Trial lawyers spend more time in discovery and case preparation than anything else – yet most do it without anything resembling an organized system. Jim McElhaney’s new program teaches a coherent system that should bring order and method – as well as some genuine efficiency – to your pre-trial practice. 

A gifted communicator and teacher, Jim McElhaney is the most widely read author on trial techniques in the country. Full of practical advice and how-to information, his presentations are educational, informative, inspiring, and entertaining. 

Program Topics

• The Hunt for the Winning Story

• Informal Discovery The Discovery Plan

• The Trial Notebook System

• The Rules of Discovery and Depositions

• The Deposition Notebook

• Goals in Taking and Defending Depositions

• Effective Deposition Techniques

• Ethics and Difficult Depositions

About Jim McElhaney
The most widely read author on trial techniques in the U.S, every month, Jim McElhaney teaches nearly half a million lawyers and judges in his award-winning column, “Litigation,” in the American Bar Association Journal. He is the author of three widely acclaimed books: Effective Litigation (West Publishing Co.), McElhaney’s Trial Notebook (ABA, 4th Ed. 2005), and McElhaney’s Litigation (ABA). Jim McElhaney is the Joseph C. Hutcheson Distinguished Lecturer in Trial Tactics, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, and the Baker & Hostetler Distinguished Scholar in Trial Practice, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio.

Total MCLE Credits      7.0

Ethics MCLE Credits    1.0