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About the Seminar
Want to start a federal criminal practice but not sure where to begin? Want to sharpen your skills or expand your knowledge base in the federal criminal arena? The SC Bar CLE Division and the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers have partnered to present Federal Criminal Practice in South Carolina.
This program offers an opportunity to learn how the federal criminal system works and brings together an experienced faculty of U.S. District and Magistrate judges, as well as federal prosecutors and private practitioners who will show you the ropes.
The program will focus on practical guidance on the differences between the state and federal criminal arenas, with an emphasis on the key procedural distinctives that make federal criminal practice unique. Course Planner Beattie Ashmore has gathered a distinguished faculty including U.S. District Court Judges, Tim Cain, Michelle Childs and Michael Duffy, U.S. Magistrate Judges Mary Gordon Baker, Paige Gossett and Kevin McDonald, former U.S. Attorneys Bill Nettles and Pete Strom, SC Bar President and Assistant U.S. Attorney William Witherspoon, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stacey Hanes and J.D. Rowell and experienced federal criminal defense practitioners, Dick Harpootlian, Jack Swerling and Diedreich von Lehe.
This program is designed not only to teach the primary areas of differences between state and federal practice, but it will also give you practical guidance on how you can start a federal criminal practice from the ground up.
Seminar Agenda
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Introduction to Federal Criminal Practice
J. Preston Pete Strom - Columbia
The A to Z of Federal Criminal Practice: A Round Table Discussion with Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys
Moderator: William K. Witherspoon - Columbia
Diedreich P. von Lehe III - Charleston
William Bill N. Nettles - Columbia
Stacey D. Haynes - Assistant US Attorney, District of South Carolina
John David JD Rowell - Assistant US Attorney, District of South Carolina
A View from the Bench: Federal District Judges
Moderator: Beattie B. Ashmore - Greenville
Hon. Timothy M. Cain - Anderson
Hon. J. Michelle Childs - Columbia
Hon. P. Michael Duffy - Charleston
Compassion Fatigue in Criminal Defense Lawyers
Steve W. Sumner - Greenville
Pre-Sentence Investigation Report
Timothy S. Slice, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer - Greenville
Interplay between Federal and State Sentencing
Jack B. Swerling - Columbia
Richard Dick A. Harpootlian - Columbia
Appearing Before the Federal Magistrate Judge: It's No Trivial Matter
Moderator: Sherri A. Lydon - Columbia
Hon. Mary Gordon Baker - Charleston
Hon. Paige Jones Gossett - Columbia
Hon. Kevin F. McDonald - Greenville
Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 6.0 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 SA/MH credit hour. This seminar also qualifies for 6.0 Criminal credit for Summary Court Judges.
This seminar is an Intermediate to Advanced Level Program.
Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2024, please use this course code: 241046ADO.
Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2025, please use this course code: 250734ADO
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