Courtroom Telephone Seminars

Effective and Strategic Use of Courtroom Objections BenefitsIdentifying objections that can be made at trial is not difficult; there are numerous how to books and resources listing permissible objections. The challenge for trial lawyers is deciding when and how to make objections - how to use the objection as part of the integrated trial theory. Just because the objection is there doesn't mean that it needs to be made. Conversely, how can you be  more...

Strategies to Overcome the Presumption of Guilt ...ctual jurors, both before the trial and during the trial. Courtroom strategies will be discussed, as well as permissible public relations and media tactics. The presenters are both experienced in handling high-profile criminal cases. Doug Jones is a former U.S. Attorney who re-opened the case of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and successfully  more...

Bankruptcy Basics for Paralegals ...es of the curtain. In these capacities he has worked with courtroom staff, paralegals and legal assistants on a regular basis. This teleconference will offer advice for working with courtroom staff and addressing bankruptcy cases from most points of view - debtor, creditor and trustee. Specific attention will be given to keeping costs down, spotting the important issues quickly and effectively,  more...

Uses and Abuses of In Limine Motions ...ding irrelevant evidence and objections from entering the courtroom and record. They were not intended to supplant dispositive motions such as those for summary judgment or judgment on the pleadings. However, it has increasingly become common practice for litigants to use motions in limine as dispositive motions. This teleconference will help you understand how motions in limine work and what  more...

Preparing a Winning Closing Argument ...ion. n nNow we are offering a program featuring a 30-year courtroom veteran who will demystify closings and teach you how to pull victory from the jaws of defeat by making a killer closing argument. You will learn why closings matter, what arguments are radioactive, and what arguments are so powerful they are grounds for a mistrial (and why you should make them anyway). This teleconference will  more...