at continuing legal education programs on advanced topics affecting personal injury and wrongful death litigation. His presentations focus on complex statutory and regulatory issues that materially affect case value, settlement strategy, and client outcomes.

These engagements reflect a sustained commitment to legal precision, practical instruction, and peer-level contribution to the plaintiffs’ bar.

Featured CLE Engagements

Speaker – Continuing Legal Education Program

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
March 28, 2025

Mr. Etemi served as a featured speaker at a Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association CLE program addressing technically demanding post-resolution and settlement issues in personal injury litigation.

Speaker – Continuing Legal Education Program

Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
2023

Two years earlier, Mr. Etemi presented at a separate Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association CLE program on the same core subject matter, reflecting both subject-matter depth and continued recognition by the statewide plaintiffs’ bar.

Topics Presented

Across these CLE programs, Mr. Etemi addressed overlapping state and federal lien and reimbursement regimes, including:

• State and federal lien frameworks
• Rights of reimbursement and subrogation
• Medicare conditional payments and compliance obligations
• Medicaid reimbursement issues
• ERISA plan reimbursement claims
• Municipal and governmental liens
• Workers’ compensation liens and offsets
• Practical strategies for resolving multi-lien cases without unnecessary delay

The presentations emphasized how these regimes interact, and how counsel can navigate them without compromising client recovery or exposing themselves to post-settlement risk.

From Complexity to Clarity

A central theme of these programs was reducing legal complexity to operational clarity—breaking down dense statutory and regulatory schemes into practical decision-making tools for litigators.

This same approach informs the firm’s litigation and settlement strategy, particularly in cases involving catastrophic injury, multiple payors, institutional defendants, or layered insurance and reimbursement issues.

Why This Matters in Personal Injury Litigation

Lien and reimbursement issues often determine whether a resolution is truly favorable for a client. Errors can:

• materially reduce net recovery,
• delay case closure, or
• create avoidable compliance exposure after settlement.

By teaching these issues to fellow practitioners, Mr. Etemi contributes to broader professional understanding at the intersection of litigation strategy, statutory interpretation, and ethical compliance.

Speaking Engagements & CLE Inquiries

Ron Etemi is available for:

• CLE presentations
• panel discussions
• practitioner workshops
• internal firm trainings

Topics may include complex lien resolution, institutional liability, motion practice strategy, and litigation writing.

Professional Contribution Beyond the Courtroom

Public speaking and legal education are a natural extension of the firm’s practice philosophy: mastery of the law, disciplined analysis, and clear communication—whether before a judge, a jury, or a room of fellow attorneys.