Litigation & Appeals

MT Specific

4.04

Litigating Civil Cases in Montana From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 54 minutes
R. Jack Clapp
Santana Caballero
Bruce Fredrickson
W. Adam Duerk
With R. Jack Clapp from Clapp Law LLC + 3 others
Recorded February 13, 2024
Product ID 97886

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

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Product ID 97886

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Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
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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. 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

  4. Conducting 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

  5. 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

  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

R. Jack Clapp
R. Jack
Clapp
Clapp Law LLC
Santana N Caballero
Santana N.
Caballero
Kortum Law Office PLLC
Bruce A Fredrickson
Bruce A.
Fredrickson
Rocky Mountain Law Partners P.C.
W. Adam Duerk
W. Adam
Duerk
McFarland Molloy & Duerk
Speaker bio
R. Jack Clapp

R. Jack Clapp

Clapp Law LLC
R. Jack Clapp

is an attorney with Clapp Law LLC in Polson, Montana. He has more than 30 years of experience practicing law, and is admitted to practice in Montana, Oregon, and Ohio. Mr. Clapp has previous lecture experience teaching at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, and has also lectured for National Business Institute on trial tactics. He has tried more than 150 cases through to verdict, and served on numerous steering committees in multi-district litigation cases Mr. Clapp is a member of the American Bar Association. He earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

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Santana N Caballero

Santana N. Caballero

Kortum Law Office PLLC
Santana Caballero

is an attorney with the Kortum Law Office, PLLC, in Kalispell and practices throughout the state of Montana. Her practice is focused on tort claims, insurance disputes, and employment discrimination. Ms. Caballero handles insurance class action claims, motor vehicle injury claims, and wrongful death claims. She is admitted to practice in Montana administrative courts, Montana district courts, Montana federal district courts and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Caballero is a member of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group and The Public Justice Group. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Montana and her J.D. degree from the University of Montana School of Law.

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Bruce A Fredrickson

Bruce A. Fredrickson

Rocky Mountain Law Partners P.C.
Bruce Fredrickson

is a partner with Rocky Mountain Law Partners, P.C., where his practice focuses on all aspects of commercial, business, real estate, and general civil litigation. Mr. Fredrickson has tried many cases, both jury and non-jury. In addition to complex commercial contract and tort litigation, he is also experienced in the areas of employment law, natural resources litigation, lender liability litigation, pharmacy law issues, intellectual property litigation, and chemical and drug product liability litigation. In recent years, Mr. Fredrickson has also expanded his practice to include all areas of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. He has served as lead counsel and has been admitted pro hac vice in cases in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas and California. Mr. Fredrickson is admitted to practice in all courts in Montana and North Dakota; U.S. District Courts for the districts of Montana, North Dakota and Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his B.S. degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University and his J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law.

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W. Adam Duerk

W. Adam Duerk

McFarland Molloy & Duerk
W. Adam Duerk

is a member of the firm Knight Nicastro MacKay, LLC. Prior to returning to private practice, he was a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office. Both as a prosecutor and trial lawyer in the private sector, Mr. Duerk has been involved in complex litigation and trial work throughout his entire career. He has tried cases to verdict before juries in state and federal courts, for both plaintiffs and defendants, representing corporations and individuals in civil and criminal trials. Prior to joining Knight Nicastro MacKay, LLC, Mr. Duerk served as a federal prosecutor in several different capacities; as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA), Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA), and by special appointment as a Special Attorney to the United States Attorney General. During the terms of these appointments, he was a prosecutor in the criminal division and a trial attorney in civil cases. Mr. Duerk's duties included prosecuting complex criminal fraud and environmental cases, assisting with Affirmative Civil Enforcement actions, and defending civil cases brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He earned his B.A. degree from Earlham College and his J.D. degree from University of Montana School of Law. Ms. Duerk is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Federal Bar Association and American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the Montana, United States Tax Court, United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, and United States District Court, District of Montana.

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