Perspectives from the Superior Court Bench: Litigating Against Self-Represented Parties: What do Judges Want You to Know?
If you represent a client pro bono in DC Superior Court, particularly in a family law or domestic violence case, there’s a high likelihood that you’ll be litigating against a self-represented party. In cases where one side is represented by counsel and the other side is self-represented, the dynamic necessarily impacts the judge’s perspective from the bench. Join this candid conversation with Superior Court judges about what considerations come into play when litigating against self-represented parties. The judges will share their perspectives on topics ranging from discovery and related sanctions to the preference for making decisions on the merits, as well as their ethical responsibility to facilitate all parties being fairly heard in a proceeding.
