This excellent CLE program addresses the top ten mistakes lawyers make during jury trials – mistakes that often lead to juror irritation and adverse verdicts. This course will provide trial "checklists", insightful advice, and informative tips to help ensure your strategic success in the courtroom.
This course features streaming video
and audio (as well as downloadable MP3 audio) presentations
from a live CLE seminar by the Houston Bar Association (HBA) on March 15, 2019.
Trial Preparation "Checklist"
How Well Do You Really Know Your Jury?
Witness Preparation and Document Organization
Persuading the Jury: Pitfalls and Best Practices
Being Consistent and Thinking Ahead
The Timed Trial and Closing Arguments
Speaker:
Sammy Ford is an attorney with the firm of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, P.C. Mr. Ford attended Harvard University and graduated with high honors, magna cum laude, in 2004. He was elected to the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an elite group of the country’s leading trial lawyers. He has been recognized by attorneys across the United States, making the list of the "Best Lawyers in America" 2020 for commercial litigation. He was also named a 2017-2019 “Top 100 Texas Up & Coming” lawyer on the Texas Rising Stars list for his personal injury litigation skills. Rising Stars, which has listed Mr. Ford since 2013, honors leading attorneys age 40 and younger and those who have been in practice no more than 10 years. More information may be found on his firm's website.
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Areas:
Credit Hrs Area
1.25 Criminal Law
1.25 Criminal Appellate
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 NOT 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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