Breakout 5 | Judicial panel - How to succeed at a court status or settlement conference

This session will explore some fundamental steps in preparing your case for settlement; the dos and don'ts of court appearances intended to move the case towards settlement; and tips for identifying and exploring procedural and substantive issues where judicial input can support and advance the settlement process.

Takeaways:

Develop information and issues in a case for settlement negotiations in a different manner than cases are prepared for litigation.
Effectively prepare, organize, and present information to the court in a manner that gives judicial officers a way to provide meaningful input on issues and the bargaining range for settlement.
Develop strategies to engage judicial officers in problem solving and use court conferences as a form of alternative dispute resolution.

Panelists: Commissioner Lisa M. Dube, Jackson County Circuit Court-Division 43, Kansas City; Hon. Julia P. Lasater, 21st Judicial Circuit Court, St. Louis County, Division 32, St. Louis; Hon. Jeffery P. Medler, St. Louis County Circuit Judge, St. Louis; Commissioner Gretchen L. Yancy, 13th Judicial Circuit Court, Columbia

Moderator: Simone A. Haberstock, Law Offices of Simone A. Haberstock LLC, Richmond Heights

Opinions and positions stated by presenters of MoBarCLE programs are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of The Missouri Bar. This program is intended as information for lawyers in Missouri, in conjunction with other research they deem necessary, in the exercise of their independent judgment.