Elon University School of Law will begin its
Trial Advocacy Program in January as second-year students
enroll in Trial Practice and Procedure courses. A
distinguished group of legal professionals will teach the
courses as adjunct faculty. They gathered at the law school
Wednesday, Dec. 19 for a training course coordinated by the
National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), based in
Denver.
The group includes two nationally recognized trial
attorneys, Don Cowan and Jim Williams; Federal Public
Defender Tom Cochran; a leader of the Winston-Salem bar, Jim
Fox; and former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Jim Exum, who
serves Elon as Distinguished Jurist in Residence. Catherine
Dunham, associate professor of law, serves as director of
Elon's Trial Advocacy Program.
Peter Hoffman, the Newell H. Blakely Chair in Evidence and
Director of the Blakely Advocacy Institute at University of
Houston Law Center, led the training session. Hoffman is a
nationally-renowned leader in lawyering skills, particularly
litigation and trial advocacy. He has taught more than 150
CLE litigation related courses.
