Event Calendar
WDTL Trial Boot Camp Session 1 – Opening Statements
Date(s): May 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM PST - 1:00 PM PST
Earn 1 WSBA CLE credit per session.
Sessions will meet on Zoom. Please plan to attend each session.
WDTL is proud to announce its first annual Trial Boot Camp, specifically designed for its members with seven years of experience or less.
The WDTL Trial Boot Camp will feature four one-hour CLEs hosted by experienced defense trial lawyers and members of the WDTL community in areas of opening statements, direct examination, cross-examination, and closing arguments.
After the CLEs are completed, the attendees will have an opportunity to engage in a four-round mock trial, with the final round being held at the WDTL Annual Convention in July 2023.
Schedule:
Thursday, May 18 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Session 1 – Opening Statements presented by Jean Homan (RET), Tacoma City Attorney's Office - 1 WSBA CLE credit confirmed
Thursday, May 25 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Session 2 – Direct Examination presented by Levi Bendele, Lee Smart
Thursday, June 1 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Session 3 – Cross Examination presented by Ted Buck, Frey Buck
Thursday, June 8 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Session 4 – Closing Arguments presented by Shellie McGaughey, McGaughey Bridges Dunlap
Thursday, June 15 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Competition Phase I – Opening Statements
Thursday, June 22 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Competition Phase II – Direct Examination
Thursday, June 29 WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Competition Phase III – Cross Examination
July 20-22, 2023 WDTL Annual Convention, WDTL Trial Boot Camp: Competition Phase IV – Closing Arguments (FINALS)