Litigation Nuts & Bolts: How a Complaint Gets to Trial
May 2019
Litigation Nuts & Bolts: How a Complaint Gets to Trial
Co-Sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Program Description:
Are you a member of the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division? Would you like to be? This is the perfect time to become a member, and also spend the day getting to know the nuts and bolts of litigation practice … not only from other young lawyers, but also from some of the most experienced and knowledgeable litigators in Colorado.
This program will provide a deep-dive into important pre-trial events, motions, and processes. While trial is often the highlight of a case, the pre-trial preparation, from drafting the complaint all the way to drafting the jury instructions, cannot be overlooked.
Learning Objectives:
As a young lawyer, get the foundation you need to improve your litigation skills and successfully handle a case from start to finish -
- Drafting and Responding to a Complaint
- Discovery
- Depositions
- Defending Motions for Summary Judgment
- Lightning Round on Pre-Trial Issues
- The Art of Jury Instructions
And don’t miss the two keynote presentations!
The Big Picture: Handling the Nuts and Bolts While Keeping Your Goals and Strategy in Mind
Presented by Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq.
A View from the Bench
Presented by Honorable S. Kato Crews
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Agenda
Friday, May 24, 2019
8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
8:40 am
The Big Picture: Handling the Nuts and Bolts While Keeping Your Goals and Strategy in Mind
Presented by Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq.
9:30 am
Drafting and Responding to a Complaint
Presented by Nicholas A. (Nick) Lutz, Esq., and Patrick M. Sweet, Esq.
10:20 am
Networking Break
10:30 am
Discovery
• Tee-ing up discovery through the pleadings, case management order, and scheduling order
• Drafting effective written discovery and responding to it
• Thinking outside the box on discovery
• Appropriate privilege logs
• Rule 121 conferral tactics for insufficiency of discovery responses and productions
• Oral discovery disputes
Presented by Nicole Black, Esq.
11:20 am
Depositions
• The purpose of depositions
• Who to depose
• When to hold a deposition
• How to depose a witness
Presented by Gina M. Rossi, Esq.
12:10 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:10 pm
Defending Motions for Summary Judgment
• Preparing for summary judgment from the beginning of the case
• Developing facts through written discovery and depositions that are useful in defending against summary judgment
• Evidentiary considerations on summary judgment
• Strategic methods of highlighting factual disputes
• Nuts and bolts of summary judgment briefing
Presented by Jamie H. Hubbard, Esq.
2:00 pm
Pre-Trial Lightning Rounds
• Motions in limine
Presented by Jason A. St. Julien, Esq.
• Motions to preclude expert testimony (Rule 702)
Presented by Theresa A. Vogel, Esq.
• Exhibit Lists and Electronic Evidence Presentations
Presented by Matthew Cron, Esq.
3:00 pm
Networking Break
3:10 pm
The Art of Jury Instructions
Presented by Jason A. St. Julien, Esq.
4:10 pm
A View from the Bench
Judge Crews will discuss certain fundamentals of practice when presenting your case at trial, and appearing in court generally. He will also discuss some of the best practices outside of the fundamentals, to include ethical considerations for practitioners as officers of the court.
Presented by Honorable S. Kato Crews
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $299.00 |
| CBA Member | $199.00 |
| CBA Young Lawyer Division | $99.00 |
| Elite Pass Holder | $0.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $0.00 |
| Law Student | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.50
- EDI Credits:
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