Events

Mastering the art of oral arguments on motions is vital for effectively advocating for your clients. This presentation by Markowitz Herbold trial lawyer Chad Colton offers a comprehensive guide to the best practices and strategies that will enhance the persuasive power and impact of oral arguments on motions.

This presentation focuses on the crucial role of in-house lawyers in preparing company witnesses for depositions. In-house lawyers play a vital role in ensuring that witnesses are adequately prepared to provide accurate and reliable testimony while protecting the interests of the company. During this discussion, Chad will explore the various aspects involved in preparing company witnesses for depositions and highlight the strategies and techniques that in-house lawyers can employ to ensure witness readiness.

A CLE featuring Markowitz Herbold trial lawyer Chad Colton.

Join the authors of The Deposition Handbook, 6th Edition, (forthcoming 2024) to discover the latest techniques for powerful, dispositive depositions. Dennis R. Suplee, David B. Markowitz, Nicole Reimann, R. Kyle Busse, and Alison R. Gutierrez discuss strategies, concepts, and advanced techniques for this critical case component. These renowned deposition experts draw from over 100 years of collective experience.

Markowitz Herbold attorneys Laura Salerno Owens and Erin Dawson will present on the topic of depositions to the Multnomah Bar Association's Young Litigators Section.

Unemployment insurance (UI) benefits are the sole means of temporary wage replacement for workers and are crucial in preventing individuals and families from spiraling into poverty. Markowitz Herbold attorney and pro bono lawyer for Legal Aid Services of Oregon, Dallas DeLuca, is participating in a panel discussion on representing low-income claimants with UI benefits controversies in Oregon, the need for pro bono assistance, and how private attorneys and legal aid advocates can get involved and provide critical help.

Markowitz Herbold attorneys Chad Colton and Stephen Deatherage will discuss writing and arguing motions before young lawyers participating in the Oregon Association of Defense Counsel's Defense Practice Academy.

Markowitz Herbold attorney Adam Starr and Barran Liebman attorney Wilson Jarrell will discuss the effective preparation of summary judgment motions and presentation of oral argument, including what to cover in the motions and arguments, how to organize the arguments for maximum persuasive impact, how and when to use exhibits, best practices for presenting oral argument, responding to questions from the judge, and other useful information for preparing for and arguing summary judgment in state and federal court.

Markowitz Herbold attorneys David Markowitz, Laura Salerno Owens, and Kyle Busse discuss all things deposition at this day-long workshop.

Join Markowitz Herbold trial lawyer Chad Colton of Markowitz Herbold for this presentation about the intricacies of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) depositions and their significance for attorneys and companies facing pending and future litigation.

Markowitz Herbold attorney Hannah Hoffman will be speaking about First Amendment issues at the Oregon State Bar's Government Law Section and the Oregon City Attorneys Association's 2023 Government Law Review.

Markowitz Herbold lawyers Adam Starr and Jordan Pahl will discuss the nuts & bolts of documenting settlement agreements including the essential parts of settlement, standard forms, and the difference between a settlement judge and a mediator.