Over 170 third-year LSU Law students will “learn by doing” at the Law Center’s annual Trial Advocacy program that begins today. From cross examination to voir dire jury selection, students will role play and receive critiques from some of the nation’s leading experts in courtroom practices during the intensive three day program held at the Law Center, August 10-12. Participants will act as trial counsel and simulate actual trial skills under the experienced eyes of the select seminar faculty.
The program follows the methods pioneered by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and includes role playing, critique, videotaping of performances, videotape critique, lectures and demonstrations by the faculty.
Legal professionals from around the country will serve as section leaders and faculty for the program.
Those serving as section leaders include: Marion D. Floyd; Reeve G. (Jay) Jacobus, Jr.; Yul D. Lorio (’90); Catherine M. Maraist (’98); Lisa A. Marcy; John D. Person; Walter M. Sanchez (’84); Melanie A. Talia; and the Honorable Christopher T. Whitten.
Serving as faculty members will be: K. Amanda Barton; G. Karl Bernard; Henry M. Bernstein (’76); the Honorable Frances M. Bouillion (’87); Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr.; John D. Cosmich; John M. Cox; Mary K. Cryar (’95); Blake R. David (’01); Amos P. Davis; Adam M. Dinnell; Vance A. Gibbs (’82); Honorable George C. Hanks, Jr.; the Honorable Guy Holdridge (’78); Lexi T. Hollinga (’05); Dan Jacks; M. Patricia Jones; LaToya D. Jordan (’10); the Honorable Daniel E. Knowles, III (’78); Madeline J. Lee (’90); the Honorable Hans J. Liljeberg; David C. Mann; Omar K. Mason; Christopher O. Massenburg; Michele R. Morel; Mark J. Neal (’96); David H. Ogwyn (’01); Michael A. Patterson (’71); Jeanette S. Riggins; Barry J. Rozas (’92); Lee M. Rudin; Michael E. Schonberg; Jeffrey Schreiber; Ronald J. Sholes; Dean A. Sutherland (’75); Laranda Moffett Walker (’07); Edward J. Walters, Jr. (’75); S.A. “Bud” Watson, Jr.; Chief Magistrate Brooke C. Wells; Richard F. Werstein; and Michael West (’11).
The training program is made possible in part by a grant from the Houston law firm of Vinson & Elkins.
