Description
A good discovery will help you prepare your client for trial and understand your opponent's case. A great discovery will force your opponent to settle, and at the very least, set you up for a less stressful and better organized trial. Get practical tips from the pros on how to be great (if not divine) at this half-day program on key elements such as preparation, e-discovery, credibility, and undertakings. Whether you are a new lawyer preparing for your first discovery, or a seasoned veteran looking to improve your technique, this program will help you hone your skills.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Tahir Khorasanee, Wakelin & Associates
Paul Lomic, Lomic Law

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Examining Discovery: An Overview of the Discovery Process, and the Law
Sam R. Sasso, Ricketts Harris LLP

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Preparing Yourself and Your Client for Discovery
Ivan M. Merrow, Miller Thomson LLP

Divine Discoveries
Master Joan Haberman, Superior Court of Justice (Retired)

Affidavits of Documents, Privilege and Confidentiality: A Balancing Act
Amanda McLachlan and Emily P. Kettel, Bennett Jones LLP

Affidavits of Documents, Privilege and Confidentiality
Ilan Ishai, Bennett Jones LLP

e-Discovery - The Fundamentals
Susan B. Wortzman, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Discovery Techniques to Set Up Impeachment
Kenneth Jull, Counsel, Gardiner Roberts LLP