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CLE Hours
6
CLE
Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
and
5 Trial Practice
Hours
Dynamic Opening Statements and
Hearsay Hazards
Originally Broadcast December 5, 2003
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RON CARLSON has taught at the University of Georgia School of Law since 1984, specializing in the areas of evidence, trial practice and criminal procedure. A prodigious scholar and lecturer, Carlson has written 13 books on evidence, trial practice and criminal procedure, as well as numerous articles in prominent law reviews. He lectures at CLE seminars across the country and frequently leads seminars for judges and lawyers in Georgia. He also informs the public about the law and legal issues through his widely distributed commentary in the media on high-profile cases. In July 2000, he was presented with the ALI-ABA's Harrison Tweed Award for Special Merit in Continuing Legal Education, the top recognition for significant contributions to CLE at the national or state level. Carlson has litigated numerous trial and appellate cases and has argued appeals before the United States Supreme Court. |
How to Confront the Two Most Challenging
Aspects of Trial Practice
Professor Ron Carlson and the Mighty Carlson Law Players:
John W. Timmons, Jr., Timmons, Warnes & Ladisch, LLP, Athens
Stephen J. Harper, Director of Programs, ICLE; Adjunct Professor, UGA School of Law, Athens
Professor Carlson and Law Players
The Five Most Common Mistakes I see in Georgia Opening Statements
Honorable Lawton E. Stephens, Judge, Superior Court, Western Judicial Circuit, Athens
The Six Commandments of Opening Statements: Things a Lawyer Must Do in Order to Succeed
Honorable Alice D. Bonner, Judge, Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta
Handling Hearsay Issues at Trial: What I Like a Lawyer to Do
Honorable Ronnie Joe Lane, Judge, Superior Court, Pataula Judicial Circuit, Donalsonville
General Discussion on Following Topics by All Presenters:
Written Pretrial Motions in Limine: A Plus Factor on Big Hearsay Issues? At Trial, Moving to the Bench to Proffer Hearsay Before It Is Blurted Out: What a Judge Likes to See
Oral Motions in Limine to Block Prejudicial Information When an Opponent Calls a Surprise Witness During His Case-in Chief or as a Rebuttal Witness
Charts Based on Out-of-Court Data, or Written Hearsay: What Kind of Heads-Up Should the Lawyer Give the Judge Before Showing the Chart?
Opening
Statement: Making It Stick
Opening Statements Presented by:
Michael S. Carlson, District Attorney’s Office, Augusta
Gary C. Christy, Gregory, Christy & Maniklal, Cordele
Openings in Civil Cases vs. Opening Statements in Criminal Cases: Do
They Differ in Overall Approach?
Should Opening Statement Ever Be Waived?
Above Topics Presented by:
Jeffrey B. Bogart, Bogart & Bogart, P.C., Atlanta
How Do You Tie Your Closing Argument Into What You Said in Opening?
Objecting During Opponent’s Opening: When and How?
In a Criminal Case, What Do You Say During Opening About a Defendant Testifying
When You are Virtually Certain He Will Do So?
Above Topics Presented by:
Edward T.M. Garland, Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C., Atlanta
Professor Ron Carlson
David N. Lefkowitz, The Lefkowitz Firm, LLC, Atlanta