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How to Draft Better Motions: Keys from an Expert
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 (U.S. Dollars) -
SUMMARY
From discovery to summary judgment, a skillfully drafted motion will often make or break your case. Do you know how to effectively utilize writing and argumentation tools to make you a more powerful advocate for your clients? Join us for this 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will discover:
- Drafting strategies for discovery, dispositive & other specific motions
- What you need to consider when drafting specific kinds of motions
- Keys to using motions to pursue and preserve your clients' rights
- Most common motion drafting pitfalls & how to avoid them
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
In this practical, 60-minute audio conference, you and your colleagues will learn the strategies and tactics to develop and write more effective and persuasive motions.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Key Elements of Drafting Effective & Persuasive Motions
- Substance vs. Form: What's most important?
- How to achieve maximum impact through effective structure & sequence of your brief
- Pros & cons of prepared forms: How to utilize them properly
- Drafting Strategies For Discovery, Dispositive & Other Specific Motions
- Keys to drafting motions to dismiss & motions for summary judgment
- Motions for protective order, to compel additional discovery & requesting sanctions
- Motions In limine: Techniques & strategies you can use today
- Motion Writing Tactics You Need to Know Now
- Techniques for drafting a quality written motion quickly
- Anticipating counterarguments: How to stay ahead of the opposition
- No-fail editing system: Ensure all your briefs are clear, clean and concise
- Question and Answer Session - Have your specific motion drafting questions answered!
- Key Elements of Drafting Effective & Persuasive Motions
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SPEAKER
Legal writing expert, Robert D. Brownstone, Esq., is the Law & Technology Director at Fenwick & West LLP, a 250-attorney Silicon-Valley-based law firm specializing in providing comprehensive services to technology and life sciences clients of national and international prominence.
- Robert Brownstone advises clients on electronic discovery, electronic information management, compliance and retention/destruction policies and protocols. He is a nationwide speaker and prolific writer on many law and technology issues. He is frequently quoted in the press as an expert on electronic information.
- Over the years, he has often taught or coached lawyers and law student on their writing, analysis and advocacy skills. Before joining Fenwick & West in 2000, Robert had a varied 13-year career as a litigator, law school administrator, law school teacher and consultant.
- From 1995 to 2000, Robert was the Moot Court Program Coordinator at the University of San Francisco School of Law. During the 1997-98 school year, he also acted as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and as Director of Legal Research & Writing at JFKU School of Law in Walnut Creek, California. From 1992 to 2000, Robert taught Legal Research Writing & Analysis at USF Law.
- Robert received his J.D. magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A. from Swarthmore College.
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CLE CREDITS
Continuing Legal Education CLE credit is available for an additional $65 per person in states where teleconferences are accredited
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or audiotape) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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