Legal TIPS

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  • Legal TIPS ( Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section ) is designed to present you with a balanced discussion of thought-provoking issues and suggest creative approaches and solutions to problems that arise in the practice of tort and insurance law.
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Episodes
  • The Importance of Civility in the Courtroom

    The Importance of Civility in the Courtroom
    Apr 23 2013
    Join the panel discussion on the importance of civility in the courtroom. Attorney Jill Mariani hosts a roundtable of these influential members in law: • The Honorable James Holderman: The Chief Judge of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois joined the court in 1985 after he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He became Chief Judge in 2006. Holderman is also chair of the ABA’s Commission on the American Jury Project, which focuses on the implementation of the ABA Principles on Juries and Jury Trials into the courtroom and reaching out to the public about the importance of jury service and jury reform. • Dick A. Semerdjian: Attorney Semerdjian is chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS). TIPS is the knowledge and leadership hub for trial practice and issues of justice that involve tort insurance and law. • MaryGrace Schaeffer: As vice president of DecisonQuest, Schaeffer has been a trial consultant for more than 22 years. Her expertise includes strategy and theme development, mock trials, witness evaluation and preparation, shadow juries, post-trial interviews and more. Listen to their thoughts on why legal professionals need to be cognizant of civility in the courtroom, the strategies they use to implement it, changes they’d like to see in the legal world regarding civility, and more.
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    29 mins
  • Funding a Pet Trust

    Funding a Pet Trust
    Jul 29 2009
    In today’s segment of Legal TIPS, 2008-2009 TIPS Financial Officer Randy Aliment underscores the merit of adequately funding projects and as an example, co-host Attorney Gilda Mariani questions trusts and estates attorney Peggy Hoyt about ensuring the fiscal soundness of a Pet Trust.
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    16 mins
  • Creating a Pet Trust

    Creating a Pet Trust
    Jul 21 2009
    In this episode of Legal TIPS, 2008-2009 TIPS Vice-Chair Ginger Busby highlights TIPS diversity interests in a wide range of practice law areas and to make the point co-host Attorney Gilda Mariani interviews trusts and estates attorney Peggy Hoyt about forming a Pet Trust.
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    23 mins

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