Litigation & Appeals

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Federal Court: Start to Finish

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New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 51 minutes
Timothy Pepper
Chadwick McTighe
Stephen Funk
With Timothy G. Pepper from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP + 2 others
Recorded January 18, 2024
Product ID 97861

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Overview

Learn How to Apply the Rules and Represent Clients in Federal Court

If you are headed to federal court for the first time, or going back after a period of time, you need to do everything possible to ensure your success. This essential program will help you tackle the critical rules and procedures that exist in the federal court system. Avoid mistakes with a complete knowledge of the steps necessary to stay on the right track throughout the process. Acquire a competitive edge with practical tips from veteran litigators that you can immediately apply to your practice. Register today!

  • Discover how to bring or remove a case to federal court.
  • Learn the unwritten rules of professional conduct in federal court.
  • Insulate yourself from malpractice with knowledge of the schedules and deadlines involved in federal court procedure.
  • Uncover the keys to effective motion practice in federal litigation.
  • Get tips for applying the rules of procedure and evidence to your advantage.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Filing or Removing a Case to Federal Court
  2. What You Don't Know (But Are Expected to Know): Unwritten Rules of Conduct in Federal Court
  3. Deadlines and Case Management Insights
  4. Federal Court Motion Practice
  5. Disclosures, Discovery, and Depositions: Applying the FRCP
  6. Mediation and Settlement Conferences in the Federal Court System
  7. The Federal Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit
  8. Civil Trial Case Presentation in Federal Court

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Filing or Removing a Case to Federal Court

    1. The Federal Court System in a Nutshell
    2. Pleading Standards and Common Mistakes to Avoid
    3. Bringing a Case in Federal Court
    4. Removal and Remand
    5. Motion to Dismiss

  2. What You Don't Know (But Are Expected to Know): Unwritten Rules of Conduct in Federal Court

  3. Deadlines and Case Management Insights

    1. CM/ECF and PACER
    2. Federal Court Deadlines
    3. Rule 26(f) Conferences and Scheduling Order
    4. Research and Case Law Insights

  4. Federal Court Motion Practice

    1. Applying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
    2. Drafting and Formatting Tips
    3. Timing Strategy, Service and Filing
    4. Motion for Summary Judgment Pointers
    5. Tips for Drafting Other Motions

  5. Disclosures, Discovery, and Depositions: Applying the FRCP

    1. Initial Disclosures
    2. Expert Disclosures
    3. Interrogatories, Requests for Production, Requests for Admission
    4. Subpoenas to Nonparties
    5. Depositions in Federal Court: What You Need to Know
    6. Compelling Discovery

  6. Mediation and Settlement Conferences in the Federal Court System

  7. The Federal Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit

  8. Civil Trial Case Presentation in Federal Court

    1. Preparation Timeline and Checklist
    2. Federal Voir Dire and Jury Selection
    3. Opening Statements
    4. Evidence and Witnesses
    5. Objections and Preservation of Error for Appeal
    6. Closing Arguments and Jury Instructions

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Timothy G Pepper
Timothy G.
Pepper
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Chadwick A McTighe
Chadwick A.
McTighe
Stites & Harbison PLLC
Stephen W Funk
Stephen W.
Funk
Roetzel & Andress
Speaker bio
Timothy G Pepper

Timothy G. Pepper

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Timothy Pepper

is a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. He focuses his practice in the areas of litigation, labor and employment, and E-discovery. Mr. Pepper is a certified specialist in labor and employment law by the OSBA. He represents clients in federal and state courts, in arbitration proceedings, in administrative adjudications, and in government investigations. Mr. Pepper is a member of the American, Dayton and Ohio State bar associations. He earned his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University College of Law.

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Chadwick A McTighe

Chadwick A. McTighe

Stites & Harbison PLLC
Chadwick McTighe

is a member (partner) in the Louisville office of Stites & Harbison PLLC, chair of the firm's Business Litigation Service Group, and co-chair of the Class Action Practice Team. He has an extensive practice in class actions, fiduciary duty litigation, appellate proceedings, data breach litigation, and a broad range of other commercial and business litigation matters. Mr. McTighe has practiced in a number of state and federal courts, and successfully argued a number of matters of first impression resulting in published appellate decisions. He is proud to have earned the respect and confidence of his clients and peers, as reflected in peer-review, client ratings and his appointment as a Special Justice to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2023. Representative cases include a pair of published decisions establishing and addressing fiduciary duties of LLC members in Kentucky, a decision establishing the standards for contractual appraisal proceedings in a partnership agreement in Kentucky; and which included reversal of a $1.2 million judgment and entry of a judgment awarding damages and fees to his client, and summary judgment for the defendants in a putative class action asserting RICO violations and a host of other claims, which was affirmed on appeal by the Sixth Circuit. Mr. McTighe also is a regular presenter at CLEs, and has authored various articles and publications.

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Stephen W Funk

Stephen W. Funk

Roetzel & Andress
Stephen Funk

is a shareholder with the law firm of Roetzel & Andress, where he practices in business and public law litigation, appellate law, constitutional law, and land use and zoning law. He has over 32 of litigation experience, with the last 25 years working in Summit County. Mr. Funk is a member of the Akron, Ohio State, and Federal bar associations; and a member of the advisory group for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Miami University; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

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