Litigation & Appeals

NM Specific

Litigating Civil Cases in New Mexico From Start to Finish

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Meredith Baker
Joseph Romero
Sara Sanchez
Catherine Arlowe
With Meredith M. Baker + others
Recorded September 27, 2024
Product ID 98825

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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. Conducting Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  3. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
  4. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
  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 98825

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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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. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  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

Meredith M Baker
Meredith M.
Baker
Joseph L Romero
Joseph L.
Romero
Joseph L. Romero Trial Lawyer LLC
Sara N Sanchez
Sara N.
Sanchez
Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker, P.A.
Catherine D Arlowe
Catherine D.
Arlowe
McCoy Leavitt Laskey
Speaker bio
Meredith M Baker

Meredith M. Baker

Meredith Baker

is an attorney and counselor at law with Law Office of Meredith Baker, LLC, where she is an experienced trial lawyer, dedicated to serving each client with her extensive experience in business law, family law, domestic violence, and criminal law. Ms. Baker earned her J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. She is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), American Bar Association's Criminal and Family Law sections, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Ms. Baker currently maintains a license to practice law in New York, California and New Mexico.

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Joseph L Romero

Joseph L. Romero

Joseph L. Romero Trial Lawyer LLC
Joseph Romero

is a trial attorney with Joseph L. Romero Trial Lawyer LLC, where he focuses his practice in commercial litigation, real estate litigation, business torts, trust litigation, construction litigation, municipal liability, civil rights, employment law and appeals. Mr. Romero earned his B.A. degree from the University of New Mexico and his J.D. degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

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Sara N Sanchez

Sara N. Sanchez

Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker, P.A.
Sara Sanchez

is a shareholder with Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker, P.A., with over 17 years of experience in the areas of civil litigation and criminal defense. Her practice has focused primarily on the areas of employment, health care fraud, general commercial litigation, and white-collar criminal defense. Ms. Sanchez earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Brown University; and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University of Law.

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Catherine D Arlowe

Catherine D. Arlowe

McCoy Leavitt Laskey
Catherine Arlowe

is senior counsel at the firm Hartline Barger LLP. She brings years of civil litigation experience to Hartline Barger. Ms. Arlowe was in private practice for twelve years before joining the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico where she spent the last 11 years as a judicial law clerk. Her experience with the court afforded her an invaluable inside-look at the judicial process and judicial decision-making. While in private practice, Ms. Arlowe focused on the areas of product liability, personal injury, negligence, construction defect litigation, and general insurance defense litigation. She also worked for the City of Albuquerque where she defended individual law enforcement officers accused of civil rights violations and gained significant jury trial experience. Ms. Arlowe earned her B.A. degree from University of New Mexico, and her J.D. degree from New York Law School. She is admitted to practice in New Mexico, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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