Webinar examines 'How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced'

The National Business Institute will present the live video webinar "How to Lay a Foundation to Get Your Evidence Introduced-Social Media, Texts, Business Records, Expert Witness Testimony and More" on Thursday, October 14, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lawyers can't get evidence admitted without establishing the proper evidentiary foundations. In this practical online seminar, faculty will teach how to lay a foundation for different types of evidence and avoid being tripped up by objections opposing counsel will try to use. Webinar attendees will: - Pick up preparation pointers that will help avoid troubles at trial. - Learn how to authenticate social media posts, texts, emails and other electronic evidence. - Find out how to establish a proper foundation for medical records, business records, and more. - See how to get an expert's testimony in - and keep opposing counsel's out. - Hear how to best introduce physical evidence at trial. - Convince the court that the fairness requirement has been satisfied for demonstrative evidence. Speaking at the webinar will be Michigan attorneys Nicolas Camargo, Janetta A. Ksar, Nathan S. Scherbarth, Courtney Sierra, and James Wright. Camargo is a senior attorney with Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith PC who focuses his practice on probate administration and estate planning, with a specialization in probate litigation, will contests and trust contests. He also represents various mid-sized businesses in business disputes, litigation, and day-to-day transactional matters. Camargo is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan and in all Michigan state courts. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Camargo is a member of various organizations, including the Oakland County Bar Association, and the State Bar of Michigan, including the Litigation and Estate Planning sections. He earned his B.A. degree from Marquette University and his law degree from Michigan State University College of Law. Ksar is an attorney with Zausmer, August, & Caldwell PC, located in their Farmington Hills office. Ksar is a litigator who focuses her practice on matters involving insurance coverage, insurance fraud and insurance defense. She earned her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from Michigan State University College of Law. Ksar is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Scherbarth is an attorney with Zausmer, August, & Caldwell PC located in their Farmington Hills office in the firm's business and commercial, employment, insurance defense, insurance coverage, appellate, and municipal practice groups. He earned his B.A. degree from Michigan State University and his law degree from Boston College Law School. Scherbarth is a member of the American Bar Association; BC Law Alumni Association, Detroit Chapter - president; Michigan Defense Trial Counsel - Amicus Committee and Appellate Section co-chair; Oakland County Bar Association; and the State Bar of Michigan - Appellate, Business Law, Insurance & Indemnity, Litigation, and Young Lawyers sections. He is admitted to practice in the state of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Sierra is an attorney with Thacker Sleight where she focuses her practice exclusively on family law, including divorces and custody matters. Her comprehensive family law experience includes handling divorces involving complex child custody disputes. She earned her bachelor's degree from Idaho State University and her law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Wright is a shareholder in the law firm of Zausmer, August, & Caldwell PC where he has defended a broad array of insurance claims first- and third-party automobile negligence, premises liability, toxic torts, construction site accidents, defamation, insurance agent error and omissions, insurance coverage, and even equine liability issues both at trial and on appeal. Wright has appellate experience, having handled numerous cases in both the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and his law degree from the Michigan State University College of Law. Wright is admitted to practice in the state of Michigan and the state of Ohio. He also is admitted in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit. Cost for the webinar is $349 which includes the course book. To register, call 1-800-930-6182 or visit www.nbi-sems.com. Published: Tue, Oct 05, 2021