Trial Skills
Total Credits: 6 including 5 Alabama CLE Credit, 1 Ethics Credits
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- Categories:
- Trial & Litigation
- Faculty:
- Rip Andrews | Robert MacKenzie | Terrence W. McCarthy | Honorable M. Bradley Almond | John Lentine
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Elevate your courtroom presence and master the art of persuasion at our upcoming trial skills CLE seminar. Designed for seasoned attorneys and new trial lawyers alike, this seminar delivers expert insights on key trial techniques, including effective jury selection, persuasive storytelling, and witness examination. Participants will learn key information to help refine their skills in evidence presentation, witness preparation, and courtroom demeanor, gaining the confidence and expertise needed to succeed in the courtroom. Our faculty of experienced trial attorneys will share practical strategies and real-world examples, providing actionable takeaways to enhance your trial practice and improve your chances of success.
Faculty
Rip Andrews Related Seminars and Products
Marsh Rickard & Bryan PC
Mr. Andrews is a graduate of Georgetown University and The University of Alabama School of Law. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama Association for Justice. He practices in the areas of personal injury and products liability, doing both litigation and appeals.
Robert MacKenzie Related Seminars and Products
Starnes Davis Florie LLP
Bob MacKenzie is a partner at Starnes Davis Florie, having joined the firm in 1984 after completing law school. Bob serves on the firm's Executive Committee. Bob's practice is devoted to handling a broad scope of litigation including medical and legal malpractice actions, bad faith, product liability, commercial transactions, and labor and employment. He has tried in excess of 100 jury trials to a verdict, involving the defense of physicians, hospitals, lawyers, insurers, commercial institutions, and product manufacturers. Bob also represents lawyers and health care professionals in disciplinary matters before Alabama Regulatory Boards. He has published multiple articles on the defense of legal malpractice suits. His practice includes cases in Alabama and the Southeast. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law.
Terrence W. McCarthy Related Seminars and Products
Lightfoot, Franklin & White
Terry McCarthy is a partner at the Birmingham law firm of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, and is the co-author (along with Charles Gamble and Robert Goodwin) of the Seventh Edition of McElroy’s Alabama Evidence and the Third Edition of Gamble’s Alabama Rules of Evidence. He has also authored numerous scholarly articles on evidence issues and gives several CLE presentations each year on various evidence topics. Terry has taught evidence courses as an adjunct professor for most of his legal career at multiple law schools, and he currently teaches first year Civil Procedure at The University of Alabama School of Law. He serves on the advisory committee for the Alabama Rules of Evidence, and is a graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law. Terry also has a diverse trial and appellate practice and has served as lead counsel in various matters in more than 25 states throughout the country. He may be reached at tmccarthy@lightfootlaw.com.
Honorable M. Bradley Almond Related Seminars and Products
6th Judicial Circuit
Judge Almond is a graduate (magna cum laude) of Barton College with degrees in History and Political Science. He graduated from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1990 where he was a recipient of the George Peach Taylor Award in Trial Advocacy. He has served as Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge since 2008. Prior to his appointment, he practiced law with the firm of Almond & Cheshire LLC in Tuscaloosa.
John Lentine Related Seminars and Products
Sheffield & Lentine PC
Mr. Lentine received his B.A. with honors from the University of West Florida and his J.D. from Cumberland Law School. He is a Past President of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham. He is a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and he has been Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has served as the Board’s State Coordinator in Alabama. He has been appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court to serve on the Alabama Criminal Rules Committee and the Alabama Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. Mr. Lentine is an adjunct faculty member at Cumberland School of Law where he teaches Trial Advocacy, and the Birmingham School of Law where he teaches criminal law and the Death Penalty. He also teaches at the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia and the Bill Daniel Trial College in Athens, Georgia. He is listed in the Best Lawyers in Birmingham, Super Lawyers of Alabama and the Best Lawyers in America in the area of criminal defense. and was the 2010 recipient of the Judge Walter P. Gewin Award from CLE Alabama for his contributions to the development and presentation of CLE programs.
