Litigation & Appeals

MT Specific

4.48

The Montana Evidence Playbook

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Credit Status Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours 1 minute
Bruce Fredrickson
Nathan Finch
Jaclyn Laferriere
Brian Miller
With Bruce A. Fredrickson from Rocky Mountain Law Partners P.C. + 3 others
Recorded March 25, 2025
Product ID 99842

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Overview

Make Your Case More Than Just a Story

A case without sufficient evidence is nothing more than an interesting story. You need to know the intricacies of Montana rules, customs and local court procedures if you want to keep opposing counsel from reducing your carefully crafted exhibits to rubble. This in-depth evidentiary playbook will equip you with the tools you need to build stronger cases with digital evidence, demonstratives, expert witnesses and more. Register today!

  • Gain a better understanding of Montana Rules of evidence and their historical context.
  • Properly prepare social media, emails, and other digital evidence for maximum impact.
  • Get effective presentation tips for using demonstrative and documentary evidence.
  • Ensure you are utilizing essential criteria when you select experts to support your case.
  • Discover when and how to make evidentiary objections.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence: Rules and Practical Applications
  2. Digital Evidence in Montana: How to Prepare and Introduce
  3. Building Stronger Cases With Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence
  4. Utilizing Expert Witnesses in Montana
  5. Objections: When to Make Them and How to Respond
  6. The Legal Ethics of Objections in Montana

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Product ID 99842

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. The Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence: Rules and Practical Applications

    1. Historical Background for Rules of Evidence
    2. Policy Concerns for Rules of Evidence
    3. Montana Rules of Evidence: High Points
    4. Judicial Discretion and Appeals

  2. Digital Evidence in Montana: How to Prepare and Introduce

    1. Applying Rules of Evidence to Digital Media.
    2. Social Media Posts: Case Precedents
    3. Text Messages and Emails: Hearsay and Relevance
    4. Cloud-Based Data and Digital Documents
    5. Videos, Audio Recordings, and Photographs
    6. Overcoming Common Digital Evidence Objections

  3. Building Stronger Cases With Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence

    1. Strategies for Introducing Evidence in Montana Courts
    2. Leveraging Documentary Evidence
    3. Utilizing Demonstrative Evidence
    4. Effective Evidence Presentation Tips

  4. Utilizing Expert Witnesses in Montana

    1. Selecting Effective Experts: Criteria and Strategies
    2. Preparation: Strengthening Expert Witness Impacts
    3. Proven Direct Examination Techniques
    4. Using Demonstratives to Reinforce Expert Testimony
    5. Handing Cross Examinations and Objections

  5. Objections: When to Make Them and How to Respond

    1. Relevancy and Materiality: When and How to Object
    2. Montana Rules and Court Preferences
    3. Objection Dos and Don'ts
    4. Effective Hearsay Objections

  6. The Legal Ethics of Objections in Montana

    1. Ethics of ESI
    2. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
    3. Candor With the Court
    4. Coaching Witnesses

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Bruce A Fredrickson
Bruce A.
Fredrickson
Rocky Mountain Law Partners P.C.
Nathan D Finch
Nathan D.
Finch
Motley Rice LLC
Jaclyn S Laferriere
Jaclyn S.
Laferriere
Hall and Evans
Brian J Miller
Brian J.
Miller
Morrison Sherwood Wilson & Deola, PLLP
Speaker bio
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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Nathan D Finch

Nathan D. Finch

Motley Rice LLC
Nathan Finch

is a member of Motley Rice in Washington DC. He has over 30 years of litigation experience defending the victims of toxic exposure, asbestos exposure, and other health and safety risks. Mr. Finch's experience includes both individual cases before juries, as well as multi-plaintiff cases in bench trials before federal district court judges. He has tried many cases involving a wide variety of asbestos-containing products, including gaskets, automotive brakes, floor tiles, joint compounds, baby powder and various forms of insulation. When he isn't trying cases against asbestos companies, Mr. Finch represents individual smokers in cases against Big Tobacco. He has obtained plaintiffs' verdicts in several cases for smokers who started smoking in the 1960s (or earlier) before warnings were on the packages. Martindale-Hubbell® has recognized Mr. Finch as an AV® rated attorney for more than 20 years. He earned his J.D. degree from University of Virginia School of Law and is admitted in Virginia, District of Columbia and Montana.

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Jaclyn S Laferriere

Jaclyn S. Laferriere

Hall and Evans
Jaclyn Laferriere

is an attorney at Hall and Evans. She is a litigation attorney with a practice that focuses on transportation defense and general insurance defense. Ms. Laferriere represents national railroads facing Federal Employers' Liability Act and Federal Railroad Safety Act claims, grade crossing accidents, OSHA investigations, toxic torts, and whistleblower complaints. She is also experienced with matters involving medical malpractice, wrongful death, bad faith, and premises liability. Ms. Laferriere earned her B.A. degree from Montana State University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Vermont Law School. She is admitted to practice in Montana, North Dakota, and Colorado.

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Brian J Miller

Brian J. Miller

Morrison Sherwood Wilson & Deola, PLLP
Brian Miller

is a partner with Morrison, Sherwood, Wilson & Deols, PLLP in Helena, Montana. He has spent the last decade representing hundreds of clients in divorces, consumer cases, property disputes, personal injury claims, wrongful discharge from employment, criminal cases, foreclosure defense and other matters. Mr. Miller has tried numerous cases to juries all across the state of Montana. He also handles a wide variety of other matters including, wills, trusts, estates, guardianships, small business planning, and medical marijuana compliance. He earned his B.A. degree in philosophy at Emory University and his J.D. degree at University of Montana School of Law.

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