Oral Argument
The Court encourages all attorneys and their clients to provide substantive speaking opportunities to less experienced attorneys during any of the Court's motion hearings, status calls in open court, in chambers settlement or pretrial conferences, and especially during evidentiary or trial proceedings. The Court recognizes that newer attorneys do not have as many opportunities to appear and argue in court. Although oral argument is not necessary for the Court to rule on the majority of motions filed before it, the Court will consider scheduling oral argument if a party requests it. No party will be disadvantaged in any respect by a younger lawyer making an argument.
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