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2024-2025 Program Materials
September 11, 2024 -
Ethics Update
October 23, 2024 -
Bankruptcy Basics
November 20, 2024 -
Implicit Bias
January 22, 2025 -
Stress Management and Wellness
February 19, 2025 -
Representation of Incapacitated Persons
March 19, 2025 -
Trespass – Get Off My Lawn You Kids!
2023-2024 Program Materials
September 20, 2023 - Ethics Update,
Part 1
&
Part 2
October 18, 2023 -
All Things Experts
November 15, 2023 -
I Object – Making and Responding to Objections
January 17, 2024 -
E-Discovery – The A, B, Z[ubulake]s
February 21, 2024 -
Source of Duty Rule v. Economic Loss Doctrine
March 20, 2024 -
Juror Perspectives
2022-2023 Program Materials
September 20, 2022 - Ethics Update,
Part 1
&
Part 2
October 26, 2022 -
Hearsay
November 30, 2022 -
The Racial Reconciliation Project
January 18, 2023 -
Evidence Jeopardy
February 15, 2023 -
General District Court – Updates and Best Practices
March 16, 2023 -
Negotiation and Settlement – Ethics and Best Practices
2021-2022 Program Materials
September 21, 2021 -
Expansion of the Court of Appeals
October 26, 2021 -
Ethics Update
November 30, 2021 -
Animal Rights Law
January 18, 2022 -
Virginia's New Privacy Law - What to Expect
(
Link to Slide Deck
)
February 15, 2022 -
The Art of Direct and Cross Examination
March 15, 2022 -
Alternative Dispute Resolution
2020-2021 Program Materials
September 22, 2020 –
Updates in Domestic Relations Law
October 20, 2020 –
Ethics Update
November 17, 2020 –
COVID 19 Factors in Employment Law
January 19, 2021 –
COVID 19 Factors and Force Majeure in Contracts
February 23, 2021 – Client Disputes and Legal Malpractice Claims,
Part 1
&
Part 2
March 23, 2021 –
Aspects of Litigation in Immigration Law
2019-2020 Program Materials
September 25, 2019 - Forfeiture Law in Virginia,
Part 1
&
Part 2
October 23, 2019 -
Ethics Update
November 20, 2019 - Reshaping the Criminal Justice System - Crimes and Sentencing, Part
1
&
Part
2
January 22, 2020 -
Evidence Jeopardy
(
with slides
)
February 26, 2020 -
Trying the Medical Malpractice Case in Virginia
March 25, 2020 - Updates in Domestic Relations Law
2018-2019 Program Materials
September 25, 2018 -
Litigating Title IX Claims
October 23, 2018 -
Ethics Update
November 27, 2018 -
Practice and Pitfalls in Estate Law
January 22, 2019 -
Sovereign Immunity in Virginia: How to Slay the Giant
February 26, 2019 -
Injunctions Practice in Virginia's State and Federal Courts
March 26, 2019 -
Restrictive Covenants in Virginia: Winner Take All
2017-2018 Program Materials
September 26, 2017 -
A Litigator's View of Contracts
October 24, 2017 -
Ethics Update
November 28, 2017 -
What You Need to Know about Cybersecurity
January 23, 2018 -
Diversity in Litigation
February 27, 2018 -
Privilege Issues in Litigation - Waiving Goodbye to Potential Malpractice Claims
April 24, 2018 -
Opening and Closing Statements - How to Reach a Jury and Close the Case
2016-2017 Program Materials
September 19, 2016 - New Developments in Domestic Relations,
Part 1
&
Part 2
October 25, 2016 - Ethics Update,
Part 1
,
Part 2
&
Part 3
November 22, 2016 - Perspectives from Jurors,
Part 1
&
Part 2
January 17, 2017 -
Evidence Jeopardy
February 14, 2017 -
Corporate Decision-Making and Disputes
March 7, 2017 - Technology in the Courtroom,
Part 1
,
Part 2
,
Part 3
, and
Part 4
April 11, 2017 - Annual Business Meeting
2015-2016 Program Materials
March 16, 2016 -
Trade Secrets and the Computer Crimes Act
February 17, 2016 -
Supreme Court Update and Quiz
January 20, 2016 -
Government Contracts Crash Course
November 11, 2015 - Social Media Claims,
Part 1
,
Part 2
, &
Part 3
October 14, 2015 -
Ethics Update
September 23, 2015 - Bankruptcy for the Rest of Us,
Part 1
,
Part 2
,
Part 3
,
Part 4
&
Video Recording
2014-2015 Program Materials
March 18, 2015 -
Evidence Jeopardy!
February 18, 2015 - The Magna Carta On Trial,
Part 1
&
Part 2
January 21, 2015 -
Sanctions Pursuant to Code of Virginia
§ 8.01-
271.1
November 24, 2014 -
Discovery Misconduct
October 20, 2014 -
Defamation is Terrifying
September 22, 2014 -
Book 'Em Danno: A Roundtable Discussion Of Recurring Fifth Amendment Issues In Civil And Criminal Litigation
2013-2014 Program Materials
March 2014 Program (Litigating Attorney's Fees)
Sample motion for award of attorney's fees (and supporting documents
) (E.D. Va.)
Feb. 2014 Program (Out of State Procedures)
Jan. 2014 Program (Rico Actions)
Nov. 2013 Program (iPad Trial Technology)
Oct. 2013 Program (Juror Feedback)
Sept. 2013 Program (Pleading w/ Particularity)
2012- 2013 George Mason Inn Programs
March 2013 Program (Evidence Jeopardy!)
Jan. 2013 Program (Intentional Interference - Law)
Jan. 2013 Program (Intentional Interference - Vignettes)
Nov. 2012 Program (Pro Se Litigants)
[pdf]
Oct. 2012 Program (Brady Disclosure)
[pdf]
Sept. 2012 Program (Top 10 Issues in Depositions)
[pdf]
2011-2012 George Mason Inn Programs
Mar. 2012 Program (Hearsay Jeopardy! Program)
[pdf]
Mar. 2012 Program (Hearsay Jeopardy! PowerPoint)
[ppt]
Feb. 2012 Program (Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders)
Jan. 2012 Program (Storytelling/Art of Advocacy)
[pdf]
Nov. 2011 Program: Objections at Trial
[pdf]
Nov. 2011 Program (Va. Rules Evidence 9-12-11)
[pdf]
Nov. 2011 Program (Commentary on Va. Rules of Evidence)
[pdf]
Oct. 2011 Program (Client Prep for Depo & Trial)
[pdf]
Sept. 2011 Program (What Makes Judges Smile)
[pdf]
2010-2011 George Mason Inn Programs
March 2011 Program (Balance of Life in Legal Profession)
[pdf]
Feb. 2011 program mat'ls (DC v. Heller)
[pdf]
Jan. 2011 program mat'ls (Ethics in Electonic Age)
[pdf]
Nov. 2010 program mat'ls (Wills, Trusts)
[pdf]
October 2010 Mason Inn Program
[pdf]
September 2010 Mason Inn Program
[pdf]
2009-2010 George Mason Inn Programs
2010-March-Program
[pdf]
2010-February-Program
[pdf]
2010-January-Program
[pdf]
2009-November-Program
[df]
2009-October-Program
[pdf]
2009-September-Program
[pdf]