Employment litigation can be complicated and overwhelming.  It can also be incredibly gratifying, a real chance to "slay Goliath."  Learn from a panel of seasoned litigators and judges how to use discovery efficiently and use depositions as an offensive tool, how to survive summary judgment and use it to educate the court and facilitate settlement, and make your case resonate with a jury.
 

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Lewis H. Chimes, Esq., Law Office of Lewis Chimes, LLC, Stamford
Kathryn Emmett, Esq., Emmett & Glander, Stamford
 

THE PROGRAM

Effectively Taking and Defending Depositions
Lewis H. Chimes, Esq., Law Office of Lewis Chimes, LLC, Stamford
Marc P. Mercier, Esq., Beck & Eldergill, PC, Manchester

Judges' Perspectives for Litigating Summary Judgment Motions in the State & Federal Courts
Hon. Janet C. Hall, United States District Court, District of Connecticut
Hon. Theodore R. Tyma, CT Superior Court, Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport
Kathryn Emmett, Esq., Emmett & Glander, Stamford

Luncheon Topic:  Asking Your Client the Tough Questions / What Your Client Can Expect in Difficult Cases
Lisa M. Friel, Esq., Vice President, Sexual Misconduct Consulting and Investigations, T & M Protection Resources; Former Head of Sex Crimes Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office

Effective Trial Themes, Strategies and Tactics
Stephen J. Fitzgerald, Esq., Garrison Levin-Epstein Richardson Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, PC

Employment Litigation: The Defense Perspective
Robert B. Mitchell, Esq., Mitchell & Sheahan, PC, Stratford

Speakers

CLE Credits

This Continuing Legal Education program is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys, and has been approved for the following credits in accordance with the rule requirements of these states:

Venue

441 Clark Ln., Orange CT 06477

Additional Information

This Continuing Legal Education program is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys, and has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 4.5 credit hours, of which 4.5 credit hours can be applied to the Skills requirement.

The Civil Justice Foundation offers adjusted seminar registration fees for members who require financial assistance. Discounts will be granted on an individual, case by case basis. Please contact Executive Director Neil Ferstand for a confidential discussion.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Hard copies of the materials will not be provided at the program. Registrants will be able to access the materials via web link prior to the seminar, allowing you to print the materials in advance of the program.  We encourage attendees to go green by either downloading the materials to your laptop or using the CD-ROM which will be provided at the program.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
Refunds will not be granted for cancellations received after the link to the materials has been sent.