Join colleagues on May 9, 2025, for the 2nd Annual TBA Young Lawyers Division Trial College. The program will be held at Belmont University College of Law and will cover a range of litigation topics, including putting together a trial notebook, planning for and presenting opening and closing statements, conducting direct and cross examination and working with expert witnesses.

A panel of distinguished judges will wrap up the day with judicial insights for trial success. Registration will start at 8 a.m. CDT followed by programming from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Randall and Sadie Baskin Center, 1901 15th Ave. S, Nashville 37212. 

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Registration and breakfast (8:30 - 9:00 a.m. CDT)

The Dress Rehearsal: Building Your Trial Notebook (9 – 10 a.m. CDT) 

• Courtney Creal, Spencer Fane Bone McAllester

The Opening Act: The Art of Setting the Stage in Opening Statements (10 – 11 a.m.)

• Luther Wright, Jr. Ogletree Deakins

Break (11-11:15 a.m.)

Rising Action: Crafting a Compelling Direct and Cross Examination (11:15 – 12:45 p.m.)

• Bethany Stewart, Spencer Fane Bone McAllester
• Nicole Grida, Memphis Area Legal Services

Grab Lunch - Provided (12:45 – 1 p.m.)

Developing and Presenting Expert Evidence: A Careful Choreography (1 - 2 p.m.)

• Stephen Ross Johnson, Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall
• Isaac Sanders, Neal & Harwell

Break (2 - 2:15 p.m.) 

Closing Arguments: Evidence for the Curtain Call (2:15 – 3:15 p.m.)

• Stephen Ross Johnson, Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall

All Rise: Leveraging Judicial Insights for Trial Success (3:15 – 4:45 p.m.)

• Hon. David Veile, Circuit Court, Twenty-First Judicial District 
• Hon. Alexander McVeagh, Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial District
• Magistrate Judge Chip Frensley, Middle District of Tennessee, United States
• Chancellor Patricia Moskal, Twentieth Judicial District, Chancery Court, Part I
• Moderator: Samantha Ellis, Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall PC

Attendees are invited to attend the networking happy hour immediately following the program at Chago's Belmont Cantina. 

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