Ensure you have an up-to-date understanding of the key evidentiary principles and strategies that are essential to build your case, whether it settles or proceeds to trial.

The law and best practices concerning evidence are continually evolving. As a litigator, it’s critical to not just keep on pace but to stay ahead of emerging issues.

Now in its 19th year, this celebrated annual OsgoodePD conference will give you the practical tips and knowledge you need to prevail in negotiations, discoveries, motions, pre-trials and trials.

Over an information-packed day, you will have the opportunity to tap into the expertise of a distinguished faculty of judges and litigators, get the updated knowledge you need to remain current and deepen your understanding of ongoing evidentiary issues that could impact your case.

What You’ll Learn

  • Hearsay – fundamentals and new practice tips, including how and when to object
  • Tactics for maximizing the weight of your evidence
  • Techniques for handling experts before and during trial
  • Motions and applications: the key differences in their role in determining the evidence you need
  • Proven strategies when challenging a claim of privilege
  • Best practices when introducing or responding to a prior inconsistent statement
  • Strategies to apply the rules of evidence to mediations and arbitrations
  • Practical advice and approaches to ethical/professional dilemmas
  • Tips from the Bench: Distinguished judges share the common mistakes they see litigators making and what to do instead

Who Should Attend

  • Civil litigators (plaintiffs’ and defendants’ counsel)
  • In-house litigation counsel
  • Litigation law clerks
  • Litigation paralegals