Litigation Summer Conference Registration
State Bar of Michigan
LITIGATION SECTION
Registration Summer Conference, July 22-24, 2016 Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville, MI 49683 LODGING reservation deadline: June 22, 2016 EVENT registration ends July 18, 2016 Register online at http://e.michbar.org Cost: $160 Section Members $195 General
Note for non attorneys: Non attorneys MUST register for this event online to access the seminar materials. Create a non-member account if you do not already have one. Check to see if you have an account at https://e.michbar.org/ eCommerce/login/emailreset.aspx into your web browser.
P #:___________________ Name: _________________________________________ Your E-mail Address:_______________________________________________________________ Your Firm/Organization: _____________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________________________________________ State: _____ Zip: ___________ Telephone: ( _____ ) ______________________ Enclosed is check # ________ for $_________ Make check payable to: State Bar of Michigan Mail your check and completed registration form to: State Bar of Michigan, Attn: Seminar Registration Michael Franck Building 306 Townsend Street Lansing, MI 48933 Pay by credit/debit card at http://e.michbar.org RESORT RESERVATIONS CANNOT BE MADE BY USING THIS FORM. To reserve your room, go online to http://www.crystalmountain.com/grouplodging utilizing group code #45YOYC.
PAID
PRESORT FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE
CANCELLATIONS must be received at least 48 business hours before the start of the event and registration refunds are subject to a $20 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing by e-mail ([email protected]), fax (517) 372-5921 ATTN: Tina Bellinger) or by U.S. mail (306 Townsend St., Lansing, MI 48933 ATTN: Tina Bellinger.) No refunds will be made for requests received after that time. Refunds will be issued in the same form payment was made. Please allow two weeks for processing. Registrants who cancel will not receive seminar materials.
LANSING, MI PERMIT NO. 191
QUESTIONS: Contact Marcy Tayler at (313) 965-2863 or [email protected]
Litigation Section Summer Conference
Trial Evidence:
Artistry & Advocacy In the Courtroom Agenda Friday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Cocktail Reception Is it Relevant? • General relevance • Special relevance • Character traits • Other acts
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15-11:45 a.m.
• Exceptions - statements • Exceptions – spontaneous statements • Exceptions - records Is it Reliable? • Hearsay and non-hearsay • Hearsay exceptions
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m.
• Exceptions - statements • Exceptions – spontaneous statements • Exceptions - records
Trial Evidence: Artistry & Advocacy In the Courtroom Our Presenter - Thomas A. Mauet Thomas A. Mauet is the Milton O. Riepe professor of law and director of Trial Advocacy at the University of Arizona College of Law in Tucson, Arizona. He is this generation’s most influential writer in the field of litigation, contributing 34 editions of eight bestselling books to the legacy of litigation training in the United States and abroad. Professor Mauet’s expertise in the art of advocacy is internationally recognized. He received the Richard S. Jacobson Award for excellence in teaching trial advocacy from the Roscoe Pound Institute. He served as the Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy at George Washington University National Law Center and as a faculty member of the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop. His academic experience is balanced by his years in practice as an Illinois state attorney and a U.S. attorney. He was a private litigator in Chicago, and has served as judge pro tempore of the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona.
About Crystal Mountain Located in the heart of Benzie County, Crystal Mountain is the Midwest’s premier four-season family resort featuring some of the finest accommodations northern Michigan has to offer – 36 holes of championship golf, the Crystal Coaster - Michigan’s only alpine slide, the Edge Adventure Course, paint ball, laser tag, mountain bike and hiking trails, the Michigan Legacy Art Park, the award-winning Crystal Spa and IACC-approved conference facilities.
Is it Right? • Witness competency • Direct examination • Experts — 9 steps • Cross-examination 2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-4:15 p.m.
• Impeachment—7 methods • Rehabilitation • Exhibits — seven groups • Original documents rule Images courtesy of Crystal Mountain Resort
LITIGATION SECTION
Registration Summer Conference, July 22-24, 2016 Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville, MI 49683 LODGING reservation deadline: June 22, 2016 EVENT registration ends July 18, 2016 Register online at http://e.michbar.org Cost: $160 Section Members $195 General
Note for non attorneys: Non attorneys MUST register for this event online to access the seminar materials. Create a non-member account if you do not already have one. Check to see if you have an account at https://e.michbar.org/ eCommerce/login/emailreset.aspx into your web browser.
P #:___________________ Name: _________________________________________ Your E-mail Address:_______________________________________________________________ Your Firm/Organization: _____________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________________________________________ State: _____ Zip: ___________ Telephone: ( _____ ) ______________________ Enclosed is check # ________ for $_________ Make check payable to: State Bar of Michigan Mail your check and completed registration form to: State Bar of Michigan, Attn: Seminar Registration Michael Franck Building 306 Townsend Street Lansing, MI 48933 Pay by credit/debit card at http://e.michbar.org RESORT RESERVATIONS CANNOT BE MADE BY USING THIS FORM. To reserve your room, go online to http://www.crystalmountain.com/grouplodging utilizing group code #45YOYC.
PAID
PRESORT FIRST CLASS U.S. POSTAGE
CANCELLATIONS must be received at least 48 business hours before the start of the event and registration refunds are subject to a $20 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing by e-mail ([email protected]), fax (517) 372-5921 ATTN: Tina Bellinger) or by U.S. mail (306 Townsend St., Lansing, MI 48933 ATTN: Tina Bellinger.) No refunds will be made for requests received after that time. Refunds will be issued in the same form payment was made. Please allow two weeks for processing. Registrants who cancel will not receive seminar materials.
LANSING, MI PERMIT NO. 191
QUESTIONS: Contact Marcy Tayler at (313) 965-2863 or [email protected]
Litigation Section Summer Conference
Trial Evidence:
Artistry & Advocacy In the Courtroom Agenda Friday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Cocktail Reception Is it Relevant? • General relevance • Special relevance • Character traits • Other acts
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15-11:45 a.m.
• Exceptions - statements • Exceptions – spontaneous statements • Exceptions - records Is it Reliable? • Hearsay and non-hearsay • Hearsay exceptions
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00-2:30 p.m.
• Exceptions - statements • Exceptions – spontaneous statements • Exceptions - records
Trial Evidence: Artistry & Advocacy In the Courtroom Our Presenter - Thomas A. Mauet Thomas A. Mauet is the Milton O. Riepe professor of law and director of Trial Advocacy at the University of Arizona College of Law in Tucson, Arizona. He is this generation’s most influential writer in the field of litigation, contributing 34 editions of eight bestselling books to the legacy of litigation training in the United States and abroad. Professor Mauet’s expertise in the art of advocacy is internationally recognized. He received the Richard S. Jacobson Award for excellence in teaching trial advocacy from the Roscoe Pound Institute. He served as the Howrey Professor of Trial Advocacy at George Washington University National Law Center and as a faculty member of the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop. His academic experience is balanced by his years in practice as an Illinois state attorney and a U.S. attorney. He was a private litigator in Chicago, and has served as judge pro tempore of the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona.
About Crystal Mountain Located in the heart of Benzie County, Crystal Mountain is the Midwest’s premier four-season family resort featuring some of the finest accommodations northern Michigan has to offer – 36 holes of championship golf, the Crystal Coaster - Michigan’s only alpine slide, the Edge Adventure Course, paint ball, laser tag, mountain bike and hiking trails, the Michigan Legacy Art Park, the award-winning Crystal Spa and IACC-approved conference facilities.
Is it Right? • Witness competency • Direct examination • Experts — 9 steps • Cross-examination 2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-4:15 p.m.
• Impeachment—7 methods • Rehabilitation • Exhibits — seven groups • Original documents rule Images courtesy of Crystal Mountain Resort
