MCLE offers a unique opportunity to hone your pretrial litigation skills. Learn proven strategies for using a trial notebook to give you the competitive edge. In this one day interactive workshop, our panel of experienced litigators provides hands-on advice in all aspects of pretrial preparation. What needs to be done in the final thirty days before a scheduled trial? What does a solo practitioner need to do to make sure it gets done? What does an associate need to prepare for the partner? How do you finalize your opening game plan for trial, from a pretrial conference through opening statement? This seminar answers all your questions and more.

For most seasoned trial lawyers, the trial notebook is their most important tool for getting and staying organized. A panel of experienced (and organized) trial lawyers covers the mechanics of gathering, organizing, and refining information into a trial notebook that will be useful at each stage of trial. Put these mechanics to work by building your own trial notebook!
You will learn...

* How to organize your case and strategy
* Pretrial memorandum and conference
* How to resolve outstanding discovery issues
* How to select and prepare witnesses
* How to manage expert witnesses
* How to choose between judge and jury
* How to prepare jury instructions and special questions

Agenda

* Step-by-Step Suggestions for Organizing the Notebook
* Case Management
* Jury Selection
* How To Save Time and Money
* Settlement or Trial?
* Preserving the Record for Appeal
* Motions in Limine and Their Various Uses

Faculty

* George P. Field, Esq., Chair, Verrill Dana LLP, Boston
* Gerard A. Butler, Jr., Esq., Smith & Duggan LLP, Lincoln
* Kathleen E. Cross, Esq., Hanify & King, PC, Boston
* Keith E. Glidden, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston
* Joseph F. Hardcastle, Esq., Hardcastle & Shober, Boston
* Joseph D. Kropp, Esq., Gilmore, Rees, Carlson & Cataldo, PC , Wellesley Hills
* Jane M. Mahon, Suffolk Superior Court/Administration, Boston
* Cintra S. Shober, Esq., Hardcastle & Shober, Boston