Attorney Rulebook for Working with Special Masters in Federal Court

Overview of Attorney Rulebook for Working with Special Masters in Federal Court

Working with special masters in federal court is what this course covers. Panelists give an overview of the role, types, and advantages of special masters, the applicable rules for appointment and the scope of their authority, and the 2019 ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Use of Special Masters. It concludes with five commandments for attorneys working with special masters.

What you’ll learn in Attorney Rulebook for Working with Special Masters in Federal Court

• Understand the role, types, and advantages of special masters
• Apply the rules governing appointment and scope of authority
• Reference the 2019 ABA Guidelines for special masters
• Follow best practices ('5 commandments') for working with special masters

Curriculum

1. 1. Attorney Rulebook for Working with Special Masters in Federal Court 

   In this course, our expert panelists begin by giving an overview of the role and types of special masters, as well as detailing the advantages of appointing a special master. Next, they discuss the applicable rules for the appointment of special masters and the scope of their authority. Our speakers then review the 2019 ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Use of Special Masters in Federal and State Civil Litigation, concluding with the 5 commandments for attorneys to succeed when working with special masters in federal court. Topics covered in this webinar: Introduction to Special Masters Special Masters in Federal Courts: The Applicable Rules The 2019 ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Use of Special Masters in Federal and State Civil Litigation 5 Commandments for La

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Your instructors

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

Katherine Charonko

Partner and ESI Practice Group Leader, Bailey & Glasser

Bailey & Glasser

Katherine (Kate) Charonko is a Partner and ESI Practice Group Leader at Bailey & Glasser, where she helps clients and attorneys apply analytics across eDiscovery, including document review strategy, technology-assisted review, and ESI preservation and collection protocols. She serves on Bailey Glasser multidistrict litigation teams focused on automotive and medical-device product liability and has acted as liaison director of eDiscovery and ESI on several MDL leadership committees. Charonko speaks frequently on ESI, TAR, and legal ethics.

Leslie Kroeger

Partner, Cohen Milstein

Cohen Milstein

Leslie M. Kroeger is a Partner and Co-Chair of Cohen Milstein's Complex Tort Litigation practice, and an accomplished trial lawyer focused on product liability, environmental and toxic tort, consumer class action, and wrongful death litigation. She is a past president of the Council of Presidents for the American Association for Justice and a past president of the Florida Justice Association. Kroeger has been recognized on Lawdragon's leading-lawyers lists and repeatedly by Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers.

Paul Kiesel

Partner, Kiesel Law LLP

Kiesel Law LLP

Paul Kiesel is a Partner at Kiesel Law LLP who represents individuals and families in significant personal injury and wrongful death matters, along with municipalities in major litigation. A longtime leader in the California legal community, he served as president of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and on the State of California Judicial Council's Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee. He co-chairs the Open Courts Coalition and has been named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.