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Overview

Pretrial Practice 2021

Why You Should Attend

Pretrial practice in federal civil litigation continues to change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice — pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement — have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? How has pretrial practice been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys, inside counsel, judges and others as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.

What You Will Learn 

• Planning the Litigation
• Investigating the facts and the law
• Pleading your case
• Pretrial motions
• Settlement Strategies

 

Special Features 

Earn up to 7.5 transitional Skills credits

 

Who Should Attend 

This program will help attorneys who are not yet experienced litigators become familiar with the ins and outs of pretrial practice. 



Lecture Topics [Total time 00:06:30]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.


  • Opening Remarks* [00:04:24]
    David G. Keyko
  • Preparing to File a Lawsuit [01:08:05]
    Nancy Axilrod Denton, Hon. Henry B. Pitman (Ret.), Steven R. Schindler, John M. Toriello
  • Responding to a Complaint [01:04:02]
    David A. Crichlow, Hon. Barbara Moses, Jacqueline P. Rubin
  • Part 1: Preliminary Remedies and Summary Judgment Motions [01:17:13]
    Lauren E. Aguiar, Robert S. Fischler, Carolina A. Fornos, Hon. Robert W. Lehrburger
  • Depositions [01:02:20]
    Hon. Steven M. Gold (ret.), David G. Keyko, Jennifer A. Paradise, David Randall J. Riskin
  • Use of Experts [01:01:07]
    Lucy P. Allen, Hon. Holly B. Fitzsimmons, George G. Gordon
  • Settlement [01:00:10]
    Marla Alhadeff, Kelly Strange Crawford, Jonathan J. Ross, Mark E. Segall, Hon. Michael A. Hammer

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:


  • Complete Course Handbook
  • Navigating Federal Courts: Practical and Strategic Considerations for Commencing an Action (February 2021)
    Sarah Syed,John M. Toriello,Qian (Sheila) Shen
  • Responding to a Complaint (Substantive Outline) (February 2021)
    Margaret McQuade,David A. Crichlow
  • Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders (January 2020)
    Robert S. Fischler
  • A Look at the Current State of Nationwide Injunctions (February 2021)
    Mackenzie Newman,Nicholas Lytle,Lauren E. Aguiar
  • Working Remotely and the Unauthorized Practice of Law (February 18, 2021)
    David G. Keyko
  • Taking and Defending Depositions (March 6, 2018)
    Bryce L. Friedman
  • Duking It Out: Use of Experts (January 2019)
    Lucy P. Allen
  • Strategies, Insights and Resources for Effective Settlement Negotiations (February 4, 2021)
    Jonathan J. Ross

Presentation Material


  • Duking it Out: Preparing to File a Lawsuit
    Nancy Axilrod Denton, Hon. Henry B. Pitman (Ret.), Steven R. Schindler, John M. Toriello
  • Duking it Out: Responding to a Complaint
    David A. Crichlow, Hon. Barbara Moses, Jacqueline P. Rubin
  • Duking it Out: Preliminary Remedies, Preparing Discovery Demands and Discovery Responses, and Summary Judgement Motions
    Lauren E. Aguiar, Robert S. Fischler, Carolina A. Fornos, Hon. Robert W. Lehrburger
  • Duking it Out: Taking and Defending Depositions
    Hon. Steven M. Gold (ret.), David G. Keyko, Jennifer A. Paradise, David Randall J. Riskin
  • Duking it Out: Use of Experts
    Lucy P. Allen, Hon. Holly B. Fitzsimmons, George G. Gordon
  • Duking it Out: Settlement
    Marla Alhadeff, Hon. Michael A. Hammer, Jonathan J. Ross, Mark E. Segall, Kelly Strange Crawford

Why You Should Attend

Pretrial practice in federal civil litigation continues to change. As fewer civil cases are tried, the staples of pretrial practice — pleadings, motions to dismiss, discovery, Daubert motions, summary judgment, and settlement — have replaced trials as the focus of litigation. What does the changing nature of pretrial practice in litigation mean for your practice? How has pretrial practice been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Join our faculty of experienced plaintiffs’ and defense attorneys, inside counsel, judges and others as they review what you need to know to succeed at this increasingly important stage of litigation.

What You Will Learn 

• Planning the Litigation
• Investigating the facts and the law
• Pleading your case
• Pretrial motions
• Settlement Strategies

 

Special Features 

Earn up to 7.5 transitional Skills credits

 

Who Should Attend 

This program will help attorneys who are not yet experienced litigators become familiar with the ins and outs of pretrial practice. 

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