Thursday, September 23, 2021
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Webinar
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The format of this seminar has been changed from an in-person/virtual hybrid event to a fully virtual webinar.
Presented by the Connecticut Bar Institute
About the Program
Judge Mark Drummond (ret.) executive/judicial director of the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law, will present on certain courtroom innovations that judges can implement to rejuvenate civil jury trials. Outlined below are eight such innovations. These practices have been proposed by academics and practitioners, implemented by state and federal judges, and are not prohibited by most jurisdictions.
You Will Learn
- About the current state of jury trials
- Innovations to improve jury trials, including:
- Limiting the length of trials
- Preliminary substantive instructions
- Juror-posed questions
- Pre-voir dire questionnaires
- Opening statements before voir dire
- Interim arguments by counsel
- Back-to-back expert testimony
- Juror discussion of evidence before deliberation
Who Should Attend
Any attorney interested in civil jury innovations.
Cost
Member $70
Non-Member $140
Student Member $40
We require that all in-person visitors to the building or off-site CBA-hosted events review our In-person Visitor and Event Attendance Policy. When visiting the building in-person or by registering for and attending an in-person CBA event, you agree that you have read the CBA’s requirements and affirm your commitment to comply with these requirements. The Connecticut Bar Association reserves the right to transfer any planned in-person or hybrid CLE program to a virtual-only webinar at its own discretion. Registrants will be notified in advance of the date of the program if such a change is made.
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for transitional and non-transitional CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request.
If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.
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