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Litigating Civil Cases in Iowa From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
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6 hours
Kathryn Cheatle
Lawrence Drabot
Frederic Knaak
John Newsham
Travis Sayre
With Kathryn J. Cheatle from Jackson Lewis P.C. + 5 others

Wed, Dec 09, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102477

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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. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
  3. Building Your Civil Trial Skills
  4. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
  5. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  6. How to Authenticate Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence
  7. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 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. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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

Kathryn J Cheatle
Kathryn J.
Cheatle
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Lawrence J Drabot
Lawrence J.
Drabot
Ratzel & Associates, LLC
Frederic W Knaak
Frederic W.
Knaak
HKB Law, P.A.
Hon. John F Newsham
Hon. John F.
Newsham
St. Louis County Circuit Court
Travis Sayre
Travis
Sayre
Sayre Law Services, PLLC
MR
Matthew L.
Roth
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll P.L.C.
Speaker bio
Kathryn J Cheatle

Kathryn J. Cheatle

Jackson Lewis P.C.
Kathryn Cheatle

is of counsel in the Omaha, Nebraska office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. Ms. Cheatle concentrates her practice on employment-related litigation, including trial advocacy before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She is an experienced trial attorney and has served as lead counsel for trials and hearings involving claims arising under the Equal Protection Clause, the Due Process Clause, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ms. Cheatle maximizes this trial experience to inform her litigation practices to best advise clients on minimizing the risk of litigation, strengthening client positions when faced with litigation, and evaluating potential liability. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, she was a partner at a law firm in Omaha, Nebraska. Ms. Cheatle's practice was devoted to civil litigation with an emphasis in health care law. She has served as lead trial counsel in several matters brought under federal, state and local laws. Ms. Cheatle earned her B.A. degree from University of Nebraska and her J.D. degree from University of Nebraska College of Law.

Speaker bio
Lawrence J Drabot

Lawrence J. Drabot

Ratzel & Associates, LLC
Lawrence Drabot

is an attorney with Ratzel & Associates, LLC. He concentrates his practice in the areas of products liability, construction litigation, motor vehicle accidents and premises liability, as well as insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Drabot has successfully defended and tried lawsuits in Wisconsin and Illinois, and has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations, as both an attorney and an arbitrator. He has made presentations on various legal topics including multi-jurisdictional practice, mold litigation, insurance issues, construction litigation, trucking litigation, discovery and depositions, and trial preparation. Mr. Drabot is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Illinois State Bar Association and Wisconsin Defense Counsel. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. degree from The John Marshall Law School.

Speaker bio
Frederic W Knaak

Frederic W. Knaak

HKB Law, P.A.
Frederic Knaak

is a partner in the law firm HKB Law, P.A. Recently, he has moved that practice into North Star Law Group in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he heads the municipal law group. Mr. Knaak has represented cities and other local units of government for more than 45 years. His practice includes real estate, zoning and land use, municipal law, public and election law, including substantial trial and appellate litigation experience state and federal courts. For ten years, Mr. Knaak served in the Minnesota Senate, representing a suburban district northeast of St. Paul. He was the Minority Floor Leader, and served during his entire tenure on the Data Practices Subcommittee, where he was directly involved in the drafting and amending of the Minnesota Data Practices Act and the Open Meeting Law of that state. People in Minnesota may recognize Mr. Knaak as a regular political panelist on the Public Television Almanac program. He was also lead attorney in the United States Senate election recount in Minnesota in 2008. In addition, Mr. Knaak was recently appointed to the Criminal and Juvenile Information Policy Advisory Group.

Speaker bio
Hon. John F Newsham

Hon. John F. Newsham

St. Louis County Circuit Court
John Newsham

is an Associate Circuit Judge in Judicial Circuit 21, St. Louis County.

Speaker bio
Travis Sayre

Travis Sayre

Sayre Law Services, PLLC
Travis Sayre

is a dedicated trial attorney at Sayre Law Services, PLLC, based in Parkersburg, West Virginia. His practice centers on criminal defense and civil litigation in West Virginia, as well as veterans' disability claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Sayre earned his B.S. in Business Administration from West Virginia University at Parkersburg and his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. While at WVU, he was a member of the Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association and participated in mock trials. With extensive trial experience, he has successfully handled a wide range of cases, from simple misdemeanors to serious felonies, including murder and sex offenses. He has further honed his skills through Professional Certificates and training in Trial Skills from esteemed institutions such as the National Criminal Defense College, The Trial Lawyers College, and the NACDL's Forensic Science College at Cardozo Law School. Mr. Sayre serves on the West Virginia State Bar Criminal Law Committee, the NACDL's AI Task Force Committee, and the NACDL's Fourth Amendment Committee. He is admitted to practice law in West Virginia.

Speaker bio
MR

Matthew L. Roth

Shuttleworth & Ingersoll P.L.C.
Matthew Roth

is an attorney with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll P.L.C. where he practices in civil litigation, including business and commercial litigation and long-term care defense. He earned his B.A. degree in Philosophy from Drake University and his J.D. degree from University of Iowa College of Law. During his time at Drake University, Mr. Roth served as a Consumer Protection Division Intern for the Iowa Attorney General’s Office in 2014 and spent two summers interning for Iowa Legal Aid. While in law school at the University of Iowa College of Law, he served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Edward M. Mansfield in the Iowa Supreme Court. Mr. Roth is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association, Linn County Bar Association and the Judge David R. Hansen American Inn of Court. He is admitted to practice in Iowa.

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