2019 FACT PATTERN AND CLE MATERIALS

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION TRIAL ACADEMY COURSE MATERIALS

WELCOME! THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 2019 YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION TRIAL ACADEMY

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 – SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2019

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Program Brochure 

 2019 Trial Academy Team Assignments

FACT PATTERNS and PROBLEMS:

Introduction to Fact Pattern 
Civil Fact Pattern
Problems for Civil Fact Pattern Stockard
Criminal Fact Pattern 
Problems for Criminal Fact Pattern Grouper 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 – JURY SELECTION AND OPENING STATEMENTS

• Jury Selection

  Stephen P. Younger, Esq. (Civil Perspective)Foley Hoag LLP., New York City

  • White’s Rules       
  • Joint Proposed Voir Dire        
    
  • Model Questions

  David Louis Cohen, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  The Law Office of David Louis Cohen, Kew Gardens

  • Voir Dire and Jury Selection
  • People v. Miller, People v. McGrew, People v. Brown
  • Proposed Implicit Bias Jury Instruction Language
  • Juror Questionnaire
  • People v. Robinson
    
• Opening Statements
  Peter J. Moschetti, Jr., Esq. (Civil Perspective)
  Anderson, Moschetti & Taffany, Albany
  
  Richard D. Collins, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Collins, Gann, McCloskey & Barry PLLC, Mineola

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THURSDAY, APRIL 4 – TRIAL ETHICS AND DIRECT EXAMINATIONS

• Trial Ethics
  Kaylin L. Whittingham, Esq. (Moderator)
  Whittingham Law, NYC
  
  Hon. Deborah H. Karalunas (Civil Perspective)
  Supreme Court Justice, Onondaga Commercial Division
  
  Hon. Kimberly O’Connor (Civil Perspective)
  Supreme Court Justice, Albany County Supreme Court

     Trial Ethics Materials:
Hypothetical Scenarios
NY Rules of Professional Conduct 
NYSBA Ethics Opinion 843 
NYCLA Opinion 748 LinkedIn
Principe v. Assay (1992)
Forman v Henkin (2018)

• Direct Examinations 
  Carrie H. Cohen, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Morrison & Foerster LLP, NYC
  Joseph D. Morath, Jr. (Civil Perspective) 
  Connors LLP

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5 – CROSS EXAMINATIONS (PART ONE) AND CROSS EXAMINATIONS (PART TWO)

• Cross Examinations Part One 
  Hon. Erin P. Gall (Civil Perspective)
  Supreme Court Justice, Oneida County Supreme Court
  
  Vincent E. Doyle, III, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Connors LLP, Buffalo
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Appendix E
  • Appendix F
  • Appendix G
  • Appendix H

• Cross Examinations Part Two
  Timothy J. Fennell, Esq. (Civil Perspective)
  Amdursky, Pelky, Fennell and Wallen, PC, Oswego
        Cross-Examinations in the Modern Era

  
  Peter Gerstenzang, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Gerstenzang,Sills, Davis, Cohn & Gerstenzang, Albany  
  

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SATURDAY, APRIL 6 – EVIDENCE, FOUNDATION & OBJECTIONS AND TRIAL MOTIONS & MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS

• Evidence, Foundations and Objections
  Laurie Giordano-Vahey, Esq. (Civil Perspective)
  Vahey, Muldoon, Reston, Getz LLP, Rochester
  Evidence, Foundations and Objections Powerpoint Evidence, Foundations and Objections Outline, Look How Easy it is to get Photographs into Evidence at Trial by Lauren J. Wachtler Civil Evidence by Hon. Paul G. Feinman & Mary Beth Ott
  
  Nicholas J. DeMartino, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Nicholas J. DeMartino, Attorney at Law, Syracuse
  Power Point Presentation

• Trial Motions and Motions in Limine  
  Michael P. O’Brien, Esq. (Civil Perspective)
  O’Brien Law Firm PLLC, NYC
  
  Hon. Guy H. Mitchell (Criminal Perspective)
  Supreme Court Justice, Criminal Term, NYC 

• Closing Arguments  
  Prof. Michael L. Fox (Civil Perspective)
  Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh
  
  Peter Gerstenzang, Esq. (Criminal Perspective)
  Gerstenzang,Sills, Davis Cohn & Gerstenzang, Albany

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