Litigation & Appeals

NJ Specific

Litigating Civil Cases in New Jersey From Start to Finish

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Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Michael Miles
Peter Lembesis
Kevin Kotch
With Michael J. Miles from Brown & Connery, LLP + 2 others
Recorded December 11, 2024
Product ID 99754

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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 Do's and Don'ts
  2. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
  3. Discovery, Depositions, and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
  4. How to Authenticate Social Media, Email, and Text Evidence
  5. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  6. Building Your Civil Trial Skills
  7. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers

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Product ID 99754

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Top Civil Litigation Do's 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. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  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 level online seminar is designed for attorneys. It may also benefit paralegals.

Speakers

Michael J Miles
Michael J.
Miles
Brown & Connery, LLP
Peter Lembesis
Peter
Lembesis
Dunn Lambert, L.L.C.
Kevin J Kotch
Kevin J.
Kotch
Ferrara Law Group, P.C.
Speaker bio
Michael J Miles

Michael J. Miles

Brown & Connery, LLP
Michael Miles

is a partner at Brown & Connery, LLP. He concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, including the litigation and trial of all manner of business, employment and civil rights disputes. He has experience defending complex contract disputes, banking and financial fraud actions, restrictive covenant and trade secrets actions, business torts and breaches of fiduciary duty, disputes between members of closely held corporations, professional malpractice actions, consumer fraud actions, and shareholder derivative actions. He has also defended employers in all manner of employment disputes, including claims under Title VII, Section 1981, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, NJLAD, NJCEPA and common law in state and federal courts, as well as before the EEOC and NJ Division on Civil Rights. He has also served as local counsel for numerous intellectual property, patent infringement, consumer fraud, breach of contract, franchise, and employment cases. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Miles has counseled employers with respect to their obligations under FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, OWBA, wage and hour laws, and WARN for plant closing and mass layoffs, as well as compliance with state employment laws. He has also guided employers in conducting disciplinary actions, terminations, and reductions in force. He has experience drafting employment agreements, employee handbooks, and providing workplace training sessions on harassment and discrimination. He has also assisted employers in obtaining H-1B and L-1 Visas, as well as permanent residency status for foreign employees. Mr. Miles earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Saint Joseph's University. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, in 2005 from Rutgers University School of Law

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Peter Lembesis

Peter Lembesis

Dunn Lambert, L.L.C.
Peter Lembesis

is a member of Dunn Lambert, L.L.C., practicing in the areas of shareholder and partnership disputes, commercial contract disputes, estate/probate litigation, foreclosure prosecution and defense, commercial landlord/tenant litigation, construction litigation, employment litigation, and securities litigation. He has experience overseeing a variety of civil litigation matters, including successfully trying to completion a number of cases before juries and judges across the state of New Jersey. Mr. Lembesis earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from Rutgers College and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Rutgers School of Law - Camden, where he was also an editor of the Rutgers Law Journal. Following his graduation from Rutgers School of Law, he clerked for the Honorable Michael Winkelstein of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, and worked in the litigation departments of several prominent New Jersey firms.

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Kevin J Kotch

Kevin J. Kotch

Ferrara Law Group, P.C.
Kevin Kotch

is an attorney with Ferrara Law Group, P.C. He represents clients in business matters, including transactions, business formation, commercial litigation, and corporate compliance and regulatory matters. Mr. Kotch has been designated by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States with an expertise in information security and privacy. He is admitted to practice in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Kotch earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Bloomsburg University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law.

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