Strengthening the Sixth in Maine: Building Client and Courtroom Skills that Scale

March 30 and 31, 2023 | Penobscot Judicial Center

78 Exchange St, Bangor, ME 04401

12.25 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of Ethics credit

(Event Full)

AGENDA

Time

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Location: Penobscot Judicial Center

8:30 – 8:45 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:45 – 10:30 am

Client Interviewing Lecture and Scenarios (Deja Vishny)

10:30 -10:45 am

BREAK (on your own)

10:45–12:00 pm

Investigation Lecture and Scenarios (Bonnie Hoffman)

12:00–1:00 pm

LUNCH (sponsored by MCILS)

1:00–1:45 pm

4th Amendment Motions to Suppress (Bridget Krause)

1:45–2:45 pm

Small Group Interactive Session: Issue Spotting and Development (including investigations and motions practice)

2:45 – 3:00 pm

BREAK (on your own)

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Examination and Impeachment (Jen Sellitti)

 
 

Time

Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Penobscot Judicial Center

8:30 – 9:30 am

Objections and Evidence (Bridget Krause)

9:30 – 10:30 am

Ethics: Interactive Ethics Scenarios for Public Defense (Bonnie Hoffman)

10:30 -10:45 am

BREAK (on your own)

10:45–12:00 pm

Small Group Interactive Session: Objections Exercises

12:00–12:45 pm

LUNCH (sponsored by MCILS)

12:45–1:30 pm

Preparing for Trial (Deja Vishny)

1:30–3:00 pm

Small Group Interactive Session: Crossing the Cop

3:00 – 3:15 pm

BREAK (on your own)

3:15 – 4:00 pm

Storytelling and Sentencing (Jen Sellitti)