• State and local Court Rules that govern the nature and extent of discovery in civil and criminal cases
• Ethical and legal considerations in Motions Practice/Sanctions
• Unique discovery motions processes/procedures to dissuade discovery disputes and promote collegiality amongst and between attorneys
• Evolving views on blanket objections/instructions to/for discovery requests
• Finding parity in document exchange and format
• Avoiding, de-escalating, and resolving objections and other disputes in depositions
• How to ask for, and get, what you really want and are entitled to/ethical and legal considerations in production of documents and things in civil and criminal cases
• Topics raised by attendees or by the moderator as provoked and inspired by the discussion

MCLE Credits: 1.5 Hours; (1.0) Ethics PENDING

Sponsors: Litigation Section, Construction & Public Contracts Section, and the Senior Lawyers Conference