American Bar Association

Section of Public Contract Law

10 ^th Intensive

Program on

Trial Preparation

and Advocacy in

Federal Procurement

Sunday, March 28, 1999

through

Friday, April 2, 1999

The George Washington

University Law School

Washington, D.C.

TRIAL PREPARATION AND
ADVOCACY PROGRAM

The program is designed to instruct both new and practicing attorneys from the government and the private bar in the skills necessary for successful trial advocacy before Boards of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

The program consists of six days of instruction and student participation in all aspects of federal contract litigation. The total student enrollment of 48 allows 12 trial teams to carry a single factual situation from initial witness interviews through trial. Each trial team consists of two students for appellant and two for respondent.

All students will become familiar with the strategies of presenting and defending a claim because the case selected involves both a claim and a counterclaim. Trial sessions are presided over by program faculty. Only one trial team participates at a time, allowing each student to receive maximum personal attention.

During this intensive program, students will have the opportunity to:

• attend lectures and demonstrations on skills critical to Board and Court of Federal Claims practice;
• perform factual investigations through document review and witness interviews;
• prepare and depose fact and expert witnesses;
• argue pre-hearing motions;
• perform direct and cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses at the hearing;
• review their own trial performance using video replays; and
• participate in critique sessions.

In past programs , j udges of several Boards of Contract Appeals and the Court of Federal Claims have served as judges throughout the entire week’s program. The curriculum for the program was designed by the Advocacy Program Development Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law.

TUITION

The tuition includes all study and reference materials. The registration fee, payable to the American Bar Association/PCL, is $895 for members of the American Bar Association and Government employees, and $995 for all others, if payment is received by registration application postmarked not later than February 26, 1999. After February 26, 1999 the Registration fee is $995 for ABA members and Government employees and $1095 for all others.

See Application Form

LOCATION AND DATE

The program will be held at the George Washington University Law School, 720 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Nearby hotels include:

Because of the intensity of the course, out of town participants are encouraged to stay in a hotel within walking distance of the GW Law School.

The program will begin at 12:00 noon, Sunday, March 28, 1999, and end on Friday, April 2, 1999, at 4:00 p.m.

APPLICATIONS

Applications will be accepted until March 5, 1999. In the event the number of applicants exceeds the number of openings, course participants will be selected based on length of time practicing law (under five years preferred) and demonstrated involvement or interest in trial practice.

The program is open to all lawyers in private practice, Government and public service.

INQUIRIES

Inquiries concerning the program may be directed to:

A registrant who cancels on or prior to March 8, 1999 will receive a full refund. Thereafter, a $50 service charge will be made.

No refunds will be made after March 15, 1999. Substitutions may be made at any time. All requests for refunds must be made in writing to the Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611-4497, FAX: (312) 988-5688.