1st Annual Colorado Litigators' Summit - A Tradition Begins!
October 2018
1st Annual Colorado Litigators' Summit - A Tradition Begins!
Co-sponsored by the Litigation Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Highlights Include:
- An Opportunity for Litigators from Both the Plaintiffs and Defense Bars to Come Together to Focus on Professionalism and to Learn to be More Effective in Their Litigation and Trial Practices
- Leading Jurists, Litigators, ADR Providers, and Consultants as Your Faculty
- New Skills to Improve Your Litigation and Trial Practice
- A Refreshed Perspective on Your Fellow Litigators and State of the Judiciary
- Invaluable Opportunities to Network with Your Colleagues and Distinguished Faculty at Lunch and Refreshment Breaks, and During the Reception
Topics Include:
- Ethics Opinions Update
- Evidence Foundation and Skills
- Maintaining Civility in the Most Heated Situations — Panel of Plaintiff and Defense Trial Lawyers
- Negotiation/Mediation Skills and Techniques
- Persuasion Without Rhetoric
- State of the Judiciary from the Perspective of the Colorado Supreme Court’s New Chief Justice
- Trial Technology and Technology Assisted Review
- Trial Examination and Presentation — Tips from the Pros
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Agenda:
Friday, October 26, 2018
8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 am
Welcoming Remarks
Kayla D. Dreyer, Esq., Lucas T. Ritchie, Esq., and Nicoal C. Sperrazza, Esq., Colorado Litigators’ Summit Planning Committee Members
8:20 - 9:10 am
Maintaining Civility in the Most Heated Situations — Panel of Plaintiff and Defense Trial Lawyers
An informal discussion on collegiality and professionalism. What are the barriers and how can we as practitioners improve the situation instead of always having it come from the top down — from the Supreme Court?
Panel:
Honorable Gary M. Jackson, Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Bruce M. Montoya, Esq.
Lorraine Parker, Esq.
Moderator: Lucas T. Ritchie, Esq.
9:10 - 9:20am
Networking Break
9:20 - 10:10am
Trial Examination and Presentation — Tips from the Pros
A demonstration of practical skills and recent developments in trial presentation and examination
Panel:
Christina Habas, Esq., Former Judge, Denver District Court
Linda Knight, Esq.
Pamela Mackey, Esq.
Moderator: Jake Eisenstein, Esq., and Chair, CBA Litigation Section
10:10 – 10:20 am
Networking Break
10:20 – 11:10 am
Trial Technology and Technology Assisted Review
Representatives from trial technology providers on the “latest and greatest” trial presentation and electronic
discovery technologies share invaluable insights and tips.
TAR for Smart People
• John Tredennick, Founder and Chief Evangelist, Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc.
Tips for Failsafe Trial Technology
• Diarmuid Truax, Senior Litigation Technology Consultant, Visual Advantage, Inc.
Moderator: Jon Olafson, Esq.
11:10-11:20 am
Networking Break
11:20am – 12:10 pm
Ethics Opinions Update - 1 ETHICS CREDIT
An informal panel discussion on recent ethics opinions, including Opinion 130, and other developments in ethics law from senior trial lawyers currently or formerly involved in the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee Panel
Matthew T. Kirsch, First Assistant US Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, District of Colorado, Gerald D. Pratt, Esq., Michael (Mick) T. Mihm, Esq.
Moderator: Jessica Yates, Esq., Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
12:10 pm
Transition to Luncheon Room
12:10 pm – 1:35 pm
Luncheon and Presentation
Lunch Served 12:10 – 12:45 pm
You MUST indicate if you plan to attend the luncheon or one will NOT be ordered for you.
12:45 - 12:55 pm
Brief Remarks
John Vaught, Esq., President, Colorado Bar Association
12:55 – 1:35 pm
FEATURED PRESENTATION -
Honorable Nathan B. Coats, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Hear from the Chief on the state of the judiciary he has inherited and on his priorities as the new Chief Justice.
1:35 – 1:40 pm
Post Lunch Break and Transition Time to Plenary Session Room
1:40 – 2:30 pm
Evidence Foundations and Skills
Bill Meyer, Esq., Arbiter, Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. (JAG, Inc.), Former Judge, 2nd Judicial District Court
Former District Court Judge Bill Meyer will present the same evidence CLE that he provides to newly appointed judges each year. This is an update on evidence that every trial lawyer should be excited to watch.
2:30-2:40 pm
Networking Break
2:40-3:30 pm
Negotiation/Mediation Skills and Techniques
Top level mediators have informal discussion of what strategies they are implementing in accomplishing the settlement of big and hotly contested cases
Panel:
Rich Caschette, Esq., Arbiter, Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. (JAG, Inc.) Former Judge, 18th Judicial District Court, Adrienne Fechter, Fechter Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC,, and Gordon (Skip) W. Netzorg, Esq.
Moderator: Franz Hardy, Esq.
3:30 – 3:40 pm
Networking Break
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Persuasion Without Rhetoric
We have a great deal of wisdom here, and want to have an informal discussion on what these distinguished jurists have seen throughout the years that is most persuasive -- both written and oral arguments. And, on how that was accomplished without divisive rhetoric.
Panel:
Honorable Marcia Krieger, Chief Judge, United States District Court – District of Colorado
Honorable Nancy Rice, Former Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Honorable Richard Gabriel, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
Moderator: Honorable Monica M. Márquez, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
4:30pm
Conclusion, Evaluations and Adjourn to Hosted Networking Happy Hour
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $439.00 |
| CBA Member | $389.00 |
| CBA Litigation Law Section Member | $369.00 |
| Excecutive Council | $199.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $184.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $99.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits: 2.00
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