Litigation and Appellate: 3 General Hours and 2 Dual (Ethics) Hours

Courses Included

• Litigation and Appellate 2019: Social Media Issues and Client Intake
  
  

  This presentation will focus on social media essentials and e-devices for attorneys to address with clients seeking a divorce - both proactive and reactive - to reduce potential case-damaging exposure.  We will focus on addressing social media concerns from intake and throughout the divorce process – along with some spectacular examples of what you never want to see from your own client but would love to obtain on the opposing party.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • T. Leigh Hearn-Rushton, The Rushton Law Firm, PLLC, Nashville
    T. Leigh Hearn-Rushton is originally from Alabama, where she graduated Auburn University and achieved her J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, AL. She is a member of the Alabama State...
• Litigation and Appellate 2019: Noticing, Briefing, and Arguing Your Appeal
  
  

  This presentation covers everything you need to know about the nuts and bolts of appellate procedure. From the moment you have a final judgment in the trial court, the clock begins to run on your appellate rights. Learn best practices on the following three things related to your appeal: (1) how to provide proper and timely notice to the court that you wish to appeal; (2) how to think through your appellate issues and ultimately draft your appellate brief; and (3) how to prepare for, and present, oral argument.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • William Roach Jr., United States Attorneys Office, Knoxville
    Bill Roach, Jr., is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee who prosecutes white-collar crimes, with a particular emphasis on healthcare and financial fraud. ...
• Litigation and Appellate 2019: Know When to Hold ‘Em
  
  

  Parties with improper data management or outdated data policies and procedures risk multimillion-dollar sanctions. Litigation and investigations are inevitable when over 100,000 global regulations – governmental, industry, and voluntary- apply to corporations. In this session the speakers will discuss how to develop sound data management programs, utilize emerging tools and initiate hold and preservation systems before litigation ensues to reduce time, costs and panic.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Tiffany Fox, DSi, Nashville
    Attorney with significant ediscovery experience at several levels. I've coded documents, I've led teams of document reviewers, I've managed ediscovery projects and liased with vendors, law firms, and...
  • Sarah Miller, Bradley, Nashville
    Sarah Miller is an attorney in the Litigation Practice Group and Information Systems Department at Bradley. She has managed extensive document review projects for several Fortune 500 companies and...
• Litigation and Appellate 2019: The Ethics of Brief Writing and Brief Strategies
  
  

  This course will focus on ethical issues faced in brief writing and brief strategies generally, both trial and appellate. Also discussed is selecting and structuring written arguments.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Edmund Sauer, Tennessee Supreme Court, Nashville
    Edmund Sauer is an appellate lawyer focusing on handling appeals throughout the country, particularly in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where he clerked for two judges, and in...
• Litigation and Appellate 2019: Best Practices for Proving Damages Calculations
  
  

  What is the reasonable certainty requirement in lost profits calculations? What do we mean and how do we get there when calculating financial damages? This presentation will discuss this standard and the factors and information a financial expert needs to consider in reaching this standard when calculating damages.  It will also discuss some real life experiences, as well as working efficiently with your expert to reach that standard.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Michael Costello, Elliott Davis, chattanooga
    Mike has more than 30 years of experience in business valuations, forensic accounting, business acquisitions and divestitures, exit planning and related fields. His experience includes extensive...
  • Misty Decker, Elliott Davis, Franklin
    Misty has more than 15 years of experience assisting clients and counsel with complex financial, accounting, and damages matters, including fraud investigations, forensic accounting and valuation...