2016.012: Voir Dire Seminar in Dallas

 Posted on May 19, 2016 in Uncategorized

Along with Heather Barbieri of Plano and Kerri Anderson Donica of Corsicana, I'm course-directing the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Associations' voir dire seminar in Dallas September 8–9, 2016 . Here's a draft description of the seminar for TCDLA's marketing:

This two-day intensive seminar - a combination of lectures, discussions, and demonstrations of voir dire strategies and tools - is a must for the criminal-defense lawyer who tries cases. Jury trials are won and lost in voir dire. Voir dire is not just your only chance to eliminate unfavorable jurors legally, but also your best chance to persuade the jury that your story of the case is the truth. In Voir Dire Outside the (Jury) Box you will learn theories of voir dire. You will learn inventive and useful techniques for connecting with jurors. You will learn to apply those theories and techniques in specific types of cases. You will be entertained. Your mind will be blown, and you will leave on Friday with something new that will help you win a jury trial on Monday.Voir Dire Outside the (Jury) Box is a unique opportunity to learn jury selection from the leaders of the Texas criminal-defense bar; it will benefit the newcomer and the veteran alike. The seminar includes a discount on tickets to the Dallas Comedy House's Thursday evening improv show. And, as always, scholarships are available.

As well as the usual popular topics - error preservation, defenses, jury suppression voir dire, DWI voir dire, child sex assault voir dire, and so forth - we plan to introduce some new ways of looking at the whole voir dire process. The promise of blown minds is mine, and I am not one to overpromise.

Join us in Dallas. Calendar it now.