Federal Bar Council presents
Federal Rules Update
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
5:30 pm- 7:30 pm
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square New York 10007
2.0 transitional/non-transitional credits in Areas of Professional Practice
Presenters
The Honorable Jesse M. Furman
United States District Judge, SDNY
The Honorable Sanket J. Bulsara
United States District Judge, EDNY
Professor Daniel Capra
Fordham University School of Law
Gregory P. Joseph, Esq.
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC
Join us for our annual Federal Rules Update, on September 30, 2025 at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse covering important developments in evidence and civil procedure including:
• Evidence Rule 801(d)(1)(A) (prior inconsistent statements) – effective 12/1/26
• Civil Rules 16 (pretrial conferences), 16.1 (multidistrict litigation) and 26(b)(5) (privilege logs) – effective 12/1/25
• Appellate Rule 29 (amicus brief) — effective 12/1/26
• Proposed Evidence Rules 707 (machine-generated evidence) and 609 (impeachment by evidence of a criminal conviction) — out for public comment Aug. 2025 to Feb. 2026, potentially effective 12/1/27
• Proposed amendments to Civil Rules 7.1 (disclosure of “grandparent” corporate entities), 41 (dismissal of claims, not entire actions or parties), 26 (whether disclosed witnesses will testimony in-person or remotely), 45(b) (service of subpoenas), 45(c) (subpoenas for remote court testimony)
• Potential Evidence Rule 901(c) (AI-created fabricated evidence/deep fakes)
• Recently adopted Evidence Rules 106 (remainder of or related statements), 107 (illustrative aids), 613(b) (extrinsic evidence of prior inconsistent statements), 702 (expert testimony), 1006 (summaries), and 615 (witness exclusion) — effective 2023 and 2024
• Recent Supreme Court decisions concerning standing, Rule 11, Rule 60(b) (three decisions), relation-forward of early-filed notices of appeal, TROs as appealable orders, standing, preliminary injunction winners and attorney's fee statutes, and statements in briefs as judicial admissions.
Coordinator
Greg Joseph, Esq.
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $150.00 for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form.
If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.