Litigation & Appeals

PA Specific

How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced in Pennsylvania

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 48 minutes
Matthew Jorden
Daniel Bernheim
Steven Fried
Mary Katherine Everette
With Matthew B. Jorden from Jorden Law Group + 3 others
Recorded July 10, 2025.
Product ID 100402

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Overview

Social Media, Texts, Business Records, Expert Witness Testimony, and More

You can't get your evidence admitted without establishing the proper evidentiary foundations. In this practical online seminar, faculty will teach you how to lay a foundation for different types of evidence and avoid being tripped up by objections opposing counsel will throw your way. Navigate the rules of evidence with confidence - register today!

  • Pick up preparation pointers that will help you avoid troubles at trial.
  • Learn how to authenticate social media posts, texts, emails, and other electronic evidence.
  • Find out how to establish a proper foundation for medical records, business records, and more.
  • See how to get your expert's testimony in - and keep theirs out.
  • Hear how to best introduce physical evidence at trial.
  • Convince the court that you've satisfied the fairness requirement for demonstrative evidence.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Essentials of Laying a Foundation
  2. Establishing Foundations for Business Records and Other Documentary Evidence
  3. How to Authenticate Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails, and More
  4. Demonstrative and Illustrative Evidence: Satisfying the Foundation Requirements
  5. Laying a Foundation for Expert Witness Testimony
  6. Introducing Physical Evidence at Trial
  7. Applying Ethics Rules to Evidence

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Product ID 100402

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Essentials of Laying a Foundation

    1. Procedures for Introducing Exhibits at Trial
    2. Authenticity, Reliability, and Relevance
    3. Foundation Requirements for Real, Illustrative, Demonstrative, and Documentary Evidence
    4. How to Handle Evidentiary Objections
    5. Preparing Evidence and Planning for Admissibility Issues Before Trial
    6. Issuing Trial Subpoenas to Witnesses

  2. Establishing Foundations for Business Records and Other Documentary Evidence

    1. Business Records
    2. Photographs
    3. Models, Maps, Diagrams
    4. Video Recordings
    5. Letters, Writings, and Contracts
    6. Medical Records, X-Rays, and Bills
    7. Establishing Foundations for Other Documentary Evidence
    8. Satisfying the Best Evidence Rule

  3. How to Authenticate Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails, and More

    1. How to Collect to Ensure Admission Later On
    2. Authenticating Emails
    3. How to Lay a Foundation for Facebook, YouTube Videos, Other Internet Records
    4. Digital Photographs
    5. Authenticating Texts and Other Smartphone Evidence
    6. Real-World Demonstrations
    7. How to Overcome Hearsay Objections
    8. Rule and Case Law Updates

  4. Demonstrative and Illustrative Evidence: Satisfying the Foundation Requirements

    1. Establishing Relevancy
    2. Battleground for Demonstrative Evidence: Satisfying the Fairness Requirement
    3. PowerPoints
    4. Computer Simulations and Recreations
    5. Handling Numerical Data, Charts, and Graphs
    6. Models, Maps, Diagrams
    7. Photographs and Videos
    8. Case Law Review

  5. Laying a Foundation for Expert Witness Testimony

    1. Establishing Competency and Qualifications
    2. Verifying an Expert's Methodologies
    3. Motions in Limine: Bringing or Defending Against
    4. At the Hearing
    5. Case Law Review

  6. Introducing Physical Evidence at Trial

  7. Applying Ethics Rules to Evidence

    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 designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Matthew B Jorden
Matthew B.
Jorden
Jorden Law Group
Daniel S Bernheim III
Daniel S.
Bernheim, III
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.
Steven Fried
Steven
Fried
OliverClarity Inc.
Mary Katherine Everette
Mary Katherine
Everette
Everette Law
Speaker bio
Matthew B Jorden

Matthew B. Jorden

Jorden Law Group
Matthew Jorden

is founding member at Jorden Law Group, where his practice focuses on plaintiff's personal injury, criminal defense and representation of licensed professionals in administrative proceedings. He has handled complex litigation involving products liability, transportation accidents, and governmental liability. Additionally, Mr. Jorden has defended clients in high profile cases prosecuted by the SEC and has had the opportunity to argue before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, California, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Jorden earned his B.A. degree from Allegheny College and his J.D. degree from Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, where he graduated cum laude.

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Daniel S Bernheim III

Daniel S. Bernheim, III

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.
Daniel Bernheim

is a shareholder with the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. He serves as the managing partner of the firm's Philadelphia office, where his practice is devoted to commercial litigation, with a concentration in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, lender liability and negotiable instruments. Mr. Bernheim has been trial counsel in a number of matters with published opinions concerning federal consumer protection laws, including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act. He has also served as an expert witness on behalf of law firms accused of violating these acts. Mr. Bernheim is a member of the Philadelphia and American bar associations, Trial Lawyers Association of America, and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, his J.D. degree from Villanova University and was a member of the first LL.M. degree class in trial advocacy from Temple University.

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Steven Fried

Steven Fried

OliverClarity Inc.
Steven Fried

is based in New York City. A graduate of Tufts University and the University of Tennessee College of Law, he has been practicing since 1996, consulting with and representing entrepreneurs and businesses. Mr. Fried's writings have been featured in various law reviews and other publications. He lectures extensively on legal and ethical issues facing attorneys and the public. In 2017, Mr. Fried founded OliverClarity Inc. and began developing OlyverApp, an online business management platform that helps entrepreneurs build compliant ventures and raise money. He is also a hockey player whose talents remain largely underappreciated.

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Mary Katherine Everette

Mary Katherine Everette

Everette Law
Mary Katherine Everette

is the owner and attorney at Everette Law. Over the last 20+ years she has become an advocate for fair spousal treatment, and the go to attorney in Nashville for ALL of your families needs. Ms. Everette has a more than 90% settlement rate for divorces, because she listens and understands the personal and financial ramifications of a divorce. She earned an Accounting Degree from David Lipscomb University. Ms. Everette then went on to earn her JD degree from Nashville School of Law, while working in Nashville's thriving Banking Industry as a Corporate Lending Officer.

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