Winning Your First Civil Trial Training Class

Course ID: 9530

Winning Your First Civil Trial Training Seminar

Sharpen Your Trial Skills and Minimize Stress

You're just weeks away from litigating your first civil trial. And, like many new attorneys, you find you have more questions than answers as you face the challenge of how to be successful in the courtroom. You're seeking a way to quickly sharpen your trial skills and minimize your stress so you can walk into court confident and prepared.

In this seminar, you'll find practical, hands-on solutions that will quickly improve all the critical aspects of your performance as a civil litigator - little-known methods they didn't teach you in law school. This is the only training that will bring you up to speed fast on how to effectively handle every surprise and setback in the trial, from start to finish, without blinking an eye. Don't miss this opportunity to benefit from the experience of seasoned attorneys who will share their secrets to being the best, no matter how tough the opposition. Thoroughly prepare for trial so you can prevail in the courtroom. Follow crucial courtroom protocol in order to avoid embarrassment. Select the right jury for your case, cross-examine witnesses and use many more techniques that will take the pressure off you in your first trial - and ensure you conduct yourself like a veteran attorney.

Squeeze all you can out of depositions to build a firm case foundation.
Get your evidence in and keep your opposition's out with our methods.
Identify rules of professional conduct you must abide by in order to avoid trouble.
Confidently know when to sit and when to stand in court.
Create a checklist of what to bring with you to court so you don't forget anything crucial.
Prepare witnesses for trial using our strategies for getting the testimony you need.


	Agenda
	PLAN AND PREPARE FOR TRIAL R. David DePuy, 9:00 - 10:00 Know the Types of Civil Litigation Cases How to Select a Case and Choose a Theme Add "Persuasion Power" to Initial Pleadings and Motions Understand the Basics of Effective Discovery Are You Making the Most of Depositions? Tips for Selecting Evidence and Preparing Exhibits Outline and Create a Successful Trial Strategy Checklist - What to Bring with You to Court Tactics for Preparing Witnesses for Trial KNOW PROTOCOL WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN COURT Stephen E. Borofsky, 10:15 - 11:15 How a Case Moves Through Court When to Arrive and Why The Difference Between Preparation and Trial How to Get Your Case off the Docket and Before a Judge / or Not What to Give the Judge - and When Dealing With Your Witnesses at the Courthouse Dealing With the Judge, Opposing Counsel and Your Client When to Sit and When to Stand and Where to Keep Your Hands Humor in the Courtroom Avoid Common Mistakes Made by New Attorneys Jury vs. Bench Trials: What's the Difference? SELECT THE RIGHT JURY FOR YOUR CASE Blake M. Sutton, 11:15 - 12:00 Voir Dire: Know What You're Doing! FAQs About Jury Questionnaires A Crash Course on Jury Instructions WIN WITH THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LITIGATION STRATEGIES Blake M. Sutton, 1:00 - 2:15 Deliver an Opening Statement That Grabs the Jury Get Your Evidence In and Keep the Opposition's Out Winning Direct Examination Techniques What Not to Do When in Cross-Examination of Witnesses How and When to Object Persuade Every Juror with a Can't-Miss Closing Argument Your Job When the Verdict Is Announced How Damages Are Calculated In Civil Suits Skillfully Handle Post-Trial Issues Your Options When Collecting Judgments Procedures for Appealing Jury Verdicts AVOID COMMON ETHICAL PITFALLS Stephen E. Borofsky, 2:30 - 3:30 Rules of Professional Conduct What If Opposing Counsel is Being Unfair? Your Obligation to Keep Your Client Informed Candor Toward the Tribunal: Avoid False Statements at All Cost! A PCC Complaint Has Been Filed Against You - Now What? BE READY FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN COURT R. David DePuy, 3:30 - 4:30 How the Best of the Best Handle Surprises When and How to Make Modifications During Trial Project Confidence When Things Go Wrong


	Audience
	This basic level seminar is designed for attorneys preparing to try their first cases or civil litigators who wish to refresh their existing knowledge. Paralegals who assist them will also find this program beneficial.