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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND HANDOUTS PRIOR TO MARCH 30, 2019
* March 21, 2019
My Path to the Federal Bench
Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews
SKC_Civil_Practice_Standards.pdf
* March 8, 2019
What NOT to Do in My Courtroom
Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter
NRN_Civil_Practice_Standards.pdf
* February 28, 2019
The ABCs of Courtroom Technology and Etiquette
Ed Butler, USDC Legal Officer
2019CourtroomTechnologyPracticeTips.pdf
* February 13, 2019
Behind "Behind the Bench"
TOP10MISTAKESLAWYERSMAKE.pdf
* January 29, 2019
2018 10th Circuit Review: Criminal Law
2018YearinReviewFFA01292019.pptx
* January 17, 2019
Lawyers Who Think: Ethics and Conduct in Federal Practice
LawyerswhoThinkJanuary2019.pptx
* Friday, November 2, 2018
Government Investigations: Ethical and Practical Challenges
Below are links to the program materials.
Colorado Ethics Opinion 65, Guidelines for Opposing Counsel Contacting Witnesses, available at https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/repository/ethicsOpinions/FormalEthicsOpinion_65_2011.pdf
· Colorado Ethics Opinion 69, Propriety of Communicating with Employee or Former Employee of an Adverse Party Organization, available at https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/repository/ethicsOpinions/FormalEthicsOpinion_69_2011.pdf
· Colorado Ethics Opinion 96, Ex Parte Communications with Represented Persons During Criminal and Civil Regulatory Investigations and Proceedings, available at https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/repository/ethicsOpinions/FormalEthicsOpinion_96_2012.pdf
· Colorado Ethics Opinion 129, Ethical Duties of Lawyer Paid by One Other than the Client, available at https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/Repository/ethicsOpinions/FormalEthicsOpinion_129.pdf
· Colorado Ethics Opinion 135, Ethical Considerations in the Joint Representation of Clients in the Same Matter or Proceeding,available at https://www.cobar.org/Portals/COBAR/Repository/ethicsOpinions/FormalEthicsOpinion_135.pdf
· U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Manual, available at https://www.justice.gov/jm/justice-manual
· U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, How Investigations Work, available at https://www.sec.gov/enforce/how-investigations-work.html
· U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Manual, available at https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/enforcementmanual.pdf
· U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Incident Investigation, available at https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/products/topics/incidentinvestigation/index.html
* Thursday, October 11, 2018
Perspectives From the Bench"
Magistrate Judge Kathleen Tafoya
TafoyaPracticeStandards.pdf
* Friday, October 5, 2018
How Courts Handle Forensic Science
Prof. Christopher McKee
Written materials October52018Materials.pdf
PowerPoint 10518McKeePowerPoint.pptx
* Thursday, September 13, 2018
What Modern Lawyers Can Learn from Lincoln
Magistrate Judge (Ret.) Boyd Boland
Lincolnhandout.pdf
* Thursday, August 9, 2018
Colorado Goes to the Supreme Court
COGoestoSupremeCtMaterials.pdf
* Thursday, July 26, 2018
The District Court by the Numbers
The Honorable Michael Hegarty
Hegarty2018Materials.pdf
* July 19, 2018 Practicing as a New Lawyer in Federal Court: What you Need to Know
Handouts2018NewLawyersPresentation.pdf
KaneCivilPracticeStandards.pdf
KaneCriminalPracticeStandards.pdf
2018USDCLocalRulesandPracticeTips1.pdf
FFABankruptcyMaterials071918.pdf
* August 24, 2017
The District Court, By The Numbers
The Honorable Michael E. Hegarty
82417Hegarty2016TrialStatisticsMemo.pdf
* August 17, 2017
The Ethics of Limited Scope Representation and Unbundled Legal Services Under the New Rules
The Honorable Robert E. Blackburn, United States District Court - Colorado
The Honorable Daniel M. Taubman, Colorado Court of Appeals
The Honorable Adam J. Espinosa, Denver County Court
Danaé Woody, Woody Law, LLC
Moderator Seth Benezra, Benezra & Culver
FFAPP07212017ViewCriminalBench.pdf
* July 21, 2017
View from the Criminal Bench
The Honorable Philip A. Brimmer and The Honorable Christine M. Arguello
FFAPP07212017ViewCriminalBench.pdf
* June 2, 2017
Practicing as a New Federal Trial Lawyer: What You Need to Know
Practice Tips for New Lawyers from Ed Butler's Presentation
622017PPPLocalRulesandPracticeTipsv2.pdf