Agenda

1. New Rules and Rulings You Must Know

   1. Discovery Rules and Court Decisions
   2. E-Discovery Updates and Hot-Button issues
   3. Changing Privacy and Data Protection Laws
   4. Evidence Rules Update
   5. New Cases on Evidence Rules Application

2. Mistakes That Judges Wish Attorneys Would Stop Making

   1. Discovery Issues and Disputes That Judges Do Not Want to Hear
   2. Discovery Motion Pitfalls
   3. E-Discovery Mistakes
   4. Top Evidence Mistakes Judges See
   5. Objections Gone Wrong
   6. Exhibit and Witness Presentations - Judge Preferences and Pet Peeves

3. Advanced Deposition Strategies

   1. Preparation Tips and Tricks You Wish You Had Known Before
   2. Questioning Techniques of Seasoned Litigators
   3. Deposing Adverse Experts
   4. Masterfully Handling Difficult Deponents
   5. Creative Pointers for Defending Depositions
   6. Objections Done Right
   7. Effectively Using Deposition Transcripts and Recordings at Trial

4. Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices

   1. Saving, Storing, Archiving, and Re-Displaying Evidence
   2. Unlocking the Secrets of Metadata
   3. Obtaining Computer, Email, and Internet Evidence
   4. Collecting Social Media Account Content
   5. Getting Evidence Off of Smartphones
   6. Smartwatches and Other Devices: Real-World Tips
   7. Obtaining Deleted Data

5. Your Guide to Subpoenas: Phone Records, Interstate Discovery, and More

   1. Drafting, Issuing, and Serving Subpoenas
   2. Responding to Subpoenas
   3. Subpoenaing Email, Social Media, and Phone Records
   4. Subpoenaing Other Records (Medical, Financial, etc.)
   5. Issuing and Serving Out-of-State Subpoenas
   6. Dealing With Nonproduction Issues

6. Dirty Discovery Tactics: How to Deal With the "Rambo" Litigator

   1. Burdensome and Broad Discovery Requests
   2. Frivolous Objections to Discovery
   3. Hiding, Altering, or Destroying Evidence
   4. Document and Data Dumping - Hiding the Ball
   5. Lawyers Who Won't Communicate
   6. Depositions - Rambo Tactics by the Defender
   7. Rambo Tactics by the Deposing Lawyer

7. Staying Out of Ethical Hot Water

   1. Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
   2. Candor Toward the Tribunal
   3. Technological Competence
   4. Social Media Ethics Guidelines
   5. Protecting the Confidences of Clients
   6. Inadvertent Disclosures
   7. Use of Paralegals and Third-Party Service Providers: UPL and the Duty to Supervise