April 30, 2026
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
United States District Court, South Courtroom
450 Main Street,
Hartford
We apologize for the inconvenience, this program is full.
Presented by the Federal Practice & Young Lawyers Section
About the Program
This seminar will cover the rules and other laws governing the discovery phase of a federal civil lawsuit; best practices for conducting an orderly discovery process with a minimum of disputes; and the rules for presenting disputes when they arise.
You Will Learn
• About the timing and sequence of discovery in federal court, and the importance of a thoughtful Rule 26(f) conference
• About the rules and other laws surrounding the six principle federal discovery devices (interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, physical/mental examination, depositions, Rule 45 subpoenas)
• About the rules and other laws surrounding claims of attorney-client privilege and work product protection
• About the rules respecting disclosure of expert witnesses
• About the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for the District of Connecticut and the Individual Practices of the District’s judges for raising and adjudicating discovery disputes
• How to acquire the skills to conduct an orderly discovery phase of the case with a minimum of disputes.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who regularly practices in federal court. Attorneys in their first five years of practice should find this particularly helpful.
Cost
(Includes electronic materials)
FREE
CT: 3.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 3.0 CLE Credits (AOP)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request.
If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.
Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent.
Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.