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• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition

  

  Just like in a normal deposition, remind your witness that testimony provided via videoconference may be used in a courtroom, so they must be mindful of everything they say or don’t say, the space they are in, and their attire, say Adam Bloomberg and Merrie Jo Pitera at Litigation Insights.

• Q&A

  Coping With A Pandemic: Haynes And Boone's M.C. Sungaila

  

  With distancing and isolation the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Orange County-based M.C. Sungaila, a partner and appellate practitioner at Haynes and Boone. 

• 6 Ways Coronavirus May Impact Business Litigation

  

  The coronavirus pandemic has drastically altered business litigation, but nimble businesses and lawyers can leverage new work-from-home practices into opportunities for more efficient dispute resolution, say Stephen Zralek and Maria Campbell at Bone McAllester.

• Rebuttal

  In Defense Of Virtual Mediation

  

  A recent Law360 guest article highlighted reluctance among some in the legal community to embrace video mediation, but when assessing the concerns, it quickly becomes clear that the disinclination is not rooted in any firm rationale, says Michael Willemin at Wigdor.

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  Coping With A Pandemic: Mediator Jeff Kichaven

  

  With self-isolation and social distancing the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Los Angeles-based commercial mediation specialist Jeff Kichaven.

• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege

  

  Anticipating an onslaught of insurance litigation over coronavirus business interruption claims, G. Andrew Lundberg at Burford Capital paints a picture of what cooperation could look like among lawyers, courts, legislatures, regulators, insurers and policyholders dealing with this once-in-a-generation stress on the nation's judicial resources.

• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work

  

  Stay-at-home orders mean small firms like mine — six lawyers and 14 staff members — suddenly need to make rapid changes, but the initial shock has turned into excitement about this opportunity to improve old processes, says David Kwartler at Kwartler Manus.

• Opinion

  Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever

  

  The bar exam tells us nothing about whether a law student will be a competent lawyer, and now that exams have been delayed due to COVID-19, it's a good time to reevaluate why we have it in the first place, says Brian Tannebaum at Bast Amron.

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  Coping With A Pandemic: 5th Circ. Judge Jennifer Elrod

  

  With distancing and isolation the new norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Judge Jennifer Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work

  

  While law firms suddenly pivoting to remote work due to coronavirus restrictions are busy dealing with logistical challenges, an equally pressing and perhaps more difficult task may be adjusting a long-standing brick-and-mortar culture to working remotely for the first time, say Heather Clauson Haughian and Grant Walsh at Culhane Meadows.

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  Coping With A Pandemic: Goulston & Storrs' Josh Davis

  

  With distancing and isolation the new norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Boston-based Josh Davis, an employment lawyer and litigator at Goulston & Storrs.

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  Coping With A Pandemic: Crowell's Michelle Coleman

  

  With distancing and isolation now the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Washington, D.C.-based Michelle Coleman, counsel in the government contracts group at Crowell & Moring.

• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations

  

  As more courts begin to explore remote hearings during the COVID-19 crisis, attorneys and courts should be aware of some of the common concerns accompanying video- and teleconferencing technology and make allowances to avoid these issues, say Attison Barnes III and Krystal Swendsboe at Wiley Rein.

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  Coping With A Pandemic: Trial Lawyer Mark Geragos

  

  With self-isolation and social distancing now the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic, Law360 is sharing reactions from around the business and legal community. Today's perspective comes from Los Angeles-based trial lawyer Mark Geragos.

• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?

  

  Mediator Jeff Kichaven has heard from several first-chair trial lawyers and senior claims executives that they are reluctant to adopt online video mediation even during the COVID-19 crisis, and says this reluctance is grounded in reality.