Will Sykes

Will Sykes · Matt Granda · Christian Augustin · Sean Claggett

• Trial work means fewer cases (can't have hundreds of cases per attorney in lit)
• You can make more money by saying no, but you have to be patient
• Focusing on what matters in lit - what moves cases forward and gets full value on cases
• What are you incentivizing with your pay structure? Are you inadvertently incentivizing people to settle cases instead of taking cases to trial and working them up to get full value?
• Compensation and bonus structure for lit teams
• Go over the litigation system and timeline we built

Will Sykes · Geordan Logan · Sean Claggett

Just as it is in the dictionary, so it is in trial: winning never precedes preparation. That said, the strategies used to prepare for trial significantly impact the level of success realized at trial. Each and every trial that we prepare for at the Claggett & Sykes Law Firm goes through the same tried and true process. It is a process of building a solid, unshakable foundation from all of the many bricks that were hurled at us throughout litigation.

Throughout the seminars, Litigation and Trial Workdays Parts 1 & 2, we will discuss the process we have mastered to generate success at trial. We will discuss the methods we use to distill the essential components of the litigation morass into a winning trial strategy.

Will Sykes · Matt Granda · Christian Augustin · Sean Claggett

• Difference between trial firms and volume firms
• Using a systems-based approach - Increasing case value by creating a system
• The need to separate pre-lit volume from lit and trial cases
• The role of your pre-lit team (customer service, knowing what your lit teams are looking for, knowing which cases will have to be litigated and working them up properly) - Christian you may cover some of this in your other sessions but I think a little overlap is ok
• What to do with cases that don't settle in pre-lit but aren't the right fit for your lit team
• Compensation for your pre-lit team (how to bonus)

Will Sykes · Dorothy Clay Sims · Sach Oliver · Sean Claggett

Dorothy Clay Sims – Using AI for Depositions

Dorothy Clay Sims will engage students with an interactive presentation on cutting edge strategies for using AI in depositions, particularly expert depositions.

Will Sykes – 30(b)(6) Depositions and Case Strategy: Pressure Points

Will Sykes will provide big picture overview of how to incorporate 30(b)(6) depositions in overall case strategy, to maximize leverage to either force settlements or preserve key corporate representative testimony for trial

Sach Oliver – Depositions are Trial – Advanced Techniques
Sach Oliver will teach advanced deposition techniques from his acclaimed and highly effective “Depositions are Trial” method.

Moderated by: Will Sykes