Applying the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to Your Case (2024 Edition)

Charles B. Molster III | The Law Offices of Charles B. Molster, III PLLC

Charles B. Molster III has been a practicing trial lawyer in state and federal courts in Virginia (and around the country) for the past 40 years. Mr. Molster began his legal career as a Law Clerk to the Honorable James C. Cacheris in the Eastern District of Virginia (1983-84), and has practiced extensively in that Court since that time. Mr. Molster has practiced law with both small firms and large, including 20 years with the global law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP (1996-2016). In July 2016, Mr. Molster opened his own law firm (The Law Offices of Charles B. Molster, III PLLC). Mr. Molster previously served as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of The Federal Bar Association, and Chair of the Virginia State Bar’s Special Committee on Technology and the Practice of Law, and currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Virginia State Bar’s Intellectual Property Section. Mr. Molster is a permanent member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, a member of the Eastern District of Texas Bench-Bar Conference Planning Committee, a former member of the Virginia Bar Association’s Committee on Federal Judgeships – Eastern District of Virginia, and a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Molster regularly presents CLEs, including in the EDVA, D.C. and other venues around the country, and has also presented CLEs in Tokyo and Mainland China.

Adam S. Nadelhaft | Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft P.C

Adam S. Nadelhaft, of Silver Spring, Maryland, joined the Firm in August 2018. Mr. Nadelhaft’s practice focuses largely in the areas of employment, torts and business-related litigation, including employment discrimination and retaliation, civil rights violations, sexual harassment and assault, whistleblower rights, wrongful termination, defamation, fraud, tortious interference with contractual relations, negligence, assault and battery, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, battles over stock options and other equity holdings, change in control agreements, complex employment agreements, shareholder oppression, and restrictive covenants, such as non-compete and non solicitation provisions. Mr. Nadelhaft also litigates and drafts employment related documents such as contracts and non-competes and is an expert in e-discovery and social media.

Prior to joining Charlson Bredehoft Cohen & Brown, Mr. Nadelhaft practiced litigation at Winston & Strawn LLP, where he handled complex litigation issues, including antitrust litigation, false advertising litigation, products liability claims, trade secret and unfair competition litigation, and white-collar criminal proceedings. Mr. Nadelhaft earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from The University of Michigan Law School in 2003, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review. Mr. Nadelhaft received a B.A. in Political Science and Communications, Law, Economics, and Government, magna cum laude, from the American University in 2000, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Chi Fraternities.

I. Recent and Upcoming Rule Amendments and Case Law re the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure | 11:00am – 11:15am

II. Commencing an Action; Pleadings | 11:15am – 11:30am

III. Service of Process and E-Filing (CM/ECF and PACER) | 11:30am – 11:45am

IV. Removing a Case to Federal Court | 11:45am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm

V. Leveraging the Discovery Rules | 12:10pm – 12:20pm

VI. Motions Practice in Federal Court | 12:20pm – 12:30pm

VII. Practically Applying the Rules for Trial | 12:30pm – 12:40pm

VIII. Obtaining a Judgment and Final Remedies | 12:40pm – 12:50pm

IX. Top Tips and Traps for the Unwary | 12:50pm – 1:10pm