Trial Practice Pointers from Mississippi Judges

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Overview

Rare Opportunity to Get Pointers from the Sitting Judges Themselves

Spend the entire morning session with a panel of local Circuit Court Judges
Afternoon session includes a panel of Chancery Judges and two Appeals Court Judges
Special interactive ethics hour

Speakers

Panelists:

The Honorable William Gowan, Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable Lamar Pickard, Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable Vernon Cotten, Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable Isadore Patrick, Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable John H. Emfinger, Circuit Court Judge

The Honorable Cynthia Brewer, Chancellor

The Honorable Patricia D. Wise, Chancellor

The Honorable Dan Fairly, Chancellor

The Honorable George C. Carlson, Jr., Presiding Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi

The Honorable Ann H. Lamar, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi

Keith D. Obert, Esq. of Obert Law Group, P.A., Madison, Mississippi

Due to technical requirements, customers must attend a live webcast in its entirety to receive credit for attendance. No partial credit can be accommodated.

8:30am Central Time - Webcast Begins (Please be sure to register and tune into the website at least 10 minutes before start time)

Agenda is Approximate and Tentative

8:30 am - 10:00 am - Circuit Court, Part 1: The View from the Bench - 1) Pre-Trial Motions, 2) E-Discovery, 3) Discovery Disputes, 4) Settlement Conferences Panelists: 1) The Honorable William Gowan, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Lamar Pickard, Circuit Court Judge, 3) The Honorable Vernon Cotten, Circuit Court Judge, 4) The Honorable Isadore Patrick, Circuit Court Judge

10:10 am - 11:00 am - Circuit Court, Part 2: The View from the Bench - 1) Introducing and Objecting to Evidence (and What We Wish More Lawyers Understood about the Rules of Evidence), 2) Qualifying, Examining, and Cross-Examining Experts Panelists: 1) The Honorable William Gowan, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Lamar Pickard, Circuit Court Judge, 3) The Honorable Vernon Cotten, Circuit Court Judge, 4) The Honorable Isadore Patrick, Circuit Court Judge

11:05 am - 12:00 pm - Circuit Court, Part 3: The View from the Bench - 1) The Jury: Voir Dire, Opening Statements, Closing Arguments, and Jury Instructions, 2) The Most Common Errors We See from the Bench Panelists: 1) The Honorable William Gowan, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Lamar Pickard, Circuit Court Judge, 3) The Honorable Vernon Cotten, Circuit Court Judge, 4) The Honorable Isadore Patrick, Circuit Court Judge, 5) The Honorable John H. Emfinger, Circuit Court Judge

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm - Break

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - The Unique World of Equity: Making Your Case in Chancery Court Panelists: 1) The Honorable Cynthia Brewer, Chancellor, 2) The Honorable Patricia D. Wise, Chancellor, 3) The Honorable Dan Fairly, Chancellor

2:25 pm - 3:10 pm - Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes of Appellate Practice Panelists: 1) The Honorable George C. Carlson, Jr., Presiding Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 2) The Honorable Ann H. Lamar, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi

3:15 pm - 4:15pm - Ethics in Trial Practice: An Interactive Session Speaker: Keith D. Obert, Esq.

This course has been approved by the following states for online, live webcast MCLE credit:
AL: 6 General Hours 1 Ethics/Professionalism Hour , AR: 6 General Hours 1 Ethics Hour , MS: 6 General Hours 1 Ethics/Professionalism Hour , NY: 7.2 General Hours 1.2 Ethics/Professionalism Hours , TN: 6 General Hours 1 Dual/Ethics Hour

Friday, the 27th of July 2012

Overview

Speakers

Agenda for Friday, the 27th of July 2012

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