The Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (VADA) is hosting its annual Spring Sections Seminar in Charlottesville, VA May 4-6, 2022. The seminar will consist of special litigation sections training with sessions related directly to the association’s litigation sections.
Session Information:
Police Litigation – Where We Are Now, and How to Prepare for Trial (1.0 HR CLE)
As more and more civil cases are being filed against police officers, the panel will discuss the defenses available to police officers, police defense trial tactics, new Virginia Code § 19.2-83.5 regarding the use of deadly force by a law-enforcement officer, and tips for how to choose jurors in police litigation.
Jeffrey Frederick, PhD, Charlottesville Trial Research Group
Julie A. C. Seyfarth, Chesterfield County Attorney’s Office
William W. Tunner, ThompsonMcMullan
