Federal Practice: Procedures and Pointers from the Bench

Bar Association of Lehigh County (Allentown, PA)

11.30.17

Nancy Conrad, Chair of the Education Law and Labor and Employment Groups, moderates a panel of US District Court Judges at a seminar hosted by the Bar Association of Lehigh County and the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Federal Practice Committee. 

The panel addresses the key procedures related to federal practice and focuses on the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Procedures and pointers discussed relate to key topics including clarifying Rule 1, service, motions, scheduling conferences, discovery, privilege logs, requests for admission, and motions for summary judgment.

Panelists:
Hon. Lawrence F. Stengel, US District Court Chief Judge
Hon. Jeffrey L. Schmehl, US District Court Judge
Hon. Edward G. Smith, US District Court Judge
Hon. Joseph F. Leeson, US District Court Judge
Hon. Henry S. Perkin, US Magistrate Judge
Hon. Richard E. Fehling, US Bankruptcy Judge, EDPA
Moderated by: Nancy Conrad, White and Williams LLP