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Depending on the jurisdiction in which you practice, you may or may not be able to claim credit for viewing this on demand seminar. Please check with your licensing agency for accreditation information.
Originally presented: October 23, 2024 | Course length: 6.0 hours
11 top litigators and judges reveal 9 valuable checklists for succeeding in your next civil case.
Listen as they review their checklists and discover why each item made their lists. Written materials include a master checklist which combines all the individual checklists for your next civil case.
Why a Checklist Approach?
With all the rules, deadlines and details that accompany civil litigation, how can you ensure that you’re not missing anything? By following a checklist! You’ll receive 9 checklists full of helpful practice tips, pitfalls to avoid, rules to follow, strategic considerations to ponder and more. The seminar faculty have years of experience in state and federal courts. Share the insights they have gained and benefit from their experience. As Atul Gawande, surgeon and author of the best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right wrote, “Checklists seem able to defend anyone, even the experienced, against failure in many more tasks than we realized.”
Take the Checklist Approach to:
Watch this program and checklist your way to success!
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION (5 MINUTES)
7 Considerations Before Starting Your Case – What You Need to Be Thinking About from the Start (30 MINUTES)
– Nicholas B. Scheiner
8 Tips for Serving and Responding to a Complaint (45 MINUTES)
– Archana Nath
6 Tips for Precise, Tailored Form Objections to Written Discovery (30 MINUTES)
– Ret. Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer
6 Tips for Tackling Written Discovery – The Main Keys to Requests for Production, Disclosures, and Interrogatories (30 MINUTES)
– Nicole Salonek Schladt
9 Strategies for Succeeding in Your Next Deposition, Whether In Person or Via Zoom (45 MINUTES)
– Kathy S. Kimmel & Daniel E. Gustafson
8 Keys for Working with Experts – Navigating the Intersection of Science and Law (45 MINUTES)
– Peter J. Goss
6 Tips for Rule 12 Motion Practice Under Minnesota and Federal Rules (60 MINUTES)
– Elsa M. Bullard & Andy Taylor
7 Keys to Successful Direct and Cross Examinations (35 MINUTES)
– Randall E. Kahnke & Bryan K. Washburn
10 Tips and Techniques for Succeeding on Appeal – Learn Practice Pointers for Appellate Briefs and Oral Arguments (40 MINUTES)
– Katherine M. Swenson & Farah N. Famouri
$295
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Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 6.0 standard CLE credits. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 6.0 credits.
Minnesota CLE also has applied to the Minnesota State Bar Association for 6.0 civil trial specialist credits.
Depending on the jurisdiction in which you practice, you may or may not be able to claim credit for viewing this on demand seminar. Please check with your licensing agency for accreditation information.
