(a) Within 20 days of the Answer date counsel, or parties if unrepresented, may confer to discuss the claims, defenses and counterclaims and to attempt to reach agreement on the following matters: (1) a proposed date for trial and the estimated length of trial; (2) dates for the disclosure of expert reports; (3) status of waiver of RSA 516:29-b requirements; (4) deadlines for the parties to propound interrogatories; (5) deadlines for the completion of all depositions; (6) deadlines for the completion of all discovery; (7) deadline for filing all dispositive motions, which shall not be less than 120 days prior to the trial date; (8) deadlines for filing all other pre-trial motions, which shall be filed not later than 14 days prior to trial; (9) the type of alternative dispute resolution