“Trial Techniques: Terence F. McCarthy on Cross Examination and Impeachment,” an ISBA Master Series seminar, will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at The Chateau in Bloomington. (MCLE hours: 6.25)

MacCarthy, the founding executive director of the Federal Defender Program in Chicago, will cover the critical nature and scope of cross examination during the morning program.

He will discuss “the first cross examination: Susanna and the Elders,” and review examples of the bad the ugly and the good. Ethical considerations, the purpose of lecture on cross, and the “look-good” system of cross examination are included.

Impeachment, MacCarthy's “weapon of mass destruction,” will be explored after the 12 noon luncheon break.

A Laureate of the ISBA Academy of Illinois Lawyers, MacCarthy has been honored nationally as Defender of the Century. He has lectured in all 50 states and is considered one of the top four CLE presenters in the nation.

His ISBA trial techniques seminar last fall earned a rating of 4.975 on a five-point scale from lawyers who attended. Among comments was “Terry went over his advertised time by 30 minutes, but nobody left.”

The fees for this Master Series presentation are $195 for ISBA members and $295 for non-members.