Opening & Closing for Civil Practitioners (in Person)

March 25, 2022

6.0 CLE Hours 

(Registration limited to 40) 

Story telling is what lawyers do, from opening to closing. But, what specific story do you tell, how do you tell it and why do you tell this particular story.

The course is designed to help lawyers of all skill levels improve their story telling in trial, through presentations and demonstrations. Skills will involve planning your story, demonstrations of openings and closing arguments. 

Speakers: 

Doug Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A., Raleigh 

Adrienne Blocker, DeMayo Law Offices, LLP, Charlotte 

Walter Burton, Attorney and Certified Mediator, Walter Burton Law Firm, Greensboro 

John Chilson, Comerford Chilson & Moser, LLP, Winston-Salem  

Tom Comerford, Comerford Chilson & Moser, LLP, Winston-Salem 

Ann Groninger, Johnson & Groninger, PLLC, Charlotte 

Philip Miller, Blanchard, Miller, Lewis & Isley, P.A, Raleigh  

Jason Taylor, The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C, Hickory   

Karonnie Truzy, Crumley Roberts, LLP, Greensboro

8:00 am| Registration 

8:55 am | Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Speakers by Program Chair William Goldfarb, Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb, Charlotte

9:00 a.m.| Foundations used to prepare for Opening; The interplay of Jury Selection and Opening; Demonstrations of Opening

11 a.m. Break 

11:15 a.m. | Foundations used to prepare for Opening; The interplay of Jury Selection and Opening; Demonstrations of Opening (cont.)

12:15 p.m. | Lunch

1:15 p.m. | Foundations for preparing for Closing; The interplay between Closing and all other parts of the trial; Demonstrations of Closings

3:15 p.m. | Break 

3:30 p.m. | Foundations for preparing for Closing; The interplay between Closing and all other parts of the trial; Demonstrations of Closings (cont.)

4:30 p.m. | Adjourn