Winning at Trial: 2019 Trade Secrets of Top Trial Lawyers Out of Stock
Co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers – Colorado Chapter
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November 2019
Winning at Trial: 2019 Trade Secrets of Top Trial Lawyers
Co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers - Colorado Chapter
Program Description:
Once a year, the Colorado Chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) gathers some of Colorado’s finest to share their expertise with you, the trial lawyer - regardless of your experience level. Pick up strategies, practical solutions and tips, techniques and skills at this premier trial skills and advocacy program.
9 CLE Credits in one day at the CLE Elite Pass Holder price of ZERO.
Highlights:
- Designed for Trial Lawyers of All Experience Levels and Taught by Revered Trial Lawyers and Judges
- One-of- a-kind Trial Skills and Advocacy Program Organized by the Esteemed American College of Trial Lawyers – Colorado Chapter
- Judges Panel and Fireside Chat with Colorado’s Solicitor General Included
Upcoming Programs:
Ethics & Professionalism, October 4, 2019, CBA-CLE Classroom, 1290 Broadway, Suite 1700, Denver, CO
Ethics 7.0, November 8, 2019, CBA-CLE Classroom, 1290 Broadway, Suite 1700, Denver, CO
Appellate Practice Update, November 15, 2019, Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, 2 E. 14th Avenue, Denver, CO
Agenda:
8:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:25-8:30am
Welcome, Introductions, and Overview
Michael S. McCarthy, Esq., ACTL Colorado Chair
Kenzo Kawanabe, Esq., and Christopher Toll, Esq., Program Co-Chairs
8:30-9:20am
Voir Dire
- Proven Strategies and Techniques for Choosing Your Audience, and Selecting and
Deselecting Jurors
- So Much to Ask, So Little Time
- Use Rules to Your Advantage
Presented by Kevin J. Kuhn, Esq.
9:20 – 10:10am
Jury Consultants
- Persuading in Today’s Climate of Polarization, Fake News, and Millennials
- Thinking Outside the Jury Box
- Best Practices for When, How, and Why to Test Your Case and Themes
- Effective Use of Focus Groups, Mock Trials, and Other Methods
Presented by Kevin Boully, Ph.D, Senior Litigation Consultant
10:10-10:20am
Networking Break
10:20 – 11:10am
Direct Examination
- Preparation and Story Telling
- Effective Techniques and Methods
- Admission and Use of Exhibits
Presented by Maureen Reidy Witt, Esq.
11:10-12:00pm
Demonstrative Exhibits
- Instant Impact
- Show AND Tell
Presented by Frederick J. Baumann, Esq., and Joy Allen Woller, Esq.
12:00-12:10pm
Lunch Distributed (Included in your registration fee)
12:10-1:00pm
Fireside Chat with the Colorado Solicitor General
Presented by: Eric R. Olson, Esq., Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Colorado Department of Law, with Host, Kenzo Kawanabe, Esq.
1:00-1:10 pm
Post Lunch Break
1:10-2:00pm
Cross Examination
- Goals of Cross Exam
- Planning Your Content
- Witness Control
- Your Chance to Testify
Presented by Christopher Toll, Esq.
2:00-2:50pm
Opening Statements
- How to tell Your Story in a Compelling and Persuasive Manner
- Know the Rules and How to Avoid Objections
Presented by Kenzo Kawanabe, Esq.
2:50-3:00pm
Networking Break
3:00-3:50pm
Closing Arguments
- Why Your Side Wins
- Now You Can Argue
- Your Last Chance
Presented by Hugh Q. Gottschalk, Esq.
3:50-4:50pm
Tips for Trial Lawyers
- Discovery, Motions for Summary Judgment and More
- Trial Tips
- Diversity on the Bench
- Perspectives from the Judge and Jurors During Trial
- Questions from Participants
Presented by:
Honorable Gary M. Jackson, Judge, 2nd Judicial District
Ann B. Frick, Esq., Arbiter, Former Judge, Denver District Court
Honorable Brooke Jackson, Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Maria Berkenkotter, Esq., Arbiter, Former Chief Judge, Twentieth Judicial District
4:50pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $469.00 USD
- Member Price $369.00 USD
- General Credits 9.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
- EDI Credits