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Woodshedding That Works

How To Prepare Your Witnesses For Success
In Deposition & Trial – Without Losing Your License

Seattle, WA
Friday, Sept 24, 2004 » recording available
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
 

Woodshedding That Works
How To Prepare Your Witnesses For Success In
Deposition and Trial (Without Losing Your License)
-- featuring --
Co-chairs: Colleen Brady, John Dunbar
with: Max Dixon, Bob Duffy, Teri Floyd, Brad Keller,
Michael King, Arthur Lachman, Mary Larson, Stanley Owings,
Mark Reinitz, Mary Roberts, Michael Shadow

Sept 24, 2004 (Friday)
Bell Harbor Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66
Seattle, WA 98121
7.5 credits (1.0 ethics)     WSBA Approval Code #122021
7:00 am Registration
8:10 am Introductions; Learning Objectives
John Rapp
John Dunbar
 

Program
 
8:15 am
The Science of Recollection
What Every Trial Lawyer Should Know
Mark Reinitz
 
9:30 am
How It Feels To Be A Witness
What Every Trial Lawyer Should Know
-- Panel --
Mary Larson fact
Stanley Owings expert
Max Dixon fact
Mark Reinitz expert
Bob Duffy expert and fact
Teri Floyd expert
John Rapp (moderator)
 
10:00 am
Break
 
10:15 am
Proven Principles
of Effective Witness Preparation
Colleen Brady
 
11:30 am
Sensitivity Required
How To Prepare Marginal and Difficult Witnesses
Michael Shadow
Colleen Brady
 
12:00 noon
Lunch (on your own)
 
1:30 pm
Witness Preparation Workshop
Expert witnesses: Owings, Reinitz
Fact witnesses: Arledge, et al.
Commentators: all speakers
Preparers (with audience participation, as/if time)
- Shadow prepares difficult/big ego defendant
- Brady prepares sensitive family witness (Arledge)
- Dunbar prepares expert witness
 
3:15 pm
Break
 
3:30 pm
Critical Ethical Guidelines
and Restrictions on Witness Preparation
Arthur Lachman
 
4:00 pm
Oral Argument
on admissibility of witness preparation evidence
John Dunbar plaintiff/proponent v.
Brad Keller defendant
The Honorable Mary Roberts, presiding
 
4:30 pm
Review/debate/debrief
Oral Argument
Michael King
 
5:00 pm
Summary of Ethical Issues
observed during the day
with analysis panel of speakers
John Rapp, moderator
 
5:30 pm Adjourn

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