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Public Service
Trial Practices is committed to public service through pro bono assistance, continuing legal education programs, and efforts to promote equal opportunity in the law.
Pro Bono Assistance
For many years, Trial Practices has provided pro bono consulting services to Florida's Public Defenders and other defendants in death-penalty cases. (See example, the defense of a 15-year-old girl accused of masterminding her mother’s murder with the help of two friends.
Continuing Legal Education
Trial Practices provides free training to attorneys through “Lunch and Learn” and other continuing legal education programs. These programs include training in jury selection, effective storytelling at trial, using demonstrative evidence, and witness preparation.
The company and its consultants have worked with the numerous local, state, and national legal organizations to provide continuing legal education programs to attorneys, including:
	American Bar Association Defense Research Institute National Institute for Trial Advocacy Association of Trial Lawyers of America Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers The Florida Bar Hillsborough County Bar Association ( Florida) Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Promoting Equal Opportunity
Working with the American Bar Association’s Woman Advocate Committee, the company has worked to promote women’s full and equal participation in the legal profession.
Options for the Opt-Out Revolution Program
TPI's Betty Dunkum recently co-chaired and served as moderator for the program "Options for the Opt-Out Revolution: Strategies for Lawyers and Employers to Address Leave Taking and Re-Entry into the Legal Workforce", held at the American Bar Association Section of Litigation 2006 Annual Conference on April 20, 2006, in Los Angeles, California.
Program Materials
To review materials prepared for the Opt-Out Revolution program, click on the appropriate link below:
	Article on the Opt-Out Revolution. Discusses the scope of the Opt-Out Revolution and what employers and individuals can do to address the issue. Click here to access article. Overview Video: This video, prepared by TPI's Anne McDermott, provides an overview of the issues relating to the Opt-Out Revolution. Streaming Video. Click here for transcript of video. Interview of Harvard Law School Dean: TPI's Bob Vito andBetty Dunkum interviewed Elena Kagan, Dean of Harvard Law School, regarding the significance of the opt-out revolution and how attorneys and law schools can partner to address these issues. Click here for streaming video interview. Click here for transcript of interview. Attorney interviews with TPI's Anne McDermott on opt-out experiences, concerns, and balacing work and family interests. Interview with Karen Craig Esq. , attorney who is currently opting out of the workforce to raise her young children: Click here for streaming video interview. Click here for transcript of interview. Interview with Heather Weisser, University of Southern California Law Student regarding her concerns about balancing work and family. Click here for streaming video interview. Click here for transcript of interview. Interview of Sandra Tholen Esq. , an attorney who opted out of workforce but was drawn back to work by flexible arrangement. Click here for streaming video interview. Click here for transcript of interview. Interview of Robyn Crowther Esq. , the attorney who hired Sandra Tholen.Click here for streaming video interview. Click here for transcript of interview. Links: Lawyers Life Coach


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