2021 Joint Litigation and Appellate Summit

Name: 2021 Joint Litigation and Appellate Summit
Start: Friday, May 14, 2021
End: Friday, May 14, 2021

Presented by California Lawyers Association

Date Friday, May 14, 2021 - Friday, May 14, 2021 01:45 AM (PST) - 08:30 AM (PST)

10 Hours of MCLE, includes 3.5 Hours of Legal Specialization in Appellate Law, 1 Hour of Elimination of Bias, 1 Hour of Legal Ethics

This year the Joint Litigation and Appellate Summit will take place virtually on May 14th and May 21st, with programs of interest to all trial and appellate practitioners. This conference will focus on important rule, legislative, and case law changes for litigators, appellate lawyers, and ADR practitioners; panels on persuasive legal writing and best practices in the post-pandemic era; and a panel on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Featured Topic

You’re Not in Kansas Anymore! Five Things Litigators Must Know before Stepping into Arbitration
May 14, 2021 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PST

The program will cover arbitration's separate and distinct dispute resolution process that has its own rules and procedures.

Please join the panel in discussing some of arbitration's unique features:

Pleading requirements and amendments
Trial preparation starts with the preliminary hearing
What and how much discovery
Standards for admitting evidence
Form of the award is dictated by the parties
Plus – a bonus discussion on the “(Un)Appealing Challenges to Awards.”

Speakers:
Hon. Terence Bruiniers (Ret.) | JAMS
Rebecca Callahan | Callahan Dispute Resolution
Don Willenburg | Partner, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP