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Evidence Presentation, Objections, and Admission: The Trial Attorney's Guide

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Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Jeanette Irby
Grant Morrison
Kimberly Jones Penepacker
John Venzke
With Hon. Jeanette A. Irby from Juridical Solutions PLC + 3 others

Mon, Dec 21, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

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Overview

Get Your Evidence Admitted and in Front of the Judge or Jury

Having a piece of evidence thrown out in court can be incredibly frustrating, not to mention detrimental to the case. Successfully entering evidence requires a strong grasp of the rules and a game plan for admission. Are you prepared? In this program, faculty will show you how to introduce your exhibits at trial and avoid getting tripped up by objections. Learn how to craft effective arguments for admissibility - register today!

  • Refresh your knowledge of the evidentiary rules and the steps for introducing your exhibits.
  • Learn how to lay a foundation for business records and enter them into evidence.
  • Anticipate and overcome admission hurdles for expert testimony.
  • Discover how to get social media posts, texts, emails, and other ESI authenticated and admitted.
  • Use exceptions to get around the rule against hearsay.
  • Craft effective responses and defend against common objections raised by opposing counsel.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Rules and Procedures Governing Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence
  2. Preparing and Introducing Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails, and More
  3. Objections: Arguing Relevance and Materiality
  4. Using Documentary Evidence
  5. Expert Witness Testimony
  6. Using Demonstrative Evidence to Bolster Your Case
  7. Using and Overcoming Hearsay Objections and Exceptions
  8. Other Objections: When to Use Them, and How to Respond
  9. Legal Ethics of Evidence

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Rules and Procedures Governing Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence

    1. Procedures for Introducing Exhibits at Trial
    2. Authenticity, Reliability and Relevance
    3. Foundation Requirements for Real, Illustrative, Demonstrative and Documentary Evidence
    4. Preparing Evidence and Planning for Admissibility Issues Before Trial
    5. Issuing Trial Subpoenas to Witnesses
    6. Objections Allowed and Disallowed in Court vs. at Deposition

  2. Preparing and Introducing Social Media Posts, Texts, Emails, and More

    1. How to Collect to Ensure Admission Later on
    2. Authenticating and Laying Foundation
    3. Introducing Facebook, YouTube Videos, Other Internet Records
    4. Digital Photographs
    5. Texts and Other Smartphone Evidence
    6. Real-World Demonstrations
    7. Rule and Case Law Updates

  3. Objections: Arguing Relevance and Materiality

  4. Using Documentary Evidence

    1. Business Records
    2. Letters, Writings and Contracts
    3. Medical Records, X-Rays and Bills
    4. Other Documentary Evidence
    5. Satisfying the Best Evidence Rule
    6. Examination of Altered Documents

  5. Expert Witness Testimony

    1. Establishing Competence to Testify and Qualifications
    2. Verifying an Expert's Methodologies
    3. Motions in Limine:Bringing or Defending Against
    4. In Depositions vs. at the Hearing
    5. Introducing Documentary Evidence During Examination
    6. Case Law Review

  6. Using Demonstrative Evidence to Bolster Your Case

    1. Establishing Relevancy
    2. Battleground for Demonstrative Evidence: Satisfying the Fairness Requirement
    3. PowerPoints
    4. Computer Simulations and Recreations
    5. Handling Numerical Data, Charts and Graphs
    6. Models, Maps, Diagrams
    7. Photographs and Videos
    8. Case Law Review
    9. Introducing Physical Evidence at Trial

  7. Using and Overcoming Hearsay Objections and Exceptions

    1. The Rule Against Hearsay
    2. Hearsay in Depositions vs. at Trial
    3. What Determines Hearsay vs. Non-Hearsay
    4. Blocking Unreliable Hearsay
    5. Effective Use of Exceptions
    6. Refuting Hearsay Objections

  8. Other Objections: When to Use Them, and How to Respond

    1. Not in Evidence, Not in Discovery
    2. Authentication/Chain of Custody
    3. Unduly Prejudicial
    4. Continuing Objection
    5. Habit and Routine
    6. Form of the Question, Compound, Argumentative, Leading
    7. Asked and Answered, Needlessly Cumulative (No New Relevant Evidence)
    8. Privilege, Work-Product
    9. Curative Instructions and Requests/Motions to Strike

  9. Legal Ethics of Evidence

    1. Ethics of ESI
    2. Handling Prejudicial Evidence
    3. Candor with the Court
    4. "Coaching" Witnesses

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys.

Speakers

Hon. Jeanette A Irby
Hon. Jeanette A.
Irby
Juridical Solutions PLC
Grant W Morrison
Grant W.
Morrison
Morrison & Morrison, L.C.
Kimberly Jones Penepacker
Kimberly
Jones Penepacker
Aulsbrook Law Firm
John P Venzke
John P.
Venzke
Daw & Ray
Speaker bio
Hon. Jeanette A Irby

Hon. Jeanette A. Irby

Juridical Solutions PLC
Jeanette Irby

is a retired Circuit Court Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. She is currently managing director of Juridical Solutions PLC, where she mediates family law disputes which are most suited to alternative dispute resolution. Judge Irby is experienced in all areas of civil litigation, including complex business disputes, divorce (equitable distribution, spousal support and custody), and personal injury claims. Before going on the bench, she practiced law with her primary focus on domestic relations. Judge Irby earned her B.S. degree from Central Michigan University and her J.D. degree from Thomas W. Cooley Law School.

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Grant W Morrison

Grant W. Morrison

Morrison & Morrison, L.C.
Grant Morrison

is a partner with Morrison & Morrison, L.C., located in Taylorsville, where he has focused his practice on criminal defense and domestic relations law for more than 30 years. He has been Rule 8 qualified for death penalty cases and has been involved in a number of high profile criminal defense cases. Mr. Morrison is a skilled trial attorney and has established a solid reputation for cross-examination, particularly in contested child custody cases against recommendations of child custody examiners. He is a member of the Utah State Bar. Mr. Morrison earned his B.S. degree, with honors, from the University of Utah; his M.Ed. degree from the University of Utah; and his J.D. degree from Western State University College of Law.

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Kimberly Jones Penepacker

Kimberly Jones Penepacker

Aulsbrook Law Firm
Kimberly Jones Penepacker

is a partner with Aulsbrook Law Firm, where she is a civil litigator practicing in the areas of personal injury, civil litigation, premises liability, and wrongful death. Ms. Jones Penepacker is admitted to practice in Texas; Fifth Circuit Court of the United States; U.S. District Court Northern, Eastern and Southern districts of Texas; U.S. District Court District of Colorado; U.S. District Court District of New Mexico; and U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Arlington Board Association (board member); Dallas Trial Lawyers Association; and Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Jones Penepacker earned her B.A. degree form Baylor University and her J.D. degree from Baylor University School of Law.

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John P Venzke

John P. Venzke

Daw & Ray
John Venzke

is an attorney with Daw & Ray. He has practiced for more than 38 years in the areas of personal injury, business litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, mass torts, class actions and negligence actions. Mr. Venzke has been board-certified continually since 1983 in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has lectured to various professional groups on premises liability, personal injury and trial issues. Mr. Venzke also is an advocate for the American Board of Trial Advocates. He earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Houston.

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