Litigation & Appeals

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Advanced Civil Trial Insights

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 58 minutes
Robert Kasieta
James Susag
James Balmer
With Robert J. Kasieta from Kasieta Legal Group, LLC + 2 others
Recorded November 06, 2023
Product ID 97570

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Overview

Sophisticated Courtroom Strategies for Experienced and Aspiring Trial Attorneys

Want to breathe new life into your trial techniques? Join our experienced faculty for exciting new tips and strategies for jury selection to closing arguments and everything in-between. It doesn't matter whether you are a plaintiff or defense attorney, this information-packed program will sharpen your skills and give you the competitive edge. Register today!

  • Gain new insight on constructing voir dire questions to draw out juror biases and attitudes.
  • Uncover practical insights to prevent your opening statements and closing arguments from getting stale.
  • Learn how to take control of "problem" witnesses during direct and cross-examination.
  • Gear up for the challenge of expert witness cross-examination.
  • Enhance your mastery of the rule against hearsay and its many exceptions.
  • Find out how to get social media, text messages, and more admitted into evidence at trial.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Voir Dire and Jury Selection Tips and Tactics
  2. Creative Tips to Elevate Your Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
  3. Advanced Direct and Cross-Examination
  4. Cross-Examining the Expert Witness at Trial
  5. Mastering Hearsay Objections and Exceptions
  6. Text Messages, Social Media, Emails, and Other Electronic Evidence: Admission and Presentation
  7. Effective Use of Technology in the Courtroom 2023-2024
  8. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 97570

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Voir Dire and Jury Selection Tips and Tactics

    1. How to Read Jurors Like a Pro
    2. High-Level Case Presentation Techniques
    3. Priming the Jury
    4. Question Construction Tips (and Samples)
    5. Revealing Bias and Eliminating the Right Jurors
    6. Minimizing Social Desirability Bias and Drawing Out Honest Answers

  2. Creative Tips to Elevate Your Opening Statements and Closing Arguments

  3. Advanced Direct and Cross-Examination

    1. Creative Questioning Strategies
    2. Keeping Jurors Tuned in
    3. Dealing With Difficult Witnesses - Yours and Theirs
    4. Different "Types" of Witnesses and Tips for Examining Them
    5. Advanced Uses of Basic Cross-Exam Tools
    6. Powerful Ways to Deal With Bad Facts
    7. Making and Responding to Objections

  4. Cross-Examining the Expert Witness at Trial

  5. Mastering Hearsay Objections and Exceptions

    1. Applying the Rules
    2. Exceptions to Hearsay
    3. Anticipating and Minimizing Hearsay Objections
    4. Hearsay Within Hearsay

  6. Text Messages, Social Media, Emails, and Other Electronic Evidence: Admission and Presentation

    1. How to Save, Store, Archive, and Re-Display
    2. Authenticating Electronic Evidence Before and During Trial
    3. Sample Foundation Questions
    4. Overcoming Other Evidentiary Hurdles
    5. Recent and Relevant Rulings
    6. Effectively Presenting Electronic Evidence

  7. Effective Use of Technology in the Courtroom 2023-2024

    1. Trial Prep
    2. Jury Research and Selection
    3. Courtroom Presentation Technology
    4. The Best Litigation and Trial Apps
    5. Troubleshooting Evidentiary Issues

  8. Legal Ethics

    1. Contact With the Judge, Jurors, Witnesses
    2. Obligations to Present the Truth
    3. Confidentiality and Privilege in the Courtroom
    4. Avoiding Ethical Lapses in Voir Dire, Opening Statements, Witness Examination, and More

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Experienced paralegals/trial assistants may also benefit.

Speakers

Robert J Kasieta
Robert J.
Kasieta
Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
James M Susag
James M.
Susag
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
James W Balmer
James W.
Balmer
Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer
Speaker bio
Robert J Kasieta

Robert J. Kasieta

Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
Robert Kasieta

is the founder of Kasieta Legal Group, LLC, in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a certified civil pre-trial and trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Kasieta practices in civil litigation, with an emphasis on plaintiff personal injury and employment cases, as well as commercial litigation. He has written and taught extensively in the areas of trial practice, personal injury law and insurance law, and is an instructor of trial practice at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Kasieta is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and all Wisconsin courts. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin, and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Kasieta earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Northern Michigan University and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School.

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James M Susag

James M. Susag

Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd.
James Susag

is a shareholder with Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 1995, his commercial and real estate litigation trial practice has focused on franchise, dealer and contract disputes, real estate, construction and land use. Mr. Susag has extensive first chair litigation experience representing clients in numerous jury and court trials, domestic and international arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and appeals. He is a member of the Minnesota State, Hennepin County and Ramsey County bar associations, American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising, and International Franchise Association. Mr. Susag is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh, Fourth and Eighth circuits. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of St. Thomas and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law.

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James W Balmer

James W. Balmer

Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer
James Balmer

is a founding partner of Falsani, Balmer, Peterson & Balmer, where he has represented thousands of people in all kinds of litigation, including jury trials, workers' compensation trials and hearings, Social Security disability hearings, and appeals in those areas. He has handled wrongful death, car crash, slip-and-fall, worksite injuries, defective product claims, dog attack, liquor liability claims and other kinds of bodily injury matters; as well as insurance coverage disputes, defamation claims, probate and trust disputes. Mr. Balmer is admitted to practice before all Minnesota and Wisconsin courts, both state and federal, and has tried cases throughout both states. He has argued cases before the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago and the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in St. Louis. Mr. Balmer has been selected as a Minnesota Super Lawyer annually beginning in 1998. He has been certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Mr. Balmer is a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocacy. He earned both his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota.

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