Friday, May 15, 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.
Organizing Committee
Chair, James J. Nugent, Nugent and Bryant, North Haven
Vice-Chair, Michelle Napoli, Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford
Niki Abossedgh, Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford
Corinne Burlingham, Barry Taylor & Levesque LLC, Manchester
Karen L. Dowd, McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, Hartford
Scott T. Garosshen, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Leonard M. Isaac, Isaac Law Offices LLC, Farmington
Amy Markim, O’Sullivan McCormack Jensen & Bliss PC, Glastonbury
Linda Morkan, Robinson + Cole LLP, Hartford
Andrew B. Nevas, Verrill LLP, Westport
Andrew W. O’Sullivan, Conway Stoughton LLC, Hartford
Thomas J. Rechen, McCarter & English LLP, Hartford
Constantina Chloe Skeadas, The Maddox Law Firm LLC, Norwalk
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.