Staying Sane While Navigating the Pitfalls of Exceptional Circumstances, Good Cause and Discovery End Dates
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $220
Non-Member Price: $275
Areas of Law: Civil
Keynote
Moderator
- Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.
- Lomurro Munson, LLC, Freeholdis a Partner in Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, LLC (Lomurro Law) in Freehold, New Jersey. She focuses her practice in appellate matters, personal injury litigation, disability matters, attorney ethics and horseracing law, and has experience litigating personal injury case for both the plaintiff and defense sides, medical malpractice cases for plaintiffs, commercial disputes, and prosecuting and defending insurance brokers and attorneys in claims of professional negligence.
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nMs. Harvey is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania at the trial and appellate levels, and before administrative agencies. A former Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, she has been a member of the New Jersey Law Journal’s Young Lawyer Advisory Board and is Past Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Having served as President of the Mercer County Women Lawyers Caucus, she is a founding board member of the Community Justice Center, a non-profit organization that assists disabled veterans in obtaining disability benefits.
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nMs. Harvey has authored articles for the New Jersey Lawyer newspaper, NJ Esq., The Affiliate, The Young Lawyer and the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Newsletter. She has lectured for ICLE on professional responsibility as part of the Skills and Methods course and for the NJSBA and other organizations on ethics, collections and client relations. She has received three "Star of the Quarter" awards and one “Star of the Year” award for her work in the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and was the recipient of the Service to the Bar Award in 2009 and the Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award in 2013 from the NJSBA-Young Lawyers Division.
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nMs. Harvey received her B.A. from Douglass College, Rutgers University. She was a contract specialist for the United States Navy before attending Rutgers University School of Law and receiving her J.D. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dorothea O’C. Wefing, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Presenters
- Hon. Douglas H. Hurd, P.J.Cv.
- Mercer County Superior Court
- Patrick F. Carrigg, Esq.
- Lenox Law Firm, Lawrenceville
- John M. Hockin, Jr., Esq.
- Ronan, Tuzzio & Giannone, Tinton Falls
- C. Robert Luthman, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Weir Attorneys - Thomas J. Manzo, Esq.
- Vice President, New Jersey State Bar Foundation
Szaferman Lakind Blumstein & Blader, P.C., Lawrence Township - Nicole Tierney
- Counselor, New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program, New Brunswick
Exceptional circumstances, good cause, and discovery end dates are buzz words following the decisions in Kronfeld v. Malone, et.al and Hollywood Café Diner, Inc. v. Jaffee, et al. An esteemed panel will guide you through the standards to follow regarding discovery end dates. Gain strategies to help you navigate discovery timelines and identify good cause for extension requests. Learn what constitutes exceptional circumstances and the ethical obligations of attorneys in discovery. Register today!
Program Agenda:
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9:00 | Introduction
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9:05 | History of the Rules and Current Standard - C. Robert Luthman, Esq. and Panel Discussion
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9:30 | Requests for Discovery Extensions: Motions filed before the discovery end date; standard; what needs to be done for discovery extension: county specific issues - Panel Discussion
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10:00 | Requests for Discovery Extensions: Motions filed after the discovery end date; standard, how to meet the exceptional circumstances standard; county specific issues - Panel Discussion
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10:30 | Break
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10:40 | Solutions - What are things that attorneys should be doing to ensure that discovery is handled efficiently- Panel Discussion
- Use of discovery motions
- Use of supplemental discovery requests
- Rules and procedures to make sure you are not stuck at the end
- Subpoenas/motions to enforce litigant’s rights / Consent Order to expedite
- Issues with medical records
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11:10 | Discussion of more complex cases and special considerations - John M. Hockin, Jr., Esq. and Panel Discussion
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11:35 | Discussion of relevant RPCs; Working together, professionalism; solutions for attorney wellness - Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.; Nicole Tierney, Counselor, NJLAP, and Panel Discussion
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12:35 | Adjourn