Tribal AdvocatesTraining
Witness Examination Skills for Tribal AdvocatesTrainingJuly 15 - 17, 2009About this Event: The National Institute for Trial Advocacy returns to Indian Country to present its acclaimed skills training in a special program for tribal advocates. Those who would most benefit from our training would be tribal prosecutors, public defenders, and legal service advocates. I write to give you special notice of the upcoming skills course NITA is offering with the assistance of the University of North Dakota School of Law and the Tribal Judicial Institute. This basic skills training is being held Wednesday, July 15 through Friday, July 17, 2009, at the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This three day program focuses on those basic skills needed to effectively question witnesses in the adversarial system used in your nation's tribal court. Over the course of the two and a half days the program will cover the following skills areas: case analysis; direct examination of fact witnesses; cross examination of fact witnesses examination; and dealing with difficult witnesses (refreshing memory, impeachment by prior, inconsistent statement, and witness control). While there is no registration fee for this program, participants must pay for their travel, meals, and lodging. Dormitory rooms are available at a very reduced rate of between $28 and $30 per night. For additional information or reservations, please contact Melissa Aaker at 701-777-6306 or maaker@law.und.edu.
Additional lodging arrangements have been made with the Hilton Garden Inn for a block of rooms at $55/day for this program.
Contact information for the hotel is:
4301 James Ray Dr
Please reference Code: UND NITA Event when booking with the hotel. The cut-off date for this block of rooms is July 3, 2009. Reservations made after that date are not guaranteed the special rate. We encourage you to register immediately. Please see attached information for more details including the registration form. Please be sure to send the registration form to the email or fax listed on the bottom of the registration form. |
