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Event Information
2024 Masters in Trial: A Trial Demonstration from Opening Statement through Jury Deliberations
February 02, 2024
Credits
N/A
MCLE: 6.75
Pricing
Dates
Friday, February 02, 2024Time
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMRegistration Deadline
Thursday, February 01, 2024Live in person hours at USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law, 1525 Senate St. Columbia, 29208. Includes Satellite Sites see below for locations and addresses.
For information and registration for the Live Webinar (non-live hours) for this program, please click here.
Walk-In Registration Fee:
An additional walk-in
registration fee of $50 will be applied to registrations the day of the program
upon arrival at the registration site. This fee is intended to cover the
additional administrative costs associated with on-site registrations.
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 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 #: 241598
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
Planner and Moderator
Geoff Gibbon
Fayssoux
& Landis, Greenville
Presiding
Judge
The Honorable
Jocelyn Newman
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
Seminar Locations
Attendees can register to attend in person at the SC Bar Conference Center in Columbia, or one of the 6 other locations listed below. All 7 sites count as "in-person" MCLE hours. Please make your selection during the registration process.
- Beaufort: USC Bluffton Campus, 1 University Drive, Bluffton 29909, Campus Center 106
- Columbia- USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law, 1525 Senate St.
- Charleston- Charleston School of Law, 385 Meeting Street, Room 104
- Florence: 1951 Pisgah Road, Room 249
- Greenville- The University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive (enter the building where all the college flags are) Rm 514
- Myrtle Beach- Horry Georgetown Tech, 950 Crabtree Lane, Room 601
- Rock Hill- York Family Courthouse, 1555 West Main Street, Jones Assembly Room
The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.
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Registration Fees
Price Description | Amount |
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Agenda
Beaufort/Hilton Head Island 1 University Blvd Bluffton, SC 29909 |
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Charleston 385 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 Room 104 |
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Columbia 1525 Senate St. Columbia, SC 29208 |
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Florence 1951 Pisgah Rd Florence, SC 29501 Room 249 |
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Greenville 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607 Room 514 |
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Myrtle Beach 950 Crab Tree Lane Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 |
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Rock Hill 1555 West Main Street Rock Hill, SC 29732 Jones Assembly Room |
Speakers
Name | Organization | Speaking At |
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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.
Walk-In Registration Fee:
Continuing Education
Agenda
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:05 a.m.
Welcome and
Overview
8:15 – 8:30
a.m.
Plaintiff’s Opening
Statement
8:30 – 8:45
a.m.
Defense Opening
Statement
8:45 – 9:00
a.m.
Direct
Examination of Plaintiff Witness 1
9:15 – 9:30
a.m.
Cross
Examination of Plaintiff Witness 1
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Direct
Examination of Plaintiff Witness 2
9:45 – 10:00
a.m.
Cross Examination
of Plaintiff Witness 2
10:00 – 10:15
a.m.
Morning Break
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Direct Examination
of Plaintiff Expert
10:45 – 11:00
a.m.
Cross Examination
of Plaintiff Expert
11:00 – 11:25
a.m.
Direct
Examination of Plaintiff/PR of Estate
11:25 – 11:45
a.m.
Cross
Examination of Plaintiff/PR of Estate
11:45 a.m.
Lunch (on your
own)
1:00 – 1:15
p.m.
Direct Examination
of Defense Witness 1
1:15 – 1:30
p.m.
Cross Examination
of Defense Witness 1
1:30 – 1:45
p.m.
Direct
Examination of Defense Witness 2
1:45 – 2:00
p.m.
Cross
Examination of Defense Witness 2
2:00 – 2:15
p.m.
Direct
Examination of Defense Expert
2:15 – 2:30
p.m.
Cross
Examination of Defense Expert
2:45 – 3:00
p.m.
Plaintiff’s
Closing
3:00 – 3:15
p.m.
Defendant’s
Closing
3:15 – 3:30
p.m.
Jury Charge
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Jury
Deliberations
(Streamed Live
in the Courtroom)
4:30 – 5:00
p.m.
Jury Verdict,
Questions, and Final Thoughts
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn