Pricing
General Public: $100
ABA Section of Litigation Members: $60
Duke Law Alumni: $60
Government/Public Service: $25
Judges and Law Clerks: Free
Register, see details of all 18 cities’ programs, and find background materials at www.federalrulesamendments.org
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Rules Amendments Roadshow
Learn More & Register Today at
federalrulesamendments.org
Presented with the support of the Local Rules
Committee for the Federal Bar Association of the
Western District of Washington
MCLE Credit
The ABA directly applies for and ordinarily receives CLE credit for ABA programs in
CA, CO, ID, IL, MT, NV, OR, NY, UT, WY, and WA. These states sometimes do not
approve a program for credit before the program occurs. This transitional program is
approved for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys in NY. Attorneys may
be eligible to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in
other states. For more information about CLE accreditation in your state, visit http://
www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle.html or contact Kristen McCann at kristen.
mccann@americanbar.org.
Tuition Assistance
A limited number of scholarships to defray registration fees may be available
for government employees, public interest lawyers employed with nonprofits,
academics, and law students, as well as unemployed attorneys. To apply, send a
letter outlining the basis for your fee waiver request to: Kristen McCann at
kristen.mccann@americanbar.org. All requests must be received by April 15, 2016.
Hello “Proportionality,” Goodbye
“Reasonably Calculated ”:
Reinventing Case Management and Discovery
Under the 2015 Civil Rules Amendments
Seattle, WA
April 29, 2016 / 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington
700 Stewart Street, 19th Floor
​Seattle, WA
Co-Presented with
#LitigationFRCP
Rules Amendments Roadshow
Seattle / April 29
federalrulesamendments.org/seattle
About
The most significant changes to discovery and case management practices in
more than a decade, the 2015 Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
16, 26, 34 and 37, took effect on December 1, 2015. The American Bar Association
Section of Litigation and the Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies are jointly
presenting this unprecedented, 18-city series of dialogues, led by national
thought leaders and including local judges, magistrates, and top practitioners in
each city. The goal: to further the understanding of the case-management
techniques that will help courts and litigants realize the Amendments’
full potential to make discovery more targeted, less expensive, and more
effective in achieving justice.
Based on local requests, this popular program has been expanded from the
original 13-city tour to 18. Each three-hour program features leaders from the
Rules amendment process, who walk the audience through the Amendments
and their implications for civil litigation. Spirited panel discussions among local
District Court Judges, Magistrate Judges, and leading litigators then explore
the Amendments’ practical discovery implications and best practices for case
management under the amended Rules. Each program’s attendees discuss
application of the new rules to a variety of hypothetical cases and leave with a
toolbox of techniques for putting the Amendments into practice.
Program Highlights
• Overview of FRCP Amendments
• Real World Application of the Scope of Discovery
• Case Management Techniques
• Rule 37 Changes
Roadshow Moderators
Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Past Chair, U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedure
Prof. Steven Gensler​
Welcome DeVier Pierson Professor at the University of Oklahoma
College of Law, Past Member, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules
Seattle Speakers
Jason P. Amala
Pfau Cochran Vertetis
Amala PLLC
​Seattle, WA
Hon. John C. Coughenour
U.S. District Court for
the Western District of
Washington
Seattle, WA
Parker C. Folse, III
Susman Godfrey, LLP
​Seattle, WA
Hon. Robert S. Lasnik
U.S. District Court for
the Western District of
Washington
Seattle, WA ​
Hon. James P. Donohue
United States
Magistrate Judge
​Seattle, WA
Jonathan Palmer
Associate General
Counsel, Litigation
Microsoft Corporation
Seattle, WA
Hon. Benjamin H. Settle
U.S. District Court for
the Western District of
Washington / Tacoma, WA
Sheryl J. Willert
Williams Kastner
& Gibbs PLLC
​Seattle, WA
Regional Chairs:
Martha J. Dawson
K&L Gates LLP
Seattle, WA
Rudy A. Englund
Lane Powell PC
Seattle, WA
P. Arley Harrel
Williams Kastner &
Gibbs PLLC
Seattle, WA
Michelle Peterson
Michelle Peterson
Law PLLC
Seattle, WA
National Chairs:
Michele D. Hangley
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin
& Schiller / Philadelphia, PA
Beth L. Kaufman
Schoeman Updike & Kaufman LLP
New York, NY