Schedule

9amWelcome and Opening Remarks

Retired Judge Richard McKelvie, mediator

9:10amCase Overview: The 1957 Rosenberg Spy Trial

Juli Blanch, Parsons Behle & Latimer

9:15amOpening Statements Lecture

Dennis Ferguson, mediator

9:35amOpening Statement Government Demonstration

J. Drew Yeates, Dentons

9:55amOpening Statement Defense Demonstration

Kathryn Nester, Nester Lewis

10:15amOpening Statements Critique and Panel Discussion

Moderator: Alan Sullivan, formerly of Snell & Wilmer
Panelists: Judge James Gardner, Third District Court, State of Utah; Juli Blanch, Parsons Behle & Latimer; and Andrew Morse, mediator

10:35Morning Break

10:45amDirect Examination Lecture

Francis Wikstrom, Parsons Behle & Latimer

11:05amDirect Examination Demonstration

Karen C. Burgess, Burgess Law PC and Zach Colangelo (S.J. Quinney Law School 2025) as witness David Greenglass

11:25amDirect Examination Critique and Panel Discussion

Moderator: Andrew Morse, mediator
Speakers: Judge Robert Shelby, Chief Judge of the United States District Court, District of Utah; Juli Blanch, Parsons Behle & Latimer; and George Haley, mediator

11:45amPanel Discussion: What Judges Want from Trial Lawyers

Moderator: Dale Lambert, formerly of Christensen & Jensen
Panelists: Judge Stephen Nelson, Third District Court, State of Utah; Judge Dale Kimball, United States District Court, District of Utah; and Justice Diana Hagen, Utah Supreme Court

12:25pmLunch

*lunch included for registered in-person attendees

1:15pmCross Examination Lecture

Trina Higgins, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

1:55pmCross Examination Critique and Panel Discussion

Moderator: Trina Higgins, Wilson Sonsini
Panelists: Justice Paige Petersen, Utah Supreme Court; Bryon
Benevento, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP; and George Haley, mediator

2:15pmAfternoon Break

2:25pmClosing Argument Lecture

E. Scott Savage, Savage, Yeates & Waldron, PC

2:45pmClosing Argument Government Demonstration

Stewart Walz, former AUSA for the District of Utah

3:05pmClosing Argument Defense Demonstration

Darnell Crandall (Special Guest, Salt Lake Legal Defenders)

3:25pmClosing Argument Critique and Panel Discussion

Moderator: Juli Blanch, Parsons Behle & Latimer
Panelists: Judge Michele Christiansen Forster, Presiding Judge, Utah Court of Appeals; Judge Kristine E. Johnson, Third District Court, State of Utah; and Tara Isaacson, Tara Isaacson Law, L.C.

3:45pmProfessionalism and Civility Discussion

4:15pmQuestion & Answer Session, then Adjourn

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In-person Private Sector ($130.00)
*parking provided
In-person Public Sector Lawyers ($80.00)
*parking provided
Remote Attendance Lawyers ($150.00)
Remote link will be provided the day before, October 23rd.

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ANATOMY OF A TRIAL

Opening Statements Through Closing Arguments

October 24th, Salt Lake City, UT

S.J. Quinney Law School, Moot Courtroom

Registration Deadline October 20th

ABOUT THE BOOTCAMP

The Utah Chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers presents a one- day program conducted by a faculty of leading trial lawyers and Utah judges, using the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Trial as the case study.

*This bootcamp has been approved for 6.5 hours of Utah MCLE credit, including .5 hours of Professionalism and Civility credit.

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