14th Annual Symposium with the Judges

Join your judges and colleagues for our 14th Annual Symposium with the Judges, an event to provide sitting judges from Cook County a forum to share their wisdom and advice with the lawyers who appear before them. As panelists, the judges field questions, offer candid comments, provide valuable advocacy tips and reveal the policies and procedures that are unique to their courtrooms.

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Topics / Agenda
Speakers

1:00pm - 1:10pm

Opening Remarks

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans

1:15pm - 2:00pm

State of Law Division

Panelists:
• Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan, Supervising Judge, Motion Section
• Hon. Patrick J. Sherlock, Law Division
• Discussion Leader: Gretchen M. Powell, Partner, Smith Blake Hill LLC

Topics:
• An overview of the state of operations in 2005
• Update on jury trial logistics and new time standards for trial closure
• Judge selection process
• Remote vs. in-person proceedings
• Civility/Collegiality
• Looking forward

2:05pm - 2:50pm

Your Motion Practice

Panelists:
• Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan, Supervising Judge, Motion Section
• Hon. Maureen O. Hannon, Motion Section
• Hon. Patrick J. Heneghan, Motion Section
• Hon. Anthony C. Swanagan, Motion Section
• Discussion Leader: Heather A. Begley, Partner, Tomasik Kotin Kasserman LLC

Topics:
• Preferences of motion judges re case management
• Rule 218 orders (timeline for entry, amendments, etc.)
• Resolving Discovery Disputes/Rule 201(k)
• Remote proceedings and courtroom preferences

3:05pm - 3:50pm

Optimizing Your Courtroom Presentation

Panelists:
• Hon. Brendan A. O’Brien, Trial Section
• Hon. Karen L. O’Malley, Trial Section
• Hon. Patricia O’Brien Sheahan, Trial Section
• Discussion Leader: Sara M. Davis, Partner, Cogan & Power P.C.

Topics:
• Pre-trial interest
• Punitive damages in wrongful death cases
• Depositions – leveraging Rule 212
• Effective use of demonstrative evidence
• Can we settle? – Tips for working with the trial judge to reach settlement
• Cautionary Tales: How to engage jurors and avoid alienating them

4:00pm - 4:45pm

Winning the Jury

Panelists:
• Hon. Janet Adams Brosnahan, Trial Section,
• Hon. Daniel A. Trevino, Trial Section
• Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II, Trial Section
• Discussion Leader: Sandra G. Iorio, Partner, Anderson Rasor & Partners LLP

Topics:
• New jury instruction 15.01 (and 12.04/12.05) on causation and sole proximate cause
• New jury instruction on “implicit bias”
• Your Witness: Avoid these missteps when crossing your next witness
• The Ask: Tips for both sides on how to present your “ask” to jurors
• Cautionary Tales: Connecting your opening and closing to persuade jurors and abide by judges

Discussion Leader