Law Bulletin Seminars hosts its annual gathering providing 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.
Opening Remarks by Hon. Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Case Management Challenges
The new trial setting call and working across Divisions
Hon. James P. Flannery, Jr., Presiding Judge, Law Division
Hon. Thomas V. Lyons II
Hon. Clare Elizabeth McWilliams
Discussion Leader: Antonio M. Romanucci
Soup to Nuts
Insights from the Commercial Calendar judges
Hon. Thomas R. Mulroy, Individual Commercial Calendar Section, Law Division
Hon. John Griffin, Supervising Judge, Individual Commercial Calendar Section, Law Division
Hon. Margaret A. Brennan, Individual Commercial Calendar Section, Law Division
Discussion Leader: Nancy A. Temple
Presenting Your Case
Tips for success from the Jury Section judges
Hon. Lorna E. Propes, Jury Section, Law Division
Hon. Edward Washington II
Hon. Lynn Egan
Discussion Leader: Jeffrey Singer
Discovery, Confidentiality and Motions in Limine
Advice from the Motions Section judges
Hon. Kathy M. Flanagan, Supervising Judge, Motions Section, Law Division
Hon. Larry G. Axelrood, Motions Section, Law Division
Hon. John Ehrlich
Discussion Leader: Kathleen M. McDonough