Product Description

Environmental risks and opportunities arise across a wide spectrum of projects and specialties. Whether helping someone construct a building, buy a business, operate a company, permit a project, or defend against a lawsuit, attorneys with diverse practices encounter environmental issues. Helping clients identify environmental permitting and compliance obligations, liability risks, and mitigation strategies adds value to any lawyer’s counsel. Through case studies that reflect client situations commonly confronted by both environmental specialists and attorneys focused on other areas, the program offers practical advice about minimizing and managing clients’ exposure to environmental liabilities. You gain the ability to issue-spot obligations and opportunities arising from a range of environmental laws across a project’s life, as well as best practice tips for interacting with environmental agencies to move projects through permitting and enforcement proceedings. Bring your questions to customize your conversation with the experts!

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30 - 9:35 am

  Course Overview and Logistics

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• 9:30am - 9:35am

  New Rules

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• 9:35 - 10:30 am

  A Guide to Environmental Law in Massachusetts

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• 9:35am - 9:50am

  Faculty Demonstration with Realtime Court Reporting

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• Case Study #1
• AUDIENCE QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

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• 9:50am - 10:00am

  Networking and Refreshment Break

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• 10:30 - 11:00 am

  Hazardous Waste Storage & Disposal

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• 10:00am - 10:15am

  Deposition Demonstration from the Court Reporter's Perspective

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• 11:00 - 11:10 am

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 10:15am - 12:05pm

  Breakout Session 1

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• Exercise No. 1 & 2

  (Ex. #1 Questioning starts 10:35 am, see grid)

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• FACULTY SPEAKERS & CRITIQUERS

  Breakout of all students into groups of four, with each group directed by a faculty critiquer. Part 1 (45 minutes) Exercise 1 (Martha Greaney) - Two students depose Martha Greaney for 15 minutes each. The first student deposes a student in the role of Martha Greaney about events leading up to the accident, with a third student acting as defending attorney. The second student deposes Martha Greaney about the drive home and accident itself. Part 2 (45 minutes) Exercise 2 (Dan Marshall) - Students then swap roles for the remaining 45 minutes and depose Dan Marshall.

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• 11:10 - 11:50 am

  Air Pollution Control

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• 12:05pm - 12:15pm

  Deposing Keepers of Records in Order to Obtain Documentary Information

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• 11:50 - 12:10 pm

  Case Study Discussion

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• Creating a Clear Record

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• 12:10 - 1:10 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 12:15pm - 1:00pm

  Breakout Session 2

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• Exercises No.4 & 5

  (Ex #4 Questioning starts 12:20 pm, see grid)

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• Case Study #2
• FACULTY SPEAKERS AND CRITIQUERS

  Breakout of students into groups of four, with each group directed by a faculty critiquer. Part 1 (20 minutes) Exercise 4 (Bill Zobel) - students depose, for 5 minutes each, a student in the role of keeper of the hospital records, with the fourth student defending the deposition, followed by the faculty critique. Part 2 (20 minutes) Exercise 5 (Pierre Lauriat) Students then swap roles for the remaining 20 minutes (keeper of fire department records).

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• 1:10 - 1:50 pm

  Massachusetts Water law

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• 1:50 - 2:45 pm

  Wetlands & DEP Appeals

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• 2:45 - 3:00 pm

  Case Study Discussion

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• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  Lunch (on your own)

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• 3:00 - 3:10 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 2:00pm - 2:15pm

  Video Presentation Difficult Witness

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• PANEL COMMENTS

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• Case Study #3
• 2:15pm - 2:30pm

  Defending a Deposition / Making Objections

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• PANEL COMMENTS

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• 2:30pm - 2:50pm

  Demonstration on Dealing with a Difficult Witness/Sanction

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• 3:10 -3:50 pm

  Chapter 21E Site Remediation

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• 2:50pm - 3:00pm

  Lecture on 30(b)(6)

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• 3:50 - 4:00 pm

  Case Study Discussion

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• PANEL COMMENTS

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• 3:00pm - 3:10pm

  Authenticating Electronic Evidence

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• PANEL COMMENTS

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• 3:10pm - 4:45pm

  Breakout Session 3

  (Ex #6A Questioning starts 3:20 pm, see grid)

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• Exercise Nos. 6A & 6

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• 4:00 - 4:30 pm

  Issue Spotting and Takeaways

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• FACULTY SPEAKERS & CRITIQUERS

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• Part 1 Exercise 6A (Handout) 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm (50 minutes)

  Breakout of students into groups of four with each group directed by a faculty critiquer. For this exercise all four students take turns deposing for 9 minutes each a student in the role of party deponent who is represented by another student, followed by the faculty critique.

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• Part 1 Exercise 6A (Handout) 3:20 pm to 4:10 pm (50 minutes)

  Breakout of students into groups of four with each group directed by a faculty critiquer. For this exercise all four students take turns deposing for 9 minutes each a student in the role of party deponent who is represented by another student, followed by the faculty critique.

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• Part 2 Exercise 6 (Dan Spina) 4:10-4:45 pm (35 minutes)

  Breakout of students into groups of four with each group directed by a faculty critiquer. For this exercise all four students take turns deposing for 6 minutes each a student in the role of party deponent who is represented by another student, followed by the faculty critique.

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• 4:45pm - 5:00pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

  Faculty will discuss Generative AI Issues to Consider in Litigation

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• **PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT EVALUATIONS**

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• Day Two: October 18th, 2024

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• 9:00am - 9:15am

  Welcome and Introduction

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• 9:15am - 9:45am

  Deposing a Party on Damages

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• 9:45am - 11:30am

  Exercises 7 (Pink Examines) & 8 (Blue Examines)

  25 minutes per student, with real time coaching

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• 11:30am - 12:00pm

  Using Demonstratives

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• 12:00pm - 1:00pm

  Lunch (on your own)

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• 1:00pm - 2:45pm

  Exercises 10 (Blue Examines) & 11 (Pink Examines)

  25 minute per student, with real time coaching

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• 2:45pm - 3:15pm

  Defending Depositions

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• 3:15pm - 4:00pm

  Panel Discussion, Question and Answer, Tips and Practical Advice

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• **PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT EVALUATIONS**

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Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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