Preparing for a Trial as a Solo Attorney: Your Message, Elements of Proof, and Organizing Your Presentation (OnDemand)
Originally held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Program Fee:
$29 for Members | $69 for Nonmembers
CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Skills
New Jersey: 1.1 General
California: 1.0 General
Pennsylvania: 1.0 General
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys
Description:
Claude E. Ducloux, Board-Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and former Chair of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics will present a 60 minute power point covering:
- Preparing the Non-Trial-Lawyer for a Trial before the Court
- Understanding the Business/Ethics Side of litigation, and ethics of
Fee-setting;
- Understanding WHY you’re going to court
- Developing A trial Theme
- Defining Elements of case or defense, and evidence required for each
- Preparing Witnesses ahead of time;
- Simple yet effective presentation techniques
- Scoping out your courtroom/Court Staff ahead of time;
- Scheduling how you will present your evidence;
- Understanding standard Objections
- Ethical rules about evidence, offers of testimony and the duty to correct
false testimony
- Drafting your Judgment Early, and other necessities
- Courtroom Choreography – where you’ll sit or set up, and the room
- Keeping track of exhibits and rulings during trial
- Handling your Client throughout the process- reasonable expectations
This will be via an annotated PowerPoint presentation, which will be made
available to the participants. Presenter will answer questions, and
provide followup to audience following the presentation.
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Program Instructor:
Claude E. Ducloux, Director of LawPay Education, Ethics and State Compliance, LawPay
Sponsored By:
Co-Sponsored By: Small Law Firm Center