Agenda / Content Covered

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1. Essentials of Laying a Foundation
   11:00 - 11:45, John A. Snow
   1. Procedures for Introducing Exhibits at Trial
   2. Authenticity, Reliability and Relevance
   3. Foundation Requirements for Real, Illustrative, Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence
   4. How to Handle Evidentiary Objections
   5. Preparing Evidence and Planning for Admissibility Issues Before Trial
   6. Issuing Trial Subpoenas to Witnesses
2. How to Authenticate Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails and More
   12:00 - 1:00, Robert J. Kasieta
   1. How to Collect to Ensure Admission Later on
   2. Authenticating Emails
   3. How to Lay a Foundation for Facebook, YouTube Videos, Other Internet Records
   4. Digital Photographs
   5. Authenticating Texts and Other Smartphone Evidence
   6. Real-World Demonstrations
   7. How to Overcome Hearsay Objections
   8. Rule and Case Law Updates
3. Establishing Foundations for Business Records and Other Documentary Evidence
   1:00 - 2:00, John A. Snow
   1. Business Records
   2. Photographs
   3. Models, Maps, Diagrams
   4. Video Recordings
   5. Letters, Writings and Contracts
   6. Medical Records, X-Rays and Bills
   7. Establishing Foundations for Other Documentary Evidence
   8. Satisfying the Best Evidence Rule
4. Laying a Foundation for Expert Witness Testimony
   2:30 - 3:30, Robert J. Kasieta
   1. Establishing Competency and Qualifications
   2. Verifying an Expert's Methodologies
   3. Motions in Limine: Bringing or Defending Against
   4. At the Hearing
   5. Case Law Review
5. Introducing Physical Evidence at Trial
   3:30 - 4:00, Robert J. Kasieta
6. Demonstrative and Illustrative Evidence: Satisfying the Foundation Requirements
   4:15 - 5:00, Robert J. Kasieta
   1. Establishing Relevancy
   2. Battleground for Demonstrative Evidence: Satisfying the Fairness Requirement
   3. PowerPoints
   4. Computer Simulations and Recreations
   5. Handling Numerical Data, Charts and Graphs
   6. Models, Maps, Diagrams
   7. Photographs and Videos
   8. Case Law Review
7. Legal Ethics of Evidence
   5:00 - 6:00, John A. Snow
   1. Ethics of ESI
   2. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
   3. Candor with the Court
   4. "Coaching" Witnesses

Accreditation Details:

ROBERT J. KASIETA is the founder of Kasieta Legal Group, LLC, in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a certified civil pretrial and trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Kasieta practices in civil litigation, with an emphasis on plaintiff personal injury and employment cases, as well as commercial litigation. He has written and taught extensively in the areas of trial practice, personal injury law and insurance law, and is an instructor of trial practice at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Kasieta is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and all Wisconsin courts. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Kasieta earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Northern Michigan University and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School.

JOHN A. SNOW is an attorney with Parsons Behle & Latimer. Mr. Snow’s practice consists of general civil litigation, including commercial, professional malpractice, construction, and insurance coverage and defense. He is a member of the Utah State Bar; the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar; Construction Law Section of the Utah State Bar; the State Bar of Nevada; the American Bar Association; Litigation Section, Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee (Utah State Bar); Model Jury Instruction Committee for the State of Utah (Commercial Transactions Subcommittee); and member of the United States District Court for Utah (Technology Advisory Committee). Mr. Snow has been designated in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialties of Legal Malpractice Law, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law for more than five years. He has been designated in Utah Business magazine’s Utah Legal Elite in the specialties of Civil Litigation and Construction Law. He has also been designated as a Super Lawyer in the Mountain States in Super Lawyer Magazine and ranked in Chambers USA. Mr. Snow earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Arizona State University.