South Dakota CLE - Litigation Courses
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Police Liability Under Section 1983: Critical Steps for the Trial Lawyer
Whether you are on the plaintiff’s or the defense side, you must engage in critical decision making through the life of a case. Be ready for the challenge. This practical webinar will take you through a high exposure death case and fifteen critical decisions you and your opponent will have to make, including: Case selection for the plaintiff. Discovery issues and expert retention for both sides. Timing and contents for dispositive motions Best time to talk settlement. Pretrial moti... More Info
$751.75General Credits -
Taking and Defending Depositions During COVID and Beyond
Taking and defending depositions are necessary skills for the litigation attorney. Yet, the pandemic has created challenges requiring additional strategic and practical considerations. During the program, Ken Moltner will discuss the deposition process from both the plaintiff's and defense's perspectives, with a focus on the practical aspects, including: preparation; objections; New York state Court Rules and the use of experts. More Info
$1002General Credits -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Mortgages and Foreclosures in New York State
The financial shock from the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the housing security of millions of Americans, prompting federal, state, and local judiciaries to move quickly to ward off foreclosures. This CLE presentation will discuss how COVID-19 has affected mortgages and foreclosures in New York State and the actions that can be taken to preserve a borrower’s home. This presentation will cover: federal foreclosure moratoriums and forbearance of mortgage payments under the Coronavirus Aid... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
A Trial Attorney's Strategy on How to Convince a Jury
This CLE lecture is prepared to assist the trial attorney in how to convince jurors that they should vote in favor of his/her client. It will provide you with “approaches”; “techniques”; and “lines” that you can utilize to aid you in winning your case; how to cross examine a witness in such a way so as to lead the witness to believe that his response is bad for your case when, in fact, it is helpful. This presentation will show how to appeal to the juror’s sentiments, by the use o... More Info
$751.5General Credits -
Trial Preparation Skills: Personal Injury Cases
Preparation is the key to success for any trial. While the judge, jury, your adversary and your client get to see you in action during the trial, it is the time spent before the trial, developing your theory, dissecting the evidence, preparing your witnesses and shaping your opening and closing statements that will determine your success. Trial preparation begins from the day the case is retained. Honing in early on the theory of your case will enable you to move the case efficiently... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Effective Appellate Advocacy
To be an effective Appellate Advocate, Attorneys must not only be able to navigate the changing rules of the appellate courts, but must also think strategically and communicate persuasively. This CLE course will reframe the role of the Appellate Advocate as a Partner to handling Attorneys. This presentation will provide strategies for evaluating potential appeals, writing appeals and arguing before the Appellate courts. More Info
$501General Credit -
Advanced Strategies for Negotiating Claims with Insurance Companies
Do you have advanced tools for negotiating a personal injury settlement with an Insurance company? Explore tested strategies from experienced practitioners in this comprehensive legal guide. In this CLE Presentation, you will learn how to craft a powerful demand letter, recognize bad faith and more. Set the tone for the negotiations from the start: find the most productive balance between hardball tactics and building a relationship with the Insurance Company. The Course Objectives that w... More Info
$751.75General Credits -
Rethinking Harm in Personal Injury and Negligence Cases: Using Psychosocial Evaluations to Uncover Harm
Many attorneys, particularly in the fields of personal injury and medical malpractice, struggle to understand the injury their clients have suffered. In this course, attorney and forensic expert Mark Silver provides for the lawyer a useful and humanistic tool to better conceptualize and understand the harms that the client has suffered, such that the lawyer in question can advocate for the client in a more informed and holistic manner with a consideration for a broad range of harms that requir... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Aggressive Presentation of Medical Evidence, and Other Trial Tips from a Veteran Defense Lawyer
In this CLE presentation, a veteran personal injury defense lawyer shares his belief that jurors really try hard to do the right thing, and this means they base their decisions on the EVIDENCE. The case is made for aggressively calling treating doctors, nurses, and other medical providers to testify about critical chart entries bearing on liability, proximate cause, and damages. The benefit of getting medical evidence in through the original author versus an expert is discussed, as w... More Info
$501.25General Credits -
Advanced Construction Law for Attorneys: Beyond the Basics
Over 40 years of practice in the area of Construction Law have shown that there is a lot more to being a Construction Lawyer than handling contract claims. This CLE Course is designed to discuss various areas of the law that Construction Lawyers need to know in order to best serve their Clients and Companies. This CLE Presentation will take a quick look at handling of Claims and go into some of the nuances. Primarily, we will review other areas of the law, other than Labor Law, and g... More Info
$501General Credit