Civil Discovery Workshop
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $208
Non-Member Price: $260
Product Code: ON034925
Areas of Law: Civil
CLE Credits
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ Civil Trial Attorney Credit: 4.0, NJ General: 4.0). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Transitional: 4.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 3.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
Faculty
Keynote
Moderator
- David L. Wikstrom, Esq.
- Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., SpringfieldCertified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, is a Partner in Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C. in Springfield, New Jersey. He concentrates his practice primarily in the representation of clients in legal malpractice, product liability, dramshop, employment discrimination and personal injury litigation.
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nAdmitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Wikstrom is Past President of the Union County Bar Association, Past Chair of the Essex County Bar Association’s Product Liability Section and has been a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s and the ABA’s Standing Committee on Legal Malpractice Litigation and Insurance. He is a former Trustee of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Past Chair of the Union County Bar Association’s Civil Practice Committee and has served on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Civil Trial Certification. He has also been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA), the American Bar Association, the American and New Jersey Associations for Justice, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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nA Master of the Richard J. Hughes American Inns of Court, Mr. Wikstrom regularly lectures on legal ethics and legal malpractice for ICLE, NJAJ and other organizations. He has been an adjunct professor at Union County College, where he has taught business law.
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nMr. Wikstrom received his B.A., with honors, from William Paterson University and his J.D., cum laude, from Quinnipiac School of Law, where he was Symposium Editor of the Quinnipiac Law School Law Review and the recipient of several additional honors. He interned for the Honorable Alan H. Nevas, United States District Court, District of Connecticut.
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Presenters
- Hon. Thomas J. Walsh, P.J.F.P, (Ret.)
- Javerbaum, Wurgaft, Hicks, Kahn, Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C.
- Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq.
- D'Arcy Johnson Day, PC, Egg Harbor Township
- Lauren B. Jones, Esq.
- Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC, Springfield
- Christopher J. O'Connell, Esq.
- Sweeney & Sheehan, Westmont
- Anthony J. Vinhal, Esq.
- Carmagnola & Ritardi LLC, Morristown
The Civil Discovery Workshop is a pivotal program that will advance your knowledge of the scope of written and oral discovery available under the New Jersey Court Rules. Join us for this half-day program on civil discovery, which is a crucial part of the litigation process. Learn from a panel of experienced attorneys and a retired judge as they discuss all phases of civil discovery, including the type, the applicable rules and case law. Avoid common mistakes as you gain extensive knowledge on the conformity, timing, permissibility, and boundaries of discovery. Attending this seminar will help you ensure your cases will win the discovery phase of litigation.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | Introduction - David L. Wikstom, Esq.
- 9:05 | Pre-Suit Discovery: Strategies and Timing - Christopher J. O’Connell, Esq.
- 9:30 | Effective Paper Discovery & Strategies - Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq.
- 9:55 | Deposition Strategies: from Preparation to Execution - Anthony J. Vinhal, Esq.
- 10:15 | Offer Of/For Judgement Rule: Understanding the Rule, Timing and Effect - Lauren B. Jones, Esq.
- 10:30 | Uncooperative Clients in Discovery - David L. Wikstrom, Esq.
- 10:45 | Break
- 10:55 | Expert Depositions and Strategies - Anthony J. Vinhal, Esq.
- 11:10 | Professionalism in Discovery - Christopher J. O’Connell, Esq.
- 11:20 | Late Discovery Procedures - Richard J. Albuquerque, Esq.
- 11:40 | Settlement Tactics before DED and Mediation Strategies - Hon. Thomas B. Walsh, P.J. F.P. (Ret.)
- 12:00 | Case Management & Settlement Conferences - Hon. Thomas B. Walsh, P.J. F.P. (Ret.)
- 12:15 | Civil Discovery Deadlines & Extensions – Understanding Good Cause v. Exceptional Circumstances - Lauren B. Jones, Esq.
- 12:30 | Q&A
- 12:35 | Adjourn