Litigation & Appeals

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The Rules of Evidence: Creative Insights From Top Trial Lawyers

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Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
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Hawaii 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 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
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
Richard Kerger
F. David Rusin
Stanton Mathews
Brent Owen
T. Brooke Howard
Bryce Denny
With Richard M. Kerger from The Kerger Law Firm LLC + 5 others
Recorded November 21, 2024.
Product ID 98477

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Overview

Take Command of the Rules

Whether evidence gets admitted or excluded largely rests on your mastery of the rules. In this program, attorneys who know the rules inside and out will share their secrets and magic phrases for tackling evidence issues. From social media and text messages to experts and hearsay, gain advanced insights so you can better control what goes into and what stays out of evidence. Register today!

  • Gain practical insights on timing and crafting motions in limine.
  • Hear magic words and phrases for introducing exhibits into evidence.
  • Learn how to authenticate new, innovative types of electronic evidence.
  • Build up or tear down expert witness testimony.
  • Discover effective ways to get around the rule against hearsay.
  • Find out how other lawyers tackle some of the toughest evidence problems.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Creatively Using Motions in Limine
  2. Magic Words and Phrases for Getting Exhibits Admitted Into Evidence
  3. Secrets to Authenticating Social Media, Text Messages and More
  4. From Smartwatches to Alexa Recordings: The New Wave of Electronic Evidence
  5. Expert Witness Testimony and Reports: Tips From Top Trial Lawyers
  6. Sophisticated Cross-Examination and Witness Impeachment Tactics
  7. Cleverly Applying Hearsay Objections and Exceptions
  8. Privilege, Prior Statements and More: Tackling Thorny Evidence Problems
  9. Legal Ethics
Product ID 98477

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas 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
Hawaii 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 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
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Agenda

All times are shown in
  1. Creatively Using Motions in Limine

  2. Magic Words and Phrases for Getting Exhibits Admitted Into Evidence

  3. Secrets to Authenticating Social Media, Text Messages and More

  4. From Smartwatches to Alexa Recordings: The New Wave of Electronic Evidence

  5. Expert Witness Testimony and Reports: Tips From Top Trial Lawyers

  6. Sophisticated Cross-Examination and Witness Impeachment Tactics

  7. Cleverly Applying Hearsay Objections and Exceptions

  8. Privilege, Prior Statements and More: Tackling Thorny Evidence Problems

  9. Legal Ethics

    1. Candor and Fairness
    2. Ethics of Witness Preparation and Testimony
    3. Preserving Confidentiality
    4. Technology and Attorney Competence

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Richard M Kerger
Richard M.
Kerger
The Kerger Law Firm LLC
F. David Rusin
F. David
Rusin
William Mattar, P.C.
Stanton T Mathews
Stanton T.
Mathews
Bear Republic Law APC
Brent Owen
Brent
Owen
Haynes Boone
T. Brooke Howard II
T. Brooke
Howard, II
Law Offices of Howard & Howard
Bryce J Denny
Bryce J.
Denny
Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C.
Speaker bio
Richard M Kerger

Richard M. Kerger

The Kerger Law Firm LLC
Richard Kerger

is a partner at The Kerger Law Firm LLC located in Toledo, Ohio, where he specializes in trials and appeals. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, International Society of Barristers, and the American, Ohio State (member, Board of Governors 1993-96; chairman, Federal Court and Practice Committee 1985-87) and Toledo bar associations. Mr. Kerger has been selected as senior counsel in The College of Master Advocates and Barristers. He has been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers of America since 1994 in business litigation and in criminal defense since 2002. Mr. Kerger was an adjunct professor at the University of Toledo College of Law, where he taught "Litigation - Strategy & Tactics". He is the author of The Art of Being a Trial Lawyer published in 2005 and The Client's Guide to Litigation published in 2007; and a co-author of Commercial Litigation in Ohio published in 1995. Mr. Kerger has also been selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers by Cincinnati Magazine for 2004 through 2023. He lectures and writes on legal topics for a variety of organizations and publications. Mr. Kerger earned his B.A. degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from The Ohio State University College of Law.

Speaker bio
F. David Rusin

F. David Rusin

William Mattar, P.C.
F. David Rusin

is a trial attorney and serves as the attorney manager of William Mattar, P.C. As a civil trial lawyer for over 40 years, he has handled a variety of cases including serious personal injury, automobile liability, premises liability and civil rights violations cases. Mr. Rusin is listed as a New York Super Lawyer, and has been chosen by his peers to be included on a Western New York Legal Elite Attorney list. He is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Western and Northern districts of New York, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York and the District of Arizona, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Rusin is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of topics, including issues related to personal injury and automobile liability litigation, no-fault issues, lien issues, insurance coverage, ethics, and social media. He earned his B.A. degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

Speaker bio
Stanton T Mathews

Stanton T. Mathews

Bear Republic Law APC
Stanton Mathews

is the principal in the trial law specialty firm Bear Republic Law APC, located in Orange County, California. The firm focuses its expertise on the prosecution of civil wrongdoers, individual, corporate and governmental, whose conduct causes personal injury and economic loss. Mr. Mathews is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a selected member of the Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers in America, and his jury verdicts seat him with the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is the co-author of the widely used California Practice Guide, California Causes of Action, published by James Publishing. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys of California, Orange County Trial Lawyers, and Western Trial Lawyers Association.

Speaker bio
Brent Owen

Brent Owen

Haynes Boone
Brent Owen

is a partner with Haynes Boone. He is a first-chair trial lawyer trusted by clients to handle high-stakes litigation. Mr. Owen's experience includes trials in both state and federal courts before judges and juries and in arbitration tribunals. A former law clerk to the Colorado Supreme Court, he brings creative approaches to resolve litigation in a client's favor as early as possible. If that fails, Mr. Owen is well situated to go to trial on the merits and will protect a client's interests through appeal. He has been retained shortly before trial and achieved favorable outcomes in those instances. Mr. Owen's experience includes litigating a wide range of complicated environmental issues, including "forever chemicals," Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) lawsuits, and state environmental laws. He has obtained multimillion-dollar judgments, defense verdicts in cases with seven-figure exposure and multimillion-dollar settlements. During law school, Mr. Owen externed for the Honorable Kristen L. Mix and the Honorable Christine Arguello at the U.S. District Court in the District of Colorado. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Nancy E. Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Mr. Owen earned his B.A. degree from Wofford College and his J.D. degree from University of Colorado. He is on the Colorado Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, founding board member and secretary of Academy 360, member of Colorado Succeeds Talent Task Force-Colorado Succeeds Advisory Council, and the Daniels Fund Scholarship Selection Review Committee. Mr. Owen is admitted to practice in New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado; and before the U.S. District Court, districts of Colorado, Northern District of Illinois and District of Connecticut; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth circuits; and United States Supreme Court.

Speaker bio
T. Brooke Howard II

T. Brooke Howard, II

Law Offices of Howard & Howard
T. Brooke Howard

is an attorney at Law Offices of Howard & Howard where he practices in Traffic Offenses, Criminal Defense, Business Law, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Family Law. He earned his B.A degree from Randolph-Macon College and his J.D degree from Appalachian School of Law.

Speaker bio
Bryce J Denny

Bryce J. Denny

Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C.
Bryce Denny

is the owner of Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C., where he primarily practices labor and employment law. He is admitted to practice in both Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Denny was re-appointed in 2017 to a three-year term on the Louisiana State Bar Labor Law Advisory Commission. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Louisiana State Bar Association. Mr. Denny earned his B.A. degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and his J.D. degree from Baylor University.

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