CLE 2023 Speakers & Topics
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8:15 am Registration & Buffet Breakfast. Presenters:
8:50 Welcome & Opening Remarks Hon. Derek R. Molter, Chair
9:00 Toto, we’re not in state court anymore Hon. Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
9:15 How to Improve Trial Skills Lee C. Christie
9:30 Civility in the Post Covid World Hon. Cale J. Bradford
9:45 Appellate Tips from the Rookie Judge Hon. Peter R. Foley
10:00 What I wish I knew as a young lawyer Hon. Terry A. Crone
10:15 am Break.
10:30 Equity & Access to Instill Public Trust Rob R. Love
10:45 Avoiding Reversal on Appeal Hon. Elaine B. Brown
11:00 Touchstones of Mediation: Forty Years Later Brian C. Hewitt
11:15 Journalists Can Teach Lawyers Persuasive Writing Hon. Leanna K. Weissmann
11:30 Be your Best Lawyer- Invest in Yourself MaryEllen K. Bishop
11:45 pm Break. Plated Lunch.
12:00 Judicial Decision-Making Can Work for You Hon. Michael B. Brennan
12:45 pm Break.
1:00 Special Masters in Commercial Court Wayne C. Turner
1:15 Indiana's New Constitutional Carry Law Guy A. Relford
1:30 What to Do When Media Attends Your Hearing Hon. Paul A. Felix
1:45 State Fair Stage Collapse Litigation Anthony W. Patterson
2:00 Family Law Taskforce Initiatives Hon. Elizabeth F. Tavitas
2:15 Tips to Better Writing Hon. Matthew C. Kincaid
2:30 pm Break. Afternoon dessert.
2:45 Lessons I Learned from My Cousin Vinny Hon. Margret G. Robb
3:00 Top 10 Tips for Summary Judgment Hon. Heather A. Welch
3:15 Uncontrollable Clients & People Around Them James H. Voyles, Jr.
3:30 AI, Lost Money and Ethic Updates James J. Bell
3:45 Ethical Do’s and Don’ts of Court Hearings Hon. Robert R. Altice, Jr. &
Hon. Melissa S. May
4:15 Closing Remarks Hon. Derek R. Molter &
John A. Floreancig
4:30 pm Adjourn.
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Six (6) hours CLE; One (1) hour ethics credit – pending