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Litigation Institute for Trial Training: Agenda


Thursday, July 10

Morning Session
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Faculty Training
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks: Introductions (Paul Mark Sandler, Professor Saltzburg, and Judge Drummond)
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Discussion of Case Analysis, Themes Strategy – (Professor Saltzburg and Judge Mark Drummond)
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Lecture: Opening Statements (Pat Fitzgerald)*
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Demonstration of Opening Statements (Steve Susman and Kim Askew) Critique (Professor Saltzburg and Faculty)
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Lecture on Direct Examination (Professor Saltzburg), Demonstration (Anjali Chaturvedi) and Critique (Judge Drummond and Faculty)
Afternoon Session
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Lecture: Great Trials and Great Trial Lawyers (Jim Brosnahan)
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Workshop: Direct Examination of Witnesses
(participants perform in small groups and view video tape)
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Lecture on Cross-Examination (Terence MacCarthy), Demonstration (Tony Upshaw) and Critique (Terence MacCarthy and Faculty)
5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Reception

Friday, July 11

Morning Session
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Faculty Meeting
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Workshop: Cross Examination of Fact Witnesses
(participants perform in small groups and view video tape)
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Demonstration of Direct Examination (Ruth Bahe-Jachna) and Cross-Examination (Bob Rothman) and Critique (Peter Ostroff, Terence MacCarthy and Faculty)
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.

Lecture: The Trial Lawyer’s Ethics, Civility, and Professionalism (Ed Waller)

Afternoon Session
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
Meet National Jury Consultant Jo Ellen Demetrius
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Lecture on Closing Arguments (Professor Saltzburg), Demonstration (Mark Neubauer and Julianne Farnsworth) and Critique (Kevin Durkin and Faculty)
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Workshop: Closing Arguments
4:30 – 4:50 p.m. Lecture: The Art of Persuasion (Paul Mark Sandler)
4:50 – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
*The Honorable Marvin E. Aspen will serve as presiding Judge throughout the Program. He will present a “view from the bench” following each demonstration.

 

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