Up Your Motions Game
Total Credits: 3 CLE
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- Categories:
- Trial Practice | Family Law
- Faculty:
- Honorable Randall H Warner | Joseph N Roth | Elizabeth B N Garcia | Alyssa Dragnich | Jeffrey T Bergin | Quintin Howard Cushner | Dewain D Fox | Adele Ponce
Description
Are you just going through the motions of motion practice? This intermediate-level session, designed for lawyers with a civil or family law practice, will teach ways to make motions more impactful. The session will conclude with tips from a panel of Superior Court judges.
Topics will include:
- Winning strategies for structuring motions and responses.
- Using visual aids and visual cues for maximum impact.
- Making a lasting impression with a strong introduction.
- Using AI effectively and ethically in motion practice.
- Getting the most out of oral argument.
- Do’s and don’ts from a panel of Superior Court judges.
Seminar Chair:
Honorable Randall Warner, Maricopa County Superior Court*
Faculty:
Hon. Jeffery Bergin, Pima County Superior Court
Hon. Quintin Cushner, Maricopa County Superior Court
Hon. Dewain Fox, Maricopa County Superior Court
Hon. Adele Ponce, Maricopa County Superior Court
Alyssa Dragnich, ASU Law
Elizabeth Garcia, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
Joseph Roth, Osborn Maledon
*Will also be presenting
Faculty
Honorable Randall H Warner Related Seminars and Products
Maricopa County Superior Court
Maricopa County Superior Court
JUDGE RANDALL H. WARNER was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in August 2007. He
has served on civil, criminal, family, and juvenile court assignments. Judge Warner was the Civil
Presiding Judge in Maricopa County from June 2015 through June 2018, and presided over a Civil
Complex Calendar for four years. Before joining the bench, Judge Warner had an appellate and
commercial litigation practice. At the start of his career, he clerked for Arizona Supreme Court Justice
Thomas A. Zlaket. Judge Warner teaches and writes frequently on the law-fact distinction, civil practice
issues, effective advocacy, and case management.
Joseph N Roth Related Seminars and Products
Osborn Maledon PA
Joseph N. Roth is a partner at Osborn Maledon, where his practice focuses on appeals, government
investigations, and complex civil litigation. He was a longtime coauthor of a monthly column in
Arizona Attorney magazine covering civil appeals and a co-editor of the azapp.com blog. Joe frequently
represents clients on appeal before state and federal court in civil and regulatory matters. Joe received
his J.D. from Columbia Law School and his B.A. from the University of Arizona. After law school, Joe
clerked for Justice Scott Bales of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Alyssa Dragnich Related Seminars and Products
Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law
Jeffrey T Bergin Related Seminars and Products
Judge
Superior Court in Pima County
Arizona Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bergin is an Arizona native, born in Phoenix and raised in Tucson. He earned both his undergraduate degree and his law degree (with distinction) from the University of Arizona. In September 2011, following a twenty-year career in civil litigation, he was appointed to Division 22 of the Superior Court in Pima County.
Judge Bergin has served on the civil bench (presiding judge), the family bench (presiding judge), and the criminal bench. He was the court’s associate presiding judge from 2019 until July 1 of 2021, when the Arizona Supreme Court appointed him Pima County’s Presiding Judge. Judge Bergin stepped down as Presiding Judge on July 1, 2024. He is currently assigned to the civil bench.
Judge Bergin was the chair of the Superior Court in Pima County’s Back to Operations Task Force, created to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic and the associated impacts on the court. In addition, he has served on the Committee on Superior Court, the Civil Justice Reform Committee, and the Civil Practice and Procedures Committee. He is also a past president of the Arizona Judges’ Association. Currently, he serves on the Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice.