LITIGATION & TRIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR EVERY LAWYER 2010 FEATURING PAUL UNGER, ESQ.

LITIGATION & TRIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR EVERY LAWYER 2010 FEATURING PAUL UNGER, ESQ. - DVD SEMINAR (R80-1022)

$225.00

Featuring Paul J. Unger, Partner, Affinity Consulting

Avoiding Death By PowerPoint – “Effective” Paperless Presentations

PowerPoint’s misuse is a nationwide epidemic. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation of a client. Does this standard require the use of PowerPoint for opening statements, closing arguments, and presentations to clients? With the technology available today, most people agree that PowerPoint can significantly enhance the effectiveness of legal presentations. This session will provide excellent ideas, instruction and guidance for using PowerPoint in the courtroom and for client presentations. We will also examine, at length, what not to do and the traps to avoid, so lawyers can avoid “death by PowerPoint”.

The $5000 High-Tech Trial

Yes, it's possible! If your case doesn’t justify hiring a consultant to help develop a trial presentation, you may want to consider a do-it-yourself alternative. This seminar outlines all of the technology you need, including specific recommendations regarding equipment, software, brands, models, computer configurations and training, along with a detailed budget.

Electronic Demand Letters and Briefs that Demand Attention

Stop pushing paper mountains and instead produce cutting edge multi-media based demand letters and briefs that demand the attention that your case deserves. Learn how off-the-shelf software can be used to create an electronic, interactive document to submit to opposing counsel or the court. For example, we'll demonstrate sample settlement and mediation packages that contain legal argument, exhibits, images and video. Also learn to hyperlink all cases and references within the brief, so one doesn’t have to cut down a tree to produce large paper-based notebooks that contain supporting documents. 500 pages of boring text … OR one fantastic interactive presentation on CD/DVD … you choose.

Taking Litigation from Paper to Less Paper

Keep track of the people, entities, issues and documents that make up your litigation matter. Learn how software can be used to manage and memorize information so your brain can be used for more important issues such as analysis, creativity and argument. We will demonstrate programs like CaseMap and TimeMap and show lawyers how these tools can help create timelines, chronologies and other demonstrative graphics that will aid them, the judge and perhaps a jury in understanding the case. We will also discuss other programs like, LiveNote, Summation, Concordance, Sanction, Verdical and Trial Director, and how these tools may or may not be a good fit for a particular practice.

Tools and Techniques for Negotiating and Revising Electronic Documents

Lawyers frequently trade electronic documents with opposing counsel and clients to indicate changes and proposed modifications. This seminar covers the tools available in Word for safely emailing documents, comparing versions, tracking changes, and adding comments and other annotations. We’ll also discuss third party applications which handle those tasks even better. Learn how to avoid metadata, when PDFs should be used instead of word processor files and more.

Trial Presentation Tips and Tricks

Set your presentation apart from the “ordinary” presentations you see all the time. Learn from the experts how to make it work for you and avoid the mistakes and common pitfalls of the over-used mundane presentations. This 60 minute session focuses on what to avoid and what to do to make the most of your PowerPoint Slides.

This seminar is worth 7.5 WV MCLE credits, including 7.5 Law Office Management credits.