Litigation Lessons for Lawyers
 

Take One Hour or Five On the Following Topics:

Depositions

Discovery of Financial Information

E-Discovery

Preparing A Witness

Rule Changes

 
 

  Thursday, September 17 , 2009                               

   12 noon - 1 p.m.

   Depositions - How to Distinguish between the Discovery Approach or the Perpetuation Approach
  • How to plan when you need a perpetuation deposition
  • The difference in preparation and conduct of discovery and perpetuation depositions
  • How to handle the deposition that is both for discovery and perpetuation
  Speaker: 
  William D. Treeby, Stone Pigman
  Location:
  McGlinchey Stafford, 601 Poydras Street, 12th Floor Conference Room, New Orleans
 
  Tuesday, September 22, 2009
  12 noon - 1 p.m.
 Discovery of Financial Information - Scope and Limitations
  • Relevancy
  • Confidentiality issues
  • Discretionary limits courts might impose
  • Judgment debtor examination
  • Subpoena of bank records and other financial information
  Speakers: 
  Judge Karen Wells Roby, USDC - EDLA
  Kirk Reasonover, Reasonover & Olinde
  James Swanson, Fishman Haygood
  Location:
  US District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana
  500 Poydras Street, Room B431, New Orleans
 
   Thursday, October 1, 2009
   12 noon - 1 p.m.
   E-Discovery - A Primer
  
   Speaker: 
   Dr. Gavin Manes, Avansic
   Location:
   McGlinchey Stafford, 601 Poydras Street, 12th Floor Conference Room, New Orleans
 
 
  Thursday, October 15, 2009
   12 noon - 1 p.m.
   Preparing A Witness
  • Preparing the first time witness
  • Preparing your witness for cross
  • Finding out what you need to know about your witness
  • Preparing your witness for direct
   Speaker:
   Debra Fischman, Sher Garner
   Tracey Rannals Bryan, Gainsburgh Benjamin
   Location:
   Stone Pigman, 546 Carondelet Street, New Orleans
 
  Thursday, October 29, 2009
   12 noon - 1 p.m.
   Recent Changes to the Federal Rules and the LA Civil Code of Procedure
  • New Federal Rule of Evidence 502 and its effect on the attorney-client privilege
  • New rules regarding electronic discovery
  • New rules regarding Daubert challenges
  • The changes from the 2009 Legislative Session
 
   Speaker:
   Keith B. Hall, Stone Pigman
   Location:
   Changed to Adams and Reese, 701 Poydras Street, 45th Floor Conference Room, New Orleans
 
 
  Fees

NOBA Members

One Hour of Series: $25

Multi-Hour Discount: If you register for more than one hour, each subsequent hour is only $20

Non Members

Each CLE Hour:  $35

 

Cancellations must be received no later than the day prior to the seminar to receive a full refund minus an
         administrative fee. No refunds for "no shows".

 
 
 To Register
      Email Julie or call the bar office at 504-525-7453.
 
 
Special thanks to Pennebaker Fifth Ring for Sponsoring the Litigation Series

 

Additional thanks to the Litigation Series Chair, Keith B. Hall, for coordinating this program.

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