Trial Guides is proud to announce the fourth Take Back the Courtroom CLE event. This two-day, intensive CLE brings together three of America’s greatest trial lawyers: Rick Friedman, Roger Dodd, and Randi McGinn (plus guest speakers Nicholas Rowley and Keith Mitnik). They will teach you all of the skills necessary to win even the most difficult trials.

This event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. The cost varies based on your level of experience:

• $1,200 per person for those lawyers who have practiced for more than five years.
• $600 per person for those who have practiced less than five years if they are registered with Trial Guides’ New Lawyers Program.

On Friday, May 19, there will be a reception from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Both evenings will feature a guest speaker from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.. These two sessions are optional, although they are included in the event price.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is open only to civil plaintiff’s OR criminal defense counsel. Lawyers who perform any work on behalf of insurance companies or any form of civil defense work are not allowed to attend. All attendees will be required to sign an affidavit to that effect before being allowed entry. No audio or video recording is allowed.

You will have access to five trial legends at this event – lawyers who try cases every year and who continue to obtain exceptional results.  This is an event you don’t want to miss.

Topics will include:

• Working with difficult judges
• Dealing with difficult opponents
• Handling difficult cases
• Preparing difficult clients for depositions
• Preparing difficult clients for direct and cross-examination at trial
• How to make tough decisions at trial
• How to deal with new venues and new judges
• Demonstrative evidence
• Changing trends in voir dire
• And much more

LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2017—Attorney Nick Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice and Carpenter, Zuckerman, & Rowley recently stepped in and took a difficult slip and fall case to trial in Santa Monica, California for client Brenda when her trial attorney fell ill and was hospitalized.

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30, 2017  — Attorney Nick Rowley of Trial Lawyers for Justice will speak at the American Association for Justice (AAJ) “Rules of the Road For Doctors, Drugs, and Devices” seminar at the Fairmont Mission Inn and Spa in Sonoma, California on April 7-8, 2017. Mr. Rowley will be discussing how attorneys can forge and maintain a bond with everyone in the courtroom, including the client, witnesses, members of the jury, and judge.

The “Rules of the Road” seminar is based on a book by Patrick Malone and Rick Friedman that discusses how trial attorneys can prove liability. The event will feature a number of other highly respected speakers, including Shanin Specter, who will talk about what works and what doesn’t in jury cases, and Zoe Littlepage, who will discuss research on persuading conservative jurors. Attendees will also have a chance to network with other legal professionals and discuss their current cases in group brainstorming sessions. The event will wrap up on Saturday afternoon so attendees can spend the rest of the day enjoying wine country.

“The goal of the ‘Rules of the Road’ program is to provide trial attorneys with the knowledge they need to win eight or nine figure verdicts for their clients,” Rowley states. “It is an honor to speak at this event in front of my colleagues who are just as eager to seek justice for their clients as I am.”

Original article previously published courtesy of https://kwwl.com/

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