Challenging Issues in Superior Court Civil Litigation

Superior Court litigation includes challenges as procedure and law evolve. This program delves into the ever-present issues as to discovery, procedural changes post-Pandemic and Zoom. In addition, the expert faculty addresses both procedural and substantive issues concerning obtaining or opposing preliminary relief. Focus is on anti-SLAPP motion practice and useful litigation strategies pre-litigation and in the early stages of litigation. Recent Wage & Hour Law and employee classification has laid traps for lawyers. Attend this program and get ready for your next Superior Court civil case.

Attend & Learn 

• Strategies for handling difficult discovery issues 
• How to spot a complaint or counterclaim that warrants anti-SLAPP motion practice 
• What do you need to know to avoid litigation and identify key issues in wage and hour litigation 
• When are treble damages available in wage claims 

Expert Faculty 

Hon. John Lu (ret), Chair, Essex Mediation and Arbitration LLC 

Hon. Jeffrey T. Karp, Massachusetts Superior Court 

Megan C. Deluhery, Todd & Weld, Boston 

Thomas Nicholson, Finneran & Nicholson, Newburyport 

Michael A. Tucker, MacLean Holloway Doherty & Sheehan, PC., Peabody