Trial is war and the best weapon in your arsenal should be your discovery depositions. Effective depositions are the foundation of a successful case. Cases can be won or lost at the deposition stage. A deposition is not simply a conversation. It’s a complicated inquiry and at times an interrogation that – with meticulous preparation and thoughtful strategizing - can elicit answers that will increase the likelihood of a desirable result for your case. Depositions are often the most useful discovery mechanism to help you win your case or push your case to settle. Defending depositions also takes strategic thinking to ensure that your client is prepared and equipped to navigate difficult questions. It is critically important to properly prepare your client and to also be prepared to properly intervene when necessary to protect your client and avoid improper questioning and harassment by your opponent. Seasoned trial attorney Joshua Van Naarden will examine the best strategies that will help you maximize the efficacy of your depositions. Watch this webcast and become armed and ready to win your next case with tried and true strategies that will help you take effective depositions and obtain compelling testimony for use at trial.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to an “impartial jury.” And 20th century jurisprudence establishes an essential ingredient of impartiality is a jury that is “representative” of the community and selected from a fair cross section of that community. Yet decades later, jury panels are not as diverse as the general population. Experience and evidence demonstrate that the lack of diversity not only can undermine representative function of juries, but also the quality of jury deliberations and the fairness of verdicts. This webcast from ALI CLE will discuss a variety of practices available to counsel and the courts, to improve the fairness and representativeness of venires and the proven benefits of diversity upon group decision making. in both civil and criminal cases.

When the average person watches courtroom scenes in movie and television, they believe that those scenes accurately represent reality. Most trial lawyers know better. Still, these courtroom scenes have more than just entertainment value. Even though they can be wildly inaccurate, they can also be highly educational and informational. Retired Judge Mark I. Bernstein and experienced trial attorney Larry Bendesky will use movie clips to teach rules of evidence. They will explore strategies for presenting (or objecting to) evidence. The program will examine the most common evidentiary issues attorneys encounter and attendees will learn the top strategies on how - and when - to make evidentiary objections. Both instructive and entertaining, this course is not to be missed.

Businesses expend extensive amounts of financial and professional resources to build strong relationships expecting to reap the benefits through increased revenue and business agreements. However, there is the risk that these commercial relationships and contracts will be unlawfully undermined by competitors or former employees, who may resort to improper tactics to upend deals or gain an unfair advantage for their own benefit. One of the ways businesses can recover lost profits and other actual damages is to bring a claim for tortious interference against those interfering with their business dealings. As counsel, you need to know how to substantiate, advise, and litigate a claim for tortious interference for your clients.

This conference will benefit any land use, zoning, or real estate lawyer - particularly those who may be involved in an eminent domain dispute; appraisers; property valuation consultants; constitutional law enthusiasts; and municipal/local government lawyers. Exploring a full range of cutting-edge issues and drawing professionals from across the country, this annual conference is “the place to be” for all eminent domain and land use practitioners. Whether your interests include relocation, regulatory takings, inverse condemnation, or valuation issues, topics abound for everyone through a customizable curriculum. Experienced practitioner? Choose from dual afternoon tracks addressing key issues in substantive takings law, or choose from an array of sessions chock full of practice pointers. New to eminent domain practice, or need a refresher? Attend the Condemnation 101 sessions on Thursday -- this year themed as "The Basics of Assessing, Proving, and Pursuing Just Compensation" -- and then join the other attendees for the rest of the conference’s more advanced sessions. This year’s panels bring diverse voices to the conversation. With nearly 60 speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives and insights from the private and public bar, non-profit law firms, appraisers, law professors, trial presentation specialists, investment advisors, and a mediator. With over 30 presentations in 2.5 days, highlighted topics include: Tyler v. Hennepin County and the inside story of the major shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to property The independent role of state courts in protecting property rights The rewards of breaking out of your old routine (ethics) Owner testimony, severance damages, and the role of state substantive property law in Natural Gas Act takings cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the Supreme Court’s first major takings case diminished the Bill of Rights Demystifying appraisal practice for juries and clients

This conference will benefit any land use, zoning, or real estate lawyer - particularly those who may be involved in an eminent domain dispute; appraisers; property valuation consultants; constitutional law enthusiasts; and municipal/local government lawyers. Exploring a full range of cutting-edge issues and drawing professionals from across the country, this annual conference is “the place to be” for all eminent domain and land use practitioners. Whether your interests include relocation, regulatory takings, inverse condemnation, or valuation issues, topics abound for everyone through a customizable curriculum. Experienced practitioner? Choose from dual afternoon tracks addressing key issues in substantive takings law, or choose from an array of sessions chock full of practice pointers. New to eminent domain practice, or need a refresher? Attend the Condemnation 101 sessions on Thursday -- this year themed as "The Basics of Assessing, Proving, and Pursuing Just Compensation" -- and then join the other attendees for the rest of the conference’s more advanced sessions. This year’s panels bring diverse voices to the conversation. With nearly 60 speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives and insights from the private and public bar, non-profit law firms, appraisers, law professors, trial presentation specialists, investment advisors, and a mediator. With over 30 presentations in 2.5 days, highlighted topics include: Tyler v. Hennepin County and the inside story of the major shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to property The independent role of state courts in protecting property rights The rewards of breaking out of your old routine (ethics) Owner testimony, severance damages, and the role of state substantive property law in Natural Gas Act takings cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the Supreme Court’s first major takings case diminished the Bill of Rights Demystifying appraisal practice for juries and clients

This conference will benefit any land use, zoning, or real estate lawyer - particularly those who may be involved in an eminent domain dispute; appraisers; property valuation consultants; constitutional law enthusiasts; and municipal/local government lawyers. Exploring a full range of cutting-edge issues and drawing professionals from across the country, this annual conference is “the place to be” for all eminent domain and land use practitioners. Whether your interests include relocation, regulatory takings, inverse condemnation, or valuation issues, topics abound for everyone through a customizable curriculum. Experienced practitioner? Choose from dual afternoon tracks addressing key issues in substantive takings law, or choose from an array of sessions chock full of practice pointers. New to eminent domain practice, or need a refresher? Attend the Condemnation 101 sessions on Thursday -- this year themed as "The Basics of Assessing, Proving, and Pursuing Just Compensation" -- and then join the other attendees for the rest of the conference’s more advanced sessions. This year’s panels bring diverse voices to the conversation. With nearly 60 speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives and insights from the private and public bar, non-profit law firms, appraisers, law professors, trial presentation specialists, investment advisors, and a mediator. With over 30 presentations in 2.5 days, highlighted topics include: Tyler v. Hennepin County and the inside story of the major shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to property The independent role of state courts in protecting property rights The rewards of breaking out of your old routine (ethics) Owner testimony, severance damages, and the role of state substantive property law in Natural Gas Act takings cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the Supreme Court’s first major takings case diminished the Bill of Rights Demystifying appraisal practice for juries and clients

This conference will benefit any land use, zoning, or real estate lawyer - particularly those who may be involved in an eminent domain dispute; appraisers; property valuation consultants; constitutional law enthusiasts; and municipal/local government lawyers. Exploring a full range of cutting-edge issues and drawing professionals from across the country, this annual conference is “the place to be” for all eminent domain and land use practitioners. Whether your interests include relocation, regulatory takings, inverse condemnation, or valuation issues, topics abound for everyone through a customizable curriculum. Experienced practitioner? Choose from dual afternoon tracks addressing key issues in substantive takings law, or choose from an array of sessions chock full of practice pointers. New to eminent domain practice, or need a refresher? Attend the Condemnation 101 sessions on Thursday -- this year themed as "The Basics of Assessing, Proving, and Pursuing Just Compensation" -- and then join the other attendees for the rest of the conference’s more advanced sessions. This year’s panels bring diverse voices to the conversation. With nearly 60 speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives and insights from the private and public bar, non-profit law firms, appraisers, law professors, trial presentation specialists, investment advisors, and a mediator. With over 30 presentations in 2.5 days, highlighted topics include: Tyler v. Hennepin County and the inside story of the major shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to property The independent role of state courts in protecting property rights The rewards of breaking out of your old routine (ethics) Owner testimony, severance damages, and the role of state substantive property law in Natural Gas Act takings cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the Supreme Court’s first major takings case diminished the Bill of Rights Demystifying appraisal practice for juries and clients

This conference will benefit any land use, zoning, or real estate lawyer - particularly those who may be involved in an eminent domain dispute; appraisers; property valuation consultants; constitutional law enthusiasts; and municipal/local government lawyers. Exploring a full range of cutting-edge issues and drawing professionals from across the country, this annual conference is “the place to be” for all eminent domain and land use practitioners. Whether your interests include relocation, regulatory takings, inverse condemnation, or valuation issues, topics abound for everyone through a customizable curriculum. Experienced practitioner? Choose from dual afternoon tracks addressing key issues in substantive takings law, or choose from an array of sessions chock full of practice pointers. New to eminent domain practice, or need a refresher? Attend the Condemnation 101 sessions on Thursday -- this year themed as "The Basics of Assessing, Proving, and Pursuing Just Compensation" -- and then join the other attendees for the rest of the conference’s more advanced sessions. This year’s panels bring diverse voices to the conversation. With nearly 60 speakers from across the country, you’ll get perspectives and insights from the private and public bar, non-profit law firms, appraisers, law professors, trial presentation specialists, investment advisors, and a mediator. With over 30 presentations in 2.5 days, highlighted topics include: Tyler v. Hennepin County and the inside story of the major shift in the Supreme Court’s approach to property The independent role of state courts in protecting property rights The rewards of breaking out of your old routine (ethics) Owner testimony, severance damages, and the role of state substantive property law in Natural Gas Act takings cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833): How the Supreme Court’s first major takings case diminished the Bill of Rights Demystifying appraisal practice for juries and clients

In one session, learn or reconnect with some of the key aspects of handling an eminent domain case, including: - Fundamentals of easement valuation - Damages from temporary easements and construction - Project damages and damages caused by third parties - Representing unique property owners in an eminent domain case This highly rated program was originally presented on February 1, 2024, as the Condemnation 101 track at ALI CLE’s nationally recognized conference, Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation 2024.