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CLEonline.com,
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Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE
program in the area of litigation. This excellent CLE course features members of the judiciary and attorneys who provide insights and lessons on conducting the perfect voir dire, handling an effective cross-examination, and flawlessly presenting expert witnesses. The program is designed to take you from initial planning through the appeals process and preserving error. A comprehensive CLE program of all the "must-knows" behind successful trial work. This course features streaming video
and audio (as well as downloadable MP3 audio) presentations from a live CLE seminar by the Austin Bar Association on November 4, 2016.
Subjects and speakers for this course include:
1. Jury Selection: Picking a Winning Jury
Hon. Orlinda Naranjo, 419th Judicial District Court, Travis County
Broadus Spivey, Spivey & Grigg, L.L.P
Randy Howry, Howry, Breen & Herman LLP
Martha Dickie, Almanza, Blackburn, Dickie & Mitchell LLP
2. Pre-Trial Motions: Practice Pointers
Warren Vavra, Court Administrator, District Courts of Travis County
Hon. Amy Clark Meachum, 201st Judicial District Court, Travis County
Jeff Otto, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P.
Dan Richards, Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, LLP
3. Trial Advocacy: Winning Strategies
Jack McGehee, President, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Tracy McCormack, Director of Trial Advocacy, UT School of Law
James E. Wren, Professor, Baylor Law School, Trial Advocacy Program
Andrew W. Austin, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of Texas
4. The Organized Advocate: Trial Preparation Tips
R. Mark Dietz, Dietz & Jarrard, P.C.
Robby Alden, Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP
Hon. Todd Wong, Travis County Court at Law One
Hon. Allan Garrett, 33rd Judicial District Court, Burnet County
5. Opening Statements: Advocacy without Argument
Dicky Grigg, Spivy & Grigg, LLP
Hon. Karin Crump, 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County
David Boyce, Wright & Greenhill, P.C
Hon. Mark Lane, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of Texas
6. Witness Testimony: Goals of Direct and Cross-Examination
Thomas H. Watkins, Husch Blackwell LLP
Hon. Stephen Yelenosky, 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County
Hon. Robert L. Pitman, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Hon. Gisela Triana, 200th Judicial District Court, Travis County
7. Evidence and Expert Testimony: Making Experts Matter
Hon. Eric Shepperd, Travis County Court at Law Two
Judy Kostura, Judge, Kostura & Putman, P.C.
Shannon Ratliff, Ratliff Law Firm, PLLC
Hon. Tim Sulak, 353rd Judicial District Court, Travis County
8. Error Preservation: Top 10 Ways to Lose Your Appeal
Michael W. Eady, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P.
Hon. Bob Pemberton, Justice, Third Court of Appeals
Hon. Melissa Goodwin, Justice, Third Court of Appeals
Heidi Bloch, Husch Blackwell LLP
9. Closing Argument: Hitting Hard
Steve McConnico, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
Hon. Sam Sparks, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Ranelle Meroney, Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP
Terry Tottenham, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Areas:
Credit Hrs Area
1.50 Civil Trial Law
1.50 Civil Appellate
1.50 Personal Injury Trial Law
1.50 Family Law
1.50 Labor and Employment Law
1.50 Personal Injury Trial Law
1.50 Criminal Appellate
1.50 Child Welfare Law
1.50 Construction Law
1.50 Consumer Law
1.50 Juvenile Law
ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
This course is approved for credit by the STATE BAR OF TEXAS (MCLE Provider #8238) and the STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA (MCLE Provider #8648). In addition, regular CLE credits for this course may also be available in a number of other states through CLE Reciprocity, such as FLORIDA. (PLEASE NOTE: This course DOES include attendance verification for attorneys licensed in states which require it, such as New York & Tennessee). Please check with your State Bar regarding specific accreditation information.
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