The Mentoring Committee of the Mobile Bar Association

presents

The Fundamentals of Trial Practice CLE – A Mock Trial From Opening Statement to Closing Argument. The Honorable Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock will preside over all aspects of the Mock Trial, with the exception of the Examination of the Wrongful Spouse. This will be presided over by the Honorable Judge Walter Honeycutt. Lunch is provided.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
8.0 hours of MCLE available credit, including one hour of ethics

Federal Courthouse
155 St. Joseph Street | Mobile, Alabama 36602

AGENDA:
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM – Registration

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM – Westlaw Update - Six Degrees of Due Diligence: Using Emerging Tech to Efficiently Mine Data & Conduct Investigative Work 
Presented by Mary Anne Manoles, National Public Records Product Specialist at Thomson Reuters

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Voir Dire
Civil - Rick Holston, Esq., Holston Vaughan and Rosenthal, LLC
Criminal - Hon. Judge Jill Phillips, Mobile County Circuit Court

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Opening Statement / Civil
Plaintiffs - Desi Tobias, Esq., Tobias, McCormick & Comer, LLC
Defense - Bill Lancaster, Esq., Armbrecht, Jackson, LLP

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Direct Examination / Criminal
Prosecution Witness, Muffy Beauregard - Keith Blackwood, Esq., Mobile County District Attorney’s Office
Cross-Examination – Prosecution Witness - Grant W. Gibson, Esq.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch: Box Lunches provided

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Ethical Considerations of Trials
Presented by Roman Shaul, Esq., The Office of General Counsel, Alabama State Bar

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Direct Examination / Wrongful Spouse
Cooper Beauregard - Allison Herlihy, Esq., Herlihy Family Law
Cross-Examination - Molly M. Sullivan, Esq.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Direct Examination by Plaintiff
Expert Witness / Police Officer or Treating Physician - Lucy Tufts, Esq., Cunningham Bounds, LLC
Cross-Examination by Defense / Expert Witness - Kathy Miller, Esq., Armbrecht, Jackson, LLP

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Closing Argument
Prosecution - Keith Blackwood, Esq., Mobile County District Attorney’s Office
Defense - Dennis Knizley, Esq.

Registration Fees:

• MBA members w/12 years experience or less: $25.00
• Non-MBA Members w/12 years experience or less: $75 ($25 will be applied to MBA dues of $60)
• MBA members over 12 years experience: $100.00
• Non-MBA members over 12 years experience: $150.00

LATE FEE/SAME DAY REGISTRATION: $25.00
(Regardless of experience)

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