2018 OADC TRIAL ADVOCACY Training

This is ADC's biggest training event of the year. Plan to spend a week with nationally renowned faculty members polishing your skills, learning new techniques & energizing your practice. There is something for every level of experience. Whether you have never been to a trial ad program before or you just want to brush up, this seminar is for you!

Coming from out of town and need a hotel?  Accomodations have been reserved just down the block at the ART, a hotel. (Use the link to receive our special rates.)

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ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, February 12, 2018

8:30-9:00          Registration and Light Breakfast -- Faculty Meeting

9:00-9:15          Introductions and Orientation

9:15-10:00        Client-centered Lawyering: The Power of Understanding                         

10:00-11:00      Eight Easy Steps to a Theory of the Case                         

11:00-11:45      Storyboarding:  A Creative Look at Building the Story                                             

11:45-3:30        Breakout Sessions (Lunch provided)-- Brief Group Introductions and Brainstorming Theories and themes

3:30-4:15           Jury Selection Lecture

4:15-5:15           Cross Lecture

5:15                   Faculty Meeting (at venue) 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

8:30-9:15           Openings Lecture

9:15-12:15         Breakout Sessions—Jury Selection  

12:15-1:00         Lunch—provided for participants and jurors at The Carr Building

1:00-2:00           The Science of Impeachment

2:00-4:00           Breakout Sessions—Cross Examination

4:00-4:30           Demo and Discussion:  Cross/Impeachment 

4:30-5:30           Storytelling for the Defender

5:30                    Faculty Meeting (at venue)

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

8:30-11:30         Mastering the Art of Communication

11:30-1:30         Lunch on your own

1:30-3:30           Breakout sessions—Openings

3:30-4:00           Demonstration and Discussion:  Openings

4:00-5:30           Breakoutsessions—Introduce/incorporate impeachment                                                               

5:30                   Faculty Meeting (at venue)

Thursday, February 15, 2018

8:30-9:15           Direct Exams Lecture

9:15-11:30         Breakout sessions—Cross and Impeachment (During this time, Thinking on Your Feet—A Workshop with Matthew Taylor will be conducted in two groups of 45 minutes each.  Directions to follow.)

11:45-12:45      Jury Instructions Lecture

12:45 -1:30        Lunch--provided

 1:30-3:45          Breakout sessions—Direct Exams (complete cross exercises if necessary) 

 3:45-4:00          Break

4:00-5:00           Closings: Ending on a High Note

 5:00                  Faculty Meeting (at venue)

6:30                   Faculty Dinner (Location to be Determined) 

 Friday, February 16, 2018

8:30-9:30           Advocacy When it Matters Most:  Fundamentals and Ethics at Sentencing

9:45-12:30         Breakout Sessions--Closings 

12:30-1:30         Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:00           Demonstration and Discussion:  Closings

2:00-3:30           Client Panel: A discussion of lawyering from the clients’ perspective

3:30-4:00           Closing Remarks           

PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING:

The Office of the Colorado Alternate Defense Counsel is a state agency that provides indigent criminal defense legal representation to our community members accused of committing crimes. We therefore do NOT allow any members of law enforcement or prosecution offices to attend our trainings.

By registering for this training, I affirm I am not affiliated in any way with any law enforcement agency or prosecution office.

Any violation of the above affirmation will result in a complaint to attorney regulation and possible civil liability.