Join NACDL for a transformative one-of-a-kind CLE experience that will Inspire new ideas for growth at every level of your practice, Influence your advocacy skills, and help you Evolve, Expand, and Elevate your courtroom presence.
This inaugural event will showcase a faculty of "The Best of the Bar 2026."
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Agenda
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The program agenda and faculty are subject to change.
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | |
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| 3:00-6:00 pm | Early Registration & Exhibit Hall Open |
| Friday, May 15, 2026 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Welcoming Remarks – NACDL President |
| 8:15 am | Topic - TBA – Speaker TBA (Location, US) |
| 9:15 am | Topic - TBA – Speaker TBA (Location, US) |
| 10:15 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:35 am | Voir Dire: The Importance of Consciousness When Speaking With Jurors – Andrea Lyon (Chicago, IL) |
| 11:35 am | Topic - TBA – Speaker TBA (Location, US) |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 2:00 pm | Topic - TBA – Speaker TBA (Location, US) |
| 2:50 pm | Topic - TBA – Speaker TBA (Location, US) |
| 3:40 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 pm | Songs of Freedom: Making Your Client’s Story Sing at Sentencing – Tim Zerillo (Portland, ME) |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn for the day |
| 6:00-800 pm | Networking Reception |
| Saturday, May 16, 2026 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Morning Remarks and Announcements |
| Full Day | Pozner on Cross-Examination: The Chapter Method |
| 9:00 - 10:30 am | The Science Behind The Chapter Method of Cross-Examinations – Larry Pozner |
| 10:30 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am - 12:15 pm | The Chapter Method and Constructing Chapter Bundles – Larry Pozner |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 1:45 - 3:15 pm | Constructive Cross and Sequences of Cross – Larry Pozner |
| 3:15 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm | Page Preparation of Chapters, The Only Three Rules of Cross, and Control and Use of Anxiety – Larry Pozner |
| 5:00 pm | Seminar Adjourns |
Faculty
Andrea Lyon (Chicago, IL) *NACDL MEMBER
Larry Pozner (Kailua Kona, Hawai'i) *NACDL MEMBER
Tim Zerillo (Portland, ME) *NACDL MEMBER
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