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    • 08 Jul 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    • Webinar sponsored by Stokes and Associates
    Register

    Join Clayton Stroope with Stokes and Associates as he presents "Strategies for a Successful Defense : Future Medical Care and Wage Loss Claims" on Wednesday, July 8th at Noon CST/ 1pm EST. This presentation will cover the basic nature and purpose of a life care plan. We will also discuss the principal strategies and perspective used by life care planners when critiquing a plaintiff life care plan.

    Zoom link will be circulated to registrants prior to the webinar. * This course is not approved for credit and will be informational only.

    About Clayton

    Clayton Stroope, RN, BSN, CLCP, CCM, LNCCClayton graduated from Samuel Merritt University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Following graduation, he worked at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center and Stanford Medical Center in several acute care patient units including trauma, brain injury, plastics, burns, and spinal cord injury. After several years of working at the bedside, he transitioned to field case management for a multitude of national workman’s compensation insurers. During this time, he received his Certified Case Manager (CCM) certification as well as his Certified Life Care Planner (CLCP) certification. Clayton has since drafted and supervised the finalization of hundreds of life care plans and is a member of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC). He currently provides plaintiff and defense life care planning services to clients in Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Louisiana. Clayton is proud to work with firms in the local Nashville community and is always available as a complimentary resource.

    Sponsored by



    • 23 Sep 2026
    • 25 Sep 2026
    • Chattanoogan Hotel, Chattanooga, TN

    The Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association is proud to celebrate 60 years of service to the civil defense bar at our Annual Meeting, held this year jointly with the Kentucky Defense Counsel in beautiful Chattanooga, Tennessee at the Chattanoogan Hotel on September 23-25, 2026.

    Join colleagues from across both states for two days of outstanding CLE programming (Thursday morning & Friday morning), networking, and celebration as we mark this milestone anniversary.

    Meeting Highlights

    • CLE sessions covering current trends in civil defense litigation (CLE hours TBA)
    • Joint programming and networking with the Kentucky Defense Counsel
    • 60th Anniversary celebration dinner and reception
    • Exhibitor showcase and sponsor recognition

    Agenda

    Coming soon!

    Registration

    Registration Fees: Coming Soon!

    Questions: Please contact office@tdla.net

    Venue & Lodging

    The Chattanoogan Hotel All meeting activities will take place at The Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 South Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 except the Thursday night 60th Celebration Gala which will take place at the 2nd American event hall. A discounted room block is available for attendees — reservation details are below. Room rate is $159/ night.

    Listed below are the available reservation methods for the Chattanoogan Hotel.

    • Call the hotel directly at (423) 756-3400.  Provide the front desk the arrival date and group name -  9.23.26 TN Defense Lawyers Assoc. & KY Defense Counsel or group code - GDEF
    - OR -

    The room block deadline is 08.23.26  Reservations must be made prior to the cutoff date and/or before the block is full, whichever comes first, in order to guarantee availability of the rooms and discounted group rate that was contracted.  Reservations made after the cutoff date will be accommodated based on availability, at the best available rate and at the discretion of the hotel.


    Chattanooga, with its riverfront, mountain vistas, and scenic hiking trails,
    is the perfect backdrop for celebrating this milestone anniversary.








    2nd American event hall




A note about TDLA Webinars: The Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education requires all distance learning to have a tracking mechanism and attendance certification by the provider. This includes webinars, recorded online sessions, and audio-only sessions. TDLA uses Zoom Pro for our webinars which records attendance and time, and also requires all attendees to fill out a CLE form with proper time noted and return to office@tdla.net after the webinar.



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