From File to Trial: 8 Keys to Success in Court and Beyond featuring Mark Drummond Out of Stock

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THIS ONDEMAND PROGRAM IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ACCREDITATION OUTSIDE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 

About the Seminar
For years the South Carolina Bar has invited internationally acclaimed trial advocacy instructor, Mark Drummond, to present From File to Trial: 8 Keys to Success in Court and Beyond.  Within weeks after the pandemic shut down most court systems, Judge Drummond designed a course on remote advocacy for which he received the first ever National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Leadership Service Award for the “Creation and Launch of Remote Advocacy Courses.”  As the Executive Director of the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law he launched one of the first model remote jury trials.  During the pandemic he presented webinars to thousands of attorneys and provided one-on-one coaching to hundreds of attorneys on remote advocacy techniques for trials, motions and depositions.

This program incorporates the lessons of the 8 Keys into all aspects of litigation including tips and techniques that apply to motions, discovery, depositions and appeals, in addition to trial.  You will learn tips and techniques for remote advocacy as well as in-person advocacy and the e advantages and disadvantages of each.

We’ll conclude the day with an hour of legal ethics, discussing The Key to the art of persuasion whether in the courtroom or over a remote platform.

This is going to be one program you do not want to miss! 

Seminar Agenda
Primacy: First Impressions are Golden:
-The Post-Pandemic Judge/Jury/Deposition
-Making a Good First Impression in Court and on Zoom

Emphasize the Receiver:
-Making the most of Direct and Cross In-Person and On Screen
-Expert Direct and Cross
-The Islands of Safety for Cross

Remembered Facts Alone Persuade:
-Hierarchy of Attention in the Courtroom and the Zoom Room
-Technology Tools for the Courtroom and Remote Depositions 

Simplify: Do a Thoreau:
-Compelling Theme Choices
-Storytelling

Understand the Power of Notebooks:
-The Trial Notebook System
-The “Red Cover” Method for Cross Examination
-Verbal and Visual Tips

Address: See Gettysburg 

Delivery:
-Preparation, Persuasion, Retention for In-person, and Remote Advocacy
-Memory Tools
-Delivering Words & Pictures

Ethics: The Key to the Art of Persuasion:
-Ethical Considerations for Remote Advocacy
-Ethical Considerations for Remote Depositions
-Ethical Checklist to assist the Court 

Adjourn

About The Speaker
The Honorable Mark A. Drummond (ret.) has devoted over 40 years to the art of persuasion, first as a successful trial lawyer for 20 years and then as a trial judge for 20 years.  Since leaving the bench, Mark Drummond has returned to the courtroom as an advocate.

Judge Drummond has been asked to train advocates on five continents. United Nations War Crimes Tribunal prosecutors asked him to train prosecutors at the Hague and in Arusha, Tanzania. He has trained advocates for the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federated Bar Association of Japan and the Beijing and Shanghai Arbitration Commissions. He has trained advocates throughout the United States and his work overseas includes trainings in Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Tasmania, Tanzania, Vienna, Zurich, the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, New College Oxford, Keble College Oxford, Nottingham Law School, Scotland, Ireland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Myanmar and the Navajo Nation. For years he has been the NITA program director for teacher training in New York City. He is the recipient of the Hon. Robert E. Keeton outstanding faculty award from NITA.

 

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 5.8 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hour. 

This seminar is a Basic to intermediate level program.  

 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: 250900ADO.  

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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