Lectures & Video Essays
Continuing legal education lectures/webinars covering cross-examination techniques, workers’ compensation and personal injury practice for the South Carolina Bar and National Business Institute.
“Authoritative” – The South Carolina Bar
Department of Continuing Legal Education
Continuing Legal Education Lectures
Winning Strategies & Tips in Workers’ Compensation Practice/Selected Issues
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-198
Overcoming Medicine: Mastering the Medical Case in Personal Injury Claims
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-344
Selected Medical and Procedural Issues: Would the Real Diagnosis Please Stand Up?
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-351
Building PI Litigation Skills; Wound & Redemption Themes, Strategies and Other Topics
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-384Savior, Jezebel, Zombiecat – The Three Faces of Evidence
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-403
Cross Examination: Theory and Techniques
https://cle.scbar.org/Ondemand-CLE/Info/productcd/DL-193
Downloadable Course Materials
Cross-Examination Strategies in Civil Litigation
Advanced Workers’ Compensation
Handling the Workers’ Compensation Case From Start to Finish
Building Your Civil Litigation Skills
Evidence Authentication and Admission: Top Mistakes to Avoid
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