CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
2002
ANNUAL FALL SEMINAR
Tips from the Masters
San Francisco Marriott
December 13-14, 2002
| Seminar Coordinators | Seminar Committee Co-Chairs | ||
| Robert Berke - Susan Ten Kwan | Susan Ten Kwan - Jennifer Friedman |
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Friday December 13
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Early Registration
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Charles R. Gerry Memorial Lecture - An American Gulag:
An Insider's Trip to Death Row, USA Opening Remarks
A personal account of fighting the death penalty in America
Friday December 14
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. The Use of Experts: Creative Ways to Use Them and
to Persuade the Court to Appoint Them / Ethical pitfalls for the Wary
Enhance your case by obtaining expert testimony and avoiding ethical dilemmas.
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Cross-Examination: The Art of the Possible
How to make the witnesses your own.
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Creative Motions to Balance the Scales
Millard Farmer (Visuals Used for Presentation)
The art of aggressive litigation -
the sure way to level the playing field and score runs.
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Awards Luncheon
Honorees Judge Warren Ferguson and Cheryl Romo
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Final Argument
How to turn a close case into a win.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. New Frontiers in Discovery: Know Your Rights
Where and how to pursue facts that are otherwise "hidden."
3:30 p.m.- 3:45 p.m. BREAK
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Voir Dire: Tailoring Jury Selection to Your Case
Lois Heaney and Stuart Rappaport
Practical tips for getting the right read on prospective jurors,
getting to know strangers and selecting the best.