Bridgeport, one of the country’s leading providers of continuing legal education, has again turned to Lewis & Llewellyn for one of its featured programs. On April 28, Bridgeport will present What Makes Jurors Tick?, and all-day seminar for both civil and criminal lawyers. The faculty for the program, which includes Marc Lewis & Paul Llewellyn, has collectively over 10,000 hours in trial, and hail from elite firms such as Keker, Van Nest & Peters and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. If you are interested in attending, please visit http://www.bridgeportce.com/bridgeportce/live-programs/what-makes-jurors-tick.html.
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The Daily Journal has selected Marc Lewis as one of California’s top 40 lawyers under the age of 40. In the selection process, the Daily Journal considered candidates throughout the state, spanning numerous practice areas, and selected the top 40 based on the impact of the lawyer’s work on the legal community. As the article noted, “Lewis & Llewellyn was built from the ground up to provide its clients with the tenacity and sophistication of biglaw practice, while maintaining the agility necessary to efficiently resolve legal disputes.” With over 60,000 lawyers in California under the age of 40, the Daily Journalnoted that the individuals selected represent some of the best legal talent in the world. In receiving this distinction, Marc joins Paul Llewellyn, who was named to the same list in 2016.
For over five years, continuing legal education providers have turned to Paul Llewellyn as a trusted authority and compelling speaker on the art of taking and defending a deposition. Paul will be back in action on January 19, speaking at Bridgeport’s Mastering The Deposition Workshop. This is an in-depth, all day mastery course designed for both the novice and experienced litigator to take his or her deposition skills to the next level. The other presenters come from firms including Keker & Van Nest, and Munger, Tolles & Olson.
The panel will cover a wide range of topics, including:
- Fundamentals of Taking Depositions
- Deposition is Trial: Taking Jury-Focused Direct and Cross Examination Depositions
- Preparing Witnesses for Depositions
- Deposing Expert Witnesses: Promoting Expertise and Limiting Exposure
- Defending Depositions
- How Deposition Testimony Plays Out at Trial
Differences between depositions in state and federal courts
On February 23, Marc Lewis will speak on a panel featuring several federal judges and high-profile advocates. The title of the panel is Storytelling in IP Litigation: How to Talk To Judges And Juries In Technology Trials. Marc will be joined by Judge James Donato and Magistrate Judges Elizabeth LaPorte and Laurel Beeler, along with Robert Van Nest of Keker & Van Nest and Jennifer Seraphine of Turner Boyd.
The panel will discuss how to distill complex technical issues for effective advocacy, ways to avoid common pitfalls in complex technology litigation, and consider recent high-profile federal jury trials involving technical subject matter. The intended audience is the experienced technology litigator. Attendees can expect to receive practical tips on an array of matters, including discovery disputes involving complex technology issues, confidentiality concerns, the utility of independent court experts, and how parties can cooperate on undisputed technical issues.
On December 12, Evan Burbidge will be co-moderating a Bar Association of San Francisco panel on advanced deposition techniques. Seasoned attorneys, including Paul Llewellyn and attorneys from Latham & Watkins LLP and Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, will be providing tips and tricks on the art of the deposition, including how to get trial-ready soundbites, the best ways to deal with expert witnesses, and methods for taming an evasive witness or argumentative opposing counsel. It’s a can’t-miss for any litigator. Lunch will be provided.
In recognition of the firm’s long-standing relationship with the BASF, the firm is sponsoring five complimentary tickets to the program. If you would like one of those places, please send an email to Amanda Jarvis.
Following an eight-week trial, a Lewis & Llewellyn team led by Marc Lewis and Becca Furman, along with co-counsel from Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook and the Law Offices of H. Paul Bryant, obtained a settlement of $1.2 million from a Bay Area school district on behalf of several victims of childhood sexual abuse. The settlement brings an end to a hard fought litigation arising from the alleged sexual abuse of male students by a male teacher. This matter is one of the firm’s many representations throughout the United States that seek recourse for individuals and families whose lives have been forever changed because of sexual abuse.
A Lewis & Llewellyn team led by Paul Llewellyn and Ryan Erickson recently obtained a settlement of $1.3 million from a Bay Area school district on behalf of a victim of childhood sexual abuse. The case is one of the firm’s many representations that seek recourse for individuals and families whose lives have been forever changed because of sexual abuse, serious injury, or death.
Lewis & Llewellyn attorney Nick Saenz recently authored an update to the corporate litigation chapter in California Business Litigation, which he co-authored in 2015. California Business Litigation brings together case analysis, best practice and advice from leaders in the field. The updated version of California Business Litigation is scheduled to be published in early 2017.
Lewis & Llewellyn is pleased to announce that the Daily Journal has selected Paul Llewellyn as one of California’s top 40 lawyers under 40. In the selection process, the Daily Journal considered hundreds of nominations and focused on the impact of the lawyer’s work and the impact on the legal community. With over 60,000 lawyers in California under the age of 40, the Daily Journal noted that the individuals selected represent some of the best legal talent in the world.
Lewis & Llewellyn attorney Evan Burbidge was recently appointed as co-chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Litigation Section. The mission of the section is to develop and maintain a strong community among Bay Area litigation attorneys in their first 10 years of practice. As part of this leadership role, Evan looks forward to fostering stronger personal and professional ties among section members and with the broader legal community.
