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Rusty Duncan 2008

CLE

Total CLE Hours: 17.75, including 2.0 ethics

Agenda
Times subject to change.

21st Annual Rusy Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course Agenda (pdf)

At a Glance
Wednesday
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday

Three tracks to choose from on Friday Afternoon:
Appellate Law | Federal Law | New Lawyer

Wednesday, June 25, 2008                                                                 

 

 

 

Time

cle

Topic

 

 

 

4-7 p

 

early bird registration & welcome reception

 

Thursday, June 26, 2008                                                            

 

 

 

Time

cle

Topic

 

 

 

7:30 a

 

Registration & continental breakfast

 

 

 

8:20 a

 

opening remarks

 

 

 

   8:30 a

.75

Field Sobriety Test

 

 

~Doug Murphy 

 

 

 

9:15 a

.75

Drug Recognition Experts (DRE)

 

 

~James Nesci

 

 

 

10:00 a

.75

Blood Testing

 

 

~George Scharmen

 

 

 

10:45 a

 

break

 

 

 

11:00 a

.50

Family Violence Defense

 

 

~Betty Blackwell

 

 

 

11:30 a

.75

Controlled Substances Offenses

 

 

~ David Guinn

 

 

 

12:15 p

 

Lunch on your own 

 

 

 

1:30 p

.75

Trial Tactics In Child Sexual Abuse Cases 

 

 

~Jeff Kearney

 

 

 

2:15 p

.75

Topic TBD

 

 

~Matt Ferrara

 

 

 

3:00 p

.50

Counts, Paragraph, Unanimous Verdicts

 

 

~Hon. Cathy Cochran

 

 

 

3:30 p

.75*

Providing Effective Representation

 

 

~Terry Kirk 

 

 

 

4:15 p

.50*

Client Communication and Avoiding Grievances

 

 

~Mike Heiskell

 

 

 

4:45 p

.75*

Advising Business Clients – Avoiding Becoming a

 

 

Co-Conspirator

 

 

~Cynthia Orr

 

 

 

5:30 p

 

adjourn

 

 

 

6:30 p

 

TCDLA Goldstein Pachanga

 

Friday, June 27, 2008                                                                         

 

 

 

Time

cle

Topic

 

 

 

7:30 a

 

Registration and continental breakfast

 

 

 

8:10 a

 

opening remarks

 

 

 

8:15 a

.75

Sentencing Law

 

 

~Hon. Larry Gist

 

 

 

9:00 a

.75

Addiction

 

 

~Alex Stalcup

 

 

 

10:00 a

.50

Mitigation

 

 

~Randy Schaffer

 

 

 

10:30 a

 

break

 

 

 

10:45 a

.50

Trial Defenses--

 

 

What is the Law of Self Defense

 

 

~Reagan Wynn

 

 

 

11:15 a

.75

Effective Trial Presentation--

 

 

The Theater of the Courtroom

 

 

~Don Fiedler

 

 

 

12:00 p

 

Hall of Fame Luncheon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, June 27, 2008                                                                     

 

Three Tracks to choose from:

 

  • New Lawyer Practice

 

  • Federal Law

 

  • Appellate

Time

cle

 

 

 

New Lawyer Practice

 

 

 

1:30 p

.50

How to Set a Fee & Employment Contracts

    ~Bob Hinton

 

 

 

2:00 p

.50

Communicating with Clients  

    ~David Guinn

 

 

 

2:30 p

.50

Representing a Court Appointed Client

    ~Randy Wilson

 

 

 

3:00 p

.50

Interviewing a Potential Client 

    ~Betty Blackwell

 

 

 

Time

cle

 

 

 

Federal Law

 

 

 

1:30 p

.50

Sentencing Guidelines

    ~Marjorie Meyers

 

 

 

2:00 p

.50

Sentencing Enhancements

    ~TIm Crooks

 

 

 

2:30 p

.50

5th Cir and Supreme Court Update

    Buck Files

 

 

 

3:00 p

.50

Plea Negotiations & Agreements

    ~Henry Bemporad
     

Time

cle

 

Appellate

 

 

 

1:30 p

.50

Pitfalls of PDR Practice

    ~Hon. Cheryl Johnson

 

 

 

2:00 p

.50

Non Capital Writs

    ~Mike Stauffacher

 

 

 

2:30 p

.50

Basic Brief Writing

    ~Gary Udashen

 

 

 

3:00 p

.50

Sentence Commutations &
Executive Clemency

 

 

Keith Hampton

 

Friday, June 27, 2008 (main room)

 

 

 

Time

cle

Topic

3:45 p

.50

State Case Law Update

    ~Mark Stevens

 

 

 

4:15 p

.75

Pre-trial Motions

    ~Mark Daniel

 

 

 

5:00 p

.50

Attacking Confessions

 

 

~David Botsford

 

 

 

5:30 p

 

adjourn

 

 

 

8:00 p

 

Annual TCDLA Membership Party

 

Saturday, June 28, 2008                                                                

 

 

 

Time

cle

Topic

 

 

 

8:20 a

 

opening remarks

 

 

 

8:30 a

.50

Search and Seizure

 

 

~Gerry Goldstein

 

 

 

9:00 a

1.0

Crawford and the Confrontation Clause. Where is it?

 

 

~Jeff Fisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:00 a

.75

Eyewitness ID

 

 

~ Zeke Edwards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:45 a

.50

Why We Do What We Do

 

 

~Nancy Hollander

 

 

 

11:15 a

 

adjourn

 

 

 

11:30 a

 

TCDLA Annual Meeting

                                                           

 


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