Strategic Civil Motion Practice
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $208
Non-Member Price: $260
Product Code: ON121525
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 3.3 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 3.3). |
| NY CLE (t&nt): | NY Professional Practice Transitional: 3.0 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 2.5
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
- Diane L. Cardoso, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLCCertified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, is a Partner in Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLC in Kearney, New Jersey. She concentrates her practice in civil litigation involving automobile negligence, premises liability, construction site negligence, medical malpractice and legal malpractice.
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nAdmitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, Ms. Cardoso is First Vice President of the Hudson County Bar Association and Treasurer of the New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ). She is a member of the Hudson County Bar Association’s Civil Arbitration Selection and Civil Practice Committees, and is the co-founding Chair of the Association’s Women in Law Section. Ms. Cardoso is Secretary of the American Association for Justice’s Women Trial Lawyer Caucus and is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. She is a 2017-2018 Fellow of the New Jersey State Bar Association Leadership Academy.
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nMs. Cardoso was the recipient of the 2021 American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Excellence in Leadership Award, the 2021 American Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award, the 2017 Professionalism of the Year Award from the Hudson County Bar Association and several other honors. She has lectured for ICLE, the Hudson and Essex County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey Association for Justice.
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nMs. Cardoso received her B.A. from Seton Hall University and her J.D. and Certificate in International Law from Pace University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school she served a Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Dennis F. Carey, III and the Honorable John C. Kennedy, Judges of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
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Presenters
- Hon. Owen C. McCarthy, P.J.Cv.
- Monmouth County Courthouse
- Bria Beaufort, Esq.
- Gibbons P.C., Newark
- Erica Domingo, Esq.
- Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., Voorhees
- Adam B. Lederman, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Davis, Saperstein, & Salomon, PC - Monique Moreira, Esq.
- Moreira Sayles Ramirez LLC, Kearny
Motion practice can be a challenging aspect of civil cases. An esteemed panel will guide you through several types of motions. Review the parameters of many discovery motions, from the perspectives of both sides. Increase your knowledge of the filing and defense of dismissal motions, late filing motions, and summary judgment motions, including tips on oral arguments. Examine evidentiary trial motions, such as motions in limine. Learn about the necessity of post-trial motions and other discovery motions. Register today!
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 9:05 | Motion Practice Overview
- Types of motions
- Key rules: R. 1:6, R. 4:6, R. 4:46
- Strategic goals and timing considerations - 9:35 | Drafting Effective Motion Papers
- Structure of motion briefs
- Supporting certifications and exhibits
- Statement of material facts (R. 4:46-2)
- Panel perspectives
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Brief Writing
- 2024 New Jersey Supreme Court guidelines on the use of AI
- Discussion on the implication of the Rules of Professional Responsibility
- RPC 1.2
- RPC 1.4
- RPC 1.6
- RPC 3.1
- RPC 4.1 (a)(1)
- RPC 5.1
- RPC 5.2
- RPC 5.3
- RPC 8.4(c)
- Responsibility oversight
- 10:05 | Oral Argument Strategy
- When and how to request
- Best practices for presenting
- Judicial expectations and panel insights - 10:35 | Break
- 10:45 | Discovery and Pretrial Motion Practice
- Motions to compel, protective orders, and sanctions
- Good faith certification (R. 1:6-2(c))
- In limine practice and discovery pitfalls - 11:15 | Summary Judgment Practice
- Legal standard and burden shifting
- Use of expert reports
- Employment vs. PI litigation perspectives
- Judicial insights - 11:40 |Final takeaways from the bench and bar
- 11:50 | Audience Q&A
- 12:00 | Adjourn