Litigation & Appeals

Getting Your Evidence Admitted - and Keeping Theirs Out

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 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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5 hours 58 minutes
John Whitbeck
Philip Greenberg
Maurice Muir
With John Whitbeck from Whitbeck Bennett + 2 others
Recorded November 28, 2023
Product ID 97643

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Overview

Master the Rules and Tactics of Evidence Use

Effective use of the right evidence at the right time can win the case. Don't leave it to chance or luck! In this practical legal guide, experienced trial attorneys will share their approaches to authenticating digital evidence, heading off objections, excluding harmful evidence, and more. Power up your litigation skills - register today!

  • Learn how to preserve the integrity of your evidence and prevent spoliation issues.
  • Use pre-trial motions to secure an advantage before the main battle.
  • Predict common objections and prepare effective responses.
  • Come away with actionable examination tactics for impeaching opposing experts.
  • Explore the limits and helpful examples of hearsay exceptions.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Foundations of Evidence, Procedural Tips
  2. Pre-Trial Strategizing: Discovery, Preservation, Exhibits
  3. Authentication of Social Media, Texts, Emails: Changing Problems and Solutions
  4. In-Depth on Hearsay
  5. Motions in Limine and Offers of Proof
  6. Expert Reports and Testimony (Direct and Cross)
  7. Use of Evidence at Trial, Improving Objections and Responses
  8. Legal Ethics
Product ID 97643

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 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

All times are shown in
  1. Foundations of Evidence, Procedural Tips

  2. Pre-Trial Strategizing: Discovery, Preservation, Exhibits

  3. Authentication of Social Media, Texts, Emails: Changing Problems and Solutions

  4. In-Depth on Hearsay

  5. Motions in Limine and Offers of Proof

  6. Expert Reports and Testimony (Direct and Cross)

    1. Vetting Your Experts and Establishing Their Credibility
    2. Effective Use of Expert Reports
    3. Impeaching an Expert
    4. Cross-Examination Lines of Questioning That Get Specific Results
  7. Use of Evidence at Trial, Improving Objections and Responses

  8. Legal Ethics

    1. Candor Toward the Tribunal
    2. Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
    3. Ethical Witness Practices
    4. Use of Paid Experts or Evidence
    5. Social Media and ESI

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

John Whitbeck
John
Whitbeck
Whitbeck Bennett
Philip A Greenberg
Philip A.
Greenberg
Philip A. Greenberg, P.C.
Hon. Maurice E Muir
Hon. Maurice E.
Muir
New York State Supreme Court
Speaker bio
John Whitbeck

John Whitbeck

Whitbeck Bennett
John Whitbeck

is the founder and majority shareholder with Whitbeck Bennett in Leesburg, Virginia. He focuses his practice on family law, criminal law, mental health law, civil litigation and many other areas. Mr. Whitbeck has also been certified as an expert witness in litigation. He is an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University Law School, teaching mental illness law. Mr. Whitbeck is the director of the George Mason University Law and Mental Illness Clinic. He has served as substitute judge in Virginia District Courts, hearing civil and criminal matters including family law cases. Mr. Whitbeck also served as a special justice for civil commitment hearings in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, which requires him to sit as a judge for hearings to commit mentally ill individuals to psychiatric treatment. He has also served as a special prosecutor in the Loudoun County General District Courts. Mr. Whitbeck earned his A.B. degree from Occidental College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from George Mason University-Antonin Scalia Law School.

Speaker bio
Philip A Greenberg

Philip A. Greenberg

Philip A. Greenberg, P.C.
Philip Greenberg

has provided skilled and highly personalized representation to his clients for more than 45 years. During this time, his firm has helped clients with family law and business matters in a wide range of civil litigation. Mr. Greenberg judges multiple rounds, including the finals, of the national trial competition in Virginia. He has co-authored a book titled DivorceInsights, which was published and is being sold by Amazon Books. Mr. Greenberg is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, both State and Federal courts, as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his J.D. degree from New York University School of Law and his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Speaker bio
Hon. Maurice E Muir

Hon. Maurice E. Muir

New York State Supreme Court
Maurice Muir

is a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations from Boston University and a Juris Doctor Degree from Suffolk University School of Law. He is a licensed to practice law before the New York State Bar Association, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bar and the United States District Court Bar. Prior to being elected to the bench, Justice Muir practiced law in both the private and public sectors. In 2017, Justice Muir was elected to the New York City Civil Court, where he presides over numerous cases, which include no-fault litigation, contact disputes, personal injury, etc. Two year later, he was elected to the New York State Supreme Court, where presides over all state claim, which include, but not limited to, labor law, medical malpractice, personal injury, foreclosure actions, etc. Moreover, Justice Muir has lectured various areas of the law (e.g., evidence, foreclosure preventions, civil litigation, etc.).

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