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Course Guide
NOTE: We offer both our "Ethics and Professionalism" and
"Mental Health/ Substance Abuse" CLE courses on
DVD. If you wish to order one
of these courses on DVD: purchase form.
Ethics & Professionalism
(3 hours of Ethics or 2 hours Ethics and 1 hour Mental
Health/Substance Abuse) (Revised course May 8, 2007)
9:00 12:00 noon Course Content includes a
discussion of the personal experiences of the speaker as a
former federal prosecutor, a lawyer in private practice, and
the successes and failures of both, with specific details of
the mistakes that led to the surrender of his license to
practice law in North Carolina. As a former prosecutor, the
speaker dealt regularly with ethics issues and the seminar
will contain a general discussion of recent ethical issues,
both in the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case and other
prosecutorial matters in North Carolina.
Lawyers and professionals want to know about depression and
how to recognize and deal with it, both with themselves and
their associates and friends. Having experienced major
depression first hand, and its consequences, the speaker will
talk frankly about those times.
How do you keep someone from making serious mistakes? How
do you treat them when they do? How do you protect your law
firm? How does the person survive and start over? These are
not new questions. A frank discussion of all these issues are
included in the seminar.
Note: One hour of this course satisfies 1 credit
hour of Mental Health/Substance Abuse that is required by the
North Carolina Bar every three years.
Topics
- The Client of a Lifetime
- A Study of the North Carolina Bar Random Audit
Program
- Overcoming Adversity and Depression
Manuscript A written manuscript discussing the
Course Content will be provided to each participant
Trial Preparation
(3 hours of General CLE)
As noted in the Section on Ethics and Professionalism, I no
longer practice law. In April 1993, I turned in my license to
practice to the North Carolina Bar which subsequently
disbarred me from legal practice.
1:00 4:00 p.m. What do you do when you start to
work on a new case for the first time? I use my experiences in
the Jeffrey MacDonald murder trial--with over a hundred
witnesses, hundreds of exhibits, a lengthy jury selection
process and an incredibly contentious trialto illustrate the
painstaking trial preparation of US Government. Lessons here
will apply to both Criminal and civil law situations.
Topic Winning Your Case Before You get to Trial
- Learning about a new case for the first time becoming
passionate
- Witness Preparation
- Exhibits
- Jury selection
- Telling the Story of Your Case
- Helping to prepare the Closing Argument Discussion-
In the Interest of Justice Great Opening and Closing
Arguments of the Last 100 Years by Joel Seidemann
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney
Manuscript A written manuscript discussing the
course content will be provided to each participant
Cancellation Policy
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