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Dear Haytham,
There is still time to apply for the National Trial Academy sponsored by the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) and The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). However, the application deadline is quickly approaching, February 15, 2012, so please apply as soon as possible. Offering a unique, interactive, diverse program combining today's latest technology with the Country's top trial lawyers as personal mentors, this is a top-notch program that cannot be matched. Our faculty consists of six defense lawyers, six plaintiff lawyers, district judges, supreme court justices, jury consultants, professors and technical engineers, all seasoned experts in their particular specialties. Affectionately called the Country's top "Boot Camp for Lawyers" by the ABA Journal, the intense 4½ day program utilizes a wide range of individualized teaching methods and approaches not found anywhere else.
The TIPS Trial Academy limits participation to just 36 students, approximately 18 each from the plaintiff and defense bars. Employing state of the art technology and instruction, including the use of a 21st Century Courtroom, the students will be exposed to a broad array of trial techniques and methodologies ranging from computer animation and litigation software technology to instruction on voir dire by nationally renowned jury consultants.
With a three student per faculty member ratio, students receive the most individualized mentoring available at any trial academy. Moreover, having faculty members and students who represent both sides of the trial bar, students will be critiqued from both perspectives and learn from each other on how to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments, as well as schooling on professional and ethical conduct in a courtroom.
The newly renovated National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada, is where it all happens. The National Judicial College is where practicing judges from around the world come to be educated in all aspects of trial practice.
Apply Today! Space is Limited!
To ensure individual teaching and instruction, enrollment in the TIPS/ABOTA National Trial Academy is by application only. It is strongly recommended that any person who wishes to be considered for the 2012 TIPS/ABOTA National Trial Academy apply immediately. Please fill out the application form in the brochure and send along with a check payable to the American Bar Association, Attn: Ms. Janet Hummons, Director of Meetings and Continuing Legal Education, TIPS, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654; telephone number (312) 988-5656.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012.
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April 14-18, 2012
The National Judicial College
Reno, NV
Application Information
Please fill out the application form in the brochure and send along with a check payable to the American Bar Association, Attn: Ms. Janet Hummons, Director of Meetings and Continuing Legal Education, TIPS, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654.
Hotel Information
The Grand Sierra Resort will provide hotel accommodations and meals. The fee for the Academy is $3,500.00 and covers hotel accommodations with meals, transportation to and from the National Judicial College and the use of the College’s state-of-the-art 21st Century courtroom.
CLE Information
Students who attend the National Trial Academy will qualify for Continuing Legal Education credits in all states and will earn approximately thirty eight (38) or forty six (46) hours of state accreditation depending on which state the student is licensed in, the cost of which is tax deductible.
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