Overview
This program offers practical advice and tools for the small firm or solo practitioner to conduct intake calls and preliminary investigation; communicate ethically with and collect information from clients and lay witnesses through best practices for interviews; work with experts; set up and facilitate focus groups on a variety of levels; and tell your client's story to the mediator or the court of both through visual tools and written communication.
The Sessions during the day are as follows:
Session 1 - Intake Calls, Documentation, and Preliminary Investigation
Moderator: Jessica Vick, Friedman Rubin
Panelists: Michelle Shaw, Rapid Return
Steven Shaw, Shaw Legal Solutions
Session 2 - Best Practices for Interviews
Speakers: Dee Taylor, Friedman Rubin
Rebecca Horst, Kilpatrick Townsend
Session 3 - The Care and Feeding of the Expert Witness
Speakers: Jessica Vick, Friedman Rubin
Angela Macey-Cushman, JD, RN, Attorney at Law
Session 4 - Effective Focus Groups
Speakers: Shea McVaugh, Focus Group Center
Dee Taylor, Friedman Rubin
Session 5 - From the Focus Group to the Jury
Speakers: Don Bauermeister, Friedman Rubin
Session 6 - Visualize Your Case: Telling the Client's Story in Images
Speakers: Amiee L. Cammilleri, Medical Illustrator, BioMed Illustrations
Dee Taylor, Friedman Rubin
Session 7 - Mediation
Moderator: Jessica Vick, Friedman Rubin
Panelists: Kenneth McEwan, Pacific ADR
Peter O'Neil, Attorney at Law
Session 8 - Ethics in Client and Witness Communication
Speakers: Erica W. Temple, WSBA Disciplinary Counsel
Pricing
ATTORNEYS
General Registration (in-person): $225.00
SU School of Law Alumni (in-person): $195.00
PARALEGAL/LEGAL STAFF
General Registration (in-person) : $150.00
Paralegal/Legal Staff - Employee of SU Law Alumni/WSPA Member (in-person): $125.00
LIVE WEBCAST OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
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