MASTERS IN TRIAL
PROGRAM CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, October 22, 2010
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
Faculty
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
Scope and Purpose Educating attorneys in the art of trial advocacy has been a primary goal of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates since its inception. The Masters in Trial shows how experienced trial lawyers conduct a trial–without war stories. All of the trial team counsel are ABOTA members and are well-known and highly-respected in their fields. The mock trial demonstration is presented before a presiding judge and a real jury, complete with witnesses, experts and courtroom visuals. The jury will render a verdict in the case, with jury deliberations broadcast into the seminar room. This trial is a legal who-done-it involving a serious alcohol-related automobile accident. The plaintiff alleges his quadriplegia resulted from the defendant’s negligence; the defendant denies she was the driver of the vehicle. The SKILLS you will see demonstrated are applicable to virtually every other civil case. This is a program that will be of value to attorneys who are just beginning their trial practice, as well as experienced attorneys who appreciate observing new ideas and methods. Benefits of Attending: - Observe the “best of the best” trial lawyers, doing what they do best
- Hear direct and cross examinations of witnesses and experts, complete with courtroom visuals
- See real-time jury deliberations, shown live on-screen in the seminar room
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Peter M Durney, Esq.
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Cornell & Gollub, Boston, MA
Trial Coordinator |
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Honorable Frank J Bailey
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United States Bankruptcy Court, Boston, MA
Presiding Judge |
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Christopher A Duggan, Esq.
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Smith & Duggan LLP, Boston, MA
Co-Chair |
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Michael T Pulaski, Esq.
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McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, McDaniel & Welch, PC, Covnington, LA
Plaintiff Team |
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Robert W Casby, Esq
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Sugarman & Sugarman, Boston, MA
Plantiff's Team |
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Paul F. Leavis, Esq.
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Leavis and Rest, P.C., Boston, MA
Plaintiff Team |
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Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Esq.
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Crowe & Mulvey, LLP, Boston, MA
Plaintiff Team |
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Joseph A Swartz, Esq.
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Swartz & Swartz, Boston, MA
Plaintiff Team |
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Edward J Nevin, Esq.
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Nevin & Absalom, San Francisco, CA
Plaintiff Team |
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J. Bruce Alverson, Esq.
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Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders, Las Vegas, NV
Defense Team |
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Leo V. Boyle, Esq.
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Meehan Boyle Black & Bogdanow, PC |
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Patricia D Crauwels, Esq.
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Matthews, Eastmoore, Hardy, Crauwels & Garcia, P.A., Sarasota, FL
Defense Team |
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Jeffrey W. Moryan, Esq.
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Connell, Foley LLP., Roseland, NJ
Defense Team |
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Jeffrey S. Stern, Esq.
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Sugarman, Rodgers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C., Boston, MA
Defense Team |
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William H. Ginsburg
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ADR Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Defense Team |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 8:15 |
OVERVIEW OF TRIAL |
Peter M. Durney
Trial Coordinator Presiding Judge, The Honorable Frank J. Bailey
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| 8:30 |
OPENING STATEMENT |
| Plantiff | Michael T. Pulaski, Covington, LA | | | Defense | J. Bruce Alverson, Las Vegas, NV | |
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| 9:15 |
EXAMINATION OF PLANTIFF |
| Direct | Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Boston, MA | | | Cross | Patricia D. Crawels, Sarasota, FL | | | Re-Direct | Elizabeth N. Mulvey, Boston, MA | |
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| 10:15 |
EXAMINATION OF PLANTIFF'S EXPERTS Witness |
| Direct | Peter F. Leavis, Boston, MA | | | Cross | Leo V. Boyle, Boston, MA | | | Re-Direct | Peter F. Leavis, Boston, MA | |
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| 11:00 |
PANEL DISCUSSION ON STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUE |
| Panel includes Trial Team Members
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| 11:30 |
LUNCH (On Your Own) |
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| 12:45 |
EXAMINATION OF DEFENDANT |
| Direct | Jeffrey S. Stern, Boston, MA | | | Cross | Robert W. Casby, Boston, MA | | | Re-Direct | Jeffrey S. Stern, Boston, MA | |
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EXAMINATION OF DEFENSE EXPERT |
| Direct | Jeffrey W. Moryan, Roseland, NJ | | | Cross | Joseph A. Swartz, Boston, MA | | | Re-Direct | Jeffrey W. Moryan, Roseland, NJ | |
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| 2:30 |
SUMMATION |
| Defense | William H. Ginsburg, Los Angeles, CA | | | Plantiff | Edward J. Nevin, San Francisco, CA | |
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| 3:30 |
JURY INSTRUCTIONS |
| The Honorable Frank J. Bailey
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| 3:45 |
JURY DELIBERATIONS |
| Broadcast Live to Audience
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| 4:45 |
PANEL DISCUSSION ON STRATEGY AND TECHNIQUE |
| Panel Includes Trial Team Members
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| Date: |
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
| Tuition: |
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Tuition is $380.00, $280.00 for three or more from the same office (The first three registrations must be received at the same time to qualify forthe discount) and Suffolk Alumni. Please use the form below to register. Advanced Legal Studies will NOT be taking registrations for this conference. REGISTRATION FORM
Please print out and send it along with your check or credit card information to the address listed at the bottom of the form or call ABOTA directly at 800.779.5879. ABOTA Registration Form
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| Refunds: |
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ABOTA Refund Policy-Prepaid tuition minus a $40.00 administrative fee will be refunded ONLY for requests received in the ABOTA Foundation Office by October 15, 2010. Please call 800.779.5879 for assistance.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Massachusetts is a non-mandatory CLE state. Please indicate on the Program Registration Form any states in which you will need CLE credit. ABOTA will take care of all CLE needs; please contact them directly if you have any questions at 800.779.5879.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify Advanced Legal Studies as soon as possible, 617.573.8627.
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