Winning Your Case Before Trial

Today, as the casualty rates of defendants convicted after trial continue to soar, lawyers are forced to focus on ways of winning their case before trial. 

Veteran attorneys Herald Price Fahringer and Erica T. Dubno, using their own experiences, address avenues in which an indictment may be avoided or dismissed without facing the perils of a trial. Among the strategies discussed are consideration of having your client testify before the Grand Jury and moving to dismiss the indictment on jurisdictional grounds.

Learning Objectives: 

I.   Effectively prepare your client to testify before a grand jury and how to represent your client before a grand jury

II.  Discover tips and techniques for conducting meetings with the prosecutor and conducting effective proffer sessions

III.  Gain insights on drafting special motions to dismiss an indictment, including methods for studying the relevant statutes for jurisdictional deficiencies