Trials: Tips, Tactics and Practical Tales

Mike Cash is that rare breed who loves trial, loves sharing his tactics and techniques with other trial lawyers and is a superstar at both. Trials is a fast-paced program rich with demonstration and worth every second of your attention. Mike Cash respects your experience and celebrates your already proven abilities as a trial lawyer. His presentation is designed specifically to take you to the next level of success in the courtroom.

Watch demonstrations of trial techniques in action

• Pre-trial tips that will allow you to shut down you opponent at trial
• High impact openings
• Illuminating direct examinations of any kind of witness that will hold a jury's attention
• Decisive cross-examinations which will unravel a witness
• How to create and use show-stopping demonstrative evidence
• Closing arguments that move the jury to action

Program schedule

8:30 - 10:00

The Trial Lawyer - A Dying Breed?

Pre-Trial: What to Do Before the Trial Starts

• Supplies
• Preparation
• "The Little Things"

Motions in Limine

• What Matters
• What Doesn't
• Using Your Discovery as a Guide

Voir Dire: Keep Your Friends Close - Get Rid of Your Enemies

• Questions Designed to Persuade
• Questions Designed to Eliminate

Opening Statements: You Get 10 Seconds - Don't Waste Them

• Theming
• Delivery
• Persuasion

10:00 - 10:15

Break

10:15 - 11:45

Direct Examination: Lights...Camera...Action!

• Witness Preparation
• Conducting an Effective Direct
• Easy to Do - Hard to Do Well!
  
• Experts - A Special Breed

11:45 - 12:15

Lunch

12:15 - 1:45

Cross-Examination

Impeachment - How to and NOT to - The Keys to a Powerful Impeachment

• Hard Cross v. Soft Cross
• Objectives and Tactics
• Control
• Experts

Battling the Sharks

• How to Attack the Expert Without Becoming the Prey
• How to Spot (and Avoid) Danger

1:45 - 2:00

Break

2:00 - 3:30

Demonstrative Evidence: Educate and Entertain

• High Tech vs. Low Tech
• The Best I Ever Saw!
• Control the Technology
• Big Hat, No Cattle?

Tidbits: Tips and Tactics That Can Save You at Trial

Closing Argument: "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"

• Substance and Sizzle
• Keys to a Powerful Closing