Rule 16 - Conference Attendance(a) The attorney attending a pretrial status or settlement conference shall be the trial attorney, and such attorney, or a party in attendance without counsel, shall be prepared to discuss settlement.(b) In the event of unexcused failure of trial counsel or party without counsel to attend a pretrial conference, the conference may nevertheless be held and the presiding judge may make findings and conclusions and enter an order pertaining to subject matter under B.R.C.P. 14(c), and shall otherwise impose such sanctions as deemed appropriate.Amended effective 2/12/2018 ; amended effective 7/9/2019; amended effective 3/14/2020.