Tuesday, October 21, 2014 l 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm

CPCS approved for 2 CLE hours for the Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), Adult Criminal Trial and Post-Conviction panels

Lawyers are professional writers, and written advocacy requires a mastery of both the art and the science of persuasion. This program will explain the principles of persuasion that underlie effective written advocacy, then give participants specific tools and techniques for implementing these principles in writing persuasive memoranda and briefs.

This program will be helpful for both trial and appellate attorneys. The persuasive strategies that are effective in appeals are also effective in trial level memoranda; and trial lawyers should always write with the possibility of an appeal in mind...DETAILS & REGISTRATION