The 2024 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will take attendees into the courtroom again during a special “Super Lawyers Session” with RV industry legal experts who will train dealers how to avoid costly consumer lawsuits.
Audience members will once again serve as jurors for the mock trial of a consumer claim against an RV dealership and manufacturer. The first mock trial held during the 2022 Convention received a 9.9 rating out of 10. This year’s mock trial is titled, “The Dealership Strikes Back.”
The Mock Trial will teach RV dealers how to prevent lawsuits against their dealership by partnering with their manufacturers. Speakers during the session include mediator and RV industry trainer Harold Oehler of Oehler Mediation and Training; Dave Thomas, general counsel of Keystone; Tobi Conroy, THOR Industries consumer affairs liaison; and Jim Ganther of Mosaic Compliance Services.
The Super Lawyer’s Session will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The 2024 RV Dealers Convention/Expo is scheduled for Nov. 11-15 at Paris Las Vegas.
The Super Lawyers training sessions were conceived by Harold Oehler, a full-time mediator and dealer trainer with more than 30 years of experience litigating and mediating recreational vehicle defect and accident claims involving RV dealers and manufacturers. Oehler offers mediation services and training for dealers and manufacturers across the country either live or on Zoom. He received the RVDA Chairman’s Service Award in 2010 and 2019 for outstanding contribution to the RV industry.
“This panel has proven to be popular with our members, and this year’s group promises to feature new strategies that dealers, manufacturers, and their management teams can use to avoid expensive and time-consuming litigation,” said RVDA President Phil Ingrassia. “It’s always better to start thinking about topics like this in a seminar session before any of it becomes a reality.”
