Trials of the Century

Co-Sponsored with ALI CLE

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR
Todd Winegar


  • There can be no better education and entertainment than to be seated in the front row of the Los Angeles County Court House on August 15, 1912, as Clarence Darrow, America’s greatest trial attorney, rises to give his most memorable closing argument.  Now you have a front row seat.  Listen, learn, and enjoy!

    Using actual film footage, re-creations, photos, and verbatim trial transcripts, this unique program offers an unforgettable educational experience.  See excerpts from the O.J. Simpson trial, hear Clarence Darrow cross-examine William Jennings Bryan in the Scopes “Monkey Trial,” view the cross-examination of Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials, and listen to Clarence Darrow’s closing arguments in the L.A. Times Bombing Trial.  Learn the ethics of dealing with difficult witnesses from the Alger Hiss perjury trial.  Each example is followed by a practical discussion of the lessons from the masters that you also can apply to improve your own skills as an advocate.

    This program will not be taped. You will only have the chance to see it – Live!

    Live Program (includes download of materials):

    Live Program (includes materials):
    Member: $399
    Nonmember: $499 

  • Todd Winegar is a dynamic, highly rated speaker, who has taught CLE programs across the country. Mr. Winegar’s practice emphasizes civil trial litigation, including a Minuteman missile accident case, professional malpractice, and product liability actions. He draws examples from these experiences to present a thought-provoking yet practical seminar.

  • 9:00-11:00 a.m.      Trials of the Century – Why are they famous, what can we learn from them? Cross–Examination:  OJ Simpson Trial – 1995

    Observe the cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman by F. Lee Bailey
    • Generally accepted principles of cross-examination
    • Adjusting and breaking the principles of effective advocacy to fit the circumstances
    • Techniques that can make a cross-examination great.

    See the cross-examination of Ellen Aaronson by Marcia Clark
    • How winning the battle can lose the war

    Watch the carefully structured cross-examination of Criminalist Dennis Fung
    • Surprising the witness – Victory is in the documents

    11:00-11:15 a.m.     Break           

    11:15-12:15 p.m.     The Scopes Monkey Trial – 1925

    John T. Scopes’ trial for teaching evolution in public school
    • Listen to the cross examination of William Jennings Bryan by Clarence Darrow
    • See the great guidelines of cross followed

    Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial – 1935
    • The “annihilating” cross-examination
    • Cross can be aggressive if you have “the goods”

    12:15-1:15 p.m.      Lunch (On your own)

    1:15 -2:15 p.m.      “Hissteria” Alger Hiss, Statesman or Spy?

    • The Ethics of Dealing With Difficult Witnesses and Counsel

    2:15-3:15 p.m.      The Nuremberg Trials – 1945-1946 Cross-examination of the Difficult Witness

    View Reich Marshall Herman Goring’s cross examination by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson
    • Methods of controlling the difficult witness
    • Appealing to the court when violations of control occur

    3:15-3:25 p.m.       Break 

    3:25-3:50 p.m.       The People v. Clarence Darrow – 1911   (L. A. Times Bombing Trial) 

    Watch Darrow’s closing argument in his own bribery trial
    • Darrow’s favorite arguments used in virtually every case
    • Putting your client in the white hat.
    • Framing the issues
    • Flattery will get you everywhere

    3:50-4:25 p.m.        The Clinton Impeachment

    • Favorite arguments with a 21st Century Twist – How they have endured

     

    4:25-4:30 p.m.        What Was the Trial of the Century?

    • Learning from the Trials of the Century


  • New York CLE Credit: 7.0 total: 6.0 skills & 1.0 ethics
    This live program provides transitional/non-transitional credit for all attorneys. This program has been approved for MCLE credit in other MCLE jurisdictions. Credit breakdown for other jurisdictions will be available at the program.
    In accordance with the New York CLE Board’s Regulations and Guidelines, if you attended this program in the past you may not be permitted to apply the CLE credit for this program to fulfill your current CLE requirements.

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