Litigation & Appeals

NC Specific

Litigating Civil Cases in North Carolina From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 59 minutes
Jason Hicks
Cynthia Everson
B. Tyler Brooks
Jeremy Stephenson
With Jason F. Hicks from Guilford County Attorney's Office + 3 others
Recorded January 30, 2026.
Product ID 101605

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Overview

Apply the Rules and Maneuver Through the Litigation Process With Confidence

Don't miss this opportunity to develop practical skills in civil litigation! In this online seminar, veteran attorney faculty will provide you with real-world insights and concrete instruction. From initial filings to trial, uncover best practices that will help you work your way to a favorable case resolution. Learn how to be an effective advocate for your clients in civil proceedings - register today!

  • Hear top words of advice on motions, discovery, jury selection, and other select issues.
  • Discover how to spruce up your motion practice skills.
  • Get the evidence you need during discovery and learn how to get it admitted.
  • Ask the right questions in voir dire to effectively ferret out juror biases and attitudes.
  • Develop your case presentation skills for trial, from opening statements to closing arguments.
  • Examine key ethics traps and receive practical guidance for complying with the rules.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Top Civil Litigation Dos and Don'ts
  2. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
  3. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
  4. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  5. Building Your Civil Trial Skills
  6. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers

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Product ID 101605

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Top Civil Litigation Dos and Don'ts

    1. Court Procedure
    2. Motions
    3. Discovery
    4. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
    5. Trial Practice and Presentation

  2. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want

    1. Applying the Rules of Civil Procedure
    2. Pleadings Standards and Sufficiency
    3. Motion to Dismiss
    4. Summary Judgment Motions
    5. Motions in Limine
    6. Tips for Effective Brief Writing

  3. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications

    1. Effective Use of Discovery Tools (Interrogatories; Requests for Production; Requests for Admissions; Subpoenas)
    2. Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices
    3. Taking Depositions
    4. Defending Depositions (and Properly Using Objections)
    5. Evaluating Admissibility
    6. Laying a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced
    7. Witness Testimony and Reports
    8. Applying the Hearsay Rule and Exceptions
    9. Keeping Evidence Out

  4. Voir Dire and Jury Selection

    1. Preparing for Voir Dire
    2. Investigating Jurors
    3. Reading Personality Types and Non-Verbals
    4. Building Rapport
    5. Introducing Case Information
    6. Asking the Right Questions
    7. Eliciting Bias and Obtaining Cause Challenges
    8. Getting Quiet Jurors Talking
    9. Effective Use of Peremptory Challenges

  5. Building Your Civil Trial Skills

    1. Opening Statements: Telling a Persuasive Story
    2. Conducting Direct Examination
    3. Cross-Examining and Impeaching Witnesses
    4. Using Objections
    5. Arguing Damages at Trial
    6. Delivering Summations and Jury Instructions

  6. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers

    1. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
    2. Social Media and Legal Ethics
    3. Communicating with Jurors
    4. Preparing vs. Coaching Witnesses
    5. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

Who Should Attend

This basic-to-intermediate level online seminar is designed for attorneys. It may also benefit paralegals.

Speakers

Jason F Hicks
Jason F.
Hicks
Guilford County Attorney's Office
Cynthia E Everson
Cynthia E.
Everson
Everson Law Firm PLLC
B. Tyler Brooks
B. Tyler
Brooks
Law Office of B. Tyler Brooks, PLLC
Jeremy A Stephenson
Jeremy A.
Stephenson
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Speaker bio
Jason F Hicks

Jason F. Hicks

Guilford County Attorney's Office
Jason Hicks

is an assistant county attorney with Guilford County, North Carolina. He is licensed in both Tennessee and North Carolina. Over the course of his career, Mr. Hicks has practiced family/divorce law, probate and litigation, as well as elder law, juvenile law, and local government law. He is a member of the District 24 (North Carolina); Putnam County (Tennessee); and Tennessee, North Carolina, and American bar associations. Mr. Hicks is currently the president of the North Carolina DSS Attorney's Association. He is past president of the Putnam County Bar Association and Upper Cumberland Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Hicks is also the past vice president of the Tennessee Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division. He is a frequent speaker at legal education seminars, having presented over forty CLE presentations. Mr. Hicks is a barrister member of the Guilford Chapter, American Inn of Courts. He earned his B.A. degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his J.D. degree from Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

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Cynthia E Everson

Cynthia E. Everson

Everson Law Firm PLLC
Cynthia Everson

is an attorney at Everson Law Firm PLLC, where she provides private representation for federal and state criminal and civil matters, with an emphasis on indigent representation. Ms. Everson has defended people accused of gun crimes in both state and federal court, and has litigated issues related to the right to possess and carry firearms, as well as property issues related to retrieving firearms that were seized by law enforcement. She is an adjunct writing instructor at Rowan Cabarrus Community College in Concord, North Carolina and has been teaching there for two years. Ms. Everson earned her B.A. degree from Gardner Webb University; her M.A. degree from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte; and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the Charlotte School of Law.

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B. Tyler Brooks

B. Tyler Brooks

Law Office of B. Tyler Brooks, PLLC
B. Tyler Brooks

is senior counsel with the Thomas More Society and maintains his law office in Greensboro, North Carolina. He represents clients throughout the United States in cases involving free speech and other constitutional rights and has extensive experience engaging in business and employment litigation in trial and appellate courts. Mr. Brooks earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Wake Forest University; his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University Law School; and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in taxation from Villanova University's Graduate Tax Program, through which he also completed advanced coursework in ERISA and employee benefits law. He is admitted to practice law in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan as well as numerous federal courts.

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Jeremy A Stephenson

Jeremy A. Stephenson

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Jeremy Stephenson

is a partner with the law firm of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he provides counseling and litigation services to management clients in employment and related corporate matters. He has successfully defended employers before administrative agencies around the country, and the state and federal courts in North Carolina, against claims of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, breach of contract, wage and hour violations, non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and related business litigation. Mr. Stephenson regularly publishes articles and is invited to speak on topics of employment law, litigation and trial tactics, insurance law, and corporate risk management topics. He is a recent past president of the Charlotte Area Society of Human Resource Managers and is currently the Government Affairs Director for NCSHRM. Mr. Stephenson has extensive experience providing insurance coverage counseling and litigation services on employment practices liability insurance (EPLI), directors and officers (D&O), general liability (GL), errors and omissions (E&O), and other lines of coverage. He litigates in the state and federal courts of North Carolina in cases pertaining to professional liability, products liability, and other areas of civil and corporate liability. Mr. Stephenson earned his B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

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