August 10, 2010

Cooley to host 7th annual Criminal Defense Trial Practice College from August 20 – 25

Seated, from left to right: Patrick Barone, principal and founding member of the Barone Defense Firm; Michael Boyle, senior trial attorney for the Barone Defense Firm and James Samuels, president of the CDAM board of directors.

Thomas M. Cooley Law School Professor Marjorie Russell leads a training session in preparation for the 7th annual Trial Practice College, a joint program of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) and Cooley Law School. Seated, from left to right: Patrick Barone, principal and founding member of the Barone Defense Firm; Michael Boyle, senior trial attorney for the Barone Defense Firm and James Samuels, president of the CDAM board of directors. The Trial Practice College, held at Cooley’s Lansing campus from Aug. 20 – 25, 2010, is a low-cost, week-long training program designed to promote defense advocacy and teach practical trial skills based on the experience of seasoned veterans.  Participants not only learn through lectures by nationally recognized trial lawyers, but also apply what they have learned in daily small-group training sessions.  Under the instruction of the workshop faculty, participants engage in individual performances and receive feedback and analysis from the workshop faculty.  For more information or to register for the Trial Practice College, visit cdamonline.org.  Conference presenters include: Joshua Karton, Marjorie Russell, Mitchell Ribitwer, Joane Garcia-Colson, Lisa Kirsch-Satawa and Anthony Chambers. Conference faculty include: Patrick Barone, Michael Boyle, Cheryl Carpenter, Frank Eaman, Thomas Loeb, Michael Nichols, Jill Price, Jerome Sabbota, James Samuels and Marshall Tauber.

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From left to right: James Samuels, president of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) board of directors; Marjorie Russell, Cooley Law School professor; Michael Boyle, senior trial attorney for the Barone Defense Firm; and Patrick Barone, principal and founding member of the Barone Defense Firm, will serve as workshop faculty during the 7th annual Trial Practice College, a joint program of CDAM and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

From left to right: James Samuels, president of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) board of directors; Marjorie Russell, Cooley Law School professor; Michael Boyle, senior trial attorney for the Barone Defense Firm; and Patrick Barone, principal and founding member of the Barone Defense Firm, will serve as workshop faculty during the 7th annual Trial Practice College, a joint program of CDAM and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The Trial Practice College will be held at Cooley’s Lansing campus in the school’s courtroom facilities from August 20 – 25, 2010. The Trial Practice College is a low-cost, week-long training program designed to promote defense advocacy and teach practical trial skills based on the experience of seasoned veterans.  Participants not only learn through lectures by nationally recognized trial lawyers, but also apply what they have learned in daily small-group training sessions.  Under the instruction of the workshop faculty, participants engage in individual performances and receive feedback and analysis from the workshop faculty.  For more information or to register for the Trial Practice College, visit cdamonline.org.

High-Res 300dpi Image © Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2010

Cooley Law School is the largest law school in the nation. Founded in 1972, the private, non-profit law school operates J.D. programs across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.Today, Cooley Law School has nearly 14,000 graduates across the nation and worldwide and also offers joint degree and master of laws programs. Cooley offers enrollment three times a year; in January, May and September.