Trying to Win: Trial Skills from Arrest to Sentencing (2017)
CLE Credit: Up to 14 hours of self-study CLE Credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: This comprehensive 14-hour program is designed to help both new lawyers and seasoned practitioners alike with a wide-variety of winning trial techniques and strategies. Consisting of some of the highest-rated NACDL speakers and presentations, it provides practical tips that will transform your advocacy skills and courtroom performance. It will cover elements of the pre-trial process, from getting bail to pre-trial negotiations and establishing the theory & theme of your defense, before addressing the use and funding of experts, jury selection, opening statements, cross-examination, impeachment, summation, and, in the event it is needed, mitigation and sentencing.
Presentations Included:
1. Pre-Trial Negotiations | Keith Belzer
2. Making the Case for Bail...and Convincing Your Client to Behave | John & Edward Garland
3. Theme Development | Keith Belzer
4. Brady and Giglio: When the Prosecutor Plays "Hide the Ball" | Denis deVlaming
5. Locating, Vetting, Retaining, and Using Experts | Christine Funk
6. Winning in the Beginning of Jury Trials with Claimed Vulnerable Victims | Daniel Monnat
7. Winning Your Case in Jury Selection | Stephen R. Johnson
8. Voir Dire in Self-Defense Cases | Eric Davis
9. Opening Statements |Sean Maher
10. Trying a DNA Case |Edward Ungvarsky
11. Discrediting the Government Witness: Cross of the Expert |Mark O'Mara
12. The Psychology of Cross-Examination | Dyke Huish
13. Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer | Drew Findling
14. Impeachment by Inconsistent Statement | Cathleen Bennett
15. Closing Arguments | Cat Kelly
16. Mitigation & Sentencing in Conspiracy Cases | Andrea George
Prices
- List Price $150.00
- Member Price $125.00