Do you know what the criminal court judges you appear before think about the law, legal practices and their personal likes and dislikes in the courtrooms? Have you had the opportunity to hear their perspective on the criminal case? These unique reference materials will provide you the opportunity to learn from the judges in your area on how you can build your criminal case skills and effectively represent your client in the courtroom. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insight and ask questions of criminal court judges. Order today!

1. Recent Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure
2. Initial Appearances, Plea Agreements, Preliminary Pleadings and Motions
3. Use of Discovery and E-Discovery
4. Judges' Views on Technology in the Court Room
5. Voir Dire Do's and Don'ts
6. Legal Ethics - The Judicial View
7. Making and Managing Motions and Objections in the Court Room
8. Witnesses and Evidence in the Courtroom: Mistakes to Avoid
9. The Art of Persuasive Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
10. Criminal Court Trial Practice Tips
11. What Criminal Court Judges Don't Want to See in Their Courtrooms

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Continuing Legal Education

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AM Session 9:00 – 12:00
Panel Members: Hon. Julian Bush, Hon. Colleen Dolan, Hon. John Garvey, Hon. Phillip Heagney, Hon. Bryan Hettenbach, Hon. Michael T. Jamison, Hon. Edward Sweeney and Hon. Lisa Van Amburg.
Moderators: William C.E. Goldsteinand Eric M. Selig

1. Recent Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure
2. Initial Appearances, Plea Agreements, Preliminary Pleadings and Motions
3. Use of Discovery and E-Discovery
4. Judges' Views on Technology in the Court Room
5. Voir Dire Do's and Don'ts

PM Session 1:00 – 4:30
Panel Members: Hon. Julian Bush, Hon. Colleen Dolan, Hon. John Garvey, Hon. Phillip Heagney, Hon. Bryan Hettenbach, Hon. Michael T. Jamison, Hon. Edward Sweeney and Hon. Lisa Van Amburg.
Moderators: William C.E. Goldsteinand Eric M. Selig

6. Legal Ethics - The Judicial View (1:00 - 2:00)
7. Making and Managing Motions and Objections in the Court Room
8. Witnesses and Evidence in the Courtroom: Mistakes to Avoid
9. The Art of Persuasive Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
10. Criminal Court Trial Practice Tips
11. What Criminal Court Judges Don't Want to See in Their Courtrooms

HON. JULIAN BUSH is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

HON. COLLEEN DOLAN is a St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge in Division 20.

HON. JOHN GARVEY is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

HON. PHILLIP HEAGNEY is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

HON. BRYAN HETTENBACH is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

HON. MICHAEL T. JAMISON is a Circuit Court Judge in the St. Louis County Circuit Court Division 10.

HON. EDWARD SWEENEY is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

HON. LISA VAN AMBURG is a Circuit Court Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in the 22nd Judicial Circuit of Missouri.

MODERATOR - WILLIAM C.E. GOLDSTEIN is a partner with the St. Louis law firm of Moran & Goldstein, L.C., where he concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense and plaintiff civil litigation. He earned his B.A. degree from Carleton College and his J.D. degree from Washington University. Mr. Goldstein has lectured for National Business Institute, Missouri State Public Defenders, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the St. Louis Bar Association. He also has been involved in teaching mock trials to high school students in St. Louis. He is a past committee chairman for the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis' Criminal Law Section, as well as a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Goldstein is licensed to practice in Missouri and Illinois.

MODERATOR - ERIC M. SELIG is an attorney in the law firm of Rosenblum, Schwartz, Rogers & Glass, P.C. His main areas of practice are criminal defense and civil commitment. In 2004, he was a co-recipient of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Attorney's Atticus Finch Award for Trial Excellence. Mr. Selig has been asked to provide legal analysis for MSNBC. He earned his B.A. degree from Emory University and his J.D. degree from Washington University School of Law. Mr. Selig was licensed to practice law in the state of Missouri in 1992 and in the state of Vermont in 1998. He began his legal career as a trial attorney in the St. Louis City Public Defenders Office and the State of Vermont Defender Generals Office, where he tried more than 25 felony jury trials. Mr. Selig was then selected as a member of the Missouri Civil Commitment Defense Task Force and has tried more than 20 civil commitment jury trials.

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