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7 Litig. News 1 (1981-1982)

handle is hein.journals/lignws7 and id is 1 raw text is: N L__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S Annual Fall Meeting to Focus on Trial Tactics The Section of Litigation will hold its Sixth Annual Fall Meeting on November 5-7, 1981 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C. In addition to a number of valuable programs on topics of current inter- est to litigators, the meeting presents an opportunity for Section members to enjoy the endless attractions of one of the world's most important and exciting cities. It also offers an occasion for meeting the Section's leadership, joining in the work of its diverse committees and be- coming involved in Section activities aimed at preserv- ing and improving the nation's legal system. Outstanding Programs. Using Trial Tactics as a central theme, Program Chairman Robert N. Sayler and his planning committee have organized a selection of high-quality programs on a variety of important issues. Program topics include jury selection and analysis, re- cent developments in the law of evidence, the attor- ney-client privilege and work product doctrine after Upjohn, motions in limine, effective jury arguments, potential liability of trial counsel, preserving and per- fecting appeals, management of litigation by corporate counsel, the Iranian claims litigation, practical prob- lems in prosecuting and defending Title VII class ac- tions, patent reexamination and the future of public interest litigation. A quick review of the Fall Meeting Program, which is contained in this issue, will leave no doubt about the quality and scope of the program and its usefulness to every Section member. Distinguished Speakers. Many of the nation's most prominent judges, trial lawyers and law professors will participate in the Washington, D.C., meeting. Judge Carl McGowan, who recently retired as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; and George Will, one of Washington's most astute poli- tical commentators, will address the luncheon meetings of the Section. Irving Younger will explain Proving a State of Mind. Prof6ss6r James'W., McElhaney, author of the (continued on page 16) Section to Convene National Discovery Reform Conference The Section of Litigation will sponsor the first National Conference on Discovery Reform at the University of Texas Law School at Austin in April 1982. The two- day conference will mark the conclusion of the work of the Special Committee for the Study of Discovery Abuse, a group of distinguished judges and practicing trial lawyers appointed by the Litigation Section in 1977 at the request of the President of the American Bar Association. Weyman I. Lundquist of San Francisco and Joseph A. Ball of Los Angeles, Co-Chairmen of the Litigation Sec- tion's Special Committee, have organized the conference to review what has been accomplished in recent years in discovery reform and to examine areas that merit further attention. Among other things, the conference will ex- amine such fundamental problems as using pretrial discovery for purposes of delay and settlement rather than trial preparation, local efforts to improve the effi- ciency of the discovery process, the effect of the 1980 amendments to the Federal Rules (which were prompted by the First Report of the Special Committee) and new ideas for streamlining and improving discovery in the federal district courts. The conference will also analyze amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure recently proposed by the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. (This subject is reviewed at page 7 of this issue.) The conference agenda will include consideration of the difficult questions of ethics that often arise in pre- trial discovery. Conference participants will explore the complex issues involved in distinguishing between zealous representation of a client's interests and abuse of the discovery process. The Litigation Section will invite approximately 200 leading jurists, legal scholars and trial lawyers to attend the conference. Representati.es of each federal judicial circuit will be invited. Conference planners anticipate that a Justice of the-Supreme Court of the United States will participate in the program. (continued on page 4) Copyright © 1981 American Bar Association Produced by the ABA Press

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