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8 a.m.                 

Registration

 

8:15 a.m.          

Opening Remarks 

The Honorable Sherri A. Lydon, U.S. District Court, District of SC

Beattie Ashmore, Beattie B. Ashmore, P.A.

 

Do Not Pass Go: Federal Practice Basics

 

8:30 a.m.          

All Roads Lead to the Clerk’s Office 

Mary Deal, U.S. District Court

Caitlin Williams

Veteran courtroom deputy Mary Deal and Jury Coordinator Caitlin Williams provide a roadmap

for navigating federal court and why the Clerk’s Office is every lawyer’s greatest underutilized

asset.

 

9 a.m.                  

Mastering the Playbook: Knowing the Rules of Federal Court

Carmen Harper Thomas, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Carmen Harper Thomas helps us answer those age-old questions: do we actually have to read the

Rules of Civil Procedure?  District of South Carolina Local Rules?  What are those?   

 

9:30 a.m.          

Narrowing the Gate: Experts on Trial

Matthew A. Abee, Nelson Mullin Riley & Scarborough

Matt Abee provides an overview of recent changes and additions to the Federal Rules of

Evidence.

 

10:15 a.m.       

Break

 

Winging It and Other Terrible Decisions: Delivering the Excellent Work Product

 

10:30 a.m.       

Know Your Audience: Planning for Successful Motions Practice 

Lyndey R.Z. Bryant, Adams & Reese

Lyndey Bryant walks us through the preparation needed for excellent motions practice.

 

11:00 a.m.        

Reflections on Federal Criminal Practice Decades in the Making-An Interview With 

Jack Swerling

 

11:15 a.m.       

Mastering the Trial: Crafting a Winning Case with a Well-Built Trial Notebook

Brett H. Bayne, McAngus Goudelock & Courie

Join Brett Bayne, attorney at McAngus Goudelock & Courie and director and head coach of the

Joseph F. Rice University of South Carolina School of Law’s Mock Trial Bar, for a discussion of best

practices for trial work.

 

12 p.m.              

Lunch (on your own)

 

Brave New World: Technology and Legal Practice

                               

1:15 p.m.          

Algorithms and AI: The Use of Machine Generated Data as Evidence

Joel H. Smith, Bowman & Brooke

From automated cars to products liability, Joel Smith walks us through

recent developments in technology and how those developments have changed the course of civil

litigation.

 

2:15 p.m.          

Bytes and Rights

Elliott B. Daniels, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Columbia

Derek A. Shoemake, Connell Law Firm, LLC, Lugoff

Join Assistant United States Attorney Elliott Daniels and former federal prosecutor Derek

Shoemake, who currently practices with Connell Law Firm, for a discussion of how technological

advances have led to a trove of new sources of evidence in criminal law.

 

3:15 p.m.          

Break

 

3:30 p.m.          

It’s Not What You Said, It’s How You Said It: Communicating to Win

Sally McKay

Sally McKay, communications instructor and consultant, concludes our program by providing

guidance on how to connect with our audiences—whether they be juries or judges—and the

importance of planning how to successfully articulate your case.

 

5 p.m.                 

Adjourn