10-4127 Anatomy of Trial

MICPEL and The Litigation Section of the Maryland State Bar Association,
The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and
The Litigation Institute for Trial Training of the American Bar Association Litigation Section

Anatomy of a Trial - Young Lawyers Trial Skills Program

September 25, 2009

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Garmatz Federal Courthouse

101 West Lombard St.

Baltimore, MD

What you will learn and why you should attend:

Learn trial skills from the experts. Lectures about, and demonstrations of, each trial component by Maryland’s best jurists and trial lawyers. Receive a copy of “Anatomy of a Trial” a primer on the conduct of a civil trial for young lawyers by Paul M. Sandler, faculty and program chair for this event. Network and have your questions answered by the experts.

AGENDA

Morning Session

8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Call to Order (Moderator – Paul Mark Sandler), Opening Remarks and Welcome, Chief Lynne Bataglia

8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Discussion of Case Analysis, Theory of the Case, Civility, and Professionalism- Paul Mark Sandler

8:45 – 9:10 a.m. Lecture: Opening Statements – Judge Garbis

9:10 – 9:40 a.m. Demonstration of Opening Statements – Judge Williams presiding

9:10 – 9:25 a.m. – Plaintiff – Paul Bekman

9:25 – 9:40 a.m. – Defendant – Mary Alane Downs

9:40 - 10:15 a.m. Panelists - Critique of Opening Statements; Questions and Answers

Judge Williams, Andy Levy, Debra Lawrence, Joshua Treem

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – 11:05 a.m. Lecture on Direct Examination – Terence MacCarthy

11:05 – 11:35 p.m. Demonstration of Direct Examination – Judge Williams presiding

Kenneth Thompson

11:35 – 12:15 p.m. Panelists - Critique of Direct Examination; Questions and Answers

Judge Williams, Terence MacCarthy, Debra Lawrence, Andy Levy

Afternoon Session

12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Recess, Luncheon in the Courthouse featuring lecture on ESI - Judge Grimm

1:30 – 2:10 p.m. Lecture on Cross-Examination – Terence MacCarthy

2:10 – 2:40 p.m. Demonstration of Cross-Examination – Judge Davis presiding

Greg Bernstein

2:40 – 3:15 p.m. Panelists - Critique of Cross-Examination; Questions and Answers

Judge Davis, Terence MacCarthy, Debra Lawrence, Josh Treem

3:15 – 3:40 p.m. Lecture on Closing Arguments – Judge Bennett

3:40 – 4:10 p.m. Demonstration of Closing Arguments – Judge Blake presiding

3:40 – 3:55 p.m. – Plaintiff – Susan Preston

3:55 – 4:10 p.m. – Defendant – Jim Wyda

4:10 – 4:50 p.m. Panelists - Critique of Closing Arguments; Questions and Answers

Judge Blake, Garr Robbins, Jim Hammerschmidt

4:50 – 5:10 p.m. Concluding Lecture – The Secrets of Persuasion in the Courtroom

Paul Mark Sandler

5:10 – 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Paul Mark Sandler, Esq.

Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler

Program Co-Chair

Honorable Marvin J. Garbis