Strategic Civil Motion Practice
Category: On Demand
Member Price: $208
Non-Member Price: $260
Areas of Law: Civil
Featured Speaker
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 Superior Court
- Bria Beaufort, Esq.
- FBT Gibbons, Newark
- Miriam S. Edelstein, Esq.
- Costello & Silverman, Mount Laurel
- Adam B. Lederman, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Davis, Saperstein, & Salomon, PC - Micaela Owens, Esq.
- Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet, LLP, Woodcliff Lake
A challenging aspect of civil cases is motion practice. An experienced panel will guide you through discovery motions, evidentiary trial motions, and post-trial motions. Review the filing and defense of dismissal motions, late filing motions, and summary judgment motions, including tips on oral arguments. Register today!
Program Agenda:
- 9 | Welcome and opening remarks
- Moderator introduction and seminar objectives
- Moderator introduction and seminar objectives
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9:05 | Panel Discussion: Motion practice overview
- Types of motions
- Key rules: R. 1:6, R. 4:6, R. 4:46
- Strategic goals and timing considerations
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9:35 | Panel discussion
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 artificial intelligence
- 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 of oversight
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10:05 | Panel Discussion: Oral argument strategy
- When and how to request
- Best practices for presenting
- Judicial expectations and panel insights
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10:35 | Break
- 10:45 | Panel Discussion: 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
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11:15 | Panel Discussion: Summary judgment practice
- Legal standard and burden shifting
- Use of expert reports
- Employment versus PI litigation perspectives
- Judicial insights
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11:40 | Panel Discussion: Final takeaways from the bench and bar
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11:50 | Panel Discussion: Audience Q&A
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12 | Adjourn