Dan Schiavetta, Jr. (currently Of Counsel to Russo & Gould, LLP, New York, N.Y.) has been a lawyer for 30 years litigating personal injury actions in State and Federal courts. He has given several live presentations and webinars on defending the Catholic Church in sex abuse lawsuits, insurance coverage and bad faith, electronically stored information in litigation, and defense of nursing homes.
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Designed for attorneys who already practice in state court, this presentation deals with why litigating in federal court is desirable or not, common pitfalls for one new to federal court, and the many new procedural issues one finds there.
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Date: June 30, 2022
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Dan Schiavetta, Jr. | Russo & Gould LLP
Dan Schiavetta, Jr. (currently Of Counsel to Russo & Gould, LLP, New York, N.Y.) has been a lawyer for 30 years litigating personal injury actions in State and Federal courts. He has given several live presentations and webinars on defending the Catholic Church in sex abuse lawsuits, insurance coverage and bad faith, electronically stored information in litigation, and defense of nursing homes. Dan is admitted in New York, New Jersey, and all related federal District and Circuit courts. His prior career was as a social worker and director of a 24-hour crisis center.
I. Getting Into and Out of Federal Court: Why or Why Not? Jurisdictional Issues and Procedure | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
II. How Federal Court Is different from State Court: Jury Selection, Judges, Discovery | 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm
III. How Federal Court Is Different from State Court: Motion Practice, Trial, Appeal | 3:10pm – 3:40pm
IV. Recent Developments in Federal Court Practice | 3:40pm – 4:10pm