Civil Litigation & Trial Skills

The Keys to a Well-Drafted Subpoena

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58 minutes
Nicholas Vari
With Nicholas P Vari from K&L Gates LLP
Recorded June 06, 2025
Product ID 100489

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Overview

Avoid Pitfalls and Get What You Need the First Time

Too vague, too broad...there is an art to drafting subpoenas that get you the records you want without opening the door to objections or a motion to quash. Join our knowledgeable faculty for practical insights on crafting subpoenas that are compliant with the rules, precise, and targeted, ensuring you get the records or testimony you seek while avoiding costly delays. Get it right the first time and minimize pushback - register today!

  • Avoid vague, ambiguous, or overbroad requests: learn the art of specificity and clarity in subpoena drafting.
  • Review best practices for drafting subpoenas for electronic records like emails and social media.
  • Set deadlines that are legally appropriate and realistic.
  • Head off potential problems when issuing subpoenas in different states.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Refresher: Applicable Rules and Elements of a Subpoena
  2. Anticipating and Avoiding Challenges and Objections
  3. Clearly Describing the Documents or Testimony Sought
  4. Drafting Subpoenas for Electronic Records
  5. Setting Reasonable Deadlines
  6. Ensuring Proper Service
  7. Considerations for Issuing Subpoenas Across State Lines

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Product ID 100489

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 1 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 1 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 1 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 1 Total
NALA Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 1 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 1 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 1 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 1 Total
NFPA Approved 1 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 1 Total
Washington Paralegal Association Approved 1 Total
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  1. The Keys to a Well-Drafted Subpoena

    1. Refresher: Applicable Rules and Elements of a Subpoena
    2. Anticipating and Avoiding Challenges and Objections
    3. Clearly Describing the Documents or Testimony Sought
    4. Drafting Subpoenas for Electronic Records
    5. Setting Reasonable Deadlines
    6. Ensuring Proper Service
    7. Considerations for Issuing Subpoenas Across State Lines

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level course provides best practices for drafting subpoenas. Those who should attend include:

  • Paralegals
  • Legal Technicians
  • Legal Assistants
  • Legal Support Staff

Speakers

Nicholas P Vari
Nicholas
Vari
K&L Gates LLP
Speaker bio
Nicholas P Vari

Nicholas Vari

K&L Gates LLP
Nicholas Vari

is a partner at K&L Gates LLP, where he has over 25 years of experience defending asbestos personal injury and product liability claims in trial-level and appellate courts across the United States. He also counsels clients on strategic and case management aspects of defending mass tort and repetitive tort claims across multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Vari has appeared on clients' behalf in courtrooms across the country, including those in California, New York, Illinois, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. He has represented clients in nine federal circuit courts of appeal, and has argued before various state supreme courts and intermediate-level courts of appeal. Mr. Vari's courtroom work has ranged from conducting discovery through trying cases before judges, jurors, and arbitration panels, arguing appeals, and negotiating settlements involving thousands of claims. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Akron and her J.D degree, summa cum laude, from Universirt of Akron School of Law.

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