This webinar explores how litigators should craft and challenge jury instructions in cases involving novel legal issues, complex facts, and shifting burdens of proof, where standard pattern instructions often fall short. Presented by appellate specialists Janet Gusdorff and Erik W. Scharf, the session covers why desired jury instructions should be developed early to guide overall case strategy, discovery, and trial presentation, along with best practices for drafting (including using AI tools), objecting to an opponent’s proposed instructions, preserving error for appeal, and lessons from recent cases where flawed instructions led to costly reversals.
