Trial Skills College 2021 - Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 19
February 5, 12, 19, 2021
2021 Trial Skills College
Program (subject to change)
Please complete the FEBRUARY 5 online evaluation here.
WE ARE FULL. To be put on the waitlist call 541-686-8716.
OPEN TO OCDLA MEMBERS ONLY — if we do not fill the 30 spaces with OCDLA members we will open the college to nonmembers.
As a prerequisite to register for the Feb. 12 (closing argument) and/or Feb. 19 (direct & cross-exam) session a participant must register and attend the Feb 5 (theme and theory) session.
A participant may choose to attend only the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session, or, after attending the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session may also register for the Feb. 12 (closing argument) and/or Feb. 19 (direct and cross-exam) session.
Registration Options
Week 1: $50 (1.5 CLE hours)
Week 1 and 2: $130 (3.75 CLE hours)
Week 1 and 3: $130 (3.75 CLE hours)
Week 1, 2 and 3: $210 (6 CLE hours)
Up to 30 participant may attend each week.
Week 1 • Friday, February 5
Theme and theory, brainstorming the case, how to organize the case, why we start with closing, and visualizing the scene
Shaun McCrea, OCDLA Executive Director, Eugene
Joshua Cohen, Fat Pencil Studio, Portland
Week 2 • Friday, February 12
Closing Argument
Conor Huseby, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland
Week 3 • Friday, February 19
Cross-examination and Direct Examination
John Lentine, Birmingham, AL
Shaun McCrea, OCDLA Executive Director
What’s the same in 2021?
- Dedicated instructors here to help you improve your closing argument and cross-examination skills through lecture, demonstrations and small group work.
- A fun and challenging opportunity for lawyers of all experience levels to learn new trial skills and brush up on old ones.
- Positive, supportive setting.
- A chance to take risks.
- To assure geographic and human diversity up to 3 people from the same office may register.
- Participants prepare using an actual case file.
- Registration is by phone — call 541-686-8716 today!
What’s changed?
- The college will be brought to you via Zoom.
- The college is shorter & spread out out over three Fridays — February 5, February 12 and February 19.
- We are addressing three skills — closing argument, cross-examination and direct examination — instead of five.
- Up to 30 participants may attend each week.
- Participant performances done in the small group meetings will not be recorded.
- As a prerequisite to register for the the Feb. 12 (closing argument) session and/or Feb. 19 (direct & cross-exam) a participant must register and attend the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session.
- A participant may choose to attend only the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session or, after attending the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) may also register for either Feb. 12 (closing argument) or Feb. 19 (direct & cross-exam) or both.
2021 Trial Skills College
Program (subject to change)
Please complete the FEBRUARY 5 online evaluation here.
WE ARE FULL. To be put on the waitlist call 541-686-8716.
As a prerequisite to register for the Feb. 12 (closing argument) and/or Feb. 19 (direct & cross-exam) session a participant must register and attend the Feb 5 (theme and theory) session.
A participant may choose to attend only the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session, or, after attending the Feb. 5 (theme & theory) session may also register for the Feb. 12 (closing argument) and/or Feb. 19 (direct and cross-exam) session.
Up to 30 participants may attend each week.
Week 1 • Friday, February 5 • 10:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Theme and theory, brainstorming the case, how to organize the case, why we start with closing, and visualizing the scene
Shaun McCrea, OCDLA Executive Director, Eugene
Joshua Cohen, Fat Pencil Studio, Portland
10:00a | Welcome & Introduction, Moderator Laura Fine, Attorney, Eugene
10:10 | Visualizing the Scene / Joshua Cohen; Lecture / Shaun McCrea, OCDLA Executive Director, Eugene
10:55 | Discussion with participants
11:40 | Conclusion, final announcements by moderator
11:45 | Adjourn
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Week 2 • Friday, February 12 • 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Closing Argument
Presenter: Connor Huseby, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland
10:00a | Welcome & Introduction, Moderator Rosalind Lee, Attorney, Eugene
10:05 | Closing Argument Lecture / Conor Huseby
10:35 | Shift to Small Group Closing Breakout
10:40 | Small Groups Breakouts / Russell Barnett, Stephanie Engelsman, Jeni Feinberg, Laura Fine, Conor Huseby, Reid Kajikawa, Ed Kroll, Justin Rosas, Kasia Rutledge, Greg Scholl, Steve Sherlag
12:10p | Closing Argument Demonstration / Conor Huseby
12:25 | Back to one large group for conclusion, final announcements by moderator
12:30 | Adjourn
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Week 3 • Friday, February 19 • 10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Cross-examination and Direct Examination
Presenters: Cross-Examination – John Lentine, Birmingham, AL
10:00a | Welcome & Introduction, Moderator Laura Fine, Attorney, Eugene
10:05 | Cross-Examination Lecture / John Lentine
10:50 | Shift to Small Group Breakouts
10:55 | Small Groups Breakouts / Russell Barnett, Stephanie Engelsman, Jeni Feinberg, Laura Fine, Conor Huseby, Reid Kajikawa, Ed Kroll, John Lentine, Justin Rosas, Greg Scholl, Steve Sherlag, Ernest Warren
12:25p | Cross-exam - Last Cross Standing
12:27 | Conclusion, final announcements by moderator
12:45 | Adjourn
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