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Evidence Presentation, Objections, and Admission in Kentucky

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Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Peter Ostermiller
Benjamin Lemly
N. Jeffrey Blankenship
Tanya Yarbrough Bowman
John Davis
With Peter L. Ostermiller from Peter L. Ostermiller, Attorney at Law + 4 others

Thu, Jun 25, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 101825

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Overview

Turn Rules Into Real-World Results

Tired of hearing recitations of the rules? So are we! That's why we've designed this course to be the antidote to dry, theory-heavy evidence lessons. No more memorizing endless rules: this online seminar dives straight to the practical side of evidence with refreshers, examples, and real-world lessons to help you master the basics of evidence law. Leave with newfound confidence and strategies you can apply immediately - register today!

  • Learn how to properly lay a foundation for exhibits and witness testimony.
  • Discover ways to authenticate social media posts, texts, AI-generated evidence, and other ESI.
  • Review the nuances of making objections in depositions vs. in the courtroom.
  • Throw opposing counsel off balance by strategically objecting to evidence, questions, and testimony.
  • Find out how to build up expert credibility - or tear it down.
  • Turn the oft-confusing hearsay rule and exceptions into tools you can use effectively.
  • Avoid needless objections that violate decorum and irritate the judge and jury.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Step by Step: Introducing Exhibits Into Evidence (With Foundation Questions)
  2. ESI and AI - Oh My! Authenticating Digital and AI-Generated Evidence
  3. Expert Witness Testimony: From Qualification to Cross-Examination
  4. Objection! When to Object and How to Respond Effectively
  5. Applying Hearsay Objections and Exceptions (With Scenarios)
  6. The Legal Ethics of Evidence

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Product ID 101825

Credit Details

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Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Step by Step: Introducing Exhibits Into Evidence (With Foundation Questions)

    1. Evidence Preparation Best Practices
    2. Laying an Evidentiary Foundation
      1. Testimonial Evidence
      2. Real/Physical Evidence
      3. Documentary Evidence
      4. Demonstrative Evidence
    3. Common Mistakes to Avoid When Introducing Evidence
    4. Practical Tips and Tools for Presenting Evidence to the Court
  2. ESI and AI - Oh My! Authenticating Digital and AI-Generated Evidence

    1. Authenticating Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails, and Other ESI
    2. How to Recognize Manipulated or AI-Generated Evidence
    3. Creating or Enhancing Exhibits by Using AI
    4. Admissibility of AI-Generated Evidence
  3. Expert Witness Testimony: From Qualification to Cross-Examination

    1. Legal Standards for Expert Testimony
    2. Qualifying an Expert Witness and Laying the Foundation for Testimony
    3. Presenting Expert Testimony in Court: Direct Examination Tips
    4. Cross-Examination and Impeachment Techniques
  4. Objection! When to Object and How to Respond Effectively

    1. Deposition vs. Trial Objections
    2. Objections to Documentary Evidence or Exhibits
    3. Objections to Improper Questions
    4. Objections to Inadmissible Testimony
    5. Using Pretrial Motions in Limine
    6. Curative Instructions and Requests/Motions to Strike
  5. Applying Hearsay Objections and Exceptions (With Scenarios)

  6. The Legal Ethics of Evidence

    1. Truthfulness in Presenting Evidence
    2. Ethical Duties Surrounding Preservation and Chain of Custody
    3. Ethics of ESI
    4. Confidentiality and Privilege
    5. Objection Etiquette and Courtroom Civility
    6. Ethics of Expert Testimony

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for trial attorneys.

Speakers

Peter L Ostermiller
Peter L.
Ostermiller
Peter L. Ostermiller, Attorney at Law
Benjamin P Lemly
Benjamin P.
Lemly
Ogletree Deakins
N. Jeffrey Blankenship
N. Jeffrey
Blankenship
Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C.
Tanya Yarbrough Bowman
Tanya
Yarbrough Bowman
FBT Gibbons LLP
John H Davis
John H.
Davis
John H. Davis Attorney at Law
Speaker bio
Peter L Ostermiller

Peter L. Ostermiller

Peter L. Ostermiller, Attorney at Law
Peter Ostermiller

is a sole practitioner concentrating in legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. In 1980 he obtained his license to practice law in Kentucky. His legal ethics and professional responsibility law practice began in the mid-1980s and, since the mid-1990s has been his practice concentration. He represents attorneys in disciplinary and reinstatement proceedings, judges in judicial ethics matters, and bar exam applicants. Mr. Ostermiller has also represented parties in attorney's fee dispute proceedings, and attorneys in legal proceedings in which sanctions have been sought against the attorney. He has represented parties in attorney disqualification proceedings and counseled lawyers and law firms in their respective rights, responsibilities and duties to other attorneys and their clients. He also serves as an expert witness at the state and federal level regarding legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. Mr. Ostermiller is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association and Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Mr. Ostermiller earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Louisville.

Speaker bio
Benjamin P Lemly

Benjamin P. Lemly

Ogletree Deakins
Benjamin Lemly

is a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, where he splits his practice between the firm’s Nashville and Lexington offices and focuses on employment law, class and collective actions, wage and hour litigation, and leaves of absence and reasonable accommodation matters. He represents employers across a wide range of industries in complex employment litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and high-stakes wage and hour claims, and regularly counsels employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws, including the ADA, FMLA, and related statutes. Mr. Lemly also serves as the eiversity, equity, and inclusion ambassador for the firm’s Nashville office, and is a frequent speaker on emerging employment law issues affecting employers nationwide. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee and Kentucky; as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan, Eastern, Middle, and Western districts of Tennessee; and the Eastern and Western districts of Kentucky. Mr. Lemly earned his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law and his B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Speaker bio
N. Jeffrey Blankenship

N. Jeffrey Blankenship

Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C.
N. Jeffrey Blankenship

is an attorney at Ziegler & Schneider P.S.C. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Kentucky and Ohio. Mr. Blankenship is admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court. He has handled all areas of personal injury and commercial litigation, including car wrecks, premises liability (slip and fall), employment law, Kentucky workers' compensation, family law, probate law, and Social Security disability cases. Mr. Blankenship's practice also encompasses representation of a significant number of small local businesses, such as restaurants, churches, and other nonprofit organizations, retailers, and service providers, whom he advises on both employment and contractual aspects of their businesses, having negotiated numerous mergers and acquisitions, real estate purchases, noncompete, and nondisclosure agreements. He has published or co-published numerous papers on various aspects of legal issues, such as hedonic (loss of enjoyment) damages, the use of child witnesses, a law review article on juvenile-status offenders, and premises liability. Mr. Blankenship earned his J.D. degree from NKU Chase College of Law (top 10 of graduating class); his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Northern Kentucky University; and has also worked toward a master's degree in church music at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Speaker bio
Tanya Yarbrough Bowman

Tanya Yarbrough Bowman

FBT Gibbons LLP
Tanya Yarbrough Bowman

is an attorney with FBT Gibbons LLP, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, including financial institute, real estate, foreclosure, and trust estate litigation; as well as general business counseling. She represents a variety of clients, both large and small, as well as individuals, in state and federal courts across the country. Ms. Bowman is admitted to the bars in Texas, Illinois and Kentucky. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Kentucky Bar Association and the Women Lawyers' Association. Ms. Bowman earned her B.S. degree from Indiana University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law.

Speaker bio
John H Davis

John H. Davis

John H. Davis Attorney at Law
John Davis

is an attorney in Indiana, where he practices primarily in the areas of family law, bankruptcy and criminal law. He previously taught on topics such as accounting, business mathematics and economics at Alabama A&M University; as well as civil law, family law and dissolution in their paralegal studies program. Mr. Davis has frequently sat as a pro tem judge in Lake County covering civil and criminal cases, and has filed several Petitions for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. He earned his B.S. degree from Woodbury University, his M.B.A. degree from Azusa Pacific University and his J.D. degree from Western State University. Mr. Davis is a member of the Indiana State and Lake County bar associations.

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