How to Handle an Administrative Agency Hearing: Practice, Procedure, and Advocacy

This program is online only and will be recorded. All who register will receive a link to the video recording.

Faculty

• Eric Tennen, Magistrate, Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA)
• Mimi Wong, General Counsel, Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB)
• Rachael Michaud, Deputy General Counsel, Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB)
• Nancy Brody, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Children and Families (DCF)

Join our distinguished panel of administrative magistrates and senior agency counsel for a comprehensive, "start-to-finish" look at administrative practice. Drawing on their deep experience at DALA, SORB, and DCF, the faculty will provide essential strategies, clarify procedural expectations, and share best practices for handling an administrative hearing from all perspectives. 

Key Topics & Takeaways 

• Pre-hearing strategy and practice: discovery, subpoenas, preparing witnesses. 
• The Hearing:
  • Comparing the tactical differences between Virtual vs. In-Person advocacy.
  • Essential techniques for preserving the administrative record and making timely, effective objections.
  • Effectively presenting and cross-examining expert witnesses.
• Post-hearings: closing briefs, post-hearing motions.
• The Decision-Maker's Perspective: Direct insights from agency counsel and hearing examiners.
• Emerging Issues: A look at dominant legal issues in administrative law.