Program Materials

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the Environmental Litigation Committee. All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. ()

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: Snowmass, Co – January 2008

• » In-House Counsel Speaks Out, Again
• » Convenient Truths: Forecasting the Future of Climate Change Tort Litigation
  Joanne Lichtman (Moderator)


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Section of Litigation Leadership Meeting: Vancouver, BC – June 2007

• » No Passports Needed: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
  Charles Denton (Moderator)

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: Snowbird, UT – January 2007

• Rapanos: Muddying the Waters
• » Rapanos, the Environment, and Multi-Terrain Legal Battle
  Professor William W. Buzbee
• » Rapanos v. United States, What Does It Mean?
  M. Reed Hopper
• » Rapanos v. United States
  Supreme Court Opinion
• » For a compilation of Rapanos materials, please see the Emory Law School site.

• Other Committee Materials
• » Two Dollar Words and Other Ships Passing in the Night
  Bill Ohlemeyer
• » 2006 Chief Legal Officer Survey
• » The Care and Feeding of Inside Counsel
  William Garcia, Robert Craig III, and Eileen Letts
• » Enhancing a Law Department’s Flexibility to Respond to Unexpected Challenges
  Carol Needham
• » The Ongoing Friction Between Site Remediation and Tort Litigation
  Steven J. Levine
• » Anticipating Mass Toxics Cases in the Age of Self-Reporting
  Joel Mosher and David Shay
• » Best Practices Are Now Potential Malpractices: New E-Discovery FRCP Rules
  Bruce Barze, Jr. and Patrick Breen
• » Discovery Tools, Alleged Abuses, and Possible Sanctions: The Case Law

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: Beaver Creek, Colorado – January 2006

• » Ethics and Legal Malpractice Update: Year in Review
  Robert H. Bunzel
• » Forward to the Past: The Aftermath of Aviall
  John M. Barkett
• » Preparing for the the Expert; Discovery Issues and Suggested Cross-Examination Techniques
  Kevin Bruno, Elizabeth Koniers Brown, Bruce Vargo
• » Juror's Body Language: Why We Look, What to Notice - and What to Ignore
  Ann T. Greeley
• » Jury Selection: Myths and Realities About Jurors
  Ann T. Greeley
• » Why You May Want to Know About a Prospective Juror's Attitude on Tort Reform
  Byron K. Mason
• » The Courtroom of the Twenty-First Century - ADR
  John M. Barkett

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: Beaver Creek, Colorado – January 2005

• » The Multijurisdictional Practice: Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law
  John M. Barkett
• » Working with Environmental Experts: Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protections
  James P. Ray and Kirstin M. Etela
• » The Eisen Myth and Class Certification: Why Rigorous Analysis Requires Class Certification Experts to Satisfy the Admissibility Test in Daubert
  Cari K. Dawson
• » A Database Anlaysis of the Superfund Allocation Case Law Second Edition
  John M. Barkett

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: Orlando – March 2004

• » The Admissibility of Expert Testimony
  Stephon J. Darmody
• » In-House Views on Outside Counsel: Partners or Vendors
  David P. Cooke, Thomas P. Kurz and Laurie H. Polinsky
• » Preemption in Action: Attacking Local Ordinances and Winning Damages and Attorney's Fees Under Section 1983
  James B. Slaughter