Feb 5 — Court Clerk and Court Administrator, Barbara Christensen and Melinda Clevenger will speak to the bar to discuss their areas, recent changes and suggestions for practice procedures.
Feb 19 — Electronic Discovery — Will Payne — 1.0 hour approval pending — Discuss the recent changes and additions to FRCP and WA position on electronic discover; issues we face in obtaining and providing electronic discovery. Electronic discovery includes all types of electronically created evidence, such as e-mail messages and associated file attachments (the e-mail “chain”), memos, reports,plain text files, spreadsheets, digital art and photos, presentations,data stored in proprietary databases, voice mails, instant messages,and any other data that is created or stored on a computer, computer network or other electronic storage media. Metadata may also be discussed.
Mar 5 — An Ounce of Prevention … How Acting to Preserve the Record for Appeal Can Help You Win (at Trial Too) — 1.0 hour approval pending — Tutorial on how to create a complete and comprehensible trial record. Peter Lohnes of Talmadge/Fitzpatrick.