ABA, Duke Law plan 13-city road show

The American Bar Association Section of Litigation and Duke Law School Center for Judicial Studies will jointly conduct a 13-city road show addressing key amendments to the federal discovery and case management rules.

“Reinventing Case Management and Discovery Under the 2015 Civil Rules Amendments,” focuses on changes, scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, that are intended to manage litigation more efficiently and reduce the costs and delays of discovery.

The tour will kick off on Nov.10 in New York and include stops in Philadelphia, Newark, St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Denver, Dallas and Miami.

The programs will provide an overview of the amendments, followed by discussions among local judges, magistrate judges, and practitioners who will examine the implications for civil discovery and case management.

The programs are free for federal judges, magistrate judges and their law clerks; $100 for the general public; $60 for ABA Section of Litigation members and Duke Law School alumni; and $25 for government and public service lawyers.

A program schedule is available at  www.federalrulesamendments.org.