Wed, June 13, 2012
1:00 PM to
Fri, June 15, 2012
5:15 PM MT
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WTLA 2012 Convention - June 13-15, 2012
Snow King Resort, Jackson, Wyoming
16 HOURS CLE - Including 2 Hours Ethics + 4 Hours Bonus Workshop - TOTALING 20
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th
8:00 a.m. Registration for Teton Members
10:00 a.m. - Noon Exclusive Seminar for Teton Members Advanced Cross Examination Techniques— Specific to Specialty Dorothy Clay Sims Ocala, Florida
Noon Convention Registration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Judicial Insights - Ethics Honorable E. James Burke Wyoming Supreme Court Cheyenne, Wyoming
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Supreme Court Update- Civil Craig Silva Casper, Wyoming
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 - 5:15 p.m. Top Tips on Cross Examination & Dealing with the Malingering Defense - Your New Best Friend Dorothy Clay Sims Ocala, Florida
6:00 p.m. Welcome Reception – Diehl Gallery
THURSDAY JUNE 14th
7:00 a.m. Member Breakfast & Elections
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Was Oliver Wendell Holmes Right? Is the life of the Law Logic or Experience? Ethics Jim Fitzgerald Cheyenne, Wyoming
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Herocentric Story Structure in the Courtroom: Guiding Your Jurors to Their Roles as Heroes Carl Bettinger Albuquerque, New Mexico
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. Herocentric Story Telling in Action Carl Bettinger Albuquerque, New Mexico
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. The Trial of Plaintiff Injury Cases to Today’s Jurors Paul Luvera Seattle, Washington
12:15 p.m. Awards Luncheon - Sponsored by Adam Miller, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Maximizing Results in Trucking Cases Joseph Fried Atlanta, Georgia
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. TBA Mark Kosieradzki Plymouth, Minnesota
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Art of Persuasion in Mediation Joseph Epstein Greenwood Village, Colorado
7:00 p.m. Dinner Teton Members Sponsored by Mark & Sherri Dickson,
The James Street Group
FRIDAY, JUNE 15th
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Supreme Court Update - Criminal Bobbi Overfield Thermopolis, Wyoming
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Developing and Implementing Subtext as an Effective Persuasive Tool in Trial Jeffrey Mitchell San Francisco, California
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Communication Arts for the Professional Joshua Karton Santa Monica, California
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.Communications- continued Joshua Karton Santa Monica, California
12:30 p.m. Lunch— for Workshop attendees
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Workshop: Communication Arts for the Professional with Joshua Karton – Practice your skills
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Workshop- continued
4:30 - 5:15 p.m. Review & Critique
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Snow King
Resort— Call 800-522-KING. Be Sure to Mention WTLA.
Make your reservations by May 12TH to guarantee rate and
availability !!

CONVENTION CANCELLATION POLICY: Full refunds will be given until June 1, 2012. No refunds will be given after June 1, 2012.
