Pre-Trial Orders and Conferences in Federal Court 2025
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $220
Non-Member Price: $275
Areas of Law: Federal Practice & Procedure
| 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 or Criminal 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. |
Keynote
Moderator
- Eric I. Abraham, Esq.
- Hill Wallack LLP, Princeton
- Mark M. Makhail, Esq.
- McCarter & English, LLP, Jersey City
Presenters
- Hon. Stacey D. Adams, U.S.M.J.
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Hon. Andre M. Espinosa, U.S.M.J.
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Calling all New Jersey state lawyers: Do you practice in federal court infrequently? Do you know what to do if you find yourself walking up the stone steps of the federal courthouse? Do you wish to hone your existing federal court skills? If so, this is the seminar for you!
Every year, New Jersey state practitioners find themselves handling a case in U.S. District Court for the first time, no matter how many years they have practiced. Be prepared before you go through the doors of the federal courthouse in New Jersey. Join this esteemed panel, who will guide you through the fundamental journey of pre-trial orders and conferences in federal court.
The seminar will include the following:
- A deep dive into the specific details of the pre-trial order.
- The judicial preferences of pre-trial orders from a judicial bench perspective.
- A model and demonstration of crucial elements in the pre-trial conference.
Join us for this seminar. You will leave ready to walk confidently up the federal courthouse steps.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | Introduction
- 9:05 | Section I: Preparation and Submission of the Final Pre-trial Order
- Purpose of the final pre-trial order
- Contents of the final pre-trial order
- Logistics
- Motions in limine and Daubert considerations
- Amendment
- Settlement
- Pitfalls
- 10:45 | Break
- 10:55 | Section II: Final Pre-trial Conference
- Orders in advance of the final pre-trial conference
- Participants in the final pre-trial conference
- Purpose
- What happens after the final pre-trial conference
- Using the final pre-trial order at trial
- Traps for the unwitting
- 12:35 | Adjourn