Thursday, February 20, 9:55 a.m.–1:25 p.m. ET
| MCLE Credit: | 3.0 |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 3.0 (all formats) |
| Designation Credit: | 3.0 Trial Practice/Litigation (Designations Information) |
Live on Site:
Telephone:
It’s called “The Rocket Docket” for a reason!
This long-running seminar is a must-attend event for any attorney practicing in the Eastern District of Virginia. Learn how the streamlined practices and local rules make this district consistently one of the fastest trial dockets in the United States.
Hear directly from the judges who try your cases and from some of the area’s finest litigators as they discuss all relevant aspects of federal trial practice. Throughout the seminar, panelists will offer insight and practice tips to help you achieve the optimum outcome for your clients. The rules and procedures unique to the Eastern District will be clearly highlighted—those aspects that insiders know and follow and that outsiders ignore at their peril.
Both experienced and new attorneys will benefit from the opportunity to explore the most successful strategies when trying cases in these courts. Ask any of your colleagues who practice in the Eastern District: it is too late to learn the court’s rules once your case starts; you have to know them now. Don’t miss this opportunity—it will be a morning well spent!
BONUS! Regular registration includes the e-book version of the Virginia CLE® handbook Federal Civil Practice in Virginia (2023 edition). If you already own the handbook and don’t want to receive the e-book version, you may register at a discounted rate. Combining the outstanding written materials used in previous seminars devoted to practice in the Eastern District and Western District into a single useful reference, Federal Civil Practice in Virginia is the go-to book for every attorney appearing in Virginia’s federal courts.
MCLE Credit Note: If you attended “The Rocket Docket” Alexandria or Richmond seminar in December 2024, whether in person or virtually, and claimed MCLE credit, you will not be able to claim MCLE credit also for attending this February 2025 presentation in Norfolk or by telephone.
Registration Deadlines:
Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Live on Site: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $324 for the Federal Civil Practice in Virginia handbook if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email deanna.mcglothlin@vacle.org.
Inclement Weather Policy and Updates.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
Can’t Attend?
E-mail distance_ed@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program is made available as an online or USB seminar.
E-mail publications@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program’s seminar materials are made available for sale.
| 9:30 | On-Site Registration |
| 9:55 | Opening Remarks |
| 10:00 | Jurisdiction and Prefiling Considerations |
| 10:45 | Discovery |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Motions Practice |
| 12:30 | Pretrial Matters and Trial Preparation |
| 1:15 | Concluding Remarks by Federal Judges |
| 1:25 | Adjourn |
Hon. Mark S. Davis, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Norfolk
Hon. Elizabeth W. Hanes, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Norfolk
Hon. Robert J. Krask, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Norfolk
Hon. Lawrence R. Leonard, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Norfolk
Hon. Douglas E. Miller, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia / Norfolk
Kathleen Dougherty, McGuireWoods LLP / Norfolk
Jennifer L. Eaton, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black PLC / Norfolk
William M. Palmer, Kaufman & Canoles, PC / Norfolk
William Poynter, Kaleo Legal / Norfolk
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