The Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course

Schedule and Faculty

Schedule times listed below are for the live seminar. Times for replays may differ due to varied start times and abbreviated break periods. Please refer to the DATES/LOCATION tab for individual replay start times.

8:00 – 8:25 a.m.

CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:25 – 8:30 a.m.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

– David F. Herr, Course Chair

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Iqbal and Twombly Update

What do the decisions say? What are courts doing with Iqbal motions? How should a practitioner deal with these decisions, on both the plaintiff and defense side?

– The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Social Media – Update on Implications for Civil Litigators

The new Minnesota jury instruction on jurors and social media, and other insights about how to handle this issue. Judicial use of social media and the Internet for factual research about parties, lawyers, the case – where’s the line? And how to access and subpoena those records.

– Sara G. McGrane

9:30 – 10:15 a.m.

E-Discovery: Case Law Update

A practical case law update on the latest significant e-discovery cases and their impact on your civil litigation practice.

– Charles F. Webber

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Developments that Affect Civil Litigators

.75 ethics credit applied for

New ethics opinions from the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, recent attorney discipline matters affecting litigators, and developments in Minnesota legal malpractice cases.

– Lewis A. Remele, Jr.

11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

2009 Case Law Review

A practical case law update covering the latest and most important cases for civil litigation practice.

– Haley N. Schaffer

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

New Time-Computation Rules and Other State and Federal Rules Developments

A comprehensive review of the new amendments to state and federal rules to ensure you’re up to date:

• Review of federal rules amendments, including significant changes in how days are counted and deadlines are established.

• Review of changes to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, General Rules of Practice, and Civil Appellate Procedure.

– David F. Herr