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Jury Selection In The Digital And Post-Covid Age (Part I)

Virtual Event

Past Event

MCLE Credit available

Details for connecting to the conference will be sent shortly before the event. If you registered but did not receive a link, please email Lisa Browning.

1:30–4:15 p.m. Central Time

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Overview

This in-depth webinar will examine the necessity and pitfalls of researching jurors online. When do you do it? What new digital tools can be used? What information can be found? What are the ethical implications for lawyers? And how have the pandemic and the events of 2020–2021 impacted us as people and potential jurors?

Speakers

E. Leon Carter
Principal
Carter Arnett PLLC
Dallas, Texas
John G. Browning
Partner
Spencer Fane LLP
Former Justice, 5th Court of Appeals
Plano, Texas
Jason S. Bloom, M.A.
Litigation & Communication Strategist
Bloom Strategic Consulting, Inc.
Dallas, Texas

Tuition

  • $50 - Regular Registration Fee
  • $0 - CAIL’s Institute for Law & Technology (ILT) Advisory Board Member
  • $0 - ILT Supporting or Sustaining Member Employee
  • $25 - Full-time U.S. Local, State or Federal Government Employee
  • $25 - Full-time U.S. Non-Profit Employee
  • $25 - U.S. Local, State or Federal Judge

Schedule and Faculty

1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. (Central Time) Trial Lawyers: Availing Themselves Of Resources For Juror Information (45 minutes)

  • E. Leon Carter – Carter Arnett PLLC, Dallas, Texas

Getting to know your jurors before the voir dire process begins is an important and integral part of trial preparation. This presentation explores what information lawyers seek out and what tools they use to find it.

2:20 – 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 – 3:15 p.m. (Central Time) Ethical Dimensions of Researching Jurors Online (Legal Ethics: 45 minutes)

  • The Hon. John G. Browning – Spencer Fane LLP, Plano, Texas

Is voir dire becoming “voir Google?” Engaging in online research about prospective jurors can yield game-changing information, but there are ethical risks for lawyers in doing so. Using real world examples from cases and ethics opinions across the country, this program offers invaluable guidance for lawyers in navigating the ethical boundaries of jury selection in the age of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

3:15 – 3:25 p.m. Break

3:25 – 4:15 p.m. (Central Time) How Do You Go About The Research? How Has The Pandemic Changed Us? (45 minutes)

  • Jason S. Bloom, M.A. – Bloom Strategic Consulting, Dallas, Texas

When do you do the research? What can be found? Additionally, the events of 2020–2021, and the misinformation within, created a once-in-a-lifetime sociological shift in our worldviews and attitudes. As such, everyone is a different person now, including those we trust with making important decisions in the Court, our jurors. In this fresh and thought-provoking presentation, Mr. Bloom will share research about this shift as well as what it means for your next jury trial.

4:15 p.m. Adjournment

 

MCLE Credit

This program is approved by the State Bar of Texas for a total of 2.25 hours, of which 0.75 credit hours will apply to ethics/professional responsibility credit. Texas Course ID Number: 174154990.

This online program has not been approved for MCLE credit in any other jurisdictions. If requested by attendees, CAIL will request accreditation in California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Accreditation has not been sought or approved in these jurisdictions at this time. MCLE credit will not be requested in any other jurisdiction.

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