Total Credits: 2.0 MCLE, 2.0 Kansas Credit-General
1:00 - 1:20 PM | A Refresher on MAI for Both Beginners and Experienced Trial Attorneys
Speaker: Joan M. Lockwood, Gray, Ritter & Graham, PC, St. Louis
• Basics of MAI
• When to Deviate from MAI
• New Instructions
1:20 - 1:50 PM | An Overview of Federal Court Jury Instructions When Missouri Law Applies
Speakers: Doug Weems, Spencer Fane LLP, Kansas City; Hon. Stephen R. Bough, U.S. District Judge, Kansas City
1:50 - 2:20 PM | Appellate Issues with Respect to Instructions
Speakers: Katrina Smeltzer, Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard PC, Kansas City; Hon. Laura Denvir Stith, (ret) Supreme Court of Missouri
• Preservation of error
• Standards of Review
• Alternative Bases for Jury Verdicts
2:20 - 2:40 PM | Panel Discussion: Review of Frequently Asked Questions
Speakers: Joan M. Lockwood, Doug Weems, Hon. Stephen R. Bough, Katrina Smeltzer, Hon. Laura Denvir Stith
2:40 PM | Adjourn
Moderators:
APR 27 | Doug Weems
JUN 3 | Katrina Smeltzer
AUG 9 | Doug Weems
| 01 A Refresher on MAI Civil and New Developments 8th Ed (438.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 02-1 JIB Announcement (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 02-2 JIB_Quick Guide (241.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 03 Appellate Issues with Respect to Instructions Handout (149.4 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| MOLAP Information (210.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (58.6 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Joan Lockwood, director with Gray Ritter Graham, handles a broad range of litigation, including automobile and trucking accidents, products liability, medical negligence, and wrongful death. She was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions in 2003 serving as reporter from 2009-2019 and chair from 2020-present.
