The Art of Advocacy

Becoming a better trial attorney is difficult without the opportunity to try cases. That's why I helped launch the ABA's Litigation Institute for Trial Training (LITT). This rigorous two day course for young attorneys had a successful debut last summer, and we are gearing up for the second annual program, scheduled for July 10-11 at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago.

The program is distinguished from other training opportunities of this sort in that it covers so much ground in such a concentrated period of time (less than two days). And the faculty is tremendous. This year it will include the Hon. Marvin E. Aspen, the Hon. Marvin J. Garbis, U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, Stephen Susman, Kim J. Askew, and other luminaries of bench and bar.

Participants will have a chance to watch these experts demonstrate the fundamental skills of courtroom advocacy. They will also practice techniques in workshops and take part in peer critique with video footage. The sessions will cover jury selection, opening statements, direct and cross examination, closing argument, and techniques of persuasion. There will be plenty of social time in which attendees can get to know the faculty and each other.

Interested? Read more here, register here, and if you have any questions, feel free to call or write.