Agenda / Content Covered

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1. Drafting Pleadings and Motions
   10:00 - 11:00, William D. Ashwell
   1. Initial Set Up of the File
   2. Pre-Claim Investigation, Legal Research Tips
   3. Preparing Pleadings
   4. Your Guide to Pretrial Motions
   5. Formatting Documents in Microsoft Word
   6. E-Filing
2. Calendaring Hearings and Deadlines, Organizing Case Files, and Other Case Management Tips
   11:00 - 11:45, T. Kevin Knight
   1. Calculating Deadlines
   2. Creating an Effective Calendaring System
   3. File/Document Management and Organization
   4. Managing Correspondence With Clients, Witnesses, Vendors, Opposing Party, and the Court
3. Discovery Part 1: Requests and Depositions
   12:00 - 12:45, Jennifer Collins Hansen
   1. Public Records Requests
   2. Drafting Discovery Requests: Interrogatories, Production Requests, RFAs
   3. Drafting, Issuing, and Serving Subpoenas
   4. Sifting Through "Document Dump"
   5. Deposition Notice and Subpoena
   6. Creating Deposition Summaries
4. Discovery Part 2: Responses and Document Production
   12:45 - 1:30, Jennifer Collins Hansen
   1. Initial Disclosures
   2. Discovery Objections
   3. Assisting Clients With Responses
   4. Document Review, Redaction, and Production
   5. Responding to Subpoenas
   6. Keeping Discovery Logs
5. Preparing and Organizing Exhibits, Briefs, Trial Notebooks, and More
   2:00 - 3:00, T. Kevin Knight
   1. Trial Prep: What You Should be Doing and When
   2. Preparing Exhibits and Evidence for Trial
   3. Brief Drafting Tips
   4. Creating and Organizing Trial Notebooks
   5. Exhibit and Witness Lists
   6. Preparing Clients and Witnesses
6. The Paralegal's Role at Trial
   3:15 - 4:00, Kelli Moro Radnothy
   1. What to Do Before You Set Foot in Court
   2. Courtroom Protocol
   3. Notetaking During Trial: What You Should Note and Tools to Use
   4. Coordinating Exhibits, Witnesses, Clients, and More During Trial
   5. Creative Ways to Help Your Attorney
7. Paralegal Ethics: Unauthorized Practice of Law, Confidentiality, and More
   4:00 - 5:00, Kelli Moro Radnothy
   1. Avoiding UPL
   2. Communicating Ethically
   3. Ethical Issues in Discovery
   4. Preserving Confidentiality and Privilege
   5. Reporting Attorney or Client Misconduct

Accreditation Details:

WILLIAM D. ASHWELL is an attorney with Ashwell & Ashwell, PLLC. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, land use and zoning, appellate advocacy, business and commercial law, and trust and estate planning. Mr. Ashwell is admitted to practice in Virginia and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and Fauquier Bar Association and serves on the Virginia State Bar Seventh District Disciplinary Committee. Mr. Ashwell earned his B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

JENNIFER COLLINS HANSEN is an attorney with The Hansen Firm, LLC, in St. Louis, Missouri. She has more than a decade of experience and has a diverse practice. Ms. Collins Hansen handles cases in a wide variety of areas, including personal injury, litigation, insurance claims, corporate/business, employment law, commercial law, contract law, and real estate. With considerable experience throughout all stages of trial, she has a number of strengths, including litigation analysis and strategy, as well as research and investigation. Ms. Collins Hansen earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Missouri State University and her J.D. degree from Saint Louis University School of Law. She is a member of The Missouri Bar, the American and Illinois State bar associations, and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

T. KEVIN KNIGHT is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. Mr. Knight is board certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, he has generally focused on personal injury litigation. Mr. Knight earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

KELLI MORO RADNOTHY is a trial technician, paralegal, and consultant with KLR Paralegal. With more than 16 years in the legal industry, she has developed extensive experience in a multitude of complex business litigation matters and various areas of law. Ms. Radnothy has supported a variety of trial teams in full litigation, trial preparations, hot seat operations and post-trial procedures. She is highly skilled at presenting evidence for proceedings ranging from multi-week federal trials to ongoing Judicial Review Committee hearings and is extremely well-versed in litigation and trial technologies, as well as general court procedures and processes. Ms. Radnothy holds a B.S. degree from Northern Arizona University and earned her Paralegal Certificate from Miramar College and an e-Discovery & Litigation Technology Certificate from UCSD Extension. She is an active member with the Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association, San Francisco Paralegal Association, Women in e-Discovery, International Legal Technology Association, Fresno County Women Lawyers, and Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association. For many years, Ms. Radnothy served as a director for the San Diego Paralegal Association including an executive committee role as treasurer.