This unique legal guide details the current civil court judges' expectations and preferences to help you make the best of your litigation efforts. Explore the egregious errors you must avoid at all costs so as not to jeopardize your case. Learn how to impress the judges and build your reputation with the court – order today!

1. What Attorneys MUST Know about the Local Court Procedure
2. Summary Judgment Hearings – What Information the Judge Needs to Make a Ruling
3. Keys to a Successful Pre-Trial Conference
4. Case Scheduling and Keeping the Court Apprised of Case Updates
5. Issues that Should be Resolved without the Judges' Involvement
6. Motion Hearings
7. Your Briefs: What Judges Don't Want to See and How to Get to the Point Quickly
8. Legal Ethics
9. Unacceptable Litigation Tactics
10. How Judges Decide When and How to Use Sanctions
11. Witness and Evidence Management
12. Bench vs. Jury Trial: Case Presentation Tips
13. Judges' View of Jury Selection and Communications

Program Time: 9:00 - 4:30
Panel Members: Hon. A.C. McKay Chauvin, Hon. Irv Maze, Hon. Susan Schultz Gibson and Hon. James M. Shake.
Moderator - Thomas E. Clay.

1. What Attorneys MUST Know about the Local Court Procedure
2. Summary Judgment Hearings – What Information the Judge Needs to Make a Ruling
3. Keys to a Successful Pre-Trial Conference
4. Case Scheduling and Keeping the Court Apprised of Case Updates
5. Issues that Should be Resolved without the Judges' Involvement
6. Motion Hearings
7. Your Briefs: What Judges Don't Want to See and How to Get to the Point Quickly
8. Legal Ethics (1:00 - 2:00)
9. Unacceptable Litigation Tactics
10. How Judges Decide When and How to Use Sanctions
11. Witness and Evidence Management
12. Bench vs. Jury Trial: Case Presentation Tips
13. Judges' View of Jury Selection and Communications

HON. A.C. MCKAY CHAUVIN is a Circuit Court Judge in the 30th Judicial Circuit Division 8 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

HON. IRV MAZE is a Circuit Court Judge in the 30th Judicial Court Division 10 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

HON. SUSAN SCHULTZ GIBSON is a Circuit Court Judge in the 30th Judicial Circuit Division 12 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

HON. JAMES M. SHAKE is a Circuit Court Judge in the 30th Judicial Circuit Division 2 in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

MODERATOR - THOMAS E. CLAY is an attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, where he practices in the areas of general civil litigation, criminal defense and employment discrimination. He has been practicing law for more than 35 years. Mr. Clay speaks extensively for National Business Institute on various litigation topics. He is a member of the Louisville Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western districts of Kentucky, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Mr. Clay earned his B.A. degree from Centre College and his J.D. degree from the University of Louisville.

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