Dealing with "Difficult" Lawyers and Judges - 2008 Recorded in Los Angeles November 13, 2007 (includes Handout) (3 hours MCLE credit, including 0.5 hours "Legal Ethics" and 0.5 hours "Substance Abuse") Free to RUTTERPASS Holders or get instant delivery for only $120 Because you viewed this program on RutterOnline, you are entitled to a special price on California Practice Guide: Civil Trials and Evidence. Please call (800) 747-3161, ext. 2 for more information. Focus Heightened concern over lawyer conduct has lead to new State Bar “Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism” and extensive amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Rules of Court and the Rules of Professional Conduct. New cases have also substantially revised long-established procedures in civil litigation. Lawyers need to be familiar with the new requirements in order to protect themselves and their clients. This seminar will focus on lawyers' responsibilities to their clients in civil cases. We will also discuss the Rules of Professional Conduct as they pertain to lawyer advertising and civility, and the continuing problem of substance abuse by lawyers. The panel will also explore ways to deal respectfully and effectively with the court when rulings are made from the bench. In particular, the panel will discuss how recent changes in summary judgment procedure have affected judges’ responsibility to rule on objections to evidence and what role lawyers properly should play in this process. Highlights • Objections: Good - Bad - Very Bad • Discovery: Right Way - Wrong Way • Discovery Abuses and “Meet and Confer” Misuse • Courtroom Demeanor: Contempt or Not • The Rules of Professional Conduct: What is Permitted/Prohibited • Advertising by Attorneys • Limited Scope Representation • Substance Abuse and Lawyers • Civility In and Out of the Courtroom • Hardball Litigation • Anti-SLAPP and SLAPPback Motions Panelists Judge Dion G. Morrow (Ret.), Moderator -- -- Los Angeles Superior Court Ellen R. Peck -- Private Practice, San Diego James M. Wagstaffe -- Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP, San Francisco William E. Wegner -- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles