Litigation & Appeals

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Litigating to Win: Key Strategies for Civil Litigation Lawyers

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Upon Request 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 54 minutes
Tracy Tool
Jonathan Cohen
William Pillsbury
James Weston
Peter Lembesis
With Tracy N. Tool from Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd. + 4 others
Recorded October 25, 2023
Product ID 97436

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Overview

Round out Your Litigation Techniques With Guidance From Seasoned Practitioners

Beyond the basics of civil court procedure lies a vast ocean of uncertainty when it comes to becoming an effective litigator. We've asked experienced trial attorneys to share their secrets to improving outcomes. Gain from years of real-life trial and error and come away better prepared to tackle the realities of civil litigation practice. Register today!

  • Develop effective case themes and learn to carry them through.
  • Employ creative examination techniques to propel the main case narrative.
  • Improve settlement negotiation results with tried-and-true tactics from the pros.
  • Make the best use of the latest litigation tech without crossing ethical boundaries.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Early Case Analysis and Developing the Overall Strategy
  2. Storytelling Approaches to Power Up Every Stage of the Case
  3. Better Use of Dispositive Motions
  4. Use of Generative AI/ChatGPT in Litigation: Risks and Opportunities
  5. Tackling Hearsay
  6. Examples of Questions for Lay Witnesses
  7. Expert Opinions and Examination
  8. Settlement Negotiation Tips From the Pros
  9. Real-Life Courtroom Tactics: What Works and What Doesn't
  10. Legal Ethics
Product ID 97436

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Upon Request 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Early Case Analysis and Developing the Overall Strategy

  2. Storytelling Approaches to Power Up Every Stage of the Case

  3. Better Use of Dispositive Motions

  4. Use of Generative AI/ChatGPT in Litigation: Risks and Opportunities

  5. Tackling Hearsay

  6. Examples of Questions for Lay Witnesses

  7. Expert Opinions and Examination

  8. Settlement Negotiation Tips From the Pros

  9. Real-Life Courtroom Tactics: What Works and What Doesn't

  10. Legal Ethics

    1. Candor in Negotiation and in Court
    2. Guarding Confidentiality
    3. Conflicts of Interest
    4. Competence in Taking on Cases
    5. Legal Ethics Implications of the Changing Litigation Technology

Who Should Attend

This program is specifically designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Tracy N Tool
Tracy N.
Tool
Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd.
Jonathan F Cohen
Jonathan F.
Cohen
Plosia Cohen LLC
William H Pillsbury
William H.
Pillsbury
Montgomery County Public Defender's Office
James K Weston II
James K.
Weston, II
Phelan Tucker Law, LLP
Peter Lembesis
Peter
Lembesis
Dunn Lambert, L.L.C.
Speaker bio
Tracy N Tool

Tracy N. Tool

Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd.
Tracy Tool

is a partner with the law firm of Bye, Goff & Rohde, Ltd., serving Wisconsin and Minnesota. Since 1990, he has focused his practice in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury litigation, nursing home malpractice, wrongful death, employment litigation, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Tool is board-certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial specialist. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Mr. Tool is a member of the St. Croix Valley, Ramsey County and Hennepin County bar associations; and the Wisconsin Association of Justice.

Speaker bio
Jonathan F Cohen

Jonathan F. Cohen

Plosia Cohen LLC
Jonathan Cohen

is the managing partner with Plosia Cohen LLC, where his practice area focuses on labor and employment, civil litigation and school law. Mr. Cohen is a licensed mediator in the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court of New Jersey, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Cohen is the president emeritus of the New Jersey Chapter of the Labor Employment Relations Association ("LERA"). He earned his B.S. degree from Florida State University, his M.P.H. degree from Boston University School of Public Health, and his J.D. degree from Boston University School of Law.

Speaker bio
William H Pillsbury

William H. Pillsbury

Montgomery County Public Defender's Office
William Pillsbury

is a solo practitioner with the Law Offices of William H. Pillsbury PLLC. He has taken his deep knowledge of legal issues impacting businesses and nonprofits, to serve as outside legal counsel for small businesses and nonprofits. Mr. Pillsbury is a veteran attorney with more than a decade of experience advising and representing businesses and nonprofits on a range of legal issues, including insurance recovery, labor and employment, board management, and commercial litigation. His insurance recovery experience includes representation of nonprofits, hotels, restaurants, nursing homes, school district joint insurance funds, and individuals; as well as assisting clients recover insurance under a variety of coverages, including property, business interruption, commercial general liability, boilers and machinery, and life insurance. Mr. Pillsbury helps his clients with their construction matters. He has also had the honor of being a judicial law clerk on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pillsbury has been recognized by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2015 and 2016 and a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2012 through 2014. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University. Mr. Pillsbury is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Speaker bio
James K Weston II

James K. Weston, II

Phelan Tucker Law, LLP
James Weston

is a board-certified civil trial lawyer at Tom Riley Law Firm PLC, where he has practiced since graduating from law school in 1996. Mr. Weston practices in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, professional negligence/malpractice, commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. In addition to his trial practice, he regularly speaks to lawyers’ groups on litigation and trial issues, insurance law, and other subjects. Mr. Weston earned his B.A. degree from the University of Iowa and his J.D. degree from Drake University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Peter Lembesis

Peter Lembesis

Dunn Lambert, L.L.C.
Peter Lembesis

is a member of Dunn Lambert, L.L.C., practicing in the areas of shareholder and partnership disputes, commercial contract disputes, estate/probate litigation, foreclosure prosecution and defense, commercial landlord/tenant litigation, construction litigation, employment litigation, and securities litigation. He has experience overseeing a variety of civil litigation matters, including successfully trying to completion, a number of cases before juries and judges across the state of New Jersey. Mr. Lembesis earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Rutgers College; and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Rutgers School of Law - Camden, where he was also an editor of the Rutgers Law Journal. Following his graduation from Rutgers School of Law, he clerked for the Honorable Michael Winkelstein of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division; and worked in the litigation departments of several prominent New Jersey firms.

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