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For a complete schedule or to register for a program online, see the CBA’s CLE Calendar at www.cincybar.org/CLE.
Hone Your Skills in the Trial Advocacy Program
One of the most vexing dilemmas for new lawyers is the question of trial experience. How do new lawyers get it and how do more experi- enced lawyers provide it?
For some new lawyers, getting inside a courtroom and actually trying a case may seem like a far-off dream as they wait for the opportunity. For others, they may get thrown in the metaphorical deep end with insufficient training. That is more of a nightmare.
For more experienced lawyers, the pressure of time and client demands may make it next to impossible to train the next generation. That makes it tough to hand over work no matter how much the experienced lawyer wants to delegate.
Fortunately for all concerned the CBA offers a solution — the biannual Trial Advocacy Institute. The intensive week-long program offers newer or inex- perienced lawyers the opportunity to learn by doing. Participants receive a complete case file prepared by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. All week-long partic- ipants develop or hone real trial skills: opening statements, direct and cross examination of fact and expert witnesses, and closing arguments. In addition, the program features exercises on how to introduce evidence and when and how to object. The week culminates with an actual jury trial, presided over by a real judge.
Presiding over all of this is a faculty of some of the most experienced trial lawyers in the Greater Cincinnati region. The participating faculty observe and
critique each performance of the students following a teaching method honed by NITA. The critiques are designed to provide practical, constructive instruc- tion that highlights what the students get right along with what they get wrong. In addition to providing coaching, faculty
By Jack Greiner
believe it or not, doesn’t want to pay the claim. The insurance coverage dispute is the subject of the week-long exercise. At the end of the week, students will pair off and try the case under the watchful eye of a real judge. Typically, competitive juices flow, and outcomes vary. It is the closest thing to actual trial experience available.
Students come away from the week energized and filled with confidence in their abilities. Given the intensive nature of the week-long program, coupled with the hands-on participation and guidance of experienced trial lawyers, there may not be better training available. Students routinely rave in evaluations about the benefits of the program.
This year’s program runs from July 14 to 19 and will take place at the University of Cincinnati College of Law (July 14), in the Potter Stewart United States Court- house (July 15 – 18, and the Friday, July 19 trials will take place at The Hamilton County Courthouse. The week-long session is available to CBA members for a cost of $795 and to non-members at a cost of $1,095. Some scholarships are available.
Space in the program is limited, so we encourage signing up early. The evidence is clear, this is a bargain. So, no objections, sign up now.
Greiner is a partner at Faruki PLL and a leading authority on media law and First Amendment matters. He has represented clients in public records disputes, access to courts, open meeting cases and a variety of defamation cases. Jack is also an experienced commercial litigator, handling contract disputes
for clients in state and federal courts in Ohio and elsewhere.
Trial Advocacy Institute
July 14-19
Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse
An intensive participatory program in trial skills
More than 20 hours of CLE credit is anticipated for Ohio and Kentucky. Documentation will be provided for self-reporting to other jurisdictions.
members demonstrate each task so that students can observe in a real way how more experienced lawyers approach the elements of a trial.
This year’s case –Flinders Aluminum Fabrication Corporation v. Mismo Fire Insurance Company — concerns a factory fire and an insurance company that,
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