Litigation & Appeals

RI Specific

The Rhode Island Evidence Playbook

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Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 57 minutes
William Daley
Kristin Pettey
Jeffrey Oates
With William M. Daley from Robinson & Cole LLP + 2 others
Recorded May 22, 2025
Product ID 100067

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Overview

Make Your Case More Than Just a Story

A case without sufficient evidence is nothing more than an interesting story. You need to know the intricacies of <STATE> rules, customs and local court procedures if you want to keep opposing counsel from reducing your carefully crafted exhibits to rubble. This in-depth evidentiary playbook will equip you with the tools you need to build stronger cases with digital evidence, demonstratives, expert witnesses and more. Register today!

  • Gain a better understanding of <State> Rules of evidence and their practical application.
  • Properly prepare social media, emails, and other digital evidence for maximum impact.
  • Get effective presentation tips for using demonstrative and documentary evidence.
  • Ensure you are utilizing essential criteria when you select experts to support your case.
  • Anticipate evidentiary objections so you can put them to rest when opposing counsel makes them.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence: Rules and Practical Applications
  2. Building Stronger Cases With Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence
  3. Digital Evidence in Rhode Island: How to Prepare and Introduce
  4. Utilizing Expert Witnesses in Rhode Island
  5. Objections: When to Make Them and How to Respond
  6. The Legal Ethics of Objections In <STATE>

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. The Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence: Rules and Practical Applications

    1. Rhode Island Rules of Evidence: The High Points
    2. Rhode Island Rules of Civil Procedure: The Essentials
    3. Rhode Island Rules of Criminal Procedure: Key Takeaways
    4. Judicial Discretion
    5. Appeals and Review

  2. Building Stronger Cases With Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence

    1. Strategies for Introducing Evidence in Rhode IslandCourts
    2. Leveraging Documentary Evidence
    3. Utilizing Demonstrative Evidence
    4. Effective Evidence Presentation Tips

  3. Digital Evidence in Rhode Island: How to Prepare and Introduce

    1. Applying Rules of Evidence to Digital Media.
    2. Social Media Posts: Case Precedents
    3. Text Messages and Emails: Hearsay and Relevance
    4. Cloud-Based Data and Digital Documents
    5. Videos, Audio Recordings, and Photographs
    6. Overcoming Common Digital Evidence Objections

  4. Utilizing Expert Witnesses in Rhode Island

    1. Selecting Effective Experts: Criteria and Strategies
    2. Preparation: Strengthening Expert Witness Impacts
    3. Proven Direct Examination Techniques
    4. Using Demonstratives to Reinforce Expert Testimony
    5. Handing Cross Examinations and Objections

  5. Objections: When to Make Them and How to Respond

    1. Rhode Island Rules and Court Preferences
    2. Relevance and Materiality: When and How to Object
    3. Making Effective Hearsay Objections
    4. Anticipating Objections and Preemptively Addressing Them
    5. Objection Do's and Don'ts in Rhode Island Courts

  6. The Legal Ethics of Objections In

    1. Ethics of ESI
    2. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
    3. Candor With the Court
    4. Coaching Witnesses

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

William M Daley
William M.
Daley
Robinson & Cole LLP
Kristin B Pettey
Kristin B.
Pettey
Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc.
Jeffrey J Oates
Jeffrey J.
Oates
Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce
Speaker bio
William M Daley

William M. Daley

Robinson & Cole LLP
William Daley

is an attorney at Robinson & Cole LLP. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage litigation and business litigation. Mr. Daley handles a range of insurance coverage and claims litigation, including matters involving property, liability, life, health, disability, professional liability matters. He assists clients facing a range of commercial disputes, including claims of breach of contract; business torts such as fraud, misrepresentation, conversion, and interference with contract; unfair and deceptive trade practices; RICO violations; securities and antitrust violations; and intellectual property claims. Mr. Daley earned his B.S. degree from Newbury College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Roger Williams University School of Law.

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Kristin B Pettey

Kristin B. Pettey

Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc.
Kristin Pettey

is an experienced litigator with Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc. with a practice focused on professional malpractice defense. She represents hospitals, physicians, nurses, and other health care providers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Courts, and before administrative licensing boards. Ms. Pettey has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and has been involved in both jury and bench trials with several favorable verdicts. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from College of the Holy Cross and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Pettey is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

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Jeffrey J Oates

Jeffrey J. Oates

Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce
Jeffrey Oates

focuses his practice on professional malpractice defense. He defends doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers in malpractice suits. Mr. Oates represents the firm's clients before the Rhode Island Superior Court, as well as before licensing and administrative boards, drafting discovery and dispositive motions and presenting oral argument. He earned his B.A. degree from University of Northern Colorado, his M.A. degree from University of Northern Colorado and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Roger Williams University School of Law.

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