TRY YOUR CASE – COURSE MATERIALS

FLORIDA CHAPTER MEETING COURSE MATERIALS

TRY YOUR CASE, NOT YOUR JUDGE’S PATIENCE: A “BEST PRACTICES” PERSPECTIVE FROM FEDERAL LAW CLERKS IN FLORIDA AND NEW YORK
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
MIAMI, FLORIDA

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• 1.Silvia Duarte, Law Clerk to Hon. Alicia O. Valle, SDFL (MJ), and previously Hon. Patrick M. Hunt, SDFL (MJ), Hon. Donald L. Graham, SDFL, and Hon. Shelby Highsmith, SDFL
  • Outline – General Distinctions Between U.S. District Judges and U.S. Magistrate Judges 

• 2.Anika Hardmon, Law Clerk to Hon. Donald L. Graham, SDFL
  • Sample Complaint – Pastalides  v. City of Fort Pierce
  • Sample Complaint – Intrepid Insurance Co. v. The Collection, LLC
  • Sample Motion to Dismiss – Pastalides v. City of Fort Pierce
  • Sample Response Brief – Pastalides v. City of Fort Pierce
  • Sample Reply Brief – Pastalides v. City of Fort Pierce
  • Outline – Surviving Dismissal

• 3.Martha Leibell, previous Law Clerk to Hon. K. Michael Moore, SDFL, and Hon. Loretta A. Preska, SDNY
  • Pre-Trial Order – SDFL
  • Pre-Trial Order – SDNY

• 4.Kristin Loveland, Law Clerk to Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, USCA 2d Cir., and previously Hon. Jesse M. Furman, SDNY
  • Article – Invaluable Appellate Practice Tips Directly From the Second Circuit Bench and Bar

• 5.Emily Wanger – Law Clerk to Hon. Sidney H. Stein, SDNY
  • Article – Lawyers Behaving Badly: What Not to Do in Federal Court
  • Article – Setting Yourself Apart from the Herd: A Judge’s Thoughts on Successful Courtroom Advocacy
  • Article – Practice Tips: How to Impress or Annoy a Judge

• 6.James Gillenwater – Previous Law Clerk to Hon. Robert N. Chatigny, D. Conn

Speaker Biographies