Program Details
2026-10-26 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-10-26 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThis session examines how municipal defense attorneys should negotiate, narrow, and respond to Rule 30(b)(6) deposition notices in §1983 Monell cases against the backdrop of the 2025 federal consent decree withdrawals. Attorneys will learn how the end of DOJ oversight reshapes the topics plaintiffs’ counsel will notice, what doctrinal and evidentiary tools are available to limit institutional testimony, and how to use the 2020 Rule 30(b)(6) amendment’s conferral requirement as a structured defense mechanism. Participants will leave with concrete strategies for objecting to overbroad topics, invoking proportionality, and insulating the deposition record from the most dangerous consent decree rollback theories.
Shannon T. O’Connor 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTThis session addresses the selection, preparation, and in-deposition management of the municipal 30(b)(6) designee in Monell litigation. Attorneys will learn how designee testimony functions as a party admission, how to structure preparation to satisfy the Rule 30(b)(6) obligation while minimizing binding concessions, and how to control the deposition record in real time. Attendees will leave with a framework for designee selection, a preparation protocol keyed to Monell’s four liability pathways, and concrete techniques for managing scope, contention questions, and post-deposition damage control.
Shannon T. O’ConnorShannon T. O’Connor is a Partner at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, where she defends municipalities, police departments, school districts, and public officials in government litigation, with nearly 65 federal cases in the United States District Courts of New York and multiple appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Her civil rights defense work centers on Section 1983 claims, Fourth Amendment unlawful search and seizure and excessive force claims, and First Amendment retaliation claims, and includes several no-cause verdicts on civil rights claims against public officials. Her cases of first impression have been instrumental in shaping policies on police use of force, school searches, workplace compliance, and civil service law.
Shannon T. O’Connor is a Partner at Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, where she defends municipalities, police departments, school districts, and public officials in government litigation, with nearly 65 federal cases in the United States District Courts of New York and multiple appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Her civil rights defense work centers on Section 1983 claims, Fourth Amendment unlawful search and seizure and excessive force claims, and First Amendment retaliation claims, and includes several no-cause verdicts on civil rights claims against public officials. Her cases of first impression have been instrumental in shaping policies on police use of force, school searches, workplace compliance, and civil service law.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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