Discovery & Evidence for Paralegals Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before undertaking any on-demand effort, you should review the rules of your licensing/certifying entity.
It’s your responsibility to determine whether this on-demand course meets your continuing education requirements.
You must take and pass a quiz to receive credit. You can take the quiz as many times as needed and there is no time limit on the quiz.
Once the quiz is completed, you will be asked to download your certificate.
**Any on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Streamable MP4/PDF
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For AIA requirements only, the on-demand recording will have occasional question prompts that will not allow the video to progress unless they are answered, and you will not be able to skip forward while watching the video.
Please note, if you attempt to resume watching the video on a separate device, your progress will not be saved.
Click the link which appears at the end of the video to be taken to the course quiz.
You will have unlimited access to the on-demand video recording, and it will never expire.
**Any streamable on-demand programs that qualify for AIA or LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
USB MP4/PDF
HalfMoon will mail these materials via USPS.
USB orders ship approximately 3 business days after the program takes place or after the order is placed, whichever date is later. Please allow an additional 7-10 business days for shipping.
The link to the quiz will be available in a PDF in your USB drive marked QUIZ.
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Please contact HalfMoon Education if you have any questions during the process of taking this course. (715) 835-5900 or qchapman@halfmoonseminars.org
**Any USB on-demand programs that qualify for LACES credit will require an additional 2 business weeks for processing.
**AIA credit is not available in USB format.
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Complying with Rules of Professional Conduct P. Green
and Ethics during Litigation
Duty to preserve client confidences
Duty to keep clients fully informed
Duty to be diligent
Duties of truthfulness, candor and full disclosure
Assisting with Formal Discovery E. Buchanan
Drafting discovery documents
• Interrogatories
• Requests for production
• Requests for admission
Responding to discovery requests
Participating in motions to compel
Managing and organizing discovered information
Locating and Working with Expert Witnesses E. Cassidy
Determining when an expert is needed
Locating experts and reviewing experts’ qualifications
Communicating with experts
International Discovery in Litigation and Arbitration E. Cassidy
Discovery in international arbitration
Discovery in international litigation
Privilege issues in international disputes
The Hague Convention
Electronic discovery issues in international disputes
Credits
Texas Certified Paralegals
6.5 Family Law CLE Hours
6.5 Civil Trial Law CLE Hours
NALA
6.5 CLE Hours (1.0 Ethics)
NFPA
6.5 CLE Hours (1.0 Ethics)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public. The Texas Board of Legal Specialization has approved this course for 6.5 CLE hours, in the specialty areas of Family Law and Civil Trial Law for certified paralegals.
The National Association of Legal Assistants has approved this course for 6.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour, for its certified paralegals.
The National Federation of Paralegal Associations has approved this course for 6.5 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour, for its certified paralegals.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Emily Buchanan
haynesboonehaynesboone
Ms. Buchanan is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Recovery Practice Groups in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone. Her practice focuses primarily on representing commercial policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Ms. Buchanan advises clients regarding insurance programs and risk management efforts, as well as representing insureds in disputed insurance claims through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. Her experience spans a wide range of business insurance, including various liability coverages, property and casualty coverage, and other specialized forms of coverage.
Eric Cassidy
Gregor Cassidy Wynne, PLLCGregor Cassidy Wynne, PLLC
Mr. Cassidy is recognized by Thomson Reuters as a litigator in the top five percent of business trial lawyers in Houston. Mr. Cassidy’s legal practice focuses on trying complex commercial cases, for big and small clients, both in court and arbitration. He has a proven track record of success. He began his career by trying traditional oil and gas and commercial cases for a prestigious boutique law firm. Mr. Cassidy aggressively prepares each case for trial to a verdict or award. This approach adds value by streamlining costs and often forcing the opposition to reach a business solution or settlement to avoid an adverse result.
Mr. Cassidy has years of experience in commercial litigation, royalty cases, fraud and white-collar defense, domestic and international arbitration, trade secret litigation and internal investigations, and qui tam cases. As a first-chair trial lawyer, he has represented energy companies, software companies, oil and gas clients, executives, and businesses in nearly every kind of commercial case. No two clients are the same, and no two cases are the same. Mr. Cassidy’s history and experience make him uniquely qualified to resolve his client’s legal needs.
Paul Green
Calhoun Bhella SechrestCalhoun Bhella Sechrest
Mr. Green represents large and small companies and individuals in various complex litigation matters. His practice primarily focuses on commercial litigation disputes involving fraud, breach of contract, business torts and various statutory and common law claims. He has vigorously and successfully represented clients in both federal and Texas state courts in cases involving agribusiness, construction, personal injury, and real estate, among others. Past clients include Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, and start-up companies. Mr. Green has extensive trial experience, including having tried over 20 cases to jury.