Litigate Smarter, Not Longer: New Procedures for Settlement Conferences & Short Trials
Total Credits: 1.5 CLE
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- Categories:
- Trial Practice | Personal Injury Law
- Faculty:
- Jessica P Tinoco | Christopher D Stickland | Melissa Iyer Julian
- Location:
- State Bar of Arizona, Daniel J. McAuliffe CLE Center - Phoenix, AZ
Description
Explore how to more efficiently resolve disputes, and deliver outstanding results for your clients. Whether you’re a seasoned litigator or new to the courtroom, this program will give you the tools to navigate new settlement conference procedures and leverage short trials effectively. Mediator Christopher Stickland will provide tactics for getting parties to agree to short trials. Discover how short trials can save your client time and money, deliver faster resolutions, and create strategic advantages in litigation.
What You’ll Learn:
Settlement Conference Procedures
Short Trial Procedures
Winning Strategies for Using Short Trials
How Short Trials Can Benefit Your Case
Who Should Attend:
Civil litigators, personal injury attorneys, and any lawyer interested in efficient trial practices.
“If lawyers were better informed of the procedures for short trials we would see more attorneys using the procedure and it would truly assist the judicial calendars for trials.” Jessica Tinoco
Seminar Faculty:
Honorable Melissa Julian, Maricopa County Superior Court
Christopher D. Stickland, Mediator, Sorensen Mediation Panel
Jessica Tinoco, Tinoco Law PLLC (Seminar Chair)
Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees
Faculty
Christopher D Stickland Related Seminars and Products
Admitted to Michigan Bar in 2000 and Arizona Bar in 2001, Mr. Stickland has over twenty years’ experience in civil litigation, including as a lead trial attorney, supervisor of outside counsel, and counseling and instructing claims departments at many of the largest insurance companies. During his legal career, Mr. Stickland has held positions with the staff counsel offices of State Farm, Zurich Insurance, and Farmers Insurance. Later, his employment with American Family Insurance included management of outside counsel, supervising first and third party matters in AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, WA, including, with the help of outside counsel, to decide wether to settle or proceed to trial. During this time, Mr. Stickland also operated a veterinary hospital with his wife and grew it into a business of 5 veterinarians and over 30 employees. Currently, Mr. Stickland provides mediation and arbitration services, specializing in personal injury, property damage, bad faith, and contractual disputes. In December 2022, Mr. Stickland was inducted into the Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He is also serving as a Judge Pro Tem for Maricopa County and has been since 2018.
Melissa Iyer Julian Related Seminars and Products
, Maricopa County Superior Court, is currently assigned to family court at the North East Regional courthouse where she has served since March 2019. Before her appointment, Judge Julian practiced in the areas of complex business litigation, complex civil litigation, and civil appeals with the law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. for over twelve years. As a private practitioner, Melissa tried cases in Arizona federal courts and superior courts in Maricopa County. As a part of her appellate practice, Judge Julian also briefed cases before the United States Supreme Court and briefed and argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, and both divisions of the Arizona Court of Appeals.
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Location
State Bar of Arizona, Daniel J. McAuliffe CLE Center
