2024 Winter Convention Recordings

Opening Remarks (5 minutes)

Using Neuroscience, Rhetorical Questions, and Clean Language (30 minutes)

Robyn Wishart

Wishart Brain & Spine Law, Vancouver, BC

From Stories to Simulations: How to Embed Stories into the Minds of Jurors (30 minutes)

Kevin Biniazan

Breit Biniazan, Virginia Beach, VA

Truth Default and the Post-Truth Myth (40 minutes)

• Truth is in the eye of the beholder
• Addressing routine lies believed across society

Mark Lanier

The Lanier Law Firm, Houston, TX

Empowering the Witness to Tell Your Client’s Story (30 minutes)

Katherine James

Act of Communication, Culver City, CA

Translating the Story into Visuals: Showing, Not Telling (30 minutes)

Mitchell Riggs

LifeNow Video, Port Jefferson, NY

Compelling PowerPoints at Trial (30 minutes)

Jonathan Lomurro

Lomurro Law, Freehold, NJ

Opening Remarks (5 minutes)

Discovery: The Importance of Laying the Groundwork (25 minutes)

Joshua Koskoff

Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT

Depositions: Making the Most of Your Time with the Witness (25 minutes)

Mel C. Orchard III

The Spence Law Firm, Jackson, WY

Framing a Case Using Timelines (25 minutes)

Kathleen Nastri

Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, Bridgeport, CT

Creating a Lasting Opening Statement (25 minutes)

Felix Gavi Luna

Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna, Seattle, WA

Presenting Damages to the Jury (25 minutes)

Randi McGinn

McGinn, Montoya, Love & Curry, Albuquerque, NM

Demonstratives at Trial (25 minutes)

Lloyd Bell

Bell Law Firm, Atlanta, GA

Keys to a Successful Closing Argument (25 minutes)

Larry R. Rogers, Jr.

Power Rogers, Chicago, IL

Voir Dire (25 minutes)

Margaret Simonian

Dillon & Findley, Anchorage, AK

Opening Remarks (5 minutes)

Harnessing AI in Your Practice (30 minutes)

• Streamlining your office and onboarding staff
• Research assistance
• Case management

Matt Wetherington

Wetherington Law Firm, Atlanta, GA

Ethical Rules for Using Chat GPT/AI In Your Practice (30 minutes) (ethics)

Stephen Herman

Fishman Haygood, New Orleans, LA

Digital Marketing Best Practices and Pitfalls of Avoid (30 minutes) (ethics)

Brenda Fulmer

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, West Palm Beach, FL

15 AI Uses Every Litigator Should Have in Their Back Pocket (30 minutes)

Julian C. Gomez

The Julian C. Gomez Law Firm, McAllen, TX

Technology to Aid Your Visuals at Trial (30 minutes)

Jennifer Hoekstra

Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz, Pensacola, FL

High Stakes and Deepfakes: Trial Evidence in the AI Era (30 minutes)

Laurie Higginbotham

National Trial Law, Austin, TX

Opening Remarks (5 minutes)

Crafting Your Complaint (30 minutes)

Laura Tamez

The Herrera Law Firm, San Antonio, TX

Brief Writing: What You Need to Know to Get a Step Ahead (30 minutes)

Andre Mura

Gibbs Law Group, Oakland, CA

Mastering the Pre-Trial Oral Argument (30 minutes)

Annika K. Martin

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, New York, NY

Effective Use of Appeals: Advice from a Practitioner Turned Judge (30 minutes)

Justice Erin Nowell

Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, TX

Recent Appellate Issues (30 minutes)

Eric Citron

Gupta Wessler, Washington, DC

Choosing and Preparing the Plaintiff’s Expert (30 minutes)

Les Weisbrod

Miller Weisbrod Olesky, Dallas, TX