CLEonline.com, together with the Austin Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar designed to provide practical insights and important updates on all phases of a civil trial in Texas as of 2009. This seminar features experienced Austin litigators and judges speaking on current issues that relate to all of the basic components of a trial-- from voir dire, to pre-trial motions, to direct and cross, to closing arguments.

This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Austin Bar Association on October 15, 2009. This audio presentation features the speakers and topics listed below. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 5.5 hours. This seminar is entitled:

Austin Bar Presents: "Ultimate Texas Trial Notebook Seminar - 2009"

** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **

Subjects and speakers for this CLEonline.com seminar include:

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1. Preparing for Jury Selection in Advance
   
   
   • The Hon. Rhonda Hurley, 98th Judicial District Court, Travis County
   • Douglas L. Keene, Keene Trial Consulting
   • Carlos R. Soltero, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.
     
     
2. Conducting Voir Dire
   
   
   • The Hon. Scott H. Jenkins, 53rd Judicial District Court, Travis County
   • Alice London, Bishop London & Dodds P.C.
   • Roy Q. Minton, Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, P.C.
     
     
3. 30 Days Out: Tips for Being Prepared/Evidence
   
   
   • Cindy Connolly, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
   • Jennifer Piskun Johnson, Attorney at Law
   • Michael Klein, Smith, Robertson, Elliott, Glen, Klein & Bell, L.L.P.
     
     
4. Persuading the Judge Before and During Trial
   
   
   • The Hon. John K. Dietz, 250th Judicial District Court, Travis County
     
     
5. Pre-Trial Motions
   
   
   • The Hon. Gisela D. Triana-Doyal, 200th Judicial District Court, Travis County
   • Warren Vavra, Court Administrator, Travis County District Courts
   • Randy R. Howry, Howry Breen L.L.P.
     
     
6. Direct and Cross Examination
   
   
   • The Hon. Orlinda Naranjo, 419th Judicial District Court, Travis County
   • Mary Schaerdel Dietz, K&L Gates, L.L.P.
   • Matt Dow, Jackson Walker L.L.P.
     
     
7. Opening Statement
   
   
   • The Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Texas
   • David E. Dunham, Taylor, Dunham and Burgess L.L.P.
   • Trevor A. Taylor, The Law Office of Trevor A. Taylor
     
     
8. Expert Testimony
   
   
   • The Hon. Stephen Yelenosky, 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County
   • Wayne W. Bost, Winstead PC
   • Joseph F. Brophy, Hohmann, Taube & Summers, L.L.P.
     
     
9. Preserving Error for Appeal
   
   
   • The Hon. Jan Patterson, Texas Third Court of Appeals
   • J. Bruce Bennett, Cardwell, Hart & Bennett L.L.P.
   • Dana Livingston, Alexander Dubose & Townsend L.L.P.
     
     
10. Closing Argument
    
    
    • The Hon. Eric Shepperd,, County Court at Law No. 2, Travis County
    • The Hon. Sam Sparks, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Texas
    • Stephen E. McConnico, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
    • Broadus Spivey, Spivey & Grigg L.L.P.

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The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:

Mr. James M. Richardson, who is a name partner with the firm of Bankston & Richardson, L.L.P., in Austin. Mr. Richardson handles complex civil litigation and trials and has done so throughout his professional career. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981 and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the American Inns of Court, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Austin Bar Foundation. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, he was named a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa School of Law (J.D., 1981, Editor in Chief, Tulsa Law Review.) A more extensive biography for Mr. Richardson may be found at his firm's Web site.

The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $138. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the Austin Bar Association, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $110. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the Austin Bar Association Office (512-472-0279) and request the 'Austin Bar Member Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.

This seminar is accredited for 5.5 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)

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