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 Panelists: 1) The Honorable Lisa P. Dodson, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Prentiss Harrell, 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 Lisa P. Dodson, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Prentiss Harrell, 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 Lisa P. Dodson, Circuit Court Judge, 2) The Honorable Prentiss Harrell, Circuit Court Judge
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - The Unique World of Equity: Making Your Case in Chancery Court Panelists: 1) The Honorable Sanford R. Steckler, Chancellor, 2) The Honorable David Shoemake, Chancellor, 3) The Honorable Deborah Gambrell, Chancellor
2:25 pm - 3:10 pm - Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes of Appellate Practice Panelists: 1) The Honorable Michael K. Randolph, Associate Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2) The Honorable Eugene L. Fair, Jr., Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals
3:15 pm - 4:15pm - Ethics in Trial Practice: An Interactive Session Moderator: William R. Newman, Esq.