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Fred Lane's
ISBA Trial Technique Institute

Spring Semester begins February 12, 2008 at 5:15pm
at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office

Attend the first session for FREE!

* 1 ½ Hour Sessions * 54 Hours *9 Month Course in 2 Semesters

  • Now includes 27 MCLE hours per semester for a total of 54 MCLE hours for the entire course!
  • Learn and practice new trial techniques for both plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys.
  • Sessions are audio-video taped so that you can see and hear improvements in your voice, manner and trial technique.
  • Counts towards admission to the Federal Trial Bar – U.S. Court , Northern District of IL

What people are saying about Fred Lane and the Trial Technique Institute:

"After the first class, I was hooked.
I should have taken this course many years ago."
~ James E. Keps, 2007 graduate of Fred Lane's Trial Technique Institute

"I'm grateful to Fred Lane for teaching me the
fundamentals of trial technique."
~ Thomas Mauet, nationally recognized author and lecturer

Topics covered in the course include:

  • Psychological formulas for proof of facts
  • X-rays, books of account, customs, lost instruments and carbon copies
  • Hypothetical questions
  • Medial proof: direct and cross-examination of experts
  • Cardinal principals of cross examination and impeachment of witnesses
  • Actual practice in the selection of juries
  • Making winning opening statements and closing arguments

Co-Directors and Faculty Members: Fred Lane and Scott Lane

Celebrity Faculty:
Philip H. Corboy (Corboy & Demetrio); Robert Clifford (Clifford Law Offices);
Kevin T. Martin (Swanson, Martin & Bell); Joseph A. Power (Power, Rogers & Smith);
Justice Michael J. Gallagher (Illinois Appellate Court); Pamela L. Gellen (Lowis & Gellen);
Andrew Kopon, Jr. (Cremer, Kopon, Shaughnessy & Spina); Justice Warren D. Wolfson (Illinois Appellate Court)

Tuition for both semesters: $875 ISBA Members / $925 Non-Members
For question or to register, please call (312) 726-8775 or email Joyce Williams.