ALL ABOUT LITIGATION TRACK | Approaching the Bench: Trial Judge Insights for Litigators

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Moderator: Judge J. Miles Sweeney, 31st Judicial Circuit Court (retired), Springfield 

Panelists: Judge Becky J.W. Borthwick, 31st Judicial Circuit Court, Springfield; Judge Nicole J. Colbert-Botchway, 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, St. Louis; Judge Michael J. Cordonnier, Presiding Judge, 31st Judicial Circuit Court, Springfield; Judge Rebeca Navarro-McKelvey, 11th Judicial Circuit Court, St Charles  

Attendees will learn how to:

• Effectively communicate with the bench;
• Organize an oral argument for maximum effect; and
• Professionally disagree with a court's ruling.