Labor & Employment

4.1

Litigating Employment Class and Collective Actions

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Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
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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
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 53 minutes
Mark Atkinson
Casey Erick
B. Tyler Brooks
Trevor Brice
With Mark A. Atkinson from Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC + 3 others
Recorded September 17, 2024
Product ID 99002

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Overview

An Advanced-Level Guide to Employment Class Action Lawsuits and Collective Action Litigation Strategies

Enhance your skill set! In this engaging and strategic program, our esteemed faculty share hard-won strategies and reveal new litigation insights for employment class and collective actions. Identify savvy ways to deal with discovery issues, get expert tips for presenting complex legal arguments, and follow essential guidelines for working with expert witnesses. Don't gamble with your clients' futures - register today!

  • Discover best practices for handling advanced discovery issues.
  • Hear creative insights for overcoming procedural obstacles.
  • Develop sophisticated trial strategies.
  • Gain high-level techniques for using expert witnesses.
  • Formulate strategies for settlement negotiations.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Case Law and Legislative Updates
  2. The Use of Statistics and/or Expert Witnesses: Secrets and Insider Tips
  3. Overcoming Procedural Obstacles
  4. Discovery in Employment Class and Collective Actions: Advanced Issues and Answers
  5. ADR and Settlement Negotiations: Insights From the Pros
  6. Sophisticated Trial Strategies: Secrets Only the Great Employment Attorneys Know
  7. Ethical Considerations for Employment Class and Collective Actions

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Product ID 99002

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
Florida CLE Approved 7 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 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

All times are shown in

  1. Case Law and Legislative Updates

  2. The Use of Statistics and/or Expert Witnesses: Secrets and Insider Tips

  3. Overcoming Procedural Obstacles

  4. Discovery in Employment Class and Collective Actions: Advanced Issues and Answers

  5. ADR and Settlement Negotiations: Insights From the Pros

  6. Sophisticated Trial Strategies: Secrets Only the Great Employment Attorneys Know

  7. Ethical Considerations for Employment Class and Collective Actions

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Overcoming Attorney-Client Privilege and Confidentiality Issues 
    3. Conflicts of Interest
    4. Attorneys' Fees
    5. Overcoming Ethical Obstacles in Settlement Negotiations
    6. Fiduciary Duties in Employment Class and Collective Actions

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. HR professionals, accountants, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Mark A Atkinson
Mark A.
Atkinson
Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC
Casey S Erick
Casey S.
Erick
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
B. Tyler Brooks
B. Tyler
Brooks
Law Office of B. Tyler Brooks, PLLC
Trevor R Brice
Trevor R.
Brice
Skelton Taintor & Abbott
Speaker bio
Mark A Atkinson

Mark A. Atkinson

Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC
Mark Atkinson

is an attorney with Atkinson & Frampton, PLLC in Charleston, West Virginia. He is one of the most experienced and successful trial attorneys in West Virginia. Mr. Atkinsobn has obtained ten judgments in excess of $1,000,000.00. Over the last 36 years, he has handled thousands of cases, for both plaintiffs and defendants, in the following areas: employment, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, business litigation, work place injuries, First Amendment claims, and litigation involving churches. Mr. Atkinson has tried numerous criminal cases, including successfully defending murder and kidnapping cases. He lectures nationally on the topic of trial tactics. Mr. Atkinson earned his J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law.

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Casey S Erick

Casey S. Erick

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Casey Erick

is a shareholder with Cowles & Thompson, P.C., and focuses on commercial litigation and employment law. He has represented clients in both litigation and transactional matters that span across commercial law, labor and employment, real estate, consumer protection, and general litigation including, but not limited to breach of contract, corporate trade secret theft, tortious interference, defamation, personal injury, fraud, and various other kinds of civil litigation. Mr. Erick is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Dallas Bar Association, and board-certified in civil trial law. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi; and his J.D. degree from Baylor School of Law.

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B. Tyler Brooks

B. Tyler Brooks

Law Office of B. Tyler Brooks, PLLC
B. Tyler Brooks

is senior counsel with the Thomas More Society and maintains his law office in Greensboro, North Carolina. He represents clients throughout the United States in cases involving free speech and other constitutional rights, and has extensive experience engaging in business and employment litigation in trial and appellate courts. Mr. Brooks received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude from Wake Forest University; and his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. He further holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in taxation from Villanova University's Graduate Tax Program, through which he also completed advanced coursework in ERISA and employee benefits law. Mr. Brooks is admitted to practice law in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan, as well as numerous federal courts.

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Trevor R Brice

Trevor R. Brice

Skelton Taintor & Abbott
Trevor Brice

is an attorney at The Royal Law Firm with years of experience advising clients through the litigation process. His experience ranges from representing private corporations in state and federal court, to representing individual clients before unemployment tribunals. Mr. Brice works to solve employers' problems early before they spiral out of control. He has regularly advised and represented clients in state and federal courts, as well as at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), and other state agencies. Mr. Brice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Providence College, and a Juris Doctor and master's degree in business administration from Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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