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2023 OCDLA Trial Skills College
April 13, 14, 15, Eugene, OR
Moderated by Laura Fine, Law Office of Laura F. Fine, Veneta


Thursday, April 13
LOCATION: OCDLA Office, 101 East 14th Avenue
2:00 p.m.     Registration/Check-In / OCDLA Office

3:00             Lecture: Case Overview; Theme & Theory Development and What an Actor Knows (75 min)   / OCDLA Office
                     Speaker: Keith Belzer, Johns, Flaherty & Collins, La Crosse, WI

4:15              Setting the Scene (10 min)  / OCDLA Office
                     Speaker: Joshua Cohen, Fat Pencil Studio, Portland

4:25              How to Prepare for Tomorrow Morning, and How to Use Your Trial Binder. (35 min)  / OCDLA Office
                     Speaker: Rosalind Lee, Rosalind Manson Lee LLC, Eugene

5:00              Adjourn

6:00 p.m.     Mandatory Faculty Meeting / OCDLA Office
                     (instructors and faculty only)

Friday, April 14
LOCATION: Public Defender Services of Lane County Office, 180 East 11th Avenue
7:30 a.m.     Registration, Bagels and Coffee

8:00              Welcome and Introductions  (15 min)
                     Speaker:  Laura Fine

8:15              Lecture: Closing Argument (45 min)
                     Speaker:  The Honorable Edward Kroll, Beaverton Municipal Court, Beaverton
    
9:00             We're All in the Same Boat (20 min)  
                              Speaker:  Steve Sherlag, De Muniz LLP, Portland (invited)
                             Dealing with the stress and anxiety of preparing for and going to trial.

9:20              Break (10 min)  

9:30              Small Group Workshop #1 on Closing Argument with Video Review (90 min)

11:00           Break (15 min)

11:15           Demo: Closing Argument (15 min)
                        Speaker:  The Honorable Edward Kroll, Beaverton Municipal Court, Beaverton

11:30            Lecture: Demonstrative Evidence (60 min)
                         Speaker:  Joshua Cohen, Fat Pencil Studio, Portland

12:30 p.m.     Lunch (included) (30 min) 
                            (Faculty will meet during lunch)

1:00               Lecture: Cross-Examination (45 min)
                       Speaker: The Honorable Ramón Pagán, Oregon Court of Appeals, Salem

1:45              Cross/Direct Drill & Pen Drill (15 min)
                        •  Leading question and the pen drill.   
                       Speaker: Laura Fine
                        •  Demonstrate the Cross/Direct drill. 
                       Speaker: Laura Fine

2:00              Break (5 min)

2:05              Cross-Examination drills workshop in small groups using (30 min):
                            • Cross/Direct Drill
                            • Pen Drill Demo & Exercises
                            • Looping Drill
                            • Emphasis Drill

2:35              Small Group Workshop #1 on Cross-Examination with Video Review (60 min)

3:35             Break (10 min)

3:45              Demo: Cross-Examination, Including Controlling a Difficult Witness (45 min)
                       Speaker: Keith Belzer 
                      Bob Moon, J. Robert Moon, Jr PC, Baker City, will cross-examine Dr. Mary Jane Snitch (Laura Fine)

4:30              Demo and Lecture: Opening Statement (30 min)
                      Demo: Jeni Feinberg, Attorney at Law, Medford
                      Lecture: Steve Sherlag (invited)

5:00              Adjourn for the day.

Saturday, February 15
LOCATION: Public Defender Services of Lane County Office, 180 East 11th Avenue
8:00 a.m.     Breakfast and coffee.

8:30              Small Group Workshop #2 on Cross-Examination with Video Review (90 min)

10:00           Break  (5 min)

10:05           Ethics Presentation: (60 min) (one ethics credit)
                       
11:05            Voir Dire Lecture & Demo (60 min)
                       Speaker: Rosalind Lee, Rosalind Manson Lee LLC, Eugene

12:05 p.m.  Group photo in front of the building. (10 min)

12:15             Lunch (included) (30 min)  

12:45           Case Consultations – Individual consultations with instructors on closing argument (or any aspect of a skill or a case you are working on) to help prepare for the closing argument workshop. (30 min)

1:15              Small Group Workshop on Voir Dire with Video Review (120 min)


3:15              Break / Move to Closing Argument Small Groups. (5 min)

3:20              Small Groups — Closing Argument Workshop #2, Demos (45 min)

4:05              Break (5 min)

4:10              Closing Remarks: Integration of Theme & Theory into Each Aspect of  Trial (45 min)
                       Speaker: Keith Belzer 

4:55               Adjourn.

Special Guest Faculty/Instructor

Keith Belzer,  La Crosse, Wisconsin

Faculty / Instructors

Ben Kim
Jeni Feinberg
Laura Fine
Honorable Edward Kroll
Rosalind Lee
Bob Moon
Lisa Ludwig
Russell Barnett
Reid Kajikawa
Ben Eder
Justin Rosas
Sara Foroshani
Gordon Mallon
Kasia Rutledge
Stephanie Engelsman
Honorable Ramón Pagán

Program, speakers and times subject to change.

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