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Putting Your Client on the Stand: Direct Examinations in Criminal Cases

Streams live on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:00am EDT

Taught by
Adam M. Felsenstein
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Course Information

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Time 60 Minutes
Difficulty Intermediate
Categories Criminal

Course Description

This program will review the fundamentals of direct examinations in criminal cases as well as legal, practical, and ethical considerations surrounding whether a defendant should testify and how to prepare them for testimony.

Presented by Adam M. Felsenstein, this program will benefit prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys alike.


Learning Objectives:

  1. Review the fundamentals of conducting a direct examination in a criminal case
  2. Identify common evidentiary and practical issues with conducting a direct examination
  3. Analyze practical and ethical issues surrounding advising a client to waive the Fifth Amendment and testify before the trier of fact
  4. Discuss ethical and practical considerations surrounding client testimony 


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Faculty

Adam M. Felsenstein

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Adam M. Felsenstein is a partner in the law firm of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirchtritt, LLP.  Having tried numerous civil and criminal cases to verdict in state and federal courts, Adam is an experienced trial lawyer who uses his extensive trial experience to bear in resolving disputes for his clients and has developed a reputation as a fierce but judicious trial attorney. He focuses on crisis management, guiding clients through the complex civil disputes, government and regulatory investigations, and criminal investigations and indictments.

Adam is graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

 

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