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Effective Approaches to Voir Dire and Jury Selection
Are you looking for ways to conduct a more productive voir dire and jury selection? This insightful course offers essential tools for preparation and execution of a superior voir dire. Our experienced faculty will share trial-tested lessons for creating a jury plan and asking the best questions. No matter how much practice you've had, this program will provide methods to enhance your success. Register today!
- Find out how to create an "ideal juror" to guide your selection process.
- Get tips for identifying the jurors you need to strike.
- Learn how to conduct acceptable internet searches into prospective jurors.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Effective Preparation for Jury Selection
- Questioning Prospective Jurors in Voir Dire
- Identifying Who to Strike and Obtaining Cause Challenges
- The Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Voir Dire and Jury Selection
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total | 12-31-2028 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 11-30-2027 |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2027 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2031 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-19-2028 |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2027 |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 05-20-2027 |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2027 |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-19-2028 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 02-28-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 02-06-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2029 |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 06-30-2026 |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-20-2028 |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total | 04-30-2027 |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Virginia CLE |
|
3 Total | 10-31-2026 |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-20-2031 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 12-31-2027 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 05-21-2028 |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total | 05-22-2027 |
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Agenda
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Effective Preparation for Jury Selection
- How to Prepare a Jury Plan Outline
- Using Juror Profiles
- Preparing and Using Juror Questionnaires
- Creating Your "Ideal Juror"
- Mining the Internet for Information About Jurors
- Know the Law
- Using AI and Technology in Jury Selection
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Questioning Prospective Jurors in Voir Dire
- How Much Case Information Can You Safely Introduce During Voir Dire?
- Building Rapport With Jurors
- Strategies to Employ if the Judge Asks the Questions
- Using Open Ended Questions to Get Jurors Talking
- Practical Tips for Voir Dire Question Construction
- Keeping Track of Jurors' Responses
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Identifying Who to Strike and Obtaining Cause Challenges
- Reading Verbal and Nonverbal Cues
- Determining Who Should You Strike
- Eliciting Bias and Securing Cause Challenges
- Using Peremptory Strikes Wisely
- Identifying Opposing Counsel's Strategy
- Rehabilitating Desirable Jurors
- Making and Responding to Objections in Jury Selection
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The Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in Voir Dire and Jury Selection
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for litigation attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Paul D. Friedman
is a member, head of litigation and general counsel with Brown, Crowell & Friedman, PLLC d/b/a Accident Law Group™. He practices in the areas of medical malpractice, significant personal injury and ethics matters. Dr. Friedman is admitted to practice in Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is board-certified by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification in civil pretrial practice advocacy and civil trial advocacy (NBOTA). Dr. Friedman has been certified in injury and wrongful death litigation by the State Bar of Arizona since 1997. He is an associate with the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Dr. Friedman is also a medical malpractice diplomate with the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners®, where he developed the curriculum for the Certified Forensic Consulting® Certification Course and authored the "Certified Forensic Consultant Body of Knowledge" by CRC Press. Dr. Friedman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law, his master's degree in bioethics from Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and his doctorate from LaCrosse University. He was an adjunct professor of medical and research ethics at Midwestern University and the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he instructed health care providers and students in the medical field. Dr. Friedman is currently an adjunct professor with the Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law at Arizona State University.
Speaker bio
Lambert Guinn
is a partner at Flannery | Georgalis, LLC. He is a former federal and state prosecutor with extensive criminal law and trial experience. Mr. Guinn served as an assistant United States attorney in the Western District of North Carolina, as an assistant district attorney in Wilson County, and has held two judicial law clerk positions at the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Having conducted dozens of trials, many of them in federal court, he has extensive subject matter knowledge across a wide array of complex criminal matters and litigation, including large-scale narcotics trafficking conspiracies, environmental protection agency investigations, and violent crime investigations. Mr. Guinn earned his B.S. degree from East Carolina University and his J.D. degree from The University of South Carolina School of Law.
Speaker bio
Mark C. Kurdys
is a solo practitioner in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He has successfully litigated thousands of cases, tried hundreds, and managed dozens of appeals in his career of more than 40 years in Detroit, Michigan; Charlotte, Asheville; and now Swannanoa, North Carolina. Mr. Kurdys' practice focus is commercial/business litigation, construction, real estate disputes, wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury, insurance coverage, and family law. He is also a certified superior court mediator, and an author and presenter of continued legal education programs focused on civil trial practice skills, evidence and professionalism. Mr. Kurdys attended the University of Michigan and the University of Toledo College of Law.
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