Trial Skills and Southern Charm 2021 Spring Seminar Charleston
- April 29 - May 1, 2021
- Charleston, SC
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Francis Marion Hotel
387 King St, Charleston, South Carolina 29403 | (843) 722-0600
We are offering two ways to register for this Seminar – In Person and Live Stream. You can change your registration to In Person or Live Stream up until April 1.
Thursday Session – April 29, 2021 | |
9:00 am – 12:00 pm | DUIDLA BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAM |
10:30 am – 11:15 am | Committee Meetings |
11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Registration |
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm | Opening Remarks & Important Information Harley Wagner JD – WV, DUIDLA President, Patrick McLaughlin JD – SC, Course Director |
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Mock Voir Dire (Team Innocent) Deandra Grant JD – TX |
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Mock Direct of SFST Expert Greg Willis JD – GA and Dr. Spurgeon Cole Ph.D. – GA |
1:30 pm – 1:55 pm | Mock Cross of SFST Officer Ashley Schiavone JD – GA and Josh Ott Former Officer – GA |
1:55 pm – 2:15 pm | “(Unique) Mock Direct of Client Sarah Schielke JD – CO |
2:15 pm – 2:40 pm | Break |
2:40 pm – 3:30pm | Mock Breath Test Expert Direct & Cross Chuck Rathburn JD – IN, Chad Jenkins JD – SC and Heath Taylor JD – SC |
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm | Mock Closing Argument Gabrielle LaCarre JD – CA |
3:50 pm– 4:45 pm | Why We Do What We Do – The Brian Banks Case Prof. Justin P. Brooks JD – CA |
5:00 pm | Reception |
Friday Session – April 30,2021 | |
8:15 am – 8:45 am | Light Breakfast |
8:45 am – 9:00 am | Remarks and Announcements Deandra Grant, Executive Director Susan Williams, Course Director |
9:00 am – 9:45 am | Marketing & Ethics Paul Doroshenko JD – CAN & Joseph Scrofano JD – DC |
9:45 am – 10:15 am | Schielke Shenanigans (Creative Trial Tactics) Sarah Schielke JD – CO |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | BREAK (snacks) |
10:30 am – 11:10 am | Unique Trial Issues Post 2020 Dan Sabol JD – OH |
11:10 am – 11:45 am | DUIDLA’s Got Talent Winner (Auditions Ongoing) |
11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Lunch & Sponsor Presentation & Speaker Presentation [60 min. Total] |
12:45 pm – 2:20 pm | Handling Cases with a Public Spotlight, Tough Facts & Hard Choices Judge Thomas W. Cooper Jr. JD – SC and Marion Moses JD – SC |
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm | ACS-CHAL FORENSIC LAWYER-SCIENTIST AWARD CEREMONY |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Awards & Recognition |
2:45pm – 3:00 pm | PHOTOS – DUIDLA Board, Officers, District Reps, State Ambassadors (all DUIDLA members welcome to attend) |
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | DUIDLA BOARD & MEMBERS MEETING (all DUIDLA members welcome to attend) |
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Board Certification Committee Meeting |
Saturday Session – May 1, 2021 | |
8:15 am – 8:45 am | Light Breakfast [note food should stay out until at least 9:15] |
8:45 am – 9:00 am | Remarks and Announcements Tim Huey, CLE Chair, Susan Williams, Course Director |
9:00 am – 10:15 am | Improv for Lawyers Steve Hohman and Olivia Espinosa – Haus of Improv, San Diego CA |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Small Group Trial Skills Breakout #1 Using Improv skills to help you react to unexpected events in trial DUIDLA Faculty Trial Skills Leaders TBA |
12:00 pm – 12:20 pm | Break – Return to main room for lunch & presentation |
12:20 pm – 1:45 pm | Live Dodd Cross Examination Workshop Exemplars Matt Dodd JD – MT with Steve Hohman, Olivia Espinosa & 3 Volunteers |
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Break |
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Small Group Trial Skills Breakout #2 Primary focus will be on cross examination DUIDLA Faculty Trial Skills Leaders TBA |
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Final Wrap Up Course Directors, Executive Director, CLE Chair |