This course provides an overview of criminal mitigation to criminal defense lawyers, and reviews various humanizing processes that a criminal law attorney can utilize to better advocate for his or her client. Mr. Silver discusses how the use of psychological analysis, which can also impact the factual analysis of the case, can paint a more positive picture of a client and increase their chances of success in the courtroom. Both experienced and novice lawyers will gain important insight into various criteria to consider and deploy at the pre-sentence or pre-plea stage of representation.
Learning Objectives:
1. Summarize the definition and applicability of mitigation to a defendant's case
2. Identify the multi-purpose uses of mitigation in the course of defense
3. Understand how criminal mitigation can best assist one's client
4. Describe which clients most benefit from criminal mitigation and why
Part 1 - This program focuses specifically on cross?examining expert witnesses, whose credentials an...
Explore the transformative potential of generative AI in modern litigation. “Generative AI for...
Large World Models (LWMs)— the next generation of AI systems capable of generating...
Part 2 of 2 - Lawyers at all levels of experience and even sophisticated law firms and general couns...
This companion program to Part 1 goes deeper into the rhetorical power of Shakespeare, emphasizing h...
This CLE program examines attorneys’ ethical duties in managing electronically stored informat...
MODERATED-Session 8 of 10 -Mr. Kornblum, a highly experienced trial and litigation lawyer for over 5...
Synthetic identity fraud creates a significant legal and compliance challenge for professionals by c...
Evidence Demystified Part 2 covers key concepts in the law of evidence, focusing on witnesses, credi...
MODERATED-Session 9 of 10 - Mr. Kornblum, a highly experienced trial and litigation lawyer for over ...