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Fried Goldberg Trial Skills Clinic

The Fried Goldberg Trial Skills Clinic is designed to teach less experienced practitioners the trial skills necessary to put together a case from Pre-Trial Motions through Closing Arguments and Post-Trial Procedures.

Because we want to focus this seminar on helping less experienced lawyers, we are requiring that attendees, both in-person and by live stream, certify that he or she is a plaintiff’s attorney with 7 years or less experience handling plaintiff’s personal injury cases.

If you do not think that you meet that criteria but still want to attend, please contact evita@friedgoldberg.com, and we will see if we can make an exception for you.  

Each session is approved for 2 hours of CLE credit (2 trial hours), and you can sign up for one session or multiple sessions. There is no cost to attend the CLE in person or view by live stream. However, Fried Goldberg will apply for and cover the cost of Georgia CLE credits only for those who attend in person. Those who will attend via livestream will receive a certificate of attendance for your records or to apply for in-state CLE credit yourself or apply for out-of-state CLE credit.

In-person attendance is limited to 75 people. 

Registration will open on May 22nd.

Schedule of Topics

First Session, August 17th, 2023

2:00 – 2:45 – Pre-Trial Order, Pre-Trial Motions & Motions in Limine – Nathan Gaffney, Briant Mildenhall

2:45 – 3:30 – Voir Dire – Joe Fried

3:30 – 4:00 – Opening Statements in Contested Liability Case – Joe Fried

Second Session, September 14th, 2023

2:00 – 2:45 – Opening Statements in Admitted Liability Case – Michael Goldberg 

2:45 – 3:10 – Direct Examination of Plaintiff’s Expert – Brian Mohs

3:10 – 3:30 – Direct Examination of Before and After Witnesses – Eric Rogers

3:30 – 4:00 – Direct Examination of Client – Adam Smith

Third Session, October 12th, 2023

2:00 – 2:30 – Cross Examination of Defendant – Brad Thomas

2:30 – 3:15 – Cross Examination of Corporate Representative – Michael Goldberg 

3:15 – 4:00 – Cross Examination of Defense Expert – Michael Goldberg

Fourth Session, November 9th, 2023

2:00 – 2:30 – Jury Charges & Charge Conference – Briant Mildenhall 

2:30 – 3:30 – Closing Arguments – Joe Fried 

3:30 – 4:00 – Post Trial Procedures (Offer of Judgment & Motion for New Trial) – Nathan Gaffney

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