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The AI-Powered Litigator: Real Tools, Real Cases, Real Results

Master AI tools across every litigation stage—discovery, motion practice, jury selection, trial. Learn practical prompting and ethical guardrails to deploy AI defensibly and protect your courtroom credibility.

2026-07-17 14:00:00

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AI Reached the Courtroom Before the Guardrails Did

2026-07-17 14:00:00

AI tools now touch discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation in firms of every size—yet most litigators deploy them without a defensible method for supervising outputs or disclosing their use. Courts have responded: standing orders demanding AI disclosure, sanctions for fabricated authority, and sharpening scrutiny of attorney candor have turned 2026 into the year the rules caught up with the technology. Any litigator who drafts, researches, or builds discovery strategy with AI is already exposed— often without recognizing the supervision and disclosure duties now attaching to that work. This program maps practical AI use across every stage, from complaint through appeal, covering prompting strategies, fact and expert discovery, motion practice, jury selection, and trial presentation, alongside the ethical and evidentiary guardrails and oversight protocols that keep AI-assisted work admissible and credible. Attendees leave able to deploy AI defensibly, supervise its outputs against governing ethics rules, and protect their standing before a court that is watching.

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
AI tools
AI tools can be used for litigation and discovery.
02
Use cases
Practical use cases for AI exist in the context of litigation.
03
Supervision
Supervision and oversight applies to attorneys who use AI tools.
04
Pitfalls
Pitfalls and risks of using AI in litigation include ethical rules.
05
Pre-trial
AI applies pre-trial to discovery, motion practice, and jury selection.
06
At trial
AI applies at trial, including trial presentation.

Program schedule

clock 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

AI Applications in Discovery and Litigation

Apply AI across every litigation stage, from complaint through appeal, with emphasis on fact and expert discovery. Learn practical tools, effective prompting strategies, supervision obligations, and how to avoid the ethical pitfalls of AI-assisted litigation work.

Christopher A. SuarezChristopher A. Suarez
Paul R. KieselPaul R. Kiesel
Jeffrey A. KonciusJeffrey A. Koncius
clock 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm EST

AI in Litigation: Tactics and Guardrails

Apply AI defensibly from pre-trial through trial, including discovery, motion practice, jury selection, and trial presentation. Master the ethical and evidentiary guardrails, supervision of AI outputs, and disclosure duties needed to maintain credibility before courts.

Christopher A. SuarezChristopher A. Suarez
Paul R. KieselPaul R. Kiesel
Jeffrey A. KonciusJeffrey A. Koncius
Christopher A. Suarez

Christopher A. Suarez

Steptoe LLP

Paul R. Kiesel

Paul R. Kiesel

Kiesel Law LLP

Jeffrey A. Koncius

Jeffrey A. Koncius

Kiesel Law LLP

Christopher A. Suarez

Christopher A. Suarez

Steptoe LLP

Christopher A. Suarez is an intellectual property litigator who focuses on patent, copyright, and trade secret trials and appeals, with expertise in high-technology including computer software, hardware, and semiconductor domains. He also provides counseling at the intersection of IP and emerging technology, particularly AI and IoT.

Education & Credentials

CIPP/US certified attorney

Recognition & Leadership

Co-editor of 'Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies' (ABA, 2024) and 'The Internet of Things: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies' (ABA, 2019).

Professional Involvement

Secretary of the American Bar Association's Science and Technology Section. Serves in leadership of the Giles Rich American Inn of Court, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Intellectual Property Owners Association, and American Intellectual Property Law Association. Active in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and member of Steptoe's Diversity and Inclusion Committee where he leads the Latin American Lawyers Affinity Group. Former elected official and public-school board member. Maintains robust pro bono practice representing criminal defendants, K-12 students under IDEA, and federal employees in employment discrimination and whistleblower cases.

Experience

Extensive experience in IP litigation before federal district courts, US courts of appeals, the US Supreme Court, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and other administrative tribunals. Experience spans all phases of litigation including fact discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, claim construction, appeals, and examining witnesses at trial. Has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes IP litigation and counseled clients in dozens of appeals at the Federal Circuit. Provides AI governance counseling, IP portfolio management, and advises on patent and software licensing including SEPs and open-source software licenses.
Paul R. Kiesel

Paul R. Kiesel

Kiesel Law LLP

Paul Kiesel is a plaintiff attorney whose practice is devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in California and the country.

Education & Credentials

Juris Doctorate from Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles (1985). Honorary Doctorate of Law from Whittier Law School (2005).

Recognition & Leadership

Named one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers by Los Angeles Business Journal. Named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in California by The Daily Journal. Selected as one of the top 500 attorneys in the United States by Law Dragon. Rated A.V. (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell. Named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

Professional Involvement

President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2015-2016) and past Chair of the Litigation Section. Appointed by former Chief Justice Ronald George to the State of California Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. Served on the Board of Governors for Consumer Attorneys of California and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for over 25 years and elected emeritus (lifetime) board member of both. Served on Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (2001-2005). Co-Chair of the Open Courts Coalition advocating full funding of the civil justice system.

Experience

Over 35 years devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation.
Jeffrey A. Koncius

Jeffrey A. Koncius

Kiesel Law LLP

Jeff Koncius is a civil litigator on behalf of plaintiffs handling complex matters in federal and state courts and arbitration, with concentration on consumer class actions, financial services litigation, and mass torts.

Recognition & Leadership

Nominated in 2023 as a Southern California Super Lawyer.

Experience

Entire career as civil litigator on behalf of plaintiffs with experience in all aspects of civil trial and appellate practice. Represented notable musicians including The Temptations and The Motels in class actions for digital download royalties against Universal Music Group, Capitol EMI and Warner Brothers. Represented estates of Charles Bronson, Peter Sellers and Richard Pryor seeking home video royalties from major studios including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Sony Pictures, with settlements exceeding $51 million. Active in class actions against major automobile manufacturers including BMW, Toyota, GM and Mazda. Litigates on behalf of individual investors in financial services cases including a $10+ million loss case for an Indian Tribe.
Christopher A. Suarez

Christopher A. Suarez

Steptoe LLP

Christopher A. Suarez is an intellectual property litigator who focuses on patent, copyright, and trade secret trials and appeals, with expertise in high-technology including computer software, hardware, and semiconductor domains. He also provides counseling at the intersection of IP and emerging technology, particularly AI and IoT.

Education & Credentials

CIPP/US certified attorney

Recognition & Leadership

Co-editor of 'Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies' (ABA, 2024) and 'The Internet of Things: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies' (ABA, 2019).

Professional Involvement

Secretary of the American Bar Association's Science and Technology Section. Serves in leadership of the Giles Rich American Inn of Court, Federal Circuit Bar Association, Intellectual Property Owners Association, and American Intellectual Property Law Association. Active in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) and member of Steptoe's Diversity and Inclusion Committee where he leads the Latin American Lawyers Affinity Group. Former elected official and public-school board member. Maintains robust pro bono practice representing criminal defendants, K-12 students under IDEA, and federal employees in employment discrimination and whistleblower cases.

Experience

Extensive experience in IP litigation before federal district courts, US courts of appeals, the US Supreme Court, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and other administrative tribunals. Experience spans all phases of litigation including fact discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, claim construction, appeals, and examining witnesses at trial. Has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes IP litigation and counseled clients in dozens of appeals at the Federal Circuit. Provides AI governance counseling, IP portfolio management, and advises on patent and software licensing including SEPs and open-source software licenses.
Paul R. Kiesel

Paul R. Kiesel

Kiesel Law LLP

Paul Kiesel is a plaintiff attorney whose practice is devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation. He has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in California and the country.

Education & Credentials

Juris Doctorate from Whittier College School of Law in Los Angeles (1985). Honorary Doctorate of Law from Whittier Law School (2005).

Recognition & Leadership

Named one of the Top 50 Trial Lawyers by Los Angeles Business Journal. Named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in California by The Daily Journal. Selected as one of the top 500 attorneys in the United States by Law Dragon. Rated A.V. (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell. Named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

Professional Involvement

President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (2015-2016) and past Chair of the Litigation Section. Appointed by former Chief Justice Ronald George to the State of California Judicial Council Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. Served on the Board of Governors for Consumer Attorneys of California and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles for over 25 years and elected emeritus (lifetime) board member of both. Served on Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (2001-2005). Co-Chair of the Open Courts Coalition advocating full funding of the civil justice system.

Experience

Over 35 years devoted to representing consumers in personal injury, class action, environmental, and toxic tort litigation.
Jeffrey A. Koncius

Jeffrey A. Koncius

Kiesel Law LLP

Jeff Koncius is a civil litigator on behalf of plaintiffs handling complex matters in federal and state courts and arbitration, with concentration on consumer class actions, financial services litigation, and mass torts.

Recognition & Leadership

Nominated in 2023 as a Southern California Super Lawyer.

Experience

Entire career as civil litigator on behalf of plaintiffs with experience in all aspects of civil trial and appellate practice. Represented notable musicians including The Temptations and The Motels in class actions for digital download royalties against Universal Music Group, Capitol EMI and Warner Brothers. Represented estates of Charles Bronson, Peter Sellers and Richard Pryor seeking home video royalties from major studios including Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Sony Pictures, with settlements exceeding $51 million. Active in class actions against major automobile manufacturers including BMW, Toyota, GM and Mazda. Litigates on behalf of individual investors in financial services cases including a $10+ million loss case for an Indian Tribe.

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