TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Laura Labenberg on May 10, 2024

The TBA YLD held its inaugural Trial College event at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville today. The program covered a range of litigation topics including getting prepared for trial, putting together a trial notebook, prepping witnesses, conducting voir dire, and planning and presenting opening statements. It concluded with a panel of experienced judges designed to provide insights from the judicial perspective. TBA YLD President Quinton Thompson and TBA YLD Past President Billy Leslie served as host and moderator.

Laura Baker, Law Offices of John Day PC, and Nicole Grida, Bowman and Brooke LLP, discuss getting "trial ready" and building a case.

Grida, left, and Kat Carrington, Butler Snow, lead a session titled "How to Win Your Case in Opening Argument."

Dan Berexa (standing) with Cornelius & Collins; Wade Davies (seated, from left) with Ritchie, Davies, Johnson & Stovall; Jason Pannu with Freeman Mathis & Gary; and Isaac Sanders with Neal & Harwell lead a session on effective direct and cross examination.

 

From left: YLD President Quinton Thompson, former YLD President Billy Leslie, Judge David Briley, Judge Cynthia Chappell, Judge Angelita Dalton, Chancellor Anne Martin.