Tuesday, April 9, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
| Program Co-Instructors | |
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 Todd Winegar |
 Ryan Parker |
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There can be no better education—and entertainment—than to be seated in the front row as some of the greatest trial attorneys of the past century rise to cross-examine a witness or deliver their closing argument from some of history’s top courtroom performances. Trials of the Century is likely the preeminent CLE in America. It gives step-by-step instructions and uses world-class illustrations to both educate and entertain. Watch actual trial footage and listen to verbatim recreations from transcripts. This seminar allows you to emulate some of the greatest techniques ever developed, and avoid some of the greatest mistakes ever made. Listen, learn, and enjoy!
Why Attend?
Learn from watching the masters!
- Clarence Darrow—America’s greatest trial lawyer. Hear his finest closing argument in The People v. Clarence Darrow. Understand his cunning trial theme in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
- Nuremburg Trials. Watch U.S. Supreme court Justice Jackson spar with Hitler’s Reichsmarschall Göring.
- The O.J. Case. See F. Lee Bailey break the most basic rules of cross—and prosper. Witness how winning the battle sometimes loses the war.
- “Hissteria.” Alger Hiss, clerk to Justice Holmes, advisor to Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference and to Truman at the Potsdam conference. Was Hiss a statesman? Or a spy?
- Clinton Impeachment Trial. Watch the final argument that acquitted Clinton and analyze the arguments made.
This program will not be taped, you only have one chance to see it – Live!
In accordance with the CLE Board’s revised 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 you current CLE requirements.Program Fee: $395 for Members | $495 for Nonmembers
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9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. Introduction & Program Overview 9:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Examination: The O.J. Simpson Trial (1995) Observe the cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman by F. Lee Bailey
- Accepted principles of cross-examination
- Adjusting and breaking the principles of 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 sometimes lose the war
Watch the carefully structured cross-examination of Criminalist Dennis Fung
- Surprising the witness—Victory is in the documents
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. The Scopes Monkey Trial (1925) John T. Scopes’s 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-examination followed
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial (1935): Ethics - The “annihilating” cross-examination
- Cross can be aggressive if you have “the goods”
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. “Hissteria” Alger Hiss, Statesman or Spy? The Ethics of Dealing With Difficult Witnesses and Counsel
- This trial that had more impact on American politics than any last century
- Hiss’s witnesses included two Supreme Court Justices, two presidential nominees and a solicitor general
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. The Nuremberg Trials: Cross-Examination of the Difficult Witness (1945-1946) - Watch U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson’s cross-examine Reichsmarschall Herman Göring
- Next watch British prosecutor Sir Maxwell Fyfe cross the same witness
- Two cross-examination, one famous, the other infamous – the difference – technique that you can learn
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The People v. Clarence Darrow (L.A. Times Bombing Trial) (1911) Watch Darrow’s best closing argument – in his own bribery trial
- Darrow’s favorite arguments used in virtually every case
- Putting the white hat on your client
- Framing the issues
- Flattery will get you everywhere
4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. The Clinton Impeachment (1999) - Watch the closing argument that acquitted Clinton
- Favorite arguments with a 21st Century Twist—Great arguments have not changed throughout the years
4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. What Was the Trial of the Century? Learning from the Trials of the Century
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CLE Credit
New York: 7.0 Total: 5.5 Skills, 1.5 Ethics
New Jersey: 7.2 Total: 6.2 General, 1.0 Ethics
California: 7.0 General
Pennsylvania: 6.0 Total: 4.5 General, 1.5 Ethics -
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