Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 513: Grappling with AI as a Law Student and Lawyer (1L Summer Series)
Podcast - Part II: The Do’s and Don’ts of Demonstratives
Wire Fraud Litigants Beware: Fourth Circuit Ruling Protects the Banks — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Balch’s Consumer Finance Compass: How Standing Can Make or Break Certification for Class Action Lawsuits in Debt Collection
Podcast - Persistence and Determination
Podcast - Part I - The Do’s and Don’ts of Demonstratives
Podcast - Walking Tall
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 317: Spotlight on Torts (Part 2 – Intentional Torts)
Key Discovery Points: A Judicial Approach to Handling AI-Generated Evidence
Master the First Moves in Litigation for Courtroom Advantage – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Podcast - The Seeds of Corruption
Key Discovery Points: Don’t Get Caught with Your Hand in the Production Cookie Jar
Key Discovery Points: BYOD Case Law Covering Subpoenas and Employee Handbooks
Feeling Disillusioned with AI? You’re Not Alone
Current Regulatory, Legislative, and Litigation Developments on ADA Website Accessibility for Consumer Finance Digital Platforms — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Key Discovery Points: Petty Finger Pointing Over Search Terms Results in Wasted Time
The Trend of Threatening Physicians for Personal Gain
Podcast - Seek Out Feedback
The Three C’s for Addressing Prior Inconsistent Statements
Learn about the most pressing data collection challenges for litigators at AmLaw 200 firms along with practical steps and workflows to help you manage data in platforms such as Slack and Google Workspace....more
Introduction - Non-profit boards are the backbone of countless community institutions – from homeowners associations and religious congregations to private schools and arts organizations. Yet, when these boards face...more
The 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, once told a captivated audience that ”Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”...more
We know that successful trial outcomes are rarely the result of a single, game-changing moment. Instead, they are built on preparation, precision, and the cumulative impact of small, strategic decisions. In a recent IMS...more
This program will emphasize best practices of navigating question about e-discovery in court with adversaries and judges who are less familiar with the mechanics of modern discovery. The panelists will provide resources as...more
Artificial intelligence is a controversial but increasingly valuable arrow in the quiver of any litigator. While AI can provide great assistance to litigators in improving their efficiency, AI also raises ethical and...more
The “Sovereign Citizen Movement” is a term used to describe the growing number of individuals who deny the authority and / or legitimacy of the U.S. government. While the “SovCit” movement originated decades ago, there...more
One would think an artificial intelligence company would be sensitized to the risk of AI hallucination in legal citations. One would be wrong. In Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC, Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen...more
Deposition transcripts are among the most critical and complex assets in litigation. Handling them efficiently while maintaining accuracy and meeting fast-moving deadlines requires a strategic approach. In this session, a...more
Session 1 of a 6-part series with Procopio and ACC San Diego: Best Practices and Strategies In-house counsel are the linchpin of effective litigation management. This session will focus on the best practices for overseeing...more
Law firms are increasingly using technology to assist and optimize their litigation and trial processes, and this trend will almost certainly continue into the future. In particular, the use of external graphics technologies...more
Every document your employees create—emails, text messages, meeting notes, voicemails—has the potential to become critical evidence in litigation. In today’s legal environment, even casual communications can expose your...more
Join the industry’s top litigators and leading plan counsel at ACI’s 16th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation, for two days of discussions designed to address emerging areas of concern for MCOs in...more
Examine real-world strategies for tackling the most pressing challenges in ITC practice at ACI’s 17th Annual Practitioners' Think Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement. Be in the same room with leading in-house counsel,...more
In mass tort litigation, selecting the right data management platform is a critical decision. It ensures efficiency and accuracy in handling and analyzing vast amounts of data – sometimes millions of documents – enabling...more
Regular visitors to this blog no doubt are aware that the rules of practice for the Commercial Division are centered on innovation, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and predictability. This includes the rules governing trial...more
In order to effectively manage complex litigation, you need to know what success looks like. There are different measures of success beyond the outcome of the litigation and it’s important to identify those success factors...more
In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small discusses the dangers of using both humor and sarcasm in the courtroom, while also recognizing the need to incorporate them in...more
Seven years ago, I wrote an article about what I called the eDiscovery Disconnect—the gap between the work being done on data and the legal strategy that drives discovery. Unfortunately, not much has changed since then, but...more
The blog post Turning Deposition No-Shows to the Client’s Advantage proved popular with our readers when written (2021!) and for years afterward. The sustained readership of that article is gratifying but also disappointing...more
In this episode of "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small goes in-depth about how courtroom presentations need to be direct in their approach and how to avoid being dull, complex, and...more
Last week’s blog recounted the story of a litigator surprised by the unannounced, off-camera presence of the witness’s mother in the room during her son’s remote deposition. That should never have happened and, in modern...more
Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 30.02 has been amended to expressly authorize parties to conduct depositions via remote technology and require a party seeking to take a deposition to elect between deposing in-person or...more
The receipt of a notice for a client’s deposition usually sets off a chain reaction of familiar events in most law offices across the country. The deposition is calendared. Materials requested in the notice or accompanying...more
In this episode of his "The Trial Lawyer's Handbook" podcast series, litigation attorney Dan Small examines the crucial role of confidence and conviction in persuading a jury, highlighting the fine balance between appearing...more