Kansas & Western District of Missouri Chapter: Courts Problem-Solving in COVID-19 Times: What the Judges Want You to Know

Taking both a forward and backward look at trials and oral arguments. Five area judges share their experiences and insight on the impact of COVID-19 on trials and oral arguments. To round out the judicial lens, three practitioners who have had significant experience with trials and/or oral argument in COVID-19 times share their experiences and views on the impact COVID-19 has had on trials and oral argument as well as on their respective practices.

Presented by: Kansas & Western District of Missouri Chapter

About the Presenters

• Hon. Duane Benton, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
• Brian Casey, who is the Appellate Chief at the Western District of Missouri’s United States Attorney’s Office
• Athena Dickson of Siro Smith Dickson PC, who is the immediate past president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association 
• Hon. Beth Phillips, Chief District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• Hon. Cindy Martin, Chief Judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District
• Hon. Eric Melgren, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• Jeffrey D. Morris, Partner, Berkowitz Oliver, LLP
• Hon. Dale Youngs, Presiding Judge for the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri.

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