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Brian Panish
Daniel Ambrose
Sean Claggett
Joseph Fried
R. Rex Parris
Khail Parris
Dale Galipo
Sach Oliver
David DeRubertis
Adam Malone
Brett Schreiber
Rob Ammons
Ed Ciarimboli
Lloyd Bell
Greg Bentley
Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert
Alan Blumenfeld
Brent Savage
Andrew Finkelstein
Christian Morris
David Clark
Thomas Grajek
Jonathan Michaels
Ranojoy Guha
Clare Lucich
Alex Wheeler
Stephen King
Cliff Atkinson
Jay Vaughn
Tricia Bigelow
Charles Rittgers
Bruce Schechter
Phillip Miller
Giorgio Panagos
Vince Colella
Keith More
Kurt Kerns
Rahul Ravipudi
Daniel Kramer
Greyson Goody
William Barton
Dan Eli
John Campbell
Darryl Isaacs
Matthew Nakajima
Brian Breiter
Eric Wilson
Bibi Fell
Haytham Faraj
Nicholas Wooldridge
Kurt Zaner
Zach Sprouse
Jason Fowler
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Dale Gaplipo
Working Up A Civil Rights Case Before Trial
A.Considerations In Deciding Whether To Take A Civil Rights Case
The Basic Facts
Injuries/Damages
Who Are The Plaintiff(s)
Who Is The Decedent
Who Are The Defendants
Is There A Related Criminal Case
Are There Witnesses
Newspaper Articles
Audio
Video
District Attorney Review
Assessing The Negative Evidence
Surviving MSJ
Getting Around Qualified Immunity
Assessing The Clients’ Expectations
B.Dealing With The Related Criminal Case
Charges
Copy Of File
Discovery – Using The Criminal Case To Get Early Discovery
The Plea – Possible Negative Implications
Heck v Humphrey
– Is The Case Barred by The Criminal Conviction
Claim Requirement
Statute Of Limitations
Tolling Of Statute
Timing Of The Filing
Staying The Case
Pleading The Fifth
Don’t Let The Criminal Conviction Preclude The Civil Action
C.What To Do Before Filing The Lawsuit
Getting Documents
Medical Records
Photographs
Autopsy Report
Securing Witnesses
Family Documents
Researching The Case
Getting All The Plaintiffs
Conflict Of Interest Waivers
Establishing Liability
Researching The Law
Building Damages
D.Filing The Complaint
State Court vs Federal Court
Claims For Relief – What Claims Can Be Brought Under Federal And State Law
Identifying The Plaintiffs
Identifying The Defendants
Requesting The Appropriate Damages
Sufficient Factual Allegations
Request For Jury Trial
Dealing With Demurrers And Motions To Dismiss
Filing Amended Complaints
E.Getting The Documents
Public Records Request
District Attorney Review
Newspaper Articles
Agency Review
Related Criminal Case
Disclosures
Requests For Production Of Documents
Audio
Video
Officer Statements
Internal Affairs Review
Protective Orders
Forensic Evidence
F.Taking Effective Depositions
Style Of Questioning
Police Officers
Witnesses
Paramedics
Treating Physicians
Medical Examiner
Detectives
30(B)(6) Depositions
Persons Most Knowledgeable/ Persons Most Qualified Depositions
Monell Depositions
Defendant Depositions
Expert Depositions
Plaintiffs’ Depositions
G.Framing The Case
Focusing The Jury On Important Issues
Focusing The Jury On Facts You Can Prevail On
The Issue Is
The Issue Is Not
Using Voir Dire – To Set The Standards
Using Opening Statement – To Set The Standards
Using Cross-Examination – To Set The Standards
Using Experts To Frame The Case/Set The Standard
Jury Instruction
Verdict Form
POST Standards
Training
Policies
Deposition Testimony
H.Setting The Standard(s)
What Is Excessive Force
Standards Re Deadly Force
Standards Re Less Lethal Force
Using POST Standards
Using Policy Language
Using Training Materials
Using Officer Testimony
Using Expert Testimony
Using Jury Instructions
Standards of Different Types of Force
Carotid Restraint
Taser
Pepper Spray
Police Batons
Bean Bag Shot Gun
K-9
40 Mm Rounds
Restraint / Positional Asphyxia
Standards Re Arrest
Standards Re Detention
Standards Re Medical Care
Prone Restraint
I.Using Experts
Police Practice Experts
Trajectory Experts
Forensic Experts
Medical Experts
Damages Experts
30(b)(6) Experts
J.Opposing Summary Judgment
Citing Cases Similar To Yours
Distinguishing Unfavorable Cases
Developing Disputed Issues Of Material Fact
Using Deposition Testimony
Using Statements Of Defendants
Using Declarations (Witnesses – Experts)
Using Photographs
Framing The Case – In The MSJ Opposition
Setting The Standard – In The MSJ Opposition
K.Dealing With Qualified Immunity
Creating Material Factual Disputes
Showing Law Clearly Established
Citing Similar Cases
Distinguishing Unfavorable Cases
Falls Within The Obvious Argument
Assume All Plaintiffs’ Facts – Take All Reasonable Inferences
Not Applicable To State Claims
Using Officer Training
Expert Declarations
Policies – Using The Policies Of The Defendants
POST Training (Peace Officer Standards And Training)
Not Applicable To Monell
Using Deposition Testimony To Show Law Clearly Established
Using Deposition Testimony Re Training – Hypothetical Questions
TLU Live HB Agenda
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Fri
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Sat
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Parris Trial College
Breakfast
8:30a
R. Rex Parris · Khail Parris
Recent Research In The Art Of Persuasion
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
R. Rex Parris · Khail Parris
The Art of Picking A Jury Vol 1
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
R. Rex Parris
The Art Of Picking A Jury Vol 2
Lunch Break
1:30p
Alex Wheeler · Khail Parris
The Perfect Opening
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Alex Wheeler · Jason Fowler
Judicial Hour
Coffee & Snacks
4:00p
Alex Wheeler · Eric Wilson
Preparing Your Client To Face Their Fears In Order To Testify Effectively
Evening Party
Claggett & Company
Breakfast
8:30a
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: What Is Big Data
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: Jury Psychology
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: Debunking Jury Myths
Lunch Break
1:30p
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: To Waive Or Not To Waive Is The Question
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: Wisdom From The Greats
Coffee & Snacks
4:00p
John Campbell · Sean Claggett
JuryBall: Winning Big
Evening Party
Titans of Trial
Breakfast
8:30a
Joseph Fried · Sach Oliver
Winning Trucking Cases: How to prepare for and take key depositions in trucking cases
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Joseph Fried · Sach Oliver
Winning Trucking Cases: How to prepare for and take key depositions in trucking cases
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Joseph Fried · Sach Oliver
Winning Trucking Cases: How to prepare for and take key depositions in trucking cases
Lunch Break
1:30p
Rob Ammons
Lecture Coming Soon
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Greyson Goody · Edwin Hong
A.I. 101: The Automation and Transformation of Law
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Evening Party
Trial Stars
Breakfast
8:30a
Lloyd Bell
Winning Before Trial - Building Your Medical Malpractice Case For Success in the Courtroom
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Sonia Chopra · Rahul Ravipudi
Fine Tune Your Jury Deselection Strategy
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Sonia Chopra · Rahul Ravipudi
Fine Tune Your Jury Deselection Strategy
Lunch Break
1:30p
Greg Bentley · Clare Lucich
Dangerous Condition Cases
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Kurt Zaner
How fun, persuasive writing can lead to eight figure verdicts and settlements
Coffee & Snacks
4:00p
Daniel Kramer
Lecture Coming Soon
Evening Party
AM Breakouts
AM
Cliff Atkinson
Visual Advocacy/PowerPoint Mastery Bootcamp
AM
Brian Breiter
Improv for Trial
AM
Jonathan Michaels
Cross Examination of the Accident Reconstruction Expert
AM
William Barton · David Clark
Dark Art Trial Craft
AM
Dan Ambrose · Giorgio Panagos · Raj Guha
TLU Skills Bootcamp - Voir Dire
AM
Phillip Miller
Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice
AM
Darryl Isaacs · Andrew Finkelstein
Building Your Billion Dollar Empire
AM
Brent Savage
Finding Your Damages Case
PM Breakouts
PM
Kurt Zaner
How to use dramatic/theatrical techniques in opening and closing
PM
Brett Schreiber
Dangerous Property Cases From Inception to Verdict
PM
Jay Vaughn · Ed Ciarimboli
Bring Your File
PM
William Barton · David Clark
Dark Art Trial Craft
PM
Phillip Miller
Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice
PM
Darryl Isaacs · Andrew Finkelstein
Building Your Billion Dollar Empire
PM
Dan Ambrose · Giorgio Panagos · Raj Guha
TLU Skills Bootcamp - Presentation Skills
Parris Trial College
Breakfast
8:30a
Jason Fowler · Daniel Eli
Understanding Bad Faith and Breaches of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Jason Fowler · Daniel Eli
What To Do When An Insurance Carrier Denies Coverage, Coverage Denial May Not Be The End, But Rather An Opportunity
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Daniel Eli · Khail Parris
Bankruptcy Hour - What To Do When The Carrier Screws The Insured By Convincing Them To Declare Bankruptcy
Lunch Break
1:30p
Bruce Schechter · Eric Wilson
Depositions Are Trial - Taking Effective Depositions To Win Your Case Before Ever Seeing A Jury
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Bruce Schechter · Eric Wilson
Translating An Effective Deposition Into A Killer Cross
Coffee & Snacks
4:00p
R. Rex Parris
Being An Effective Closer - Justifying A Big Verdict To Twelve Friends (Closings)
Evening Party
Claggett & Company
Breakfast
8:30a
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
Crushing Experts: Depo Prep
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
Crushing Experts: Mastering The Medicine
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
Crushing Experts: Mastering The Medicine
Lunch Break
1:30p
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
Crushing Experts: Negative Space
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
To Depose or Not To Depose
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
Sean Claggett · Dorothy Clay Sims
Crushing Experts: Q&A
Evening Party
Titans of Trial
Breakfast
8:30a
Greg Bentley · Clare Lucich
Opening and Closing
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Dan Ambrose · Nate Bjerke
Witness Prep
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Lunch Break
1:30p
Brian Panish
Lecture coming soon
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Brian Panish
Lecture coming soon
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
Daniel Ambrose
Connection in Voir Dire
Evening Party
Trial Stars
Breakfast
8:30a
Christian Morris
Preparing Your Client for Deposition
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Adam Malone
Taking the Winning Deposition from the Defendant Doctor
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Kurt Zaner · Daniel Kramer
Premises
Lunch Break
1:30p
Kurt Zaner · Daniel Kramer
Premises
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Kurt Kerns
Persuasion Techniques for the Conscious and Unconscious Mind
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
Kurt Zaner
How to use theatrical drama in trial to persuade
Evening Party
AM Breakouts
AM
William Barton · David Clark
Dark Art Trial Craft
AM
Dan Ambrose · Giorgio Panagos · Raj Guha
TLU Skills Bootcamp - Voir Dire & Presentation Skills
AM
Darryl Isaacs · Andrew Finkelstein
Building Your Billion Dollar Empire
AM
David deRubertis
deRubertis Employment College
AM
Dale Gaplipo
Working Up A Civil Rights Case Before Trial
AM
Phillip Miller
Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice
PM Breakouts
PM
Dan Ambrose · Giorgio Panagos · Raj Guha
TLU Skills Bootcamp - Cross Examination
PM
William Barton · David Clark
Dark Art Trial Craft
PM
Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert
Growing and Scaling your Law Firm – Hiring Key People/Building a Leadership Team
PM
Darryl Isaacs · Andrew Finkelstein
Building Your Billion Dollar Empire
PM
David deRubertis
deRubertis Employment College
PM
Dale Gaplipo
Working Up A Civil Rights Case Before Trial
PM
Phillip Miller
Advanced Deposition Strategy and Practice
PM
Cliff Atkinson
Visual Advocacy/PowerPoint Mastery Bootcamp
Parris Trial College
Breakfast
8:30a
Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert
The Business Mechanics of Litigating Cases: The Real Reason Cases are being under settled
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Justin Kahn · Khail Parris
Visualizing The Case - Start thinking and presenting visually
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Tricia Bigelow
Lecture coming soon
Lunch Break
1:30p
R. Rex Parris · Alan Blumenfeld · Alexandra Wright
Becoming a Master Trial Lawyer
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
R. Rex Parris · Alan Blumenfeld · Alexandra Wright
Becoming a Master Trial Lawyer
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Evening Party
Claggett & Company
Breakfast
8:30a
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Work Days & How They Drive Our Cases
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Voir Dire
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Opening Statements
Lunch Break
1:30p
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Direct Examinations
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Cross Examinations
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett
Closing Arguments
Evening Party
Titans of Trial
Breakfast
8:30a
Joe Fried · Sach Oliver
Negotiation Mastery
Coffee & Snacks
9:45a
Joe Fried · Sach Oliver
Negotiation Mastery
Coffee & Snacks
11:00a
Joe Fried · Sach Oliver
Negotiation Mastery
Lunch Break
1:30p
Greg Bentley
Lecture coming soon
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Evening Party
Trial Stars
Breakfast
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Lunch Break
1:30p
Phillip Miller
Defense Tactics Used to Stop Nuclear Verdicts
Coffee & Snacks
2:45p
Andrew Finkelstein
Negotiating with Emotional Intelligence
Coffee & Snacks
0:00
TLU Professor
Lecture Title Soon To Be Announced
Evening Party
AM Breakouts
AM
David deRubertis
deRubertis Employment College
AM
Bibi Fell
Breakout coming soon
AM
Keith More
Workers Comp Crossover Cases: How to spot them, overcome Privette, and eliminate liens in your PI case
AM
Matt Nakajima
Perfecting the Ask
AM
Dale Gaplipo
How To Win a Civil Rights Case At Trial
PM Breakouts
PM
David deRubertis
deRubertis Employment College
PM
Adam Malone
3 Essential Skills for Winning Medical Negligence Cases
PM
Sonia Chopra · Rahul Ravipudi
Voir Dire Skills Training: Bring Your Case!
PM
Justin Kahn
Get Up and Present
PM
Dale Gaplipo
How To Win a Civil Rights Case At Trial
PM
Christian Morris
The Science and Technique of Cross Examination