The Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Current Developments in LA Superior Court, Civil Departments

January 15, 2021 – Conducting Virtual Bench Trials (Webinar) [Presentation Materials]
January 23, 2021 — ABTL Board Virtual Mini-Retreat
January 26, 2021 – A New Era in Jury Selection in California: Preparing for and Complying with AB3707 (Webinar) [Template-for-Virtual-Bench-Trial-Pretrial-Order]
March 23, 2021 – The Road Ahead: A Judicial Update on Current and Post-Covid Practice (Webinar)
April 15, 2021 – A Conversation with Senator Doug Jones: From the Courtroom to the Capitol (Young Lawyers Division Webinar)
April 29, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judges Eric Taylor and Lawrence Riff on Justice Restored: What to Expect When We Get Back to Court (Young Lawyers Division Event)
May 12, 2021 – An Evening with the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins, California’s Newest Supreme Court Justice (Statewide Webinar)
May 27, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with California Court of Appeal Justices John Segal and Brian Hoffstadt (Young Lawyers Division Event)
July 14, 2021 – Evening Program (Omni Hotel)
July 23, 2021 – Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with LASC Judge David Cowan and California Court of Appeal Justice John Shepard Wiley on Dos and Don’ts for New Lawyers (Young Lawyers Division Event)
October 6, 2021 – Lunch Program (Millennium Biltmore)
October 20-24, 2021 – 47th Annual Seminar – Mauna Lani, Big Island, Hawaii

January 14, 2020 – Lunch Program – Tips On Arguing to a Judge [Presentation Materials and Summary Sheet]
February 5, 2020 – Westside Dinner Program – Constitutional Impact Litigation [Panel Outline]
February 26, 2020 – Young Lawyers Division Brown Bag Lunch with Justice Brian Currey and Justice John Wiley
April 10, 2020 – COVID-19 Q&A Webinar with LASC Leadership
April 23, 2020 – ABTL GC Insight Roundtable – The Covid-19 Crisis: Weathering the Storm (Webinar)
April 23, 2020 – State of the Central District and Court Operations During COVID-19 (Webinar)
May 14, 2020 – We’re Open for Business — What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Webinar)
June 5, 2020 – COVID-19 Q&A Webinar with LASC Leadership: What to Expect as Courts Prepare to Reopen on June 22 (Webinar)
June 9, 2020 – Reopening the Central District Courthouses: A Conversation with the New Chief Judge (Webinar)
June 22, 2020 – The A-Z of What You Need to Know to Connect with the LASC Beginning July 6 (Webinar)
November 18, 2020 – Winning Remotely — Trial and Appellate Arguments (Webinar)
November 18, 2020 – Winning Remotely — Trial and Appellate Arguments (Webinar) [Presentation Materials: AAAL Remote Argument Task Force – Recommendations for Counsel; AAAL Remote Argument Task Force – Recommendations for Courts; Best Practices for Video Oral Argument Div 7; Text for Email to Counsel-Parties re BlueJeans Oral Argument; GMSR Studio Setups]

January 22, 2019 – Lunch Program – Behind the Scenes at the ALI: The Restatement of the Law Liability Insurance
February 19, 2019 – Dinner Program – Juries and the Growing Mistrust of Science
April 9, 2019 – Lunch Program – Class Action Settlements: Tips and Pitfalls for Obtaining Judicial Approval
April 26-28, 2019 – Joint Board Retreat – Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
May 14, 2019 – Dinner Program – The Butler Did It! The Legal Battle Over the Estate of Doris Duke
June 11, 2019 – Judicial Reception
September 17, 2019 – Dinner Program – 100 Years After Women’s Right to Vote: Where Are We Now?
October 3-6, 2019 – 46th Annual Seminar – La Quinta Resort, Palm Springs
November 12, 2019 – Dinner Program – An Evening with U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna in Conversation with The Honorable André Birotte Jr.
December 12, 2019 – YLD Program – How to Handle High Profile Cases in the Courtroom and with the Press