2005 Section of Litigation Annual Conference (New York, NY)

 

The documents below are written materials from the 2005 Section of Litigation Annual Conference. All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. ()

American Jury Trial

• » Principles for Juries and Jury Trials

Taming the Hydra-Headed Monster: Fighting Cases on Multiple Fronts

• » Multiple-Venue Patent Litigation: Navigating Among Alternative Rulings

Old Dogs and New Tricks

• » A New, Winning Way to Direct: Examining Your Witnesses (Both Expert and Lay)

Beyond Zubulake

• » The Brave New World of Electronic Discovery Revisited

The Use of Race in the Courtroom and Its Impact on Justice

• » Case Study and Panel Questions and Discussion
• » Case Index
• » Reynolds v State of Florida; F.J.W. Enterprises, Inc. v Johnson; Smith v Nose
• » U.S. v Williams; Wallace v State of Florida; Dial v Niggel Associates, Inc.
• » Liggett Group Incorporated v Engle
• » Bird v Glacier Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Calloway v. State of Maryland

The MJP Maze

• » Avoiding the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Reconstruction After a Disaster: Terrorism, Weather and Other Acts of God and Man

• » Fraud Principles Are Never Gone With The Wind
• » Legal Ethics Challenges for the Mass Disaster Plaintiff’s Lawyer
• » Planning For Reconstituting A Law Office After A Disaster

Courtroom as Stage: Theater Tips for Lawyers

• » Some Off-The-Cuff Remarks About Lawyers As Storytellers

Big Boxes, Big Cases: Wal-Mart, Costco, and the Rise of Mass Employment Class Action

• » Challenging Subjective Criteria in Employment Class Actions
• » Wal-Mart: Road Map for a Class Action Strategy

Who's Running This Company Anyway?

• » The Director Settlements at Enron and WorldCom: Lessons for Directors
• » Restoring Integrity to Corporate Fraud Lawsuits

The Daubert Dozen

• » Twelve (Or So) Expert Witness Issues That Can Make Or Break Your Day

Hot Topic

• » The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 – A Preliminary Analysis

Professor James McElhaney on Trial Strategy and the Language of Persuasion

• » Trial Notebook, Chapter 2 – Picking the Right Fight
• » Trial Notebook, Chapter 5 – The Sense of Injustice
• » Trial Notebook, Chapter 7 – The Focus of Justice

Scoring Big: Getting Your Money's Worth Out of an Expert

• » Getting the Most from Your Experts: An Expert's Perspective

Lasting Impressions

• » The Role of Closing Arguments

Litigation Management Roundtable: Litigating as a Team with Inside Counsel

• » Dupont Guidelines For Outside Counsel
• » Litigation Procedures Guide For Dow Agrosciences LLC And Its Outside Counsel

Leaks and Confidential Sources

• » We’ve Got a Leak: Are There Solutions Beyond the “Finger in the Dam”?

Is My Expert Evidence Admissible? How to Prepare for and Succeed at a Daubert Hearing

• » Fifty-State and Federal Court Survey of the Standards Governing the Admissibility of Expert Testimony
• » Factors to Consider When Presenting Expert Testimony
• » Tips For Making Damages Testimony Come Alive

Effective Mediation Techniques for Resolving Complex Commercial Disputes

• » Hypothetical Set Of Facts: Sherman v. Global Gas et al
• » Litigation Risk Assessments: A Process To Help Bridge Evaluative Gaps
• » Effective Mediation PowerPoint Slides

What Do Judges Want?

• » What Judges Want
• » Rules of the Justices of the Commercial Division, Supreme Court, New York County
• » Standards of Civility
• » From The Bench: A Comment On "Streetwise Litigation" – Unwise Advice For Trial Lawyers
• » From The Bench: What Works – Evidence From A Trial Judge's Perspective
• » From The Bench: Evidence Advocacy – The Judge's Perspective
• » From The Bench: From Lawyer To Judge
• » From The Bench: Oral Argument In The District Court
• » From The Bench: Convincing A Federal Court Of Appeals
• » From The Bench
• » Effective Appellate Advocacy
• » The View From The Bench: What To Do And What Not To Do In My Courtroom

Driver's Ed for the Cyber Road

• » Internet Monitoring And Liability: Driver’s Ed For The Cyber Road

Trumpeting Your Case to Victory

• » Using The Lessons Of Aristotle To Present Outstanding Oral Arguments

Noncompetes and Trade Secrets:

• » Noncompetes and Trade Secrets in a High-Tech E-World

The Manhattan Well Mystery Revisited

• » The Trials of the Levi Weeks or The Manhattan Well Mystery, Chapter 1

Tracking Down the Bad Guys

• » Identifying An Electronic Defendant

Politics, Sports, and Business Torts

• » Litigating In the Big Leagues: An Examination of Recent Sports-Related Litigation

Becoming First Chair: Techniques for Young Lawyers

• » Best Practices for New Litigators
• » Building a Better Lawyer
• » Drafting Interrogatories That Will Actually Get You Information
• » Exhibit Selection: Ten Points to Consider
• » Legal Research: A Partner's Perspective
• » Marketing 101 for Lawyers
• » Mastering Client Interviews
• » Stop Reinventing the Wheel: Develop a Personal Knowledge Bank Instead
• » The Do's and Don'ts for Appearing in Court
• » There's No I in Writing – At Least Not at a Law Firm
• » Top 10 Ways to Keep In-House Counsel Happy
• » Junior Lawyers Can Be Disciplined for Failing to Correct Misstatements of Seniors

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