Friday, March 20, 2026

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

Quinnipiac University School of Law

370 Basset Rd., North Haven

Presented by the Litigation Section

About the Program

The Trial Skills Institute will provide participants with the opportunity to develop and hone their civil trial skills. Law students and newer attorneys will benefit from the 5 hours of experiential voir dire, opening, direct, cross, and closing experiential sessions and feedback from experienced trial lawyers and judges. More experienced attorneys will likewise benefit from the seminars, experiential sessions and feedback. 

Participants will receive an SD card with the recording of their experiential sessions and feedback.

Register early, as space is limited, and you will need to devote 20+ hours to prepare.

You Will Learn

• About becoming a successful trial lawyer
• About exhibits, objections, and building a record
• About and hone your skills regarding voir dire, opening statements, direct examination, cross examination, and closing statements

Who Should Attend

Law students and attorneys interested in developing or honing their trial skills.

Cost

(Includes lunch and electronic materials)

QU Law Students: $0 (limited to 4 participants)
Member Attorneys admitted 5 yrs or less: $140 (12 participants)
    
Non-member Attorney admitted 5 yrs or less: $240
Member Attorneys admitted more than 5 yrs: $200 (8 participants)
    Non-member Attorneys admitted more than 5 yrs: $300

Please make sure you are logged into your account to receive member pricing.

Financial hardship information is available upon request.

Speakers

lenny Isaac1 Lenny Isaac
Isaac Law Offices LLC, Farmington

AmyMarkim1 Amy E. Markim
O'Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC, Glastonbury

morkan_linda1 Linda L. Morkan
Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford

Michelle Napoli1 Michelle M. Napoli
Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford

James-Nugent1 James J. Nugent
Nugent and Bryant, North Haven

Andrew W. O'Sullivan
Conway Stoughton LLC, Hartford

Rechen-Thomas_HR1 Thomas J. Rechen
McCarter & English LLP, Hartford


CLE Credit

CT: 6.7 CLE Credits (general)
NY: 6.0 CLE Credits (skills)
 
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys 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, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 




Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221