TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 3, 2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, Chancellor Ellen Lyle and staff attorney Justin Seamon have conducted seven bench trials and more than 60 hearings using Zoom video conferencing and a YouTube channel, with all attorneys, parties, witnesses and court staff participating remotely. In this program, they discuss the pros, cons and logistics of conducting trials via Zoom as well as how to prepare witnesses, safeguard remote witness testimony, manage trial exhibits and provide public access to proceedings. They also look at the ramifications of this technology for the future of litigation and ethical issues in play. The two-hour program will air on March 10 from noon to 2 p.m. CST.