Speaker
If you would like to book Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder to speak on the topic of catastrophic impairment law in Canada, then send us an email at info@RudderLawGroup.ca or phone us at 289-430-0728, and provide us with details of the event (i.e. the name of the event, the time, the day, the length of time, the makeup and size of the audience, and whether it’s live or a webinar).
Mr. Rudder is a personal injury lawyer specializing in catastrophic impairment law. He is also a published author of the book entitled, “Catastrophic Impairment Law in Canada,” which LexisNexis Inc. describes as the “authoritative guide on catastrophic impairment law in Canada” that “takes a deep dive on the subject, comparing the different provincial regimes across the country, exposing inconsistencies and proposing solutions to redress inequities”. Mr. Rudder loves to draw from his extensive experience representing clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury and are faced with exorbitant costs of recovery, and volunteer his time at speaking engagements to share his knowledge and experience with others. He speaks regularly in front of lawyers, superior court judges, physicians, healthcare professionals, insurance medical examination (IME) company directors, professionals from the automobile insurance industry, and anyone with an intellectual curiosity for this niche area of law.
Most Recent Speaking Engagements
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder is honoured and excited to be speaking to hundreds of personal injury legal professionals at Clio’s Personal Injury Law Firm Virtual Summit on March 19th!
This free virtual event will feature five tactical sessions covering how to stand out in a competitive market, enhance client relations, maximize settlements, and much more.
Mr. Rudder will be hosting a CLE-eligible session on The Art of Client Communication for Personal Injury Firms, where he’ll be sharing best practices for building lasting relationships and enhancing your client experience through seamless and empathetic interactions.
Mr. Rudder will discuss effective client communication and management tips to help you:
1.) Build client trust through understanding and tactical empathy;
2.) Manage expectations by clearly communicating the legal process, timelines, and potential outcomes; and
3.) Make communication easier and seamless for you and your clients with technology.
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder is honoured to be selected by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) to participate as a panelist in a client management roundtable, where the discussions will be filmed and included in their new eCourse/digital learning called Foundations of Sole Practice (FSP or Foundations), which will help teach new licensees about best practices for proactive and client-centred practice skills.
The course will be mandatory for all new licensees who want to start their own law firm.
We film for a full day in March at the Osgoode Hall in Downtown Toronto!
Helping to teach the next generation of lawyers so they could be better than us, is important to us.
That’s how we evolve.
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder was honoured to speak alongside his co-presenter, Mackenzie Kerr, on the topic of “How Personal Injury Firms Use Clio”, at Clio Cloud Conference 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee! Mr. Rudder discussed his three strategic approaches to online digital marketing at the Lead Generation and Lead Qualification stages, as well as how he effectively uses the tools of Clio Grow and Clio Manage to streamline his intake process with automation, better manage and organize his documents, and efficiently complete his case work.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/8k3YHELnqn0
Every year, the very best and brightest in legal — and beyond — take the Clio Cloud Conference stage, bringing their unique perspectives, and latest insights to propel the legal industry forward. It was a pleasure for Mr. Rudder to be amongst these industry leaders, and network with, and learn from them.
A few of the experts who gave Rudder Law Group greater insights and practical skills to amplify our impact, were the keynote speakers: Jack Newton (CEO and Founder of Clio, and author of The Client-Centered Law Firm), Christopher Voss (Former International FBI hostage negotiator, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and CEO of The Black Swan Group), Brian Banks (Inspirational Speaker, Life Coach, and Author), and Mel Robbins (Former Award-winning CNN Commentator, Co-founder of Inspire52, NYT Best-Selling Author and #1 Ranked Podcast Host). We were also inspired by the other speakers, such as Shaka Senghor (President/Creative Director of Shaka Senghor, Inc.), Robert Simon (Trial Lawyer/Founder of Justice Team & Justice HQ), Jason Plotkin (CEO, Managing Attorney), T. Jayden Dayé (President of Prestige Accounting Solutions LLC), Angela Lennon (Attorney), Nefra MacDonald (Senior Manager of Strategic Engagement), and Michael Semanchik (Executive Director of The Innocence Center).
Special thanks to all of the hard-working Clions, who made this conference possible; your infectious positive energy is refreshing! Thank you Miquela Anzulovich, Brendan Catliff, David Tumbach, Elizabeth Hudson, Taylor Lecky, Derek Bolen, Andrew Booth, Ashley Duffy, Teresa Matich, Sarah Murphy, Jeff Porter, and all the other amazing Clions! Thanks Ronnie Gurion, Reagan Attle, Jenny Dingus, Sego Pylappan, Shubham Datta, Dave McCann, Ben Brideaux, Jonathan Watson, and Alex Shipillo!
Congratulations 👏🏽 to this year’s Reisman Award winners!
We were also inspired by all of the software developers, who created such innovative software products that integrate seamlessly into the Clio ecosystem! Shout-out to AltFee, and their Co-Founder Digby R. Leigh, and CEO Scott Leigh.
One of the jaw-dropping announcements from Jack Newton was that Clio is bringing proprietary generative Artificial Intelligence technology and functionality directly to its legal operating system with the introduction of Clio Duo, which will be natively built into all of Clio’s offerings! Rudder Law Group can’t wait to have this dynamic AI-powered partner always available to help us make the most of our working day! A definite game changer!
We’re looking forward to Clio Cloud Conference 2024 in Austin, Texas!
Canadian Association of Black Lawyers’ Annual Conference:
A Moment in Time: The Evolution of the Legal Landscape
Civil Practice: Mastering the Art before the Court and Tribunal
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder is very honoured to be participating as a speaker in the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers’ (CABL) Annual Conference: “A Moment in Time: The Evolution of the Legal Landscape”, at the Ontario Bar Association in Toronto, on October 12 and 13, which is a couple days after his speaking engagement at ClioCon 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 9 and 10!
Thank you to Tracey-Ann Dobson — the Director of Professional Development of CABL, and the wonderful, hard-working team of CABL’s Professional Development Committee.
Mr. Rudder will be participating in the session entitled: “Civil Practice: Mastering the Art before the Court and Tribunal”, alongside his fellow, brilliant panelists, Monique Jilesen and Melissa Burkett. They’ll be guided by their awesome moderator, Lanise Hayes, through some of the intricacies of civil procedure and the various rules from the unique perspectives of our different areas of practice.
This year CABL is celebrating resilience, progress, and the evolution of the legal landscape. Please join them to learn about leading practices, recent and critical practice directions, as they examine precedent-setting, recent jurisprudence that is shaping civil litigation in the courts and tribunals.
They also hope to offer valuable insights and practical strategies that will enhance your effectiveness as you represent your clients before the court or tribunal.
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder was happy to speak at the Law Society of Ontario’s 17th Solo and Small Firm Conference (Secrets of Success), inside the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Mr. Rudder spoke on the topic of effective and target, online digital marketing for solo practitioners and small law firms.
The 50-minute presentation was called “The Modern Lawyer’s Marketing Blueprint”, and it was a workshop style presentation.
The conference had other experienced presenters, such as Jack Newton (CEO and Founder of Clio), sharing their secrets on being successful on a wide range of intriguing topics and in key areas, including, but not limited to, effectively managing your time, business, staff, technology, and so much more!
Canadian Legal Innovation Forum (CANLIF)
CANLIF Infocus – Personal Injury Law Firms
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder is super-excited about participating in a panel discussion at the Canadian Legal Innovation Forum (CANLIF), in its 2-hour virtual event tomorrow (Wednesday, March 8) from 12 to 2 p.m. EST, which will focus on innovation for personal injury law firms!
In association with: BridgePoint Financial, Tracument Solutions Inc.
It’s free to register and it’s CPD accredited!
Here is the registration link: https://www.canlif.net/webinars
Special thanks to the brilliant Andrew Bowyer, who is the founder and CEO of ADB Insights and CANLIF, which convenes forums, workshops and virtual programs focused on innovation in the professional services sector.
We have two insightful sessions for you.
Session One: What are the key drivers and trends shaping the landscape for personal injury lawyers across Canada?
Evolving trends + and regulations impacting personal injury lawyers in major jurisdictions: Ontario, Alberta and B.C.
Types of cases/matters that personal injury lawyers are turning their attention to and why? How are societal trends defining these approaches?
Setting a strategic course for your firm: how are you developing, defining and implementing your firm’s strategic vision
Speakers:
Lindsay Charles, Partner, McLeish Orlando
Morgyn Chandler, Managing Partner, Hammerco Lawyers LLP
Matthew Sutton, Partner, Thomson Rogers
Yoni SilbermanPartner Bogoroch & Associates
Moderator: Andrew Bowyer, Founder, The Canadian Legal Innovation Forum
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Session Two: How are personal injury law firms evolving their business strategies in a competitive marketplace
How is the alignment of people, process and technology helping personal injury law firms get an edge?
Managing disbursements and leverage: how are personal injury firms innovating when it comes to better managing disbursements? How is this helping these firms offer better services to their clients and optimize their firms’ profitability and growth potential?
Marketing and improving the client experience: what marketing strategies are personal injury law firms implementing successfully and why? And how are they improving the end-user experience for retained clients
Speakers:
Amanda Bafaro, Chief Risk Officer, Bridgepoint
Andrew Leroy Rudder, Owner & Civil Litigation Lawyer, RudderLawGroup
Daniel Michaelson, Partner, Neinstein Personal Injury Lawyers
Stuart Grodinsky, Business Operations Consultant, The Process Fixer
Moderator: Andrew Bowyer, Founder, The Canadian Legal Innovation Forum
Clio’s 2023 Sales Kickoff
Clio Customer Panel Discussion
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder joined a panel session at Clio – Cloud-Based Legal Technology‘s 2023 two-day Sales Kickoff at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, where they brought over 200 people from their global sales team together to get inspired and aligned for the upcoming year!!!
He was honoured to join the Clio Customer Panel alongside Ben Brideaux, Dave McCann, Mary Chartier and Erin O’Rourke!!
Special thanks to Jenny Dingus, Taylor Lecky and Stacey Tennen for all of their hardwork!
Black and Indigenous Advocacy and Reconciliation
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder was honoured to speak on the topic of Black and Indigenous Advocacy and Reconciliation to public servants from the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, as part of Black History Month, on February 28th. The theme this year for BHM was “Ours to Tell”, which highlighted the importance of storytelling and how actively listening will allow us to continue to create more diverse and inclusive opportunities for all.
In the spirit of CIRNAC’s theme this year for BHM “Ours to Tell”, Mr. Rudder shared his personal story of advocating on behalf of one of his First Nations clients. He then discussed two systemic barriers he faced, and how they operated on three levels: (1) the impact on the lawyer; (2) the impact on my First Nations client; and (3) the impact on the institution that he was advocating against.
He was able to share his story and reflections on the theme of intersection, allyship and advocacy as a young black lawyer working with Indigenous communities.
It was such an honour for him to present to, and answer questions from, people in attendance from the federal government who work to make a real difference in the lives of marginalized and underserved people.
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Roundtable, Anti-Racism: The Verb
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder participated as a guest speaker this Friday, February 24th @ 12:30 p.m., with the brilliant moderator Pinta Maguire of Tyr LLP, in a 60-minute insightful and interactive discussion on Anti-Black Racism, by the Diversity and Inclusion Caucus of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
OTLA Roundtable, Anti-Racism: The Verb
https://www.otla.com/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=263898
The program included:
- Defining Anti-Black Racism;
- Discussing strategies and tools to eradicate Anti-Black Racism;
- Conversations on Allyship; and
- And much more…
Special thanks to the outstanding members of the Diversity and Inclusion Caucus: Tania Harris, Joanna Eubanks, Najma Rashid and Stacy Bailey, as well as the hard-working and devoted members of OTLA, Dianne Halcovitch and Samantha Green.
#diversityandinclusion #antiracism #equityandinclusion #inclusionanddiversity #allyship #blackhistorymonth #equitydiversityinclusion
Legal Night Toronto: Networking
Mr. Rudder was invited by Jeff Porter, the general manager (mid-market & channel) at Clio – Cloud-Based Legal Technology, to attend the Legal Night Toronto: Networking event at their downtown Toronto office, and speak on a panel with the wise Stuart Rudner of Rudner Law, discussing how to create better client-centred experiences.
Mr. Rudder was honoured to be able to share his expertise and experience with the diverse group of talented people from Clio – Cloud-Based Legal Technology’s fabulous marketing team, as well as modern lawyers that embrace new legal-technology to gain a competitive edge in the market, and brilliant, ambitious young creators of innovative tech-legal companies! Mr. Rudder was inspired by their infectious, positive energy, as well as their insatiable appetite for knowledge and learning, and their optimism for the future growth of legal-technology.
It was a great worthwhile cause too, as 100% of the registration fee was donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank!
Thank you Clio – Cloud-Based Legal Technology for hosting such an incredible networking event!
Reisman Panel: Best New Law Firm and Excellence in Client Service: Client-Centred Experiences
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder was invited by the Middlesex Law Association in London, Ontario and the Event Chair Tinashe Madzingo from Diamond & Diamond Lawyers to discuss catastrophic impairment law as it relates to pediatric traumatic brain injuries, alongside the following esteemed panelists: Ms. Evelyn ten Cate, a partner from Fosters Law LLP, and Dr. Kristen Smith from Pursuit Health Management.
In this program entitled “Catastrophic Impairments: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injuries”, with the aid of an anonymized, real-life fact scenario, they presented an overview of the strategic approaches and problems that arise when dealing with catastrophic brain injuries for children, and the new definition under Section 3.1(1)5.i of the Ontario Regulation 34/10: Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (effective September 1st, 2010) under the Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.8.
Mr. Rudder discussed catastrophic injury and strategy from a personal injury perspective; Ms. Cate, an insurance defense lawyer, discussed catastrophic injury and strategy from a defense perspective; and Dr. Smith discussed the history of the criteria for a pediatric CAT designation, the application of the Kings Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury (KOSCHI), and the application process for an OCF-19: Application for Determination of a Catastrophic Impairment.
Special thanks to the executive director of the Middlesex Law Association, Ms. Karen Hulan, as well as the incomparable Tracy Fawdry, for her hard-work organizing and promoting this amazing event!
Mr. Rudder was truly honoured to be a part of this incredible panel of experts in catastrophic impairment law!
The New Automatic CAT Definition: Discriminatory Ramifications Based on Geography
Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators (CSME)
Mr. Rudder has been a guest speaker at the Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators’ (CSME) “Medical Legal Summit”, which includes a series of “REC” style talks (REC = Research, Education, Case Studies) – a twist on “TED” style talks – that follows its Annual General Meeting. Mr. Rudder spoke in front of hundreds of physicians, healthcare professionals, lawyers, IME company directors, and professionals from the automobile insurance industry from across the country of Canada. He specifically talked about the new automatic catastrophic impairment definition as it relates to children who sustained catastrophic traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), the consequential discriminatory ramifications based on geography, and how he fought for his client and other children with TBIs in the province of Ontario, by persuading the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRAO) to amend the problematic provincial law.
For more information on the CSME’s annual “Medical Legal Summit”, please click the following URL link:
https://www.csme.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1545023
Strategic Modern Approach To Statutory Interpretation of Catastrophic Impairment Criteria
Hamilton Law Association (HLA) and the Ontario Insurance Adjuster Association’s (OIAA)
Mr. Rudder has been a guest speaker at the Hamilton Law Association (HLA) and the Ontario Insurance Adjuster Association’s (OIAA) “The 35th Annual Joint Insurance Webinar 2021”. He spoke in front of hundreds of predominantly lawyers, as well as superior court judges, physicians, healthcare professionals, IME company directors, and professionals from the automobile insurance industry. He specifically spoke on the topics of catastrophic impairment law in Ontario, the new criteria to determine catastrophic impairment designations, the latest reported decisions, and his unreported catastrophic impairment decision that inspired him to not only write his book, but again, persuade FSRAO to amend the aforementioned problematic provincial law, which adversely impacted children who sustained catastrophic TBIs as a result of motor vehicle accidents.
For more information on the HLA and OIAA’s “Annual Joint Insurance Seminar”, please click the following URL link:
https://www.hamiltonlaw.on.ca/iCore/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=JINSUR21&WebsiteKey=aa576657-bac8-45f5-aa72-c5da6e794ff9
The Modernite Association (Toronto)
Mr. Rudder has been invited as a guest speaker by the Officers and Members of The Modernite Association (Toronto) for their events, such as The Modern High School of Barbados Old Scholars’ Association (Toronto) Inc. Annual Spring Dinner & Dance. The members and patrons expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Rudder for his generous and willing participation, and stated following: “Our members thoroughly enjoyed your erudite, thoughtful and enlightening presentation and are encouraged by your commitment to assist in promoting the tenets of the Association. Once again, thank you for taking the time from your very busy and demanding schedule to be part of our event. We look forward to your continued support”.
If you’d like Mr. Rudder to speak at your upcoming event, then contact us now to book him!
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
The 6th Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder is super-excited about participating as a speaker at the 6th Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit later this year in September, and join the faculty of distinguished speakers! It’s the annual go-to event for motor vehicle litigation!
https://store.lso.ca/6th-motor-vehicle-litigation-summit
Mr. Rudder will be co-presenting with the brilliant Ashleigh Leon of Gore Mutual Insurance Company, and they’ll be providing a statutory accident benefit schedule update and discuss, amongst other things, catastrophic impairment case law developments.
Special thanks to the amazing program co-chairs, Susan Gunter (Dutton Brock LLP), and Adam Wagman (Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP – Personal Injury Lawyers), Eve Halpern (Halpern Legal & Mediation Professional Corporation), as well as the hard-working, talented Law Society of Ontario team!
The program is taking place on September 19th and September 20th, and Mr. Rudder and Ms. Leon will be presenting on day 2 for 40 minutes.
This two-day summit will provide you with a comprehensive look at pressing issues and recent developments, as well as an opportunity to connect and engage with your peers.
8h 30 Substantive
2h 30 Professional
1h EDI Professionalism
Clio Cloud Conference 2023
Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder has been selected as a session speaker at Clio Cloud Conference in October (ClioCon 2023) in Nashville, Tennessee for a session entitled “How Personal Injury Lawyers Use Clio”!
He’s honoured to join the other exceptional speakers and industry leaders, and learn from their unique perspectives and latest insights on propelling the legal industry forward.
https://cliocloudconference.com/speakers/
He is looking forward to speaking about (1) how solo practitioners and small law firms can stand out and effectively compete with larger PI law firms with bigger marketing budgets, (2) leveraging Clio’s legal software to organize our many cases and automate the more tedious parts of our legal practice; and (3) navigating delays as well as managing client expectations with care and clarity!
Last year Mr. Rudder was at ClioCon 2022 as the recipient of the Reisman Award for Best New Law Firm, and he’s excited about returning to Nashville as a session speaker and working together with the amazing, talented and energetic team of Clions!
Thank you Clio!
Testimonial
“I had the absolute pleasure of working with Mr. Andrew Leroy Rudder for my company’s Summit. Mr. Rudder is very professional, thoughtful, and an expert in his field, particularly in catastrophic impairment law. Mr. Rudder was always responsive to my communications with him and eager to connect with our audience. It was lovely to meet someone who is so passionate about their work and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him. I would highly recommend Mr. Rudder!”
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