Steps and Traps for the Unwary Learn the complexities of calendaring in California state court in this hands-on seminar. Attendees will walk through the steps that must be taken to calendar deadlines correctly, avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls along the way. Calendaring exercises will allow attendees to immediately practice the steps and see where the dangers lurk. Focus will be on calendaring deadlines for pleadings, discovery and the dangers lurking behind C.C.P.12c in regards to motion practice.

Presented by: Julie A. Goren, Esq. Julie is the author and publisher of two California civil litigation books: Litigation By The Numbers® and California Civil Litigation and Discovery, widely used in law firms and as required texts in civil litigation courses throughout California. Julie wrote and published the first edition of Litigation By The Numbers® in 1982, a few years after she had become a self-taught legal secretary. Julie later attended Loyola Law School, graduating with honors in 1987. She practiced law in Los Angeles with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and with Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger. In 2003, she decided to leave the practice of law to devote full time to writing, publishing, teaching, and speaking.

NOTE: Julie will be selling limited copies of her book Litigation by the Numbers at the meeting.  It is recommended that anyone interested in purchasing the book should pre-order to avoid shipping fees and guarantee the book will be available to pick up at the meeting. Please follow this link to place your pre-order - http://tinyurl.com/OCPA-PreOrder-Form. 

OCPA is a State Bar of California Approved MCLE provider and certifies that this seminar qualifies for MCLE CREDIT 1.0.

Event Fee: $10.00 for OCPA members, $20.00 for non-members. No walk-ins for this meeting.    

Thank you to ADVANCED DEPOSITIONS for hosting this meeting and please take a moment to see what services they offer by visiting http://advanceddepositions.com/. When you use their services, please be sure to let them know you are an OCPA Member.

*Space is limited for all OCPA events, so please submit your reservation via this website event. 

*Cancellation Policy - If you need to cancel your reservation, please e-mail the Litigation Section Chair at normaocpa2014@yahoo.com. No refunds will be issued. Credit for a future meeting will be held in your OCPA account which may be applied to future meetings if your cancellation is received no less than 48 hours prior to the event.

Questions? Please contact the Litigation Section Chair at normaocpa2014@yahoo.com or VP Administration Kerry Swancutt at kerryswancutt.ocpa@gmail.com. If you have a topic or speaker you would like to hear at an upcoming section meeting, please let us know.

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