8:00 – 8:30 a.m. –
Registration
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. – Welcome –
MSBA Civil Trial Law Certified Specialist Update
Donald R. McNeil, Heley Duncan Melander, Course Chair
8:45 – 9:30
a.m. – The “New Normal” of Jury Selection: Tribalism, Safetyism, and
Conspiracies
Jill Leibold, Ph.D., Senior Jury Consulting
Advisor, IMS Legal Strategies
9:30 – 10:15
– Electronic Evidence and Cyber Crimes for Trial
Lawyers
Jake Iverson, Supervisory Special Agent and Cyber Program
Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigation
10:15- 10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:15 – Visual Advocacy
for Trial Lawyers
Hon. Charles Webber, Minnesota First Judicial
Disctrict
David Gross, Faegre Drinker
11:15 – 12:00 –
Persuasive Closing Arguments
Kathleen Flynn
Peterson, Ciresi Conlin LLP
12:00 –
12:15 Break
12:15 – 1:15 – Box Lunch Keynote:
Ethical Screw Ups that Cause Trial Lawyers to Lose Sleep
Susan Humiston, Director, Lawyers Professional
Responsibility Board
1:15 – 1:30 –
Break
1:30 – 2:30 – Media Relations for
Trial Lawyers: What you Need to Know
Jennifer Mayerle, WCCO
Jeff
Meitrodt, Star Tribune
Donald
R. McNeil, Heley Duncan Melander,
facilitator
CLE Credits:
4.0 CLE Credits, plus 1.0 Ethics
Credit
Cost:
MSBA Members- $75
Civil
Litigation Section Members
-$50
Certified Specialists - $50
Non-MSBA members $100
Registration Deadline:
April 4, 2024.
Remote Participation: There is no remote participation for
this event.
Payments/Cancellations: Please register
online or over the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you must pay by
check, please use this registration form . Need to cancel?
Please see our cancellation policy .
Accommodations: We are committed
to creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully.
If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please
notify the program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager: Kari White | kwhite@mnbars.org | 612-278-6318