Product Description

Maximize your efficacy with prosecutors, judges, and the jury to secure the best possible outcomes for your clients by focusing on your client’s “story” and your defense theory. Learn from a skilled panel of criminal defense litigators how to imbue representation of your client with your client’s story. Gain insight on how to craft your theory of the defense to guide your advocacy starting with your first meeting with your client and through the verdict or other resolution.

Agenda & Materials

• 2:00pm - 2:05pm

  Welcome and Introduction

  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 2:05pm - 2:30pm

  Crafting the Defense Theory

  Prof. Sadiq Reza, Esq., Boston Univ. School of Law , Boston
  
• 2:30pm - 2:45pm

  Collaborative Storytelling - Introduction and Overview

  Rafael Feliciano Cumbas, Esq.,
  Tara I. Allen, Esq., Office of the Federal Public Defender , Providence
  
• 2:45pm - 3:00pm

  Talking About Social Forces and How They Impact the Client's Story

  Tara I. Allen, Esq., Office of the Federal Public Defender , Providence
  Rafael Feliciano Cumbas, Esq.,
  
• 3:00pm - 3:15pm

  Telling the Story to the Prosecutor

  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 3:15pm - 3:45pm

  Trial: Talking with the Jury About Your Client, Their Story, Your Defense Theory and the Weaknesses or the Prosecution's Case

  Panel
  
• 3:45pm - 3:50pm

  Storytelling at Sentencing

  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 3:50pm - 4:00pm

  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

  Panel
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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