Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices for Remote Litigation and the Current State of Court Litigation in the Time of COVID - 2022

Presented on February 11, 2022As the pandemic continues to ravage the country, courts and law firms continue to balance health and safety with the needs of litigants to move their cases forward. The panelists will share in-the-trenches experience from the perspective of a judge, a jury consultant, and advocates who have handled remote trials and arbitrations (plaintiff and defendant). The program will focus on both practical and strategic considerations and lessons learned in navigating the ongoing reality of remote discovery and trials and how technology has become an integral part of trials, practically and legislatively. The panelists will discuss the pros and cons of remote litigation, opportunities to make improvements, and what the future may hold as the pandemic continues and thereafter. Hon. Brad Seligman, Supervising Judge of Complex litigation in Alameda, will share his perspective conducting remote jury trials, the challenges and benefits to lawyers, witnesses and jurors, an