8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration
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 Panelist: The Honorable Mary McGowan, Circuit Court Judge
10:10 am - 11:00 am - Brushing Up on the Rules of Evidence: An Interactive Session Moderator: William R. Newman, Esq.
11:05 am - 12:00 pm - Circuit Court, Part 2: 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 Mary McGowan, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Ellen Brantley, Circuit Court Judge
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - The Unique World of Equity: Handling Domestic Cases since the Merger of Law and Equity Courts Panelist: The Honorable Mary McGowan, Circuit Court Judge
2:25 pm - 3:10 pm - Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes of Appellate Practice Panelist: The Honorable Karen Baker, Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
3:15 pm - 4:15pm - Ethics in Trial Practice: An Interactive Session Moderator: Mr. Newman