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

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.

The three U.S. Attorneys for North Carolina — Michael Easley Jr., Sandra Hairston and Dena King — 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 (Also available for individual purchase)

• 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

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

PRODUCED
January 20, 2023

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.

Access to the program and content expires ninety (90) days from the date of purchase.