Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Since January 2000, all business litigation filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has been referred to the Commerce Case Management Program. The judges assigned to the Commerce Case Management Program have developed unique rules and procedures applicable to these cases. All attorneys handling commercial litigation in Philadelphia must become familiar with these innovations. Our panelists, including the judges of the Commerce Court, review in detail the operation of the Program.

Topics include:

• Pretrial Proceedings in the Commerce Program
• Practical Solutions on Electronic Discovery
• Pretrial Memoranda, Conferences and Trial Dates
• Roundtable on Commerce Judges’ Trial Procedure, Practices and Preferences
• Jury Consultants and Voir Dire
• Motions in Limine and Evidentiary Issues
• Experts in Commerce Program Cases
• Practice Vignettes and Commentary
• Judges` Perspective on How Cases are Won or Lost

Mitchell L. Bach, Esq., Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Philadelphia

E. David Chanin, Esq., Kleinbard Bell & Brecker LLC, Philadelphia

Hon. Mark I. Bernstein, Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District, Philadelphia

Hon. Arnold L. New, Supervising Judge & Coordinating Judge/Complex Litigation Ctr, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Hon. Albert W. Sheppard, Jr., Court of Common Pleas, First Judical District Commerce Court, Philadelphia

Edward G. Biester, III, Esq., Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia

Darryl J. May, Esq., Ballard Spahr, LLP, Philadelphia

Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia