2019 Winter Conference
Day 2: Trial Skills

Co-Chairs
Eric Fong, Metier Law Firm LLC, Port Orchard
Julie Kays, Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma

Friday, December 13, 2019
Four Seasons Hotel, Seattle or via Webcast

8:20-8:30AM Welcome
Co-Chairs

8:30-9:10 Topic TBD
Tom Metier, Metier Law Firm PLLC, Port Orchard

9:10-9:30 Topic TBD
Elizabeth Calora, Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Tacoma

9:30-10:15 Foundational Elements of Persuasive Representation
Kirsten Friedman, Friedman|Rubin PLLP, Bremerton & Seattle
Francsico "Paco" Duarte, Fury Duarte PS, Bellevue

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:00 The Importance of Feeling Good About Being a Plaintiffs' Lawyer
Ed Budge, Budge & Heipt PLLC, Seattle

11:00-11:30 Jury Selection: Be True to Yourself
Kristi McKennon, Flynn Merriam McKennon, PS, Kennewick

11:30-12:15 Topic TBD
Rick Friedman*, Friedman|Rubin PLLP, Bremerton & Seattle
*subject to trial schedule

12:15-1:00 Lunch (boxed lunches included in tuition)

1:00-1:30PM ETHICS How I Developed a Successful Trial Practice In Less Than Five Years
Ashton Dennis, Washington Law Center PLLC, Tacoma

1:30-2:00 Scene Reenactment In Opening Statement
Lee Thomas, Harpold Thomas P.C., Kent

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-2:30 Economic Damages Experts and Keeping the Jury from Zoning Out
Evan Fuller, Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma

2:30-3:00 Observations and Lessons from the Bench
Hon. Sean O'Donnell, King County Superior Court

3:00-3:30 Closing Argument: Motivating and Inspiring the Jury
Eric Fong, Metier Law Firm PLLC, Port Orchard

Four Seasons Room Block Info

Guests may call the Hotel directly at (206) 749-7000 and request accommodations for the "Washington State Association for Justice Room Block," or they may enter the group booking code online under the "Promo" section: 191212WSJ.

Click here to register for Day 1: The Complete Civil Arbitration CLE

Click here to register for Monte Carlo Holly Ball! Friday, December 13

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