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Event Information

Live Webinar: 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
S.C. Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00


Dates
Friday, December 13, 2024

Time
8:15 AM - 5:00 PM



Registration Deadline
Saturday, December 14, 2024



Location
Webcast

The SC Bar CLE Division is proud to present a seminar that will provide you with the tools and guidance to start or build your federal practice.  Course Planners Beattie Ashmore and U.S. District Judge Sherri Lydon have designed a seminar that takes a comprehensive and detailed look at the key elements of success, whether your case is criminal or civil.  The approach of this special program is to help both experienced and novice attorneys understand important distinctives in federal practice with an underlying emphasis on practical guidance on everything from the role of the clerk’s office, to the importance of knowing the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the District of South Carolina Local Rules, to understanding expert testimony in Federal Court to keys, to successful motions practice, to building a winning trial notebook, to the use of AI and other new technologies in federal court, to best practices for excellent communication strategies with juries and judges.

This seminar is for every attorney who practices or wants to practice in Federal Court, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn keys to success in Federal Court from some of the leading practitioners in this arena.

 This seminar is an intermediate level program.

This program qualifies for 6.75 MCLE credit hours. SC Commission on CLE Course No: 247812ADO. 

 


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
S.C. Certified Paralegal
Early Standard Late
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

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  -
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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