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Learn how AI tools can strengthen opposition briefs while maintaining essential human judgment in legal drafting workflows.

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Key topics that will be covered

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn how to integrate AI tools into their opposition brief workflow while understanding that AI augments but cannot replace traditional legal work.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical strategies for using AI in document summarization, citation verification, evidence management, and brief analysis while maintaining ethical obligations.

Opposition Goals
Winning requires addressing both the judge’s mind and gut with compelling arguments.
Traditional Workflow
Follow eight steps: context, objective, outline, annotate, populate, draft, edit, polish.
Citation Verification
Use WestCheck or ClearBrief to confirm citations are real and currently good authority.
AI Limitations
AI cannot draft persuasive arguments; treat output like work from untrusted associates.
Ethical Obligations
Disclose AI use per court rules and protect client confidences in AI interactions.
Evidence Management
ClearBrief manages electronic evidence databases and creates hyperlinks to cited evidence.

What will you learn

Attorneys will learn how to integrate AI tools into their opposition brief workflow while understanding that AI augments but cannot replace traditional legal work.

What will you gain

Attorneys will gain practical strategies for using AI in document summarization, citation verification, evidence management, and brief analysis while maintaining ethical obligations.

Agenda

Session 1

Understanding the Core Goal of Opposition Briefs

Session 2

Leveraging AI Tools to Achieve Opposition Goals

Break

Scheduled Break for Session Participants

Session 3

AI-Powered Analysis of Opposing Counsel Materials

Session 4

Strengthening Oppositions with AI Drafting and Editing

clock 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Understanding the Core Goal of Opposition Briefs

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

This session establishes the fundamental objective of opposition drafting: winning the case by addressing both the judge’s logical mind and sense of justice. Attorneys will learn the traditional eight-step opposition workflow and strategies for establishing context, maintaining law and fact buckets, and outlining their narrative before engaging with opposing briefs.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

clock 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Leveraging AI Tools to Achieve Opposition Goals

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Explore how artificial intelligence can augment traditional legal work in opposition drafting, from summarizing documents to identifying themes and producing chronologies. This session covers AI capabilities for different brief types, best practices for tables of contents as executive summaries, and appropriate caution when using AI tools for outlining.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

clock 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm EST

Scheduled Break for Session Participants

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

A brief intermission allowing attendees to refresh before continuing with the remaining technical sessions. Use this time to reflect on concepts covered and prepare questions for upcoming material.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

clock 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm EST

AI-Powered Analysis of Opposing Counsel Materials

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Learn techniques for close reading and annotation of opposing briefs, with emphasis on citation verification using tools like WestCheck and ClearBrief. This session addresses the critical need to verify that opposing counsel’s citations are real, currently valid, and properly characterized before crafting your response.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

clock 2:25 pm - 2:40 pm EST

Strengthening Oppositions with AI Drafting and Editing

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Discover how to populate outlines effectively, use AI for research support while maintaining human judgment in persuasive drafting, and leverage editing tools like WordRake for polished final products. The session concludes with ethical obligations around AI disclosure, client confidentiality, and the irreplaceable value of human creativity in legal advocacy.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

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Joe Ervin

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Kevin Foley

Reminger Co
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Grant H. Lawson

The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP
A Partner at The Law Firm for Truck Safety. He focuses exclusively on cases involving commercial motor vehicle crashes and wrongful death. Joe also holds a valid class “A” commercial driver’s license with endorsements for double/triple trailers and tankers.

Education & Credentials

A 2013 graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, Joe is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell — the highest peer rating for exceptional legal ability and ethics. He is among the first nine attorneys nationwide to earn board certification in Truck Accident Law from the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Recognition & Leadership

Joe received the Roadway Safety Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for his commitment to improving highway safety.
 He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Safety Committee, advocating for higher safety standards across the trucking industry.

Professional Involvement

Joe serves on the faculty of the AAJ Advanced Trial Advocacy College: Litigating Truck Collision Cases (2015 & 2024).
 He is an active member of AAJ’s Trucking Litigation Group and sits on the Board of Regents for the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.

Experience

Joe frequently consults and co-counsels on complex commercial truck cases. His proven track record includes numerous successful trials against motor carriers and truck leasing companies — delivering justice for victims of commercial vehicle accidents.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Michael Colantuono has specialized in municipal law since 1989 and is certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in Appellate Law. He is perhaps California’s leading expert on the law of local government revenues, with expertise in constitutional law, land use regulation, open meetings, elections, municipal litigation, conflicts of interest, public utilities, LAFCO issues, inverse condemnation, cannabis regulation, and public finance issues.

Education & Credentials

Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University (BA 1983); University of California, Berkeley School of Law (JD 1988), graduating first in his class; Articles Editor of the California Law Review; Member of the Order of the Coif; Certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in Appellate Law.

Recognition & Leadership

President of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Elected Member of the American Law Institute; Named California Lawyer of the Year in inverse condemnation law by the Daily Journal for his win in City of Oroville v. Superior Court (2019); Received the 2010 Public Lawyer of the Year Award from the California State Bar presented by California Chief Justice Ronald M. George; Elected Treasurer and President of the California Bar; Appointed Chair of the California Supreme Court's Board of Trustees.

Professional Involvement

Serves on the California Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee and its Appellate Caseflow Working Group; President of the City Attorneys' Department of the League of California Cities (2003-2004); Represents the Department on Cal Cities' Board of Directors; Appointed by the California State Assembly Rules Committee to the Commission on Local Governance in the 21st Century; Appointed to the Board of Trustees of the California Bar by two successive Speakers of the California Assembly; Co-chaired the committee which drafted the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act of 1997; Chaired committees which drafted the League of California Cities' Prop. 26 and 218 Implementation Guide; Assisted the Legislative Analyst's Office in the impartial analysis of Proposition 218.

Experience

Argued 14 cases in the California Supreme Court; Briefed 18 cases on local government revenues in the California Supreme Court since 2004; Appeared in all six California District Courts of Appeal; Law clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1988-1989); Currently serves as City Attorney for the City of Grass Valley and General Counsel for multiple agencies and districts; Previously served as City Attorney for Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas, Cudahy, La Habra Heights, Monrovia, and Sierra Madre; Taught Administrative Law as adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley School of Law in 1995.

Michael Colantuono

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, P.C.

Michael Colantuono has specialized in municipal law since 1989 and is certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in Appellate Law. He is perhaps California’s leading expert on the law of local government revenues, with expertise in constitutional law, land use regulation, open meetings, elections, municipal litigation, conflicts of interest, public utilities, LAFCO issues, inverse condemnation, cannabis regulation, and public finance issues.

Education & Credentials

Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University (BA 1983); University of California, Berkeley School of Law (JD 1988), graduating first in his class; Articles Editor of the California Law Review; Member of the Order of the Coif; Certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in Appellate Law.

Recognition & Leadership

President of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Elected Member of the American Law Institute; Named California Lawyer of the Year in inverse condemnation law by the Daily Journal for his win in City of Oroville v. Superior Court (2019); Received the 2010 Public Lawyer of the Year Award from the California State Bar presented by California Chief Justice Ronald M. George; Elected Treasurer and President of the California Bar; Appointed Chair of the California Supreme Court's Board of Trustees.

Professional Involvement

Serves on the California Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee and its Appellate Caseflow Working Group; President of the City Attorneys' Department of the League of California Cities (2003-2004); Represents the Department on Cal Cities' Board of Directors; Appointed by the California State Assembly Rules Committee to the Commission on Local Governance in the 21st Century; Appointed to the Board of Trustees of the California Bar by two successive Speakers of the California Assembly; Co-chaired the committee which drafted the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act of 1997; Chaired committees which drafted the League of California Cities' Prop. 26 and 218 Implementation Guide; Assisted the Legislative Analyst's Office in the impartial analysis of Proposition 218.

Experience

Argued 14 cases in the California Supreme Court; Briefed 18 cases on local government revenues in the California Supreme Court since 2004; Appeared in all six California District Courts of Appeal; Law clerk to the Honorable James R. Browning, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1988-1989); Currently serves as City Attorney for the City of Grass Valley and General Counsel for multiple agencies and districts; Previously served as City Attorney for Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas, Cudahy, La Habra Heights, Monrovia, and Sierra Madre; Taught Administrative Law as adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley School of Law in 1995.

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