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Event Information

2024 Federal Practice in South Carolina

December 13, 2024


Credits

N/A

MCLE: 6.75



Pricing
CLE Big Ticket
Early Standard Late
$0.00
Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00


Dates
Friday, December 13, 2024

Time
8:15 AM - 5:00 PM



Registration Deadline
Thursday, December 12, 2024



Location
SC Bar Conference Center
1501 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2730

Live in person hours at SC Bar Conference Center, 1501 Park St, Columbia, SC 29201. Includes Satellite Sites see below for locations and addresses. 

The South Carolina Bar’s Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Division will host a seminar designed to equip attorneys with essential tools and guidance for launching or enhancing their federal practice. Course planners Beattie Ashmore and U.S. District Judge Sherri Lydon have structured this seminar to provide an in-depth look at key elements of success in both criminal and civil cases.

This program offers practical insights for attorneys of all experience levels, covering crucial aspects of federal practice, from understanding the role of the clerk’s office and mastering the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and District of South Carolina Local Rules, to handling expert testimony, excelling in motions practice, building a comprehensive trial notebook, and utilizing AI and new technologies in federal court. Additional focus will be given to effective communication strategies with both juries and judges.

This seminar is an invaluable opportunity for any attorney practicing or aspiring to practice in Federal Court. Don’t miss the chance to learn from some of the leading practitioners in federal law.

 This seminar is an intermediate level program.

This program qualifies for 6.75 MCLE credit hours. SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #: 247811

 

 

Seminar Locations

Attendees can register to attend in person at the SC Bar Conference Center in Columbia, or one of the 4 other locations listed below. All 5 sites count as "in-person" MCLE hours. Please make your selection during the registration process. 

  • Columbia-SC Bar Conference Center, 1501 Park Street
  • Charleston-Charleston County Sheriff's Office, 3691 Leeds Ave North Charleston, SC 29405, LEEDS Room
  • Florence-SiMT, 1951 Pisgah Road, Room 249
  • Greenville-The University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive (enter the building where all the college flags are) Room 514
  • Spartanburg-366 North Church Street, County Council Chambers

The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket
Early Standard Late
$0.00
Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$275.00
Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

  Charleston Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
3691 Leeds Ave North Charleston, SC 29405 Room: Leeds Room
Location: Charleston County Sherrif's Office
  Columbia Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
1501 Park Street Columbia, SC 29201-2730
Location: SC Bar Conference Center
  Florence Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
1951 Pisgah Rd Florence, SC 29501 Room: 249
Location: SiMT
  Greenville Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Room:
Location: University Center of Greenville
  Spartanburg Sold Out! 0 Slots Left
336 N. Church Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 County Council Chambers
Location: County Administrative Building

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
Beattie Ashmore
Beattie B. Ashmore, PA  -
Brett Bayne
McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC  -
Caitlin Williams
  -
Carmen Thomas
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP  -
Derek Shoemake
Connell Law Firm, LLC  -
Elliott Daniels
U.S. Attorney's Office  -
Jack Swerling
null  -
Joel Smith
Bowman & Brooke, LLP  -
Lyndey Bryant
Adams and Reese LLP  -
Mary Deal
  -
Matthew Abee
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP  -
Sherri Lydon
U.S. District Court, District of SC  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

 

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

 

 

 

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