NAVIGATING THE CIVIL TRIAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025: STRATEGIES, INSIGHTS, AND EVOLVING RULES

TUESDAY, JULY 8 

8:15 am -
12:30 pm

• Jury Selection Techniques Since the Loss of Peremptories, Including a Demonstration
  • Honorable Christopher T. Whitten, Maricopa County Superior Court
  • Joel DeCiancio, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Tom Hall, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Heather Baker-Mushkatel, Mushkatel, Gobbato, & Kile PLLC
•  Discovery Issues
  • Honorable John Hannah, Maricopa County Superior Court
  • Geoffrey Sturr, Osborn Maledon PA
• Using Experts Including the Electronic Admissions Practice
  • Joel DeCiancio, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Tom Hall, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Lisa Gray, Yavapai County Office of the Public Defender

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

8:15 am -
12:30 pm

• Settlement, Mediation and Consent to Use Magistrate
  
  • Honorable (Ret) Scott Bales, Scott Bales LLC
  • Honorable (Ret) David Duncan
  • Honorable (Ret) Sally Duncan
• Immigration Considerations for Civil Litigators
  • Rocio Castaneda, Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project
  • Katharine Ruhl, Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project
• Using Experts Including the Electronic Admissions Practice
  • Joel DeCiancio, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Tom Hall, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
  • Lisa Gray, Yavapai County Office of the Public Defender

THURSDAY, JULY 10

8:15 am -
12:30 pm

• Electronically Stored Information and Civil Rules
  
  • Brian Chase, ArcherHall
• Digital Forensics Update: A Year in Review
  • Brian Chase, ArcherHall
• Restrictive Covenants: Pitfalls and Prohibitions
  
  • Nicholas Bauman, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
  • Kendra Cobb, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
  • Lisa Gray, Yavapai County Office of the Public Defender
• Rules Changes Civil Trial Lawyers Should Know
  • Veronika Fabian, Choi & Fabian PLC