Stewart M. Casper

Mr. Casper is a Past President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and he has served on the CTLA Board of Governors since 1987. He serves on CTLA's, Legislative, Amicus Curiae, Medical Malpractice, Public Relations, and Fund Raising committees and he served on every Executive Committee of CTLA from 1990 - 2010. In addition he served as an elected member of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice (“AAJ” formerly known as “ATLA”) from 2006-2015. From 1999 to 2006 he was one of Connecticut’s two State Delegates to AAJ. He is a former member of the Motor Vehicle Automobile Insurance Coordination Committee and the Insurance Oversight Committee (Co-Chairperson) of AAJ. He served on AAJ's Public Affairs Committee and National Finance Council from 2006-2015. He is a member of AAJ’s Professional Liability Section and in 2010 he was the Chairperson of AAJ's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. From 2005 -10 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the "Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Newsletter." He is a member of the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (formerly the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut), the Brain Injury Association of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He also serves on the Legal Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation. Casper is a nationally recognized lecturer on traumatic brain injury and trial practice and he is a Co-Chair of the annual Legal Issues in Brain Injury program for the North American Brain Injury Society.Classes/Seminars Taught:Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases – Determining Coverage, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 – 1990The Million Dollar Verdict Theory & Theme in the Age of Tort Reform, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1988Investigation for Auto and Premises Liability Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990Municipal Liability vs. Immunity Under The Tort Reform Act, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Conflicts of Law Issues in Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Summation – The Finishing Touch, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Automobile Insurance Reform Act of 1993, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993Bad Faith, No Faith or Incompetence – Claims Against Insurance Companies and Independent Agents, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994Consumer Remedies for Inadequate Insurance Coverage – Suing The Insurance Agent, American Association for Justice, 1995Looking Fraudulent Surveillance in the Eye, American Association for Justice, 1996Cross Examination of the Defense Medical Expert, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1998The Conundrum of Pre-existing Injuries, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2002Proving and Winning the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, American Association for Justice, 2006The Selection and Use of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, 2006Proving the Injury in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2006Cross-Examination of the Defense Expert in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case – No Perry Mason Moments, American Association of Justice, 2008Misclassification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2010Debunking the Myths of TBI, North American Brain Injury Society, 2011Using Depositions to Undermine TBI Myths, North American Brain Injury Society, 20129 Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, Iowa Association for Justice, 2012What You Don’t Know About Brain Injury Experts Can Hurt, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2013Demystifying the Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2014Strategies for Diffusion Tensor Imaging & Volumetric Analysis in Pediatric TBI Litigation, American Association for Justice, 2014Proving TBI with Demonstrative Evidence, North American Brain Injury Society, 2015The Progressive Injury Cascade of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2016Evolving Signs and Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, American Association for Justice, 2016

Mr. Casper is a Past President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and he has served on the CTLA Board of Governors since 1987. He serves on CTLA's, Legislative, Amicus Curiae, Medical Malpractice, Public Relations, and Fund Raising committees and he served on every Executive Committee of CTLA from 1990 - 2010. In addition he served as an elected member of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice (“AAJ” formerly known as “ATLA”) from 2006-2015. From 1999 to 2006 he was one of Connecticut’s two State Delegates to AAJ. He is a former member of the Motor Vehicle Automobile Insurance Coordination Committee and the Insurance Oversight Committee (Co-Chairperson) of AAJ. He served on AAJ's Public Affairs Committee and National Finance Council from 2006-2015. He is a member of AAJ’s Professional Liability Section and in 2010 he was the Chairperson of AAJ's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. From 2005 -10 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the "Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Newsletter." He is a member of the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (formerly the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut), the Brain Injury Association of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He also serves on the Legal Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation. Casper is a nationally recognized lecturer on traumatic brain injury and trial practice and he is a Co-Chair of the annual Legal Issues in Brain Injury program for the North American Brain Injury Society.Classes/Seminars Taught:Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases – Determining Coverage, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 – 1990The Million Dollar Verdict Theory & Theme in the Age of Tort Reform, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1988Investigation for Auto and Premises Liability Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990Municipal Liability vs. Immunity Under The Tort Reform Act, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Conflicts of Law Issues in Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Summation – The Finishing Touch, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991Automobile Insurance Reform Act of 1993, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993Bad Faith, No Faith or Incompetence – Claims Against Insurance Companies and Independent Agents, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994Consumer Remedies for Inadequate Insurance Coverage – Suing The Insurance Agent, American Association for Justice, 1995Looking Fraudulent Surveillance in the Eye, American Association for Justice, 1996Cross Examination of the Defense Medical Expert, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1998The Conundrum of Pre-existing Injuries, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2002Proving and Winning the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, American Association for Justice, 2006The Selection and Use of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, 2006Proving the Injury in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2006Cross-Examination of the Defense Expert in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case – No Perry Mason Moments, American Association of Justice, 2008Misclassification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2010Debunking the Myths of TBI, North American Brain Injury Society, 2011Using Depositions to Undermine TBI Myths, North American Brain Injury Society, 20129 Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, Iowa Association for Justice, 2012What You Don’t Know About Brain Injury Experts Can Hurt, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2013Demystifying the Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2014Strategies for Diffusion Tensor Imaging & Volumetric Analysis in Pediatric TBI Litigation, American Association for Justice, 2014Proving TBI with Demonstrative Evidence, North American Brain Injury Society, 2015The Progressive Injury Cascade of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2016Evolving Signs and Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, American Association for Justice, 2016

Mr. Casper is a Past President of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) and he has served on the CTLA Board of Governors since 1987. He serves on CTLA's, Legislative, Amicus Curiae, Medical Malpractice, Public Relations, and Fund Raising committees and he served on every Executive Committee of CTLA from 1990 - 2010. In addition he served as an elected member of the Board of Governors of the American Association of Justice (“AAJ” formerly known as “ATLA”) from 2006-2015. From 1999 to 2006 he was one of Connecticut’s two State Delegates to AAJ. He is a former member of the Motor Vehicle Automobile Insurance Coordination Committee and the Insurance Oversight Committee (Co-Chairperson) of AAJ. He served on AAJ's Public Affairs Committee and National Finance Council from 2006-2015. He is a member of AAJ’s Professional Liability Section and in 2010 he was the Chairperson of AAJ's Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. From 2005 -10 he was the Editor-in-Chief of the "Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Newsletter." He is a member of the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (formerly the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut), the Brain Injury Association of America, the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He also serves on the Legal Advisory Board of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation. Casper is a nationally recognized lecturer on traumatic brain injury and trial practice and he is a Co-Chair of the annual Legal Issues in Brain Injury program for the North American Brain Injury Society.

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases – Determining Coverage, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 – 1990

The Million Dollar Verdict Theory & Theme in the Age of Tort Reform, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1988

Investigation for Auto and Premises Liability Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990

Municipal Liability vs. Immunity Under The Tort Reform Act, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991

Conflicts of Law Issues in Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991

Summation – The Finishing Touch, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991

Automobile Insurance Reform Act of 1993, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1993

Bad Faith, No Faith or Incompetence – Claims Against Insurance Companies and Independent Agents, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994

Consumer Remedies for Inadequate Insurance Coverage – Suing The Insurance Agent, American Association for Justice, 1995

Looking Fraudulent Surveillance in the Eye, American Association for Justice, 1996

Cross Examination of the Defense Medical Expert, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1998

The Conundrum of Pre-existing Injuries, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2002

Proving and Winning the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, American Association for Justice, 2006

The Selection and Use of Experts in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, 2006

Proving the Injury in the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2006

Cross-Examination of the Defense Expert in a Traumatic Brain Injury Case – No Perry Mason Moments, American Association of Justice, 2008

Misclassification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2010

Debunking the Myths of TBI, North American Brain Injury Society, 2011

Using Depositions to Undermine TBI Myths, North American Brain Injury Society, 2012

9 Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, Iowa Association for Justice, 2012

What You Don’t Know About Brain Injury Experts Can Hurt, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2013

Demystifying the Myths of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2014

Strategies for Diffusion Tensor Imaging & Volumetric Analysis in Pediatric TBI Litigation, American Association for Justice, 2014

Proving TBI with Demonstrative Evidence, North American Brain Injury Society, 2015

The Progressive Injury Cascade of Traumatic Brain Injury, North American Brain Injury Society, 2016

Evolving Signs and Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, American Association for Justice, 2016