Agenda / Content Covered

1. Top Civil Litigation Do's and Don'ts
   9:00 - 9:50, Written and Presented by Justin R. White in Atlantic City and Shawn C. Huber in Cherry Hill.
   1. Court Procedure
   2. Motions
   3. Discovery
   4. Voir Dire and Jury Selection
   5. Trial Practice and Presentation
2. Motion Practice and Pleadings: Getting What You Want
   9:50 - 10:40, Written and Presented by Michael J. Needleman in Atlantic City and Shawn C. Huber in Cherry Hill.
   1. Applying the Rules of Civil Procedure
   2. Pleadings Standards and Sufficiency
   3. Motion to Dismiss
   4. Summary Judgment Motions
   5. Motions in Limine
   6. Tips for Effective Brief Writing
3. Discovery, Depositions and Evidence Rules: Real-World Applications
   10:55 - 11:45, Written and Presented by Justin R. White in Atlantic City and Jeanine D. Clark in Cherry Hill.
   1. Effective Use of Discovery Tools (Interrogatories; Requests for Production; Requests for Admissions; Subpoenas)
   2. Obtaining Evidence From Electronic Devices
   3. Taking Depositions
   4. Defending Depositions (and Properly Using Objections)
   5. Evaluating Admissibility
   6. Laying a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced
   7. Witness Testimony and Reports
   8. Applying the Hearsay Rule and Exceptions
   9. Keeping Evidence Out
4. How to Authenticate Social Media, Email and Text Evidence
   12:45 - 1:35, Written and Presented by Daniel Mee in Atlantic City and Jeanine D. Clark in Cherry Hill.
   1. Proactively Ensuring Authenticity
   2. Proving Electronic Documents Have Not Been Modified
   3. Identifying Who Made the Post and Linking to the Purported Author
   4. Authenticating Through Witness Testimony
   5. Authenticating via Distinctive Characteristics and Circumstantial Evidence
   6. Self-Authentication Methods
5. Conducting Voir Dire and Jury Selection
   1:35 - 2:25, Written and Presented by Kimberly A. Hoehing in Atlantic City and Cherry Hill.
   1. Preparing for Voir Dire
   2. Investigating Jurors
   3. Reading Personality Types and Non-Verbals
   4. Building Rapport
   5. Introducing Case Information
   6. Asking the Right Questions
   7. Eliciting Bias and Obtaining Cause Challenges
   8. Getting Quiet Jurors Talking
   9. Effective Use of Peremptory Challenges
6. Building Your Civil Trial Skills
   2:40 - 3:30, Written and Presented by Kimberly A. Hoehing in Atlantic City and Cherry Hill.
   1. Opening Statements: Telling a Persuasive Story
   2. Conducting Direct Examination
   3. Cross-Examining and Impeaching Witnesses
   4. Using Objections
   5. Arguing Damages at Trial
   6. Delivering Summations and Jury Instructions
7. Legal Ethics: Avoiding Key Dangers
   3:30 - 4:30, Written and Presented by Daniel Mee in Atlantic City and Mitchell H. Kizner in Cherry Hill.
   1. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
   2. Social Media and Legal Ethics
   3. Communicating with Jurors
   4. Preparing vs. Coaching Witnesses
   5. Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

JEANINE D. CLARK is a partner with Margolis Edelstein, where she focuses her practice in complex litigation. Ms. Clark is experienced in handling a variety of matters ranging from construction defect to bodily injury. She has experience handling catastrophic injury matters, products, toxic tort and coverage issues. Ms. Clark practices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District courts for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Clark is a member of the American and Philadelphia bar associations, and the New Jersey Defense Association. She is also the event director of the South New Jersey Chapter of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. Ms. Clark earned her B.A. degree from Temple University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law. (Cherry Hill location)

KIMBERLY A. HOEHING is a trial lawyer with The Law Offices of Adam M. Kotlar, LLC, in Cherry Hill. After spending ten years doing defense work, including more than eight years with one of the largest insurance companies in New Jersey, Ms. Hoehing now devotes her practice to personal injury and has successfully tried over 100 jury trials. She is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney, a distinction held by less than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state of New Jersey. Ms. Hoehing received her B.B.A. degree at Temple University, Fox School of Business, graduating in the top 5% of her class and her J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law in Delaware. She is a member of the Camden County and Burlington County Bar Associations, as well as a member of New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). (Atlantic City and Cherry Hill locations)

SHAWN C. HUBER is a partner with Brown & Connery, LLP, where he concentrates his practice in personal injury, commercial litigation, and municipal law matters. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney since 2011. Mr. Huber formerly served as the municipal prosecutor for the Boroughs of Pine Hill, Mt. Ephraim, and Clementon. He has extensive litigation experience in personal injury and product liability matters, including those involving automobile, truck, bus, and boat accidents, construction accidents, wrongful death, and slip and fall accidents. Mr. Huber is a speaker for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute, and Camden County Bar Association. He has also appeared as a commentator on the television show, "Legally Speaking." Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Huber served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Robert W. Page of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Camden County. He is a member of the American, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania, Camden County, Gloucester County and Philadelphia bar associations. Mr. Huber is also a member of the Association for Justice, New Jersey Association of Justice and Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. He received his bachelor's degree, cum laude, from St. Joseph's University and his Juris Doctor's degree from Rutgers University of Law-Camden. (Cherry Hill location)

MITCHELL H. KIZNER is a shareholder with the firm of Flaster Greenberg, P.C., where his areas of practice include environmental law, and insurance and commercial litigation. He also is a certified trial attorney. Mr. Kizner earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Queens College of the City University of New York, and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Rutgers University Law School. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association. (Cherry Hill location)

DANIEL MEE is a partner at the Princeton office of Goldberg Segalla LLP. He is a member of the firm’s product liability, business and commercial, and employment and labor practice groups and he focuses his practice on product liability defense and class action defense. Mr. Mee has handled a wide range of cases, including intellectual property matters, labor and employment disputes, white-collar criminal defense, False Claims Act litigation and other complex litigation matters. Mr. Mee is well-versed in the complex field of data privacy and is certified as an information privacy professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He is a frequent author and speaker on cyber security and is a leading contributor to Data Privacy and Security. Mr. Mee earned his B.A. degree at the College of William and Mary and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Science and Technology Section; Internet of Things Committee) and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Mr. Mee is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. (Atlantic City location)

MICHAEL J. NEEDLEMAN is a partner in the Philadelphia law firm of Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP where he focuses on and handles insurance defense, insurance coverage, and employment litigation matters. Mr. Needleman has delivered lectures to the insurance industry on such topics as federal diversity litigation, the scope of the duty to defend and has taught several CLE classes on a variety of subjects. He is a member of the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and is occasionally appointed by the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to assist in civil rights cases. Mr. Needleman is a graduate of American University and Widener University School of Law, where he was a member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. (Atlantic City location)

JUSTIN R. WHITE is a partner with the Vineland law firm of Testa Heck Testa & White, P.A. Prior to entering private practice he served as a law clerk for the Honorable G. Thomas Bowen in the Civil Division of Cumberland and Salem counties. Mr. White has a diverse law practice with an emphasis on personal injury, commercial and civil litigation. He has significant experience in defending police officers in §1983 claims. He is a member of the American, Cumberland County and New Jersey State Bar bar associations. Mr. White earned his B.A. degree at Rowan University and his J.D. degree at Rutgers School of Law. (Atlantic City location)