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Friday, November 22, 2024
9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
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.”
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Join us for this seminar and checklist your way to success!
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 9:05 a.m.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
9:05 – 9:35 a.m.
7 Considerations Before Starting Your Case – What You Need to Be Thinking About from the Start
– Nicholas B. Scheiner
9:35 – 10:20 a.m.
8 Tips for Serving and Responding to a Complaint
– Archana Nath
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
6 Tips for Precise, Tailored Form Objections to Written Discovery
– Ret. Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer
10:50 – 11:05 a.m.
BREAK
11:05 – 11:35 a.m.
6 Tips for Tackling Written Discovery – The Main Keys to Requests for Production, Disclosures, and Interrogatories
– Nicole Salonek Schladt
11:35 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
9 Strategies for Succeeding in Your Next Deposition, Whether In Person or Via Zoom
– Kathy S. Kimmel & Daniel E. Gustafson
12:20 – 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
8 Keys for Working with Experts – Navigating the Intersection of Science and Law
– Peter J. Goss
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
6 Tips for Rule 12 Motion Practice Under Minnesota and Federal Rules
– Elsa M. Bullard & Andy Taylor
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
BREAK
3:00 – 3:35 p.m.
7 Keys to Successful Direct and Cross Examinations
– Randall E. Kahnke & Bryan K. Washburn
3:35 – 4:15 p.m.
10 Tips and Techniques for Succeeding on Appeal – Learn Practice Pointers for Appellate Briefs and Oral Arguments
– Katherine M. Swenson & Farah N. Famouri
LIVE IN-PERSON
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 370
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
ONLINE REPLAYS
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Attend online
A moderator will be available to answer questions by email.
$295 MSBA members / $295 paralegals / $345 standard rate
Other discounts that may apply:
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.