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Jim currently offers these CLE courses on DVD:
- Ethics and Professionalism (details)
- Mental Health/ Substance Abuse
- Trial Preparation (details)
(available now for paralegals and soon for attorneys)
If you wish to order
one of these courses please request the DVD course you wish on
the order form. Our goal is to
ship within 48 hours.
Jim's DVD courses meet NC-Bar approved CLE requirements. Fees
are the same as on-site course fees, plus a shipping and
handling fee.
Ethics & Professionalism – (3 hours of Ethics or 2
hours Ethics and 1 hour Mental Health/ Substance Abuse)
Some of the best lessons can be
learned from our failures, as well as, our successes. In our
discussion about Ethics and Professionalism, I use my own
story as a backdrop. I share a detailed account of my personal
and professional experiences while practicing law, prosecuting
Jeffrey MacDonald, and the personal conflicts that ended my
law career.
Note: One hour of this course satisfies 1 credit
hour of Mental Health/ Substance Abuse.
Topic – Landmines on the Way to the Top and How to
Avoid Them
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.
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 trial—to 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
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