32nd Annual Anti-Fraud Conference 2022 | Anti-Fraud Alliance | 13 April 2022 | Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel, Monterey, California, 1 Old Golf Course Rd, Monterey, CA 93940, USA

The Annual Anti-Fraud Conference is not open to the general public and registration for the Conference is subject to review and approval by the Conference. Attendance at the Conference is open to members in good standing with the Anti-Fraud Alliance, California District Attorneys Association, National Insurance Crime Bureau, the California Department of Insurance, or the Southern California Fraud Investigators Association; peace officers; prosecutors, investigators and agents employed by any state or the federal government; insurance company officers, directors, or managers with management responsibility over any state-mandated anti-fraud group, including Special Investigation Units; insurance company claims personnel, including integral anti-fraud personnel; private investigators who, as a major part of their duties, investigate insurance fraud on behalf of insurance companies; third party administrators handling claims on behalf of insurance companies or self-insured entities; employees of self-insured entities engaged who oversee or handle claims and are involved in anti-fraud activities; persons licensed to practice law by any state who, as a major part of their practice, provide legal services to insurance companies, third-party administrators or self-insured entities in connection with anti-fraud efforts; and all other persons approved by the Conference. The Conference specifically reserves the right to refuse to register any person who, in the opinion of the Conference, does not meet the criteria for attending the Conference. These restrictions are intended to encourage, promote and facilitate continuing education and networking opportunities for members of the anti-fraud community.

2022 Speakers

Dr. Phil McGraw
Host & Executive Producer

Gabriel Acevedo-Bolton, Ph.D
IT Specialist II, California Department of Industrial Relations, Anti-Fraud Unit

Doug Allen
Assistant District Attorney

Kristen Allison
Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

Jon Atkinson
Criminal Investigator Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office

George H. Baker
GM Global Vehicle Security Lead

Dale Banda
COO, J.D. Wesson & Associates, Inc.; CDI, Deputy Commissioner (retired)

Dalene Bartholomew, CFE, CIFI
Vice President, VRC Investigations

Steven Beltz
Director of Learning and Development, National Insurance Crime Bureau - NICB

Brian Biggs
Director, Major Case Unit and Director of the Prosecution Unit, Travelers Indemnity Company

Jeffrey Bonsal
Momentum Engineering Corp.

Jay Bobrowsky
Senior Vice President – SIU, State Compensation Insurance Fund

Rodrigo Bozoghlian
Partner, Manning & Kass, LLP

Adam Brand
Founder and Managing Partner, Brand & Tapply, LLC

Dan Brown
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery

Ulises Castellon
CEO, Fire Cause Analysis

Natalie Chandler
SIU Compliance Program Manager

Jonathan H. Colman, Esq.
Managing Attorney, Colman Perkins Law Group

Stephanie Cooke
SIU Investigator, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies

Janelle F. Crandell
Senior Associate Attorney, Goyette, Ruano & Thompson

Gene P. Donnelly
Assistant Vice President, SIU, Zenith Insurance Company

Dominic I. Dugo
Vice President, Fraud Division DELTA GROUP (San Diego Chief Deputy District Attorney, retired)

Ryan Fawaz
Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Tom Fraysse
Knox Ricksen LLP

Phaidra Garcia
Attorney, McDowell Shaw Garcia & Patton

Shaun Gipson
Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Kevin Hansen
Partner, McCormick Barstow LLP

Richard Harer
Vice President, Specialized Investigation, Inc.

Shaddi Kamiabipour
Assistant Head of Court, Insurance Fraud Unit, Orange County District Attorney’s Office

Dennis Kass
Founding Partner, Manning and Kass, LLP.

Timothy Lancaster
Investigator, Orange County District Attorney’s Office

Ricardo Lara
Insurance Commissioner, State of California

Michael Lysobey
Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Zenith Insurance Co.

Christopher Maciel
Counsel, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Vince Marinaccio
Deputy District Attorney, Orange County District Attorney’s office

Vladislav Mikulich
Captain, California Department of Insurance Fraud Division

Erika Mulhere
Deputy District Attorney, Special Prosecution Section, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office

Bill Murphy
Assistant Chief Counsel, Department of Industrial Relations, Anti-Fraud Division

Gordon Oard
Senior Special Investigator, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies

Jeannine M. Pacioni
Monterey County District Attorney

Vic Pence
SIU Supervisor, Mercury Insurance

Amy Pope
SIU Director, Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies

Kevin Rawlins
Director of Customer Engagement, ISO ClaimSearch

James Rochford
Investigator, Orange County District Attorney’s Office

Sumair Sandhu
Founder and Managing Attorney, Sandhu Law Group APC

Blake Schnabel
Sergeant, California Highway Patrol Field Support Section, Vehicle Theft Unit

Kevin Schwermer
Team Manager, SIU, Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club

Matthew Smith
Director Coalition Against Insurance Fraud

Steve Smith
Enforcement Branch Chief, California Department of Insurance, - Administrative Support & Compliance

Michael J. Stahl, D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic

Joe Stephenson
Director, Digital Intelligence INTERTEL, Inc.

Patrick Ward
Investigator, Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office

Lin Werkheiser
Manager, SIU and Claims, Specialized Investigations, Inc.

William Zachry
Member, Board of Directors of State Compensation Insurance Fund

Kate Zimmermann
Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Kern County District Attorney’s Office