Registration

Event:
Thu, January 15, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT

Online registration for this event is closed.

Details

A noontime series of nine weekly webinars on litigation issues intended for newer attorneys. Presented by the YLS CLE Committee.

Registration and Access

$150 for MBA members, $250 for non-members. Online attendance only. Further attendance details will be provided to registrants a day before each live event. Can't attend a seminar? All registrants receive access to the video recording.

MCLE Credit

The MBA will apply for a total of eight hours of Practical Skills and one hour of Ethics OSB MCLE credit.

Courtroom Nuts and Bolts

Thursday, January 15, 12-1p.m.

Judge Angela Franco Lucero,

Multnomah County Circuit Court

Complaints, Answers & Pre-Answer Motions

Thursday, January 22, 12-1p.m.

Sonia Montalbano, McKean Smith LLC

Mediation, Settlement & Judicial Settlement Conferences

Thursday, January 29, 12-1p.m.

Judge John Acosta, U.S. District Court

Discovery

Thursday, February 5, 12-1p.m.

John Rake, Larkins Vacura Kayser LLP

Depositions

Thursday, February 12, 12-1p.m.

Grant Engrav, Engrav Law Office LLP

Arbitrations

Thursday, February 19, 12-1p.m.

Chad Colton and Josi Kovacs,

Markowitz Herbold PC

Summary Judgement

Thursday, February 26, 12-1p.m.

Justin Meyer, Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC

Post-Trial Matters

Thursday, March 5, 12-1p.m.

Sasha Petrova and Lauren Bernton,

Tonkon Torp LLP

Essential Risk Management Strategies for Newer Litigators

Note: One hour of Ethics OSB MCLE credit will be applied for

Thursday, March 12, 12-1p.m.

David Elkanich and Olivia Courogen,

Buchalter

Location

Note: This Series is Online Only

Further attendance details will be provided to registrants a day before each seminar. The nine-part series is scheduled for Thursdays from 12-1pm, beginning January 15 and concluding March 12, 2026.

Materials

Materials available with registration: