Massachusetts CLE - Trial Skills Courses
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Jury Selection: Strategies for Winning Your Case
Jury selection involves an understanding of psychology, group dynamics and inherent bias. But are there ways to use jury selection to tip the scales in your client’s favor? This CLE course will explain the difference between selecting and de-selecting a jury, and the use of rhetorical questioning to preempt introductory statements. The course will explain how to use arguments to arm your jurors during deliberations and neutralize bias against your side. More Info
$291General Credit -
Finding, Keeping and Preventing Problems with Clients is as Easy as A,B,C
Presented by New York Tort Lawyer and radio host Kenneth Landau, this CLE course will provide over 100 tips and strategies on Finding, Keeping and Avoiding Issues with Clients. The course will educate lawyers on how to provide clients with the information they need to resolve and even prevent legal problems, strategies for encouraging consultations and giving seminars and even provide a proper approach to billing. The course will explain the reasons behind the typical antagonism most clients fee... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Everything Is a Negotiation: Strategies and Ethical Considerations for Attorneys
Just because a negotiation tactic is standard practice, doesn’t mean it is the best one to use. In fact, countless deals have been undone, litigation protracted and relationships destroyed by the use of standard practice. This CLE course, presented by managing partner and business owner Joe Campolo, will present alternative negotiation strategies he relies on to close deals and find solutions to problems. Designed for both new attorneys and seasoned professionals, the course will provide you wit... More Info
$651.75Total Credits0.5 Ethics -
What to Say When You Receive a “Help Me!” Call: What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Defending Criminal Matters
Though it may seem the type of drama which unfolds exclusively on a TV screen, every attorney will likely receive at least one middle of the night “Help! I’ve been arrested!” call over the course of his career. This CLE course will prepare you with the answers you need to advise clients about arrests, search in the context of DWI’s, breathalyzers, federal and New York State procedural issues in criminal matters, video surveillance, wiretaps and warrants. Presented by William McDonald, former Ass... More Info
$291General Credit -
The Corporate Representative Deposition in Illinois Under Supreme Court Rule 206 (a)(1)
Proper use of discovery, like many tools available for depositions, is all about what you know. In the case of Representative Deposition, which states that upon notice or subpoena by an opposing corporation, partnership or association, a third party must disclose and present a witness to testify on behalf of those subjects listed in the notice or subpoena, it can be critical. Codified under Illinois Supreme Court Rules under 206 (a)(1) and in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as Rule 30(b)(6)... More Info
$291General Credit -
Cross Examination Skills and Practice
Cross examinations may be different dependent upon the specifics of a case, the style of the attorney and the personality of the person under examination. Yet, there are specific guidelines which inform all cross-examinations and which any practicing attorney should know. This CLE course, presented by expert defense attorney Saad Siddiqui, will guide you through each step of a successful cross-examination and will offer an overview on how to select the witnesses for cross-examination and design... More Info
$291General Credit -
The Trial: Part 1, Winning Techniques
Learn successful trial strategies from seasoned and award-winning attorney Tom Liotti in this informative and entertaining CLE course. Inspired by the concept of justice, Liotti is one of the nation’s premier lawyers whose successful litigation of all types of cases has earned him a reputation for knowing the tricks and secrets of successful courtroom strategy. Motivated by the ideal of justice, Tom Liotti has successfully tried a wide variety of cases across the United States. A seasoned, a... More Info
$812.5General Credits -
The Trial: Part 2, Tricks of the Trade
The second of two-part CLE course series, seasoned attorney and expert legal strategist Tom Liotti will present a comprehensive guide for civil and criminal trials to ensure a successful outcome. The course will offer tips, techniques and guidelines as well as anecdotes that will enable you to benefit from the experience of one of the nation’s most premiere attorneys. One of the nation’s most high-profile, seasoned attorneys, New York lawyer Tom Liotti has tried a wide variety of civil and c... More Info
$813General Credits -
Your Witness: The Art of Direct Examination
Powerful witness testimony can make or break a case. While modern-day trial coverage seems to focus on sensational aspects such as DNA testing and CCTV footage, real cases, whether they be civil or criminal, are about actual people and while testimony has received a bad rap lately, it remains one of the most convincing tools in trial law. This CLE course will guide practitioners on how to craft powerful witness testimony and use it to its fullest advantage. More Info
$291General Credit -
The Ethics of Deception
Not every ethical decision is a choice between right and wrong, bad and good. Some are far vaguer, battling in the shades of gray where our responsibilities to clients may blur the lines. This CLE course will tackle some of the more profound, overarching issues of ethical responsibility and professional conduct in pursuit of a client’s cause. The course will address the rules and the values upon which they are based, potential models and guides to turn to and cases which illustrate where these... More Info
$651.75Ethics Credits
