Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It.
In this course, Thomas Moukawsher confronts litigation flaws with practical solutions, beginning with the filing of the complaint and running through appeals court strategies and briefing. This course zeroes in on selected specific areas which are addressed in depth in the book
The program's goal is to help lawyers become more effective practitioners in the courts, and to improve the court's own efficiency through a candid review of many basic areas, with practical ideas on how to do so.
The Center for Continuing Education, (CCE), is a State Bar of California MCLE Approved Provider. Since 1992, CCE has presented high quality MCLE programs with the nation's leading attorneys and a wide array of topics. After years of in-person traditional seminars, CCE now focuses on production with Zoom or similar technologies so as to attract highly renowned speakers from any location, always true to our motto: "The Best in Topics and Talent."
Thomas Moukawsher (Ma COW sure) is a retired Connecticut complex litigation judge. He is the author of the 2023 book from Brandeis University Press, The Common Flaw, Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It. Judge Moukawsher has spent 40 years in federal courtrooms across the country and in trying hundreds of cases as a complex litigation judge in Connecticut. His decisions on the bench concerning education, opioid litigation, and the separation of powers have earned national attention. Judge Moukawsher also experienced the other branches of government before taking the bench, working in his state’s governor’s office and working as a state legislator, a lobbyist, and outside counsel to a congressional caucus chairman. During his years of practice, Judge Moukawsher was co-chair of the ABA Committee on Employee Benefits, a regular lecturer on fiduciary litigation, and a co-editor and author of the Employee Benefits Committee’s book, Employee Benefits Law.
