Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story

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Training
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE)
ID: 5944698

Maximize your efficacy with prosecutors, judges, and the jury to secure the best possible outcomes for your clients by focusing on your client’s “story” and your defense theory. Learn from a skilled panel of criminal defense litigators how to imbue representation of your client with your client’s story. Gain insight on how to craft your theory of the defense to guide your advocacy starting with your first meeting with your client and through the verdict or other resolution.

Course Content

2:00pm - 2:10pm

Welcome and Introduction
Inga S. Bernstein, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story: Collaborative Storytelling
Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston
Inga S. Bernstein, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston
Rafael A. Feliciano Cumbas, Jr., Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Roxbury
Jessica D. Hedges, Esq.,
Hedges and Tumposky LLP, Boston
Sarah Laughlin, MSW,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston

2:30pm - 2:40pm

Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story: Building Rapport with Our Clients
Panel

2:40pm - 2:45pm

Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story: Who is the Audience for our Storytelling?
Rafael A. Feliciano Cumbas, Jr., Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Roxbury

2:45pm - 3:00pm

Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story: The Impact of Societal and Other Dynamics on the Client’s Story
Panel

3:00pm - 3:10pm

Telling the Story at the Bail/Dangerousness Hearings
Panel

3:10pm - 3:15pm

Telling the Story to the Prosecutor
Panel

3:15pm - 3:45pm

Storytelling at Trial: Talking with the Jury about Your Client, Their Story, Your Defense Theory and the Weaknesses of the Prosecution’s Case
Panel

3:45pm - 3:50pm

Crafting the Criminal Defense Theory & Telling the Story: Storytelling at Sentencing
Panel

Please Note

This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

Speakers

Chair
Inga S. Bernstein, Esq.,
Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston

Faculty
Rafael A. Feliciano Cumbas, Jr., Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Roxbury
Jessica D. Hedges, Esq.,
Hedges and Tumposky LLP, Boston
Sarah Laughlin, MSW,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston
Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston

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