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Event Information
2023 Masters in Trial: A Trial Demonstration from Opening Statement through Jury Deliberations
February 03, 2023
Credits
N/A
MCLE: 6.50
Pricing
Dates
Friday, February 03, 2023Time
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Deadline
Friday, February 03, 2023
Live in person at University of South Carolina School of Law, 1525 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29208, Karen J. Williams Courtroom. Includes Satellite Sites see below for locations and addresses.
To Register for the Live Webcast click here. (Live Webcast DOES NOT count as "live" hours).
Scope and Purpose
The American Board of Trial Advocates, an organization with more than 7,500
of the best trial lawyers in America, is dedicated to the preservation of the
right to trial by jury guaranteed by the 7th Amendment.
Educating lawyers in the art of trial advocacy is a primary goal of the
Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The Masters in TrialTM shows how some of the most successful trial lawyers in the country conduct a trial — without war stories. All of the trial team counsel are ABOTA members and are well-known and highly respected in their fields.
Case
The fact pattern for this year’s Masters
in Trial is based on an early-morning fatal tractor-trailer accident case. The Plaintiff, Natasha Rostova, alleges that
her husband, Nicolas Rostova’s, death was proximately caused by the negligence,
gross negligence, or recklessness of the driver and agent of Carolina Beverage
Distributors, LLC. Carolina Beverage
Distributors, LLC asserts Mr. Rostova’s unfortunate passing was due to his own
comparative negligence.
Whether you are a novice or seasoned
trial lawyer, plaintiff or defense counsel, this program will assist you in
your next trial. This seminar is designed to teach by example. The skills you
see demonstrated are applicable to virtually every other civil case.
This is one seminar trial lawyers will
be talking about. You don’t want to miss it. Come see how the Masters do it.
CLE Credit
The program has been approved for 6.5 MCLE credit hours by the Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization. Commission Course #: 230528
Trial Teams
(subject to change)
The American Board
of Trial Advocates is an invitation-only organization of 7,500 of the nation’s
premier plaintiff and defense trial attorneys. All Masters in TrialTM presenters are members of ABOTA.
Course Planners
Elizabeth M.
(Beth) McMillan
Nelson Mullins, Greenville SC
Geoffrey W. (Geoff)
Gibbon
Fayssoux &
Landis Attorneys at Law, P.A., Greenville, SC
Presiding
Judge
The Honorable
G. D. “Doc” Morgan, Jr.
S.C.
Circuit Court, Greenville SC
Plaintiff
Team
Robert L. (Robb)
Brown
Solomon Law Group, Columbia, SC
J. Andrew
Delaney
Williams & Williams, Columbia, SC
Celeste T. Jones
Burr Forman, Columbia, SC
Roy R. (Rob) Kelly,
IV
Kelly & Kelly, LLP, Savannah, GA
Wes A. Kissinger
KD
Trial Lawyers, Spartanburg, SC
Defense Team
Brett H. Bayne
McAngus, Goudelock, & Courie, LLC, Columbia, SC
Kay G. Crowe
Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, LLP, Columbia, SC
Andrea
La’Verne Edney
Butler
Snow, Jackson, MS
Levi Law Group, Columbia, SC
Richard H. (Dick)
Willis
Williams
Mullen, Columbia, SC
Seminar Locations
Attendees can register to attend in person at the SC Bar Conference Center in Columbia, or one of the 5 other locations listed below. All 7 sites count as "in-person" MCLE hours. Please make your selection during the registration process.
- Columbia-UofSC School of Law, 1525 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- THIS LOCATION IS FULL-Charleston- Charleston School of Law, 385 Meeting Street, 1st Floor-Classroom 104
- Florence-SiMT, 1951 Pisgha Rd, Room 249
- Greenville- The University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive (enter the building where all the college flags are) Room 514
- Myrtle Beach- Horry Georgetown Tech, 950 Crabtree Lane, Room 601
- Rock Hill- York Family Courthouse, 1555 West Main Street, Jones Assembly Room.
- Beaufort: USC Bluffton Campus, 1 University Drive, Bluffton 29909, Hargray Building-Classroom 160
The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.
Registration Fees
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Agenda
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Beaufort/Hilton Head Island 1 University Blvd Bluffton SC 29909 Hargray Building- Classroom 160 |
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Columbia 1525 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29208 |
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Florence 1951 Pisgah Rd Florence, SC 29501 Rm 249 |
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Greenville 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 |
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Myrtle Beach 950 Crab Tree Lane Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Room 604 |
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Rock Hill 1555 West Main Street Rock Hill, SC 29732 Jones Assembly Room |
Speakers
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Policy
Need
to cancel or transfer your registration? Simply notify us in writing no later than 24 hours prior
to the published start time of the seminar at registrar@scbar.org. You will be eligible to receive a full
refund, be transferred to the live webcast or archived on-demand version of the
same seminar, if available, or to a live or archived seminar of equal or lesser
value. If you need to cancel within 24
hours of the start time of a program, you are eligible to take the program in
its archived, on-demand format, if available.
Neither transfers to the live webcast, nor refunds will be issued for
cancellations made within 24 hours of a seminar start time.
Continuing Education
Agenda
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and
Overview
8:15 a.m.
Plaintiff’s Opening
Statement
8:30 a.m.
Defense Opening
Statement
8:45 a.m.
Direct Examination
of Plaintiff Witness 1
9:00 a.m.
Cross
Examination of Plaintiff Witness 1
9:30 a.m.
Direct
Examination of Plaintiff Witness 2
9:45 a.m.
Cross Examination
of Plaintiff Witness 2
10:00 a.m.
Morning Break
10:15 a.m.
Direct Examination
of Plaintiff’s Expert
10:30 a.m.
Cross Examination
of Plaintiff’s Expert
11:15 a.m.
Panel
Discussion on Strategy and Technique
11:45 a.m.
Lunch (on your
own)
1:00 p.m.
Direct Examination
of Defense Witness 1
1:15 p.m.
Cross Examination
of Defense Witness 1
1:30 p.m.
Direct
Examination of Defense Witness 2
1:45 p.m.
Cross
Examination of Defense Witness 2
2:00 p.m.
Direct
Examination of Defense Expert
2:15 p.m.
Cross
Examination of Defense Expert
2:45 p.m.
Plaintiff’s
Closing
3:00 p.m.
Defendant’s
Closing
3:15 p.m.
Afternoon Break
3:30 p.m.
Jury Charge
3:45 p.m.
Jury
Deliberations
(Streamed Live
in the Courtroom)
4:30 p.m.
Jury Verdict,
Questions, and Final Thoughts
5:00
p.m.
Adjourn