Faculty:

Roger J. Dodd, Esq.

Duration:

1 Hour 30 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

In a series of four 90-minute webinars, Roger Dodd presents a completely integrated cross-examination system taught via learnable concrete principles. In each webinar Roger illustrates key principles and techniques of cross-examination to implement at trial and at depositions (in-person or online). His examples are based on dozens of real-life examples. Even if you don’t take the whole series...

Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff, Esq.

Duration:

1:00

Short Description:

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer of the film “Rust” was found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter for the 2021 on-set fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Alec Baldwin fired the fatal bullet believing that the gun was a cold gun and did not contain live ammunition. At Ms. Reed’s trial the prosecutor relied on visual evidence, film, pictures, and visual enhancements

Tue, Jan 28, 2025 - 10:00am PST

Faculty:

Steven L. Taylor

Duration:

1 Hour 13 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Adopted in 2010, Criminal Rule 16(K) mandates that the parties disclose their expert-witness reports at least 21 days before trial.  If the 21-day rule is violated, the remedy at trial is exclusion to the extent there was non-compliance, a mandatory remedy reinforced and emphasized by the Ohio Supreme Court when it addressed the rule in State v. Boaston, 160 Ohio St.3d 46, 2020-Ohio-1061.

Faculty:

Roger J. Dodd, Esq.

Duration:

2:00

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

To litigate in the COVID-19 era you need more than the traditional cross-examination techniques you’ve always relied on. COVID-19 has dramatically changed the face of litigation...kick-starting a technology shift in the practice of law that has already taken place in almost every other area of society. Zoom, Webex, and other remote platforms are now a regular part of the litigation and ...

Faculty:

Roger J. Dodd, Esq. |  Olivia Espinosa |  Steve Hohman

Duration:

1 Hour 32 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Professional improv actor and teacher, Steve Hohman, and legendary author and trial lawyer, Roger J. Dodd, connect the disciplines of cross-examination and improvisation. This engaging and innovative 90-minute video takes you through easy-to-follow strategies for the courtroom and introduces practical improvisational acting skills to help master Dodd's world-famous cross-examination techniques

Author:

Roger J. Dodd, Esq.

Short Description:

Since the last edition of the book published in 2017, the importance of depositions has increased substantially. As the subtitle of this book indicates - Your Depositions are Now Your Trials. Knowing how to cross-examine deponents is an absolutely essential skill for all litigators. Cross-examination for depositions gives you the tools you need to maximize your effectiveness at depositions. 

Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff, Esq. |  Samantha D. Holmes, PhD

Duration:

1:00

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Everyone has implicit biases that influence their judgment.  However, when selecting a jury it is important for attorneys to uncover the implicit biases of prospective jurors to obtain a jury that can hear your client’s case fairly and impartially.  Further, it is essential for attorneys to understand their own implicit biases and how they can influence your decisions when

Thu, Jan 23, 2025 - 10:00am to 11:01am PST

Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff, Esq. |  Samantha D. Holmes, PhD

Duration:

1 Hour

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Everyone has implicit biases that influence their judgment.  However, when selecting a jury it is important for attorneys to uncover the implicit biases of prospective jurors to obtain a jury that can hear your client’s case fairly and impartially.  Further, it is essential for attorneys to understand their own implicit biases and how they can influence your decisions when

Faculty:

Philip Bogdanoff, Esq.

Duration:

2 Hours 1 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

The Rules of Professional Conduct indicate that an attorney who possesses unprivileged information that a judge has violated the Rules of Judicial Conduct shall inform the appropriate authority. And it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to knowingly assist a judge in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct. Therefore, it is incumbent for every attorney ...

Faculty:

Tom O'Connor, Esq.

Duration:

1 Hour 4 Minutes

Format:

Audio and Video

Short Description:

Most attorneys in private practice are employed by law firms with fewer than 20 lawyers and, in fact, half of all U.S lawyers in private practice are solos. When e-discovery came on the scene, these attorneys viewed it as the exclusive domain of large firms with large cases in Federal court. But with the increase in digital activity by people in all areas of their lives, e-discovery has become an