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SEMINAR DAY ONE-Friday January 15, 2021 | ||
| 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Doug Murphy, Dean |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Death is Different-Ethics | Edward L. Fiandach |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | The State’s Investigation While your Client is Sitting in Jail: What you Need to Investigate. Views from Former Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor & Former Judge | Hon. Catherine V. Evans |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Nothing Will Make This Right: Ethically Handling Human Emotions and Passion in Manslaughter Cases-Ethics | Nicole W. DeBorde |
| 10:30a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Morning Break | |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Critical Information Gathering, Client Interview, Investigation Strategies: The Client Interview and Once Hired, Proper Defense Investigation | W. Troy McKinney |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Almost Famous: Handling Media in High Profile Cases | Brian W. Wice |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Building the “Paper Foxhole:” Civil Cases Arising from (Alleged) Criminal Activity & Useful Tips on Acquiring Information from Civil Litigation | Donald H. Kidd & Jim M. Perdue, Jr. |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Voir Dire in Intoxication Manslaughter or Serious Bodily Injury Cases | Jason S. Bloom, M.A. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Break | |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Upon Further Review: Causation & Accident Reconstruction | Jay Przybyla, Ph.D., P.E. |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Defensive Theories & Legal Challenges to Evidence: Case Law Update | Flem K. Whited, III |
SEMINAR DAY TWO-Saturday January 16, 2021 | ||
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Litigating Motions to Suppress in Serious Bodily Injury & Fatality Cases | Robert S. Reiff |
| 9:45 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. | Attacking the Hospital Blood Test | Christopher M. McKinney |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Attacking the Forensic Blood Test | Joseph P. St. Louis |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Closing Argument | Tyrone C. Moncriffe |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Preparing for Plan B: Mitigation in Fatality & Serious Injury Cases | Michael M. Hawkins |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Giveaways and Conclude | |
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