Courtroom Evidence 2010
A Full Day Course
7 CLE CREDITS (application pending)
Transitional and non-transitional
no partial credits are allowed
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Practical instruction will focus on how to lay the foundations that are essential preconditions to admissibility so that your case goes in effortlessly and persuasively. Selected practical examples, sample foundations, and courtroom scenarios will be presented throughout the day to demonstrate the proper way of putting in and countering proof of fault grounds, domestic violence, and asset valuation, custody factors and psychological testimony, all of which are designed to give you the true flavor of the courtroom setting in which you encounter these issues.
Whatever your level of experience, whatever the nature of the cases you handle, Courtroom Evidence will give you the mastery you need to present your case effectively.
Presented by Timothy M. Tippins Esq. and Cynthia J. Tippins, Esq. All Locations
Incisive & Practical Overview of Evidence Law With Emphasis On Family Law Hearings And Trials
One of Our Most Audience Acclaimed Programs
Back by Popular Demand – Updated and Better Than Ever!!!
Program Faculty
Timothy M. Tippins, Esq. is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Albany Law School and an Adjunct Professor of Forensic Psychology at Siena College. He is a private practitioner who has engaged in matrimonial and family law practice since 1975. He now devotes his practice exclusively to serving as special counsel and consultant to other family law practitioners on a nationwide basis, serving as trial and appellate counsel, with special emphasis on the presentation and cross-examination of expert mental health testimony. Tippins has served in all major professional leadership positions in the New York family law community, including President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - New York Chapter, Chair of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section, and Chair of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Family Law. Tippins is a regular feature columnist for the New York Law Journal, where his numerous articles regarding custody evaluations have been published. He has lectured before virtually all of the major professional organizations, such as the National Judicial College, NYS Judicial Institute, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, ABA, NYSBA, and the New York State Psychological Association. Together with Dr. Jeffrey P. Wittmann, he is the author of Empirical and Ethical Problems with Custody Recommendations: A Call for Clinical Humility and Judicial Vigilance, published internationally in the April 2005 issue of AFFC’s Family Court Review. Tippins also serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child Custody.
Cynthia J. Tippins, who has been designated in Best Lawyers in America, has engaged exclusively in family law practice since 1989. She maintains a private practice devoted exclusively to statewide appeals in matrimonial and family law matters. Mrs. Tippins is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has served on its Amicus Curiae Committee. She has served on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section and has served as Co-Chair of its Family Court Committee and its Legislation Committee, as well as serving on the Section’s Custody, Legislation and Equitable Distribution Committees. Tippins served as Counsel to the NYSBA Task Force on Family Law. She has lectured at CLE programs for MatLaw Systems Corp., the Law Guardian Training Program sponsored by the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, the New York State Bar Association and local bar groups, including the Women’s Bar Association. Mrs. Tippins has also lectured at Hofstra Law School and Albany Law School for programs sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In addition to frequent Legal Updates, she has spoken on such topics as Preparing the Custody Case for Trial, Child Custody: The Substantive & Procedural Law, Effective Discovery & Motion Practice in Matrimonial Actions, Litigating & Negotiating Child Support Issues, Negotiating & Drafting Separation Agreements, and Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence. Her published writings include numerous contributions to CLE seminar books, and such articles as The Status of Spousal Maintenance and the Impact of the 1986 Statutory Amendments, published by the Westchester County Bar Association. Mrs. Tippins is also a member of the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section.
Program Agenda
I. Introduction – Initial Concepts
II. The Hearsay Rule and Its Exceptions
III. Laying Foundations – Authentication of Documents, Photos, Recordings
IV. Expert Witnesses
V. Electronic Evidence: Disclosure & Presentation
VI. Credibility & Impeachment
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