Program Details
2025-03-24 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-03-24 13:00:00
1.5h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1.5
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm ESTThis 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 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ESTExplore 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 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm ESTA 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 2:10 pm - 2:25 pm ESTLearn 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 2:25 pm - 2:40 pm ESTDiscover 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 ColantuonoMichael 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.
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.
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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