Schedule for 2012 (still subject to change)

 

All participants should bring the following for use during workshops and discussion:

Social history timeline
Record request log
Mitigation witness list
Family Tree
Selected school records of client

 

Registration Information

 

Saturday, July 21, 2012
12:00 – 12:15 Introduction
12:15 – 1:00 Lecture
How Death Cases are Different - The Art and Standard of Care
1:00 – 1:15 Break
1:15 – 2:15 Lecture
How Death Cases are Different - The Jury, the Story, the Result
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:15

Lecture
How Death Cases are Different - The Case Themes
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:00 Story telling
4:00 – 5:45

Workshop  
Story Telling
5:45– 6:15

Break (check–in)
6:15 - 6:45 Dinner
7:00 - 9:00

Workshop (team)
Brainstorming the Case

Sunday, July 22, 2012
9:00 - 10:30 Workshop
Brainstorming the Case (con't)
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45am - 12:00

Lecture
Developing Social History through Teamwork
12:00 – 12:45 Lunch
1:00 – 1:45

Lecture
Building an Alliance With Client and Team To Work Toward Settlement
1:45 – 2:00 Break
2:00 -3:30

Workshop (team)
Building an Alliance with the Team To Work Toward Settlement
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 – 5:00

Lecture
Identifying Mental Health Issues
5:00 – 5:15 Break
5:15 - 6:00

Lecture
Litigating Problem Areas in Mental Health Issues
  Dinner on your own

Monday, July 23, 2012

  
9:00 – 10:45 Workshop (team)
Exploring Mental Health Issues
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:15

Lecture (lawyers)
Selecting a Jury (incl Morgan + open voir dire)

Workshop (non lawyers)
Organizing mitigation in a capital case
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:15

Workshop (lawyers)
Jury Selection

Workshop (non lawyers)
Records and Documents
3:15 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:30

Lecture
Prison and Institutional Issues
4:30 – 4:45 Break
4:45 – 5:45

Lecture                                              
Opening for Life
Telling the Client's Story
7:00 Dinner

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

  
8:45 – 10:00

Lecture
Identifying and Litigating Poverty, Race and Cultural Issues
10:15 – 12:15

Workshop (team)
Exploring Race, Poverty and Culture Workshop
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00

Lecture
Litigating DIVO And Victim Issues
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:30

Lecture                                                            
Dealing with Aggravation and Victim Impact Issues
Future Dangerousness
3:30 – 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:30

Workshop (lawyers)
Opening Statement

Workshop (non lawyers)
Interviewing Issues
 

Dinner On Your Own

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
9:00 - 11:00

Workshop (lawyers)
Aggravation Evidence

 

Workshop (non-lawyers)
Investigating aggravating evidence and institutional issues, prior, current and future
11:00 - 11:15 an Break
11:15-12:00

Lecture
Investigating and Litigating Mitigation
Verdict Forms/Jury Instructions
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45– 2:45

Workshop (team)
Creating Mitigation Verdict Forms/Jury
Instruction And Support with Social History
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:45

Lecture
Arguing for Life
4:00 – 5:00

Lecture
Getting Time and Resources For Life
7:00s

Dinner - Adobe Lodge

Thursday, July 26, 2012
8:30– 10:30

Workshop (team)
Penalty Closing
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45

Demonstration
Penalty Argument
11:45- 12:00 Closing Remarks

 


Special Information

This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in theount of 34 hours. Santa Clara University School of Law certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

 

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