Civil Litigation

Review the current state of the law regarding negligent entrustment (i.e. what are the elements of the claim, what type of conduct is actionable and what type of conduct is not actionable) and different techniques to discover evidence to survive a motion for summary judgment and win at trial.

A complete guide to preparing for a civil trial.

Practical guide for laying foundations for introducing evidence in civil cases.

What should litigators know about drafting contracts? In a word, EVERYTHING! Litigators regularly draft settlement agreements, waivers, and releases as part of litigation practice and often draft other contracts as well; however, the objectives of contract drafting differ from the objectives of other forms of legal writing. This means even experienced litigators' contract drafting skills may be woefully deficient until they take proactive steps to learn best drafting practices. This program presents seven practical techniques to significantly improve drafting competency in just one hour!

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The purpose of this powerful new series from Lenné Eidson Espenschied is to help lawyers develop a practical, working knowledge of the principles of logic, argumentation, and persuasion. “Logic” is a study of the principles of sound reasoning; “Argumentation” is the process of reasoning systematically to support a proposition; “Persuasion” is the process by which a person’s attitudes are influenced by communications from other people. This four-part web series will take place on Thursdays in June 2022.

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In every case, no matter the area of law, litigators attack – skillfully or otherwise – the credibility of their opponents’ evidence: a fact-witness's observations; an expert’s opinion; a document; and/or real evidence. The ability to recognize and craft credibility arguments is crucial to successful litigation, yet few law school’s or law firms (know how to) teach it. This presentation does it brilliantly … and … entertainingly, using 20+ video clips from the watched-by-tens-of-millions cross-examination conducted by legendary trial attorney F. Lee Bailey of Los Angeles police detective Mark (“I Found the Murder’s Glove at O.J. Simpson’s Home”) Fuhrman. Measured by publicity and viewership, State of California vs. O.J. Simpson was rightly deemed the trial of the 20th century (and, thus far, the 21st's), and Bailey’s intense 3-day Q+A of Fuhrman was THE centerpiece of the trial.

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How do you resolve a civil case when the plaintiff or defendant to that case dies? This program answers that question by providing an overview of the probate court process, how that process intersects with civil law, and what must be done to pay out a civil settlement to a probate estate.

Commercial litigation finance is growing rapidly in the U.S. legal market. With more than $11 billion invested in the U.S. market, commercial litigation finance is now a mainstream solution embraced by lawyers and clients alike. It can be a powerful and client-friendly business generation tool for lawyers with resource-strained or risk-averse clients seeking alternatives to the billable hour. But lawyers must be cognizant of the ethics considerations involved in litigation funding.

This handbook is a practical resource for Illinois attorneys on premises liability law.

This handbook is an essential guide covering civil discovery in Illinois, including the practical application of Illinois discovery rules, quasi-discovery, limitations on discovery, interrogatories, production of documents and tangible things, depositions, motions for physical and mental examinations, and remedies for noncompliance.