Learn from the best! Join us for a day of practice tips and trial skills from a highly talented and experienced group of North Carolina criminal lawyers.

During the morning sessions, renowned speaker Steve Lindsay, who worked on the Michael Peterson case, walks us through opening statements. Defense attorneys Shana Fulton and Ripley Rand tell you what to do when the police are at your client's door. And Superior Court Judge Vince Rozier, Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham Billings and defense attorney Ed West provide advice on handling document-heavy trials.

To start the afternoon, the three U.S. Attorneys for North Carolina — Michael Easley Jr., Sandra Hairston and Dena King — join us for a panel to discuss priorities for their offices. Defense attorney Brian Cromwell shares his tips on effective trial advocacy. And Jim Cooney recounts his experiences from the Duke Lacrosse cases.

INCLUDED SESSIONS

• Coming Out Swinging: Opening Statements
• Rarely Pure and Never Simple: The Changing Legal Landscape of Search Warrants
• Panel Discussion: Handling Document-Intensive Trials
• Panel Discussion: U.S. Attorneys' Offices Priorities
• Trial Techniques and Strategies
• Something Is Rotten in the State of Durham

DETAILS
Live Webcast
Friday, January 20, 2023
8:55 AM–4:40 PM

AGENDA
Click here to view the full program agenda.

SPEAKERS

• Judge Vince M. Rozier, NC Superior Court – District 10B, Raleigh
• Graham Billings, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte
• James P. "Jim" Cooney III, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Charlotte
• Brian S. Cromwell, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Charlotte
• Michael F. Easley Jr., U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Raleigh
• Shana L. Fulton, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Raleigh
• Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of North Carolina, Greensboro
• Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte
• Stephen P. Lindsay, Lindsay Law, Asheville
• Ripley E. Rand, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP, Raleigh
• Edwin L. "Ed" West III, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Wilmington

PLANNED BY
NCBA Criminal Justice Section

• William R. "Rob" Heroy, Goodman Carr Laughrun Levine & Greene PLLC, Charlotte (Planner)
• Tanisha Palvia, Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, Charlotte (Planner)

APPROVED CREDIT
North Carolina: 6.00 MCLE Hours

PROGRAM PRICING
See pricing below. Discounts may be available for NCBA members who are students, law professors, judges or legal services/public interest attorneys. Call CLE at 919.677.0561 for details.