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Recording available after original program date, 6/22/2022
Jury Instructions / Trial Prep
Speaker: Jenna Homeyer, Law Offices of Dr. Brad Bradshaw, Springfield
Voir Dire (Elimination of Bias)
Speaker: Ryan Krupp, Krupp Law Firm, LLC, St. Louis
Opening Statements
Speaker: Natalie Warner, Missouri Attorney General's Office, St. Louis
Direct and Cross Examination
Speaker: Morgan C. Murphy, Zevan Davidson Roman LLC, St. Louis
Objections
Speaker: Andrew J. Sartorius, The Missouri Bar, Jefferson City
Motions in Limine
Speaker: Lace Cline, United State District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City
Ethics in Trial
Speaker: Whittney Dunn, The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company, St. Louis
Closing Arguments
Speaker: Justin Strayhorn, Brown & Crouppen P.C., St. Louis
Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.
| Introduction to Jury Instructions (1.8 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| oir Dire presentation (764.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Opening Statements (483.2 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Direct and Cross Examination (956 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Objections (2.9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Motions in Limine (408.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Ethics in Trial (330.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Closing Arguments (427.2 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| MOLAP Information (210.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
LaceShionna N. Cline focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. Lace has defended clients in a variety of matters involving employment litigation, casualty litigation, breach of contract, wrongful death, premises liability, and products liability. In addition to her practice, Lace teaches trial advocacy, as well as legal analysis, research, and communication as an adjunct professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
Whittney Dunn is a professional responsibility attorney providing legal ethics and professional responsibility advice to the attorneys of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm. Whittney previously served as Senior Risk Manager at The Bar Plan, where she gave ethics CLEs and provided guidance to insureds on practicing ethically.
Ryan Krupp is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney in St. Louis and St. Charles County. Previously, he worked for both the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office and Johnson County District Attorney’s Office where he appeared in court on behalf of the State of Missouri and Kansas in the criminal prosecution of among other things, Domestic Violence, Assault, Drug Cases, SVU Cases, Juvenile Offenders, and other felonies and misdemeanors. He tried numerous cases to a judge and jury.
Ryan is a native St. Louisan and is an alumni of Marquette High-School and Missouri Baptist University where he played men’s soccer, racking up several honors including two Academic All-American Awards, as well as Scholar Athlete Nominations and Academic All-Conference honors. Ryan is passionate about using his winning mindset to help people and ensure justice.
Morgan Murphy is a partner and trial attorney at Zevan Davidson Roman LLC in St. Louis, focusing on plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice cases across Missouri and Illinois. She previously spent six years defending physicians in medical malpractice suits. She is a graduate of Washington University School of Law.
Justin is an associate at Brown & Crouppen, where he represents plaintiffs pursuing personal injury claims. Prior to joining Brown & Crouppen, Justin worked as a civil defense attorney and has also worked as a prosecutor in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, where he tried many jury trials to their completion.
Natalie Warner has tried over 60 jury trials as first chair and numerous others as second chair, mentoring young attorneys through their first trials.
