PresentationsBasic Cross ExaminationWyoming Trial Lawyers Association June 2009 Laramie, Wyoming Using Timeless Principles of Advocacy to Engage Today’s Jurors Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association July 2007 La Jolla, California Cowboy Ethics and the Rules of Professional Conduct Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association 2007 Jackson, Wyoming Kansas Association for Justice Foundation’s Gifts to a Young Lawyer: What Persuaded Juries, What Still Does and Why. Kansas Association for Justice Foundation 2007 Crown Center Seminar Mining for Justice Inner Circle Convention 2007 Boston Engaging Ourselves and Engaging the Jury in Closing Argument American Trial Lawyers Association Convention 2006 Seattle Challenges for Cause Inner Circle Convention August 2006 Seattle The Lawyer as Leader-Language and Jury Motivation Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Winter Conference 2006 Aspen, Colorado Who Will Lead the Jury to Victory? A Study of Language, Motivation and Persuasion Law Education Institute January 2006 Vail, Colorado So You Have a PET Scan- Now What Are You Going to Do With It? Brain Injury Association of Utah and Utah Trial Lawyers Association 2005 Salt Lake City, Utah Dealing with Difficult Counsel – How Can We Live With Them? Law Education Institute January 2005 Vail, Colorado Emerging Trends In Voir Dire Law Education Institute January 2004 Vail, Colorado Telling the Story of Your Case Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association March 2003 Aspen, Colorado and Kansas Trial Lawyers Association June 15, 2001 Whitefish, Montana Tactics and Strategy in a Civil Trial Practice Law Education Institute January 2002 Vail, Colorado Trial Advocacy in the New Millennium Law Education Institute January 2001 Vail, Colorado Tips To Improve Your Opening Law Education Institute January 2000 Vail, Colorado Psychodramatic Tools You Can Use to Tell the Story of Your Case Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association November 20, 1999 Trumbull, Connecticut Once Upon a Time…. 7 Tools You Can Use to Tell the Story of Your Case Idaho Trial Lawyers Association June 1999 Sun Valley, Idaho and Wyoming Attorney General CORE Training Program September 24, 1998 The Lawyer as Storyteller South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association April 13, 1999 Sioux Falls, South Dakota It’s About Time! The Clock and the Trial Lawyer – Strategies for Using Time Effectively from Opening to Closing Virginia Trial Lawyers Association March 1999 and Law Education Institute January 1999 Vail, Colorado and Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association December 1998 New Orleans, LA and Montana Trial Lawyers Association July 1998 Polson, Montana Direct Examination Texas Trial Lawyers Association Seminar December 3-4, 1998 Houston, Texas Trial Advocacy Track: Winning the Case-Trial Panel: Dealing With Difficult Judges: “May It Please the Court” American Trial Lawyers Association Winter Convention February 24, 1998 Maui, Hawaii Uncovering Juror Belief Systems During Expedited Voir Dire American Trial Lawyers Association Preconvention Seminar February 19, 1998 Maui Hawaii Making a Record. How to Corral the Opposing Witness American Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention July 1998 Special Damages Issues Regarding Children – Burns, Scars, Amputation and Gunshot Wounds The Faces of the Future Seminar May 1998 Atlanta, Georgia Crafting Juror Attitudes Into Your Opening and Closing Arguments American Trial Lawyers Association November 1, 1997 Developing and Communicating the Theme of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case From Initial Client Interview Through Trial September 26, 1997 Denver, Colorado Catastrophic Burn Case Considerations Law Education Institute January 1997 Vail Colorado Closing Argument – Rebuttal Law Education Institute January, 1997 Vail, Colorado Opening Statement – Setting the Stage National College of Advocacy October 18 – 24, 1996 University of California, Berkeley, California Win Your Case By Understanding the Psychology of Trial North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association May 3, 1996 Public Speaking For Lawyers In Trial: Preparation and Presentation Law Education Institute January 1996 Vail, Colorado Understanding the Psychology of Your Case New Mexico Trial Lawyers Foundation November 17, 1995 Learn Lessons From Your Trials. Conduct a Post Mortem Law Education Institute January 1995 Vail, Colorado Insurance Bad Faith National Business Institute 1994, 1995 The Law of Opening Statement Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association 1995 and National Trial Advocacy College August 1991 San Francisco, California Legal Perspectives: Panel Discussion-When Does Brain Death Occur Critical Care Seminar September 21-23, 1994 Casper, Wyoming Getting the Jury’s Attention – and Keeping It Law Education Institute January 1994 Vail, Colorado “The Heart of Lawyering: Multi-Media Presentation on the Many Varied Communication Techniques”” National College of Advocacy February17-19, 1994 Tucson, Arizona A Legal Perspective: Understanding Brain Injury Rocky Mountain Regional Traumatic Brain Injury Conference September 30, 1993 Casper, Wyoming Why Do Some Arguments Work? Principles of Trial Advocacy Ultimate Trial Notebook II Program October 20, 1993 Timeless Principles of Advocacy: Orators, Counselors and Patriots New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association June 12, 1993 Santa Fe, New Mexico Elements of Persuasion: How To Make What You Say Persuasive by the Way You Say It. Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association June 1993 Cody, Wyoming Principles of Advocacy Law Education Institute 1993 Vail, Colorado Discovery Techniques: A Plaintiff’s Perspective National Business Institute 1993 Informal Discovery and Investigation National Business Institute 1993 Essentials of Civil Litigation Effective Direct and Cross Examination National College of Advocacy October 10-15, 1992 Reno, Nevada Principles of Advocacy Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association 1992 How To Win Your Case By Understanding The Psychology of Trials Utah Trial Lawyers Association 1992 Psychology and Trial – Application to Opening Statement & Cross Examination Law Education Institute, The Bureau of National Affairs, National Litigation Conference March 1992, Lake Buena Vista, Florida and Law Education Institute January 1992 Vail, Colorado Preparation for Trial-The Last 50 Days 1990 Annen v. DuKane Corporation: A Study in Preparation and Trial of a Products Liability Action - Defective Hospital Equipment American Trial Lawyers Association July 24, 1990 San Diego, California Personal Injury Practice in Wyoming National Business Institute April 27, 1990 Cheyenne, Wyoming Direct Examination Montana Trial Lawyers Association December 1, 1989 Establishing Rapport With Jurors Association of Trial Lawyers of America September 27, 1989 Chicago, Illinois Damages – Special Damage Problems In Catastrophic Injury Cases Plaintiff’s Perspective National Business Institute 1989 The Psychology of Trial National Litigation Conference March 30 – April 2, 1989 Scottsdale, Arizona and Kansas Trial Lawyers Association June 24, 1986 Jackson, Wyoming Opening Statement Comparative Courtroom Techniques Seminar August 18-19, 1988 Steamboat Springs, Colorado Oil Field Liability Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association June 16, 1988 Cheyenne, Wyoming Preparation and Trial of the Products Liability Case - The Perspective of Plaintiff’s Counsel Wyoming State Bar April 29 – 30, 1988 Additional Presentations for the National College of Advocacy/Association of Trial Lawyers of America/Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Pre-Trial Evidentiary Considerations Deposing Experts Informal Discovery and Investigation Pretrial Motions and Protecting the Record at Trial Proving Damages in Direct Examination The Psychology of Persuasion Sources of Information and Pre-Complaint Strategies in the Product Liability Case Tips for Effective Summation Additional Presentations at the Invitation of the University of Wyoming School of Law Cross-examination Starting and Building a Law Practice In addition, Jim has served as a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy |
