PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

LITIGATION COMMITTEE

LAUNCHES ITS

TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

With distinguished Faculty of PRBA Members

Appellate Justices, Trial Justices and Trial attorneys

PRBA TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Dates: July 28, 2017 and July 29, 2017

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location: Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

12 CLE Credits – 11.0 Professional Skills; Ethics 1.0

Members: $50.00 per day

Nonmembers: $125.00 per day

Program Materials on CD included in registration fee. At your option, printed and bound materials will be made available for an additional $50.00.

Financial Assistance Available click here: PRBA CLE Financial Assistance form.pdf

email: Jeannette Espinoza, CLE Chair CLE@prbany.com

This program is approved for admitted and newly admitted attorneys

PRBA TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM Faculty:

Frank Melendez, Esq., Co-Chair, PRBA Litigation Committee

Jesus M. Zeno, Esq., Co-Chair, PRBA Litigation Committee

Carmen A. Pacheco, Esq., PRBA President

Hon. Wilma Guzman, PRBA President Elect

Betty Lugo, Esq., PRBA Immediate Past President

Appellate Justices

Hon. Ariel Belen, Retired, Associate Judge, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept.

Hon. Luis A. Gonzalez, Retired, Former Presiding Justice, App. Div. 1st Dept.

Hon. Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Associate Judge, Appellate Division, 1st Dept.

Hon. Reinaldo Rivera, Associate Judge, Appellate Division, 2nd Dept.

Trial Justices

Hon. Doris Gonzalez, Supreme Court, Bronx County

Hon. Francois Rivera, Supreme Court, Kings County

Hon. Joseph Zayas, Supreme Court, Queens County

Trial Attorneys

Andrea Alonso, Esq.

Alberto Casa Devall, Esq.

Laura De Los Rios, Esq.

Corwin Del Toro, Esq.

Ed Flores, Esq. (PRBA Past President)

Maria Melendez, Esq.

William Pagan, Esq.

Dario Perez, Esq.

Karen Saab Dominguez, Esq.

Lourdes Ventura, Esq.

Agenda and purpose of the CLE Program: The course is designed for both the newly admitted attorney and the attorney who has had trial experience but seeks to learn more about the nuts and bolts of a trial.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Registration

Introductory remarks

Carmen A. Pacheco, Esq.

I. Jury Selection

Andrea Alonso, Esq.

Frank Melendez, Esq.

II. The trial Judge Conference

Carmen A. Pacheco, Esq. and Laura De Los Rios, Esq.

III. Opening statements

Dario Perez. Esq.

IV. Prima Facie proof

Honorable Ariel Belen

Jesus M. Zeno, Esq.

V. Cross-examination

Edward A. Flores, Esq.

LUNCH (On your own) 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

VI. Redirect

Alberto Casa Devall, Esq.

VII. Motions after Prima Facie Case

Corwin Del Toro, Esq.

VIII. Charge conference

William Pagan, Esq.

Fidel Gomez, Esq.

IX. Summations by defendant

Maria Melendez

X. A view from the Trial Bench.

Honorable Francois Rivera

Questions and Answers to the panel

Day 2 - July 29, 2017

Registration

Opening Remarks

Betty Lugo, Esq.

XI. Summations by the Plaintiff

Frank Melendez, Esq.

XII. The Verdict and Post Verdict Motions

Honorable Doris Gonzalez

Honorable Sallie Manzanet-Daniels

XIII. Criminal versus Civil trials

Karen Saab Dominguez, Esq.

Lourdes Ventura, Esq.

XIV. A view from the Trial Bench

Honorable Wilma Guzman

Honorable Joseph Zayas

LUNCH (On your own) 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

XV. A view from the Appellate Bench

Honorable Luis A. Gonzalez

Honorable Reinaldo Rivera

XVI. Ethics

Betty Lugo. Esq.

Jesus M. Zeno, Esq.

Questions and Answers to Panel