Discovery to Defeat QI with William Most (Virtual)

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Qualified immunity is an inevitable issue at summary judgment in most civil rights cases. This CLE program will help you make the most of discovery so that you can obtain evidence that will help you defeat summary judgment motions. William Most will advise on paper discovery requests and deposition questions you should ask to strengthen your summary judgment responses when qualified immunity is raised. 1.5 hours of CLE credit are available

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Attorney William Most is a civil rights and appellate attorney based in New Orleans. He earned his B.A. from Harvard College and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif, an honor awarded to the top ten percent of the graduating class.

Mr. Most began his legal career at Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP in California before founding Most & Associates in New Orleans. He is licensed to practice law in both Louisiana and California. His practice spans trial and appellate litigation, with appearances before the U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme courts, federal and state courts of appeal, and trial courts across the country.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Most has represented a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, businesses, nonprofit organizations, municipalities, state agencies, American Indian tribes, journalists, artists, law enforcement officers, activists, prisoners, and public officials. He holds a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law and received a Certificate of Honor from the San Francisco District Attorney.

Mr. Most has served in numerous leadership and advisory roles, including as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster youth, a city-council-appointed member of the San Francisco Urban Forestry Council, and an editor of the Climate Change Law and Policy Reporter. He is Of Counsel to ATA Law Group, a California-based firm, a former board member of the National Police Accountability Project, a Fellow of the Institute of Politics in New Orleans, and a Scholar of the National Lawyers Guild. He currently serves as Chair of the New Orleans Bar Association Civil Rights Committee for the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 terms.

Mr. Most has been recognized repeatedly for excellence in civil rights and labor and employment law. He was named to the Louisiana Rising Stars list from 2020 through 2023 and to the Louisiana Super Lawyers list in 2024 and 2025. In 2025, he received the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s Public Service Award and has been consistently voted by his peers as a Top Lawyer by New Orleans Magazine.

A frequent lecturer and media commentator, Mr. Most regularly presents on civil rights, police accountability, qualified immunity, habeas corpus, appellate advocacy, and overdetention. Prior to entering the legal profession, he worked as a fisheries biologist. Click here to learn more about William Most.

DATE & TIME

Thursday, January, 29, 2026, at the following time by time zone:

•  11:30 am PST
•  12:30 pm MST
•  1:30 pm CST
•  2:30 pm EST

A NOTE ABOUT TIME ZONES

Any time listed in this registration that does not include a time zone can be assumed to be in Central Standard Time (CST).

ACCREDITATION

This event is accredited for 1.5 general credit hours with the State Bar of California (NPAP is a multiple activity provider with the State Bar of CA).

Most attendees should be able to self-report for CLE credit to their own state bars, and in instances where a state bar requires that the event sponsor report on behalf of attendees, NPAP is happy to assist.

RECORDING

The event will be recorded and the recording will be available to attendees after the event. However, attendees will only be elligible for CLE credit for the portions of the event that they attended live. Retroactive viewing of recordings will not be elligible for CLE credit, as NPAP does not have a means of validating attendee participation in this circumstance.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

NPAP never wants cost to be a barrier to attendance for our programming and we are happy to work with anyone interested in attending to find a means to make the program accessible. If you require financial support, please contact KG at [email protected] for assistance.

ACCESSIBILITY

It is our priority to ensure accessibility for all attendees - please contact KG at [email protected] if you have specific inquiries regarding the virtual experience.