South Dakota CLE - Trial Skills Courses
South Dakota CLE
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Police Misconduct: Excessive Force and Legal Justification
Headlines about police misconduct abound, but there are an untold number of incidences that the public is unaware of. This CLE course will define the different types of police misconduct and their most common applications including in situations of stop and frisk and in use of force. The course will explain the relevant boards and agencies, including the CCRB and IAB, who are tasked with investigating these incidences and discuss how misconduct is determined and addressed. More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Litigation Cost and E-Discovery Trends
This past year Exterro and Norton Rose Fulbright both published reports shedding light on litigation cost and e-discovery trends that every in-house legal professional should be aware of. Norton Rose Fulbright recently launched its 2015 Litigation Trends Annual Survey polling more than 800 corporate counsel. On the other hand, earlier this year Exterro released its 1st Annual Federal Judges Survey on e-discovery best practices and trends. In this CLE program, a panel of experts from Norton... More Info
$291General Credit -
How to Win Trip/Slip & Fall Cases
Slip and fall cases present a tremendous challenge, even to seasoned attorneys. This CLE course will teach you proven strategies for winning slip and fall cases by turning the defendant into your expert witness. The course will use case studies to explain how to effectively select, prepare and utilize expert testimony particularly for establishing custom, practices and standards. Cross-examination of experts, including the presentation of recommended witness questions, and the submission of inte... More Info
$552General Credits -
Effective Deposition Strategies in Nursing Home and Medical Malpractice Cases
Depositions are a fairly standard feature in trial strategy. In nursing home care cases, they fulfill a very necessary and fundamental element in building your case. This CLE course will explain the purpose of a deposition and perhaps more importantly, identify what many mistakenly believe a deposition should be used for. The course will identify the various individuals to target for deposition, important information in how to depose these witnesses, effective preparation, testimonies and admiss... More Info
$291General Credit -
Mediating and Settling Nursing Home Cases
The benefits of mediation in lieu of a trial are many and include both the time, expense and energy that a trial entails. Given that, there are many disadvantages to consider. This CLE course will explain the pros vs. the cons of mediation and settlement, how to evaluate the case at hand and how to suggest mediation to a client. The course will review the steps needed to prepare for mediation including how to select a mediator, insurance coverage and the issues that need to be agreed upon before... More Info
$291General Credit -
The Intake Process & Ethical Considerations in Nursing Home Cases
Nursing home cases begin much like any legal case—with the intake interview. The crucial first step in building any successful legal case, the intake interview establishes the chronology of events, and the pre-and post-incident status of the client. This comprehensive CLE course will explain how to strategically design the intake interview for trying a nursing home case in Illinois, how to use those questions to begin building a legal case, the proper procedure for obtaining medical records, and... More Info
$341Total Credits0.5 Ethics -
Protecting the Rights of Elderly Clients through Nursing Home Litigation
Long-term care and nursing homes are often the most viable option for the elderly. Trained staff, good facilities and geographical proximity are just some of the considerations that prompt people to make this decision for their elder family members. And when all of the research fails to turn up a history of abuse and neglect, many assume that litigation against such facilities is futile. This CLE course is designed to argue with that notion. The course will review numerous successful litigation... More Info
$291General Credit -
Sieging the Castle: Preliminary Injunctions in Ownership Suits
The legal intricacies of temporary injunctive relief as it pertains to small, medium-sized corporate, LLC and partnership litigation is no simple topic. But this CLE course, presented by Yan Margolin and complete with war stories, analogies and quips, is designed to clarify the issue in a lecture that is both interesting and informative. The course will review the different types of reliefs, their applications, both strategic and tactical, and their legal requirements. The course will also ident... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Is That Contract Invalid? Protecting & Attacking Contractual Obligations
“A verbal contract is not worth more than the paper it’s written on.” But what about written contracts? How do we assess the validity of a written contract? This CLE course will explain how to determine a contract’s validity whether to protect or attack the obligations therein. The course will explain the basic definitions of what constitutes a contract, its various elements, the concept of mutual intent and its ramifications, verification, power of attorney and invalidity clauses. More Info
$551.75General Credits -
Criminal Procedure for the General Practitioner: What you Need to Know when your Client’s Son Gets Arrested
What’s the best way to advise a client who has been arrested or has had a family member arrested? For novice attorneys or those with little experience in criminal law, you may feel ill-equipped to properly guide your client in such a circumstance. This CLE course will offer a comprehensive overview of most common criminal offenses a client might be presented with including DUI and drug offenses. The course will explain how to conduct a client interview, discovery materials, suppression issues, c... More Info
$291General Credit
