KS Specific

Litigation & Appeals

Litigating Civil Cases in Kansas From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
Sonya Strnad
Phillip Raine
Jane Ann Landrum
Kirsten Wilkerson
With Sonya Strnad from Holland & Knight LLP + 3 others
Recorded May 08, 2026.
Product ID 102088

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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.
  • Learn how to prove the authenticity of social media posts, text messages, and more.
  • 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. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers
  3. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
  4. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  5. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
  6. Building Your Civil Trial Skills
  7. How to Authenticate Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence

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Product ID 102088

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Missouri CLE 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. 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

  3. 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

  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. 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

  6. 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

  7. How to Authenticate Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence

    1. Proactively Ensuring Authenticity
    2. Proving Electronic Documents Have Not Been Modified
    3. Identifying Who Made the Post and Linking to the Purported Author
    4. Authenticating Through Witness Testimony
    5. Authenticating via Distinctive Characteristics and Circumstantial Evidence
    6. Self-Authentication Methods

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Sonya Strnad
Sonya
Strnad
Holland & Knight LLP
Phillip R Raine
Phillip R.
Raine
Chartwell Law
Jane Ann Landrum
Jane Ann
Landrum
Evans & Dixon L.L.C.
Kirsten Wilkerson
Kirsten
Wilkerson
Clyde & Co US LLP
Speaker bio
Sonya Strnad

Sonya Strnad

Holland & Knight LLP
Sonya Strnad

is senior counsel at Holland & Knight LLP. She is a certified e-discovery specialist. Ms. Strnad is a member of the Sedona Working Groups on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) and International Electronic Information Management, Discovery and Disclosure (WG6), as well as the firm's National Electronic Data Discovery Team. She has extensive experience in the e-discovery, forensic and document retention areas and frequently lectures on these topics for businesses, Continuing Legal Education classes and internally within the firm. Ms. Strnad practices in the firm's Litigation Section and has experience in both federal and state courts, regulatory investigations, congressional investigations and internal investigations. Her practice encompasses internal and government investigations involving possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money laundering, fraud, embezzlement, as well as securities class actions, federal securities fraud and derivatives litigation. Her FCPA experience includes eleven major internal investigations, participation in a three year monitorship, review of compliance programs and training, third party due diligence, merger/acquisition due diligence and corporate guidance. For the monitorship, Ms. Strnad was part of the team appointed by the DOJ for a major enforcement case. She developed the team's three annual work plans and conducted site visits, during which more than 200 employees in 15 countries were interviewed. As part of the review, Ms. Strnad assessed the company's enterprise risk management program, its third-party due diligence program, 'Know Your Customer' reviews and company anticorruption training. Afterwards, she developed recommendations for improvements to the company's compliance program and drafted the annual reviews submitted to DOJ. Ms. Strnad earned her B.A. degree from Canisius College and her J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School.

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Phillip R Raine

Phillip R. Raine

Chartwell Law
Phillip Raine

is a partner with Chartwell Law. He is a trial lawyer who defends corporations, insurance companies, medical facilities and transportation companies in state and federal courts throughout Missouri and Kansas. Mr. Raine practices in all areas of civil litigation with a focus on serious personal injury and wrongful death. He is a member of The Missouri Bar, Lawyers Association of Kansas City and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. Mr. Raine earned his B.A. degree from Truman State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Missouri Columbia School of Law. 

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Jane Ann Landrum

Jane Ann Landrum

Evans & Dixon L.L.C.
Jane Ann Landrum

is a member of Evans & Dixon L.L.C., where her emphasis is civil litigation, with jury trials and dispositive motions in both state and federal courts in Kansas and Missouri. Ms. Landrum's primary areas of practice are complex tort litigation, business liability, insurance coverage, HOA, construction defect and premises liability law. She is admitted to practice in Missouri and Kansas. Ms. Landrum is a member of The Missouri Bar, Kansas Bar Association, and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association. She earned her B.A. degree from Graceland University, J.D. degree from the University of Denver, and L.L.M. from the University of Missouri.

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Kirsten Wilkerson

Kirsten Wilkerson

Clyde & Co US LLP
Kirsten Wilkerson

is a partner at Clyde & Co US LLP. She is a seasoned litigator with over 25 years of experience defending complex, high-stakes tort claims, including product liability, environmental contamination, toxic exposure, mass casualty events, and premises liability. Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Ms. Wilkerson was the director of and led the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) Section within the Department of Justice's Civil Division, and previously served as senior trial counsel for the Environmental Torts Office. She earned her B.A. degree from The George Washington University and her J.D. degree from Saint Louis University School of Law.

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