For information and registration for the in-person live hours, please click here. 

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 Trial^TM 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 a fatal car versus pedestrian case.  The Plaintiff, Brian Miller, alleges that his son, Jacob Miller’s, death was proximately caused by the negligence, gross negligence, or recklessness of the driver and agent of Wings N Things, LLC.  Wings N Things, LLC asserts Jacob’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 6.75 MCLE credit hours by the Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization. Commission Course # for the Webinar: 241599ADO

The Supreme Court of South Carolina will provide one "civil or criminal jury trial" credit in satisfaction of Rule 403(b)(2), SCACR, for members of the bar or eligible students who attend the live webina version of the course. Please email jane.points@scbar.org to ensure credit is submitted for Rule 403 credit.

 

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 Trial^TM presenters are members of ABOTA.

 

 

 

Course Planner and Moderator

Geoff Gibbon

Fayssoux & Landis, Greenville

 

Presiding Judge

The Honorable Jocelyn Newman

 

 

Plaintiff Team

Preston Brittain

Brittain Law Firm, Myrtle Beach, SC

 

Jon Eric Fulda

Whetstone Perkins & Fulda, Columbia, SC

 

Stephen Lowry

Harris Lowry Manton, Savannah, GA

 

Breon Walker

Stanley Law Group, Columbia, SC

 

Ginny Williams

Williams & Williams, Orangeburg, SC

 

Defense Team

Robb Brown

Moseley Marcinak Law Group, Columbia, SC

 

James F. Rogers

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Columbia

 

Christian Stegmaier

Collins and Lacy, Columbia, SC

 

Kelli Sullivan

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, Columbia, SC