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Credits: 3.0 general credit hours
Description: Written discovery can make or break your case. If you do not know what to ask, or what to say in response to adiscovery request, it could adversely impact your client’s case. Make written discovery work for you, not against you, by joining us for this popular class that explores effective ways of drafting and responding to written discovery requests, tactical considerations, discovery motions, and use of written discovery at trial. The following are among the topics our faculty expert discusses:
- Top ten goals of discovery
- Differences in discovery practice for D.C. Superior Court and US District Court for the District of Columbia
- Effective use of written discovery
- Timing and sequence of issuing written discovery
- Drafting written discovery
- Real life examples
- Privilege logs
- Rule 37 meet and confer
- Duty to supplement discovery
- Motions to compel discovery and sanctions
- Motions for protective order
- Motions to quash
While the focus of this class is on District practice, those who handle civil litigation in other jurisdictions may find it of interest.
Faculty: Patrick J. Coyne, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Fees: $89 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $99 D.C. Bar Members, $109 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys, and $129 Others
The D.C. Bar CLE Program now offers discounted group registration rates! For more information, contact the CLE Office at CLE@dcbar.org or 202-626-3488.
Special Notice
If you are planning to attend this event in person at the D.C. Bar, please click here for more information concerning the Bar’s COVID guidelines and visitor policy. Also, if you are attending a class in person, we encourage you to bring a device or to download the materials prior to class as we will not be providing hard copies.