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Jim McElhaney's
THE NEW KEYS TO
EFFECTIVE TRIAL ADVOCACY
February 23, 2007
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 6.50 MCLE hours.
(No ethics credit)

Friday, February 23, 2007

This full-day program will cover all the major parts of the trial. It is a course that appeals to both younger lawyers and more experienced practitioners, since it presents a number of innovative and challenging techniques in every topic.

The course includes: Opening Statements, Direct Examination, Cross-Examination, Expert Witnesses and Final Argument.

Every subject is loaded with practical, how-to-do-it information that will make you a better lawyer.


7:45 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

8:25 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • James J. Alfini, Dean and President, South Texas College of Law - Houston
  • Professor Lisa L. Dahm, Director of CLE, South Texas College of Law - Houston

Morning Session
8:30 Jury Selection

9:30 Opening Statements
  • Be the Lawyer the Judge and Jury Trust
  • Making the Jury Want You to Win
  • Telling the Winning Story
  • Making Memories

10:00 Morning Break

10:15 Opening Statements continued

11:15 Direct Examination
  • The Paragraph Method of Direct
  • How to Guide Your Witness Without Leading
  • Making the Jury "See" Your Facts
  • It's Happening Now

12:00 Lunch Break
(on your own)

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Afternoon Session:
1:00 Cross-Examination
  • The Language of Cross-Examination
  • You are the Real Witness On Cross-Examination
  • The Secret of Witness Control
  • Effective Impeachment

2:00 Expert Witnesses
  • Five Ways to Use an Expert
  • Making Expert Testimony Come Alive
  • Make Your Expert the Hero of the Breakfast Table
  • Nine Ways to Cross-Examine an Expert

2:30 Afternoon Break

2:45 Expert Witnesses continued

3:30 Final Argument
  • Solving Problems with Final Argument
  • Taking Advantage of the Sense of Injustice
  • Using Analogies
  • A Treasury of Winning Argument

4:30 Adjourn

Total MCLE hours for Thursday = 6.50 hours.
(no ethics credit)



This CLE course is being offered in conjunction
with the one-day
ADVANCED CIVIL TRIAL
LAW CONFERENCE
February 22, 2007.
Attend both conferences and receive a total of 12.75 MCLE hours,
including 1.0 hour of legal ethics at a reduced tuition rate.

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For Questions regarding Continuing Legal Education, Email: ksmith@stcl.edu