AGENDA - TACT Lawyer

Thursday, September 19, 2024

7:00-9:00 pm EST: Opening Cocktail Reception & Conference Kick Off

7:00WELCOME: Elizabeth Lippy and Megan Whiteside

7:30KEYNOTE: Fighting to be Fearless – Kristen Gibbons Feden

8:30 NETWORKING: Meet the Trainers & Each Other

Frday, September 20, 2024

9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST: For Women By Women Evidence Extravaganza

9:00INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Elizabeth L. Lippy, Esq. & Megan Whiteside, Esq.

9:10CLE LECTURE: Evidence Refresher
Rules Every Litigator Should Master

Overview of the Federal and Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence
Understanding the most important rules
Re-thinking ways to approach evidence

10:10BREAK, SOCIAL NETWORKING

10:25CLE LECTURE: Become an Evidence Boss

Mastering Common Objections
Identifying Red Flags to Cue Objections
Making and Responding to Objections

11:30 CLE BREAKOUT SESSION Refining Your Practical Skills:
Making and Responding to Common Objections

Practicing Identifying Appropriate Objections
Practicing Making and Responding to Objections
Overview of the Federal and Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence
Understanding the most important rules
Re-thinking ways to approach evidence

12:30 LUNCH BREAK
Having the Audacity: Empowerment Through Spoken Word Poetry

Shan-Tay Mercedes Watson, Author, Speaker, Spoken Word Artist

1:00 CLE KEYNOTE

Hysterical: Eliminating Gendered Communication in the Practice of Law

Marian Braccia, Esq.

2:15 BREAK, SOCIAL NETWORKING

2:30CLE LECTURE: Become an Evidence Boss

Mastering Common Objections

Identifying Red Flags to Cue Objections

Making and Responding to Objections

3:30NETWORKING BREAK, SOCIAL NETWORKING

3:45CLE BREAKOUT SESSION: Pre-Trial Motions

Practicing making & responding to Pre-Trial Motions

4:45CLOSING REMARKS: Elizabeth L. Lippy, Esq. & Megan Whiteside, Esq.

5:00HAPPY HOUR!

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"I just finished a two day CLE Advocacy Training event by Trial Advocacy Consulting & Training LLC (TACT) and Mom Life and Law. It was a tremendous event I would recommend to any female litigator. The event had noted keynote speakers Judge Rosemary Aqualina and litigator Courtney Rowley of "Trial by Woman". The program had content for litigators both new to the profession and seasoned litigators that just want to hone their litigation skills since the courthouses have been covid closed, or maybe just want a little more practice with new techniques. Do yourself a favor, if you practice in litigation, take this course.

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"For Women By Women Virtual Trial Advocacy Training was an amazing experience. It gave us a safe space to learn, practice, discuss issues and concerns, and remind us that we are not alone. Regardless of all of the challenges COVID-19 has brought on everyone, this training brought women from all over the world together, and we took advantage of this space. I not only practiced my trial advocacy skills, and improved, but I also grew as a future female litigator, and I know that this is where I belong. Thank you for all the efforts, love, and hard work that TACT, Mom Life, and everyone involved put into this. It truly made a huge impact on me."

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"What a phenomenal training! Each speaker and trainer was engaging, energized and an expert in her area of the law. I am taking with me so many tips and techniques, and cannot wait to incorporate them into my practice. I highly recommend For Women By Women Advocacy Training."

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"With For Women by Women, I got reminded what I knew all along: that my difference is my strength. For this diverse body of trainers, with different personalities and perspectives on the world, I gained even more than legal skills. I gained what lies behind every lawyer: the why. I'll add that I was the only foreign lawyer of the training and yet felt that I belong to a community."

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"Most inspiring informative CLE I’ve attended in over 30 years. Women Attorneys supporting each other is phenomenal and a great bonus to the continued legal education aspect."

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"Even though I have been a lawyer for forty years, I learned from every aspect of this course and highly recommend it to all. The caliber of trainers and attendees is unsurpassed in any other course. Also it was thoroughly enjoyable and a delight to learn and network and practice actual skills and trial techniques taught by the best in the field. The fact that it is by women for women is so empowering and it was all-inclusive as well that speaks to the excellence of the sponsors. This has been the best CLE I have ever taken in my forty years of practice since I learned far more than in any others. In every minute of the program, invaluable skills and knowledge were imparted that could not be learned anywhere else."

FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN PARTICIPANTS SAY...

"This was a unique, special opportunity for female litigators to learn, build community, network, and empower one another. Trainings like this are sorely needed in a profession that doesn't value women enough."