Feldman Federal Practice Series Set - Every Thursday in March 2024!
The Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series is offered on 4 consecutive Thursdays in March.
FBA Members attend free! Sign up for all four sessions here: Judge Martin Feldman Federal Practice Series - All Session Registration Tickets, Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
This year’s topics include:
Session 1: 3/7 - Federal Court: We Don't Bite (Unless Provoked)
Geared towards infrequent visitors to federal court, this CLE hour is a primer on the important differences between state and federal courts, the rules that govern procedure and practice in federal court, common mistakes made in federal court, and how to avoid "getting bitten."
Instructors: Chief Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown; Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld
Session 2: 3/14 - Recent Changes in Employment Law
This hour will address recent substantive changes to employment-law standards on viable adverse employment actions, causation, and protected characteristics/groups, among other relevant, developing issues for the courts and employment-law practitioners.
Instructors: EDLA Magistrate Judge Donna Currault; EEOC Asst. Regional Attorney Gregory Juge and McGlinchey Stafford Partner Camille Bryant
Session 3: 3/21 - ESI Best Practices
Not every case involves voluminous electronically stored information (ESI) or justifies spending thousands of dollars on data-management software and vendor services. Nonetheless, ESI is present in many cases and with some preparation and cooperation, you can manage the collection and review efficiently. This hour-long CLE panel will discuss topics such as: early client engagement and best practices for data preservation and collection; making your Rule 26(f) conference effective; whether to bother with ESI protocol; privilege logging options for ESI vs. traditional documents; and technology for managing ESI.
Instructors: Margot Want and Judge Karen Wells Roby
Session 4: 3/28 - Legal Writing by the Numbers, Part Two: A follow-up to a survey on legal writing completed by EDLA district-court and magistrate judges, this hour will address additional legal-writing preferences and common pitfalls identified by the collective EDLA bench.
Instructors: Chloe Chetta and Amy McIntyre
1 CLE Credit per session
Program offered in person or by Zoom
The LSBA MCLE Committee allows up to 4 hours of virtual CLE credit
Lunch will be provided for in person attendees.
