Directing the Direct Examination 101
Legal Learning Webinar
This webinar explores strategies for preparing witnesses for direct examination, especially for creditors' rights and FDCPA defense counsel. It highlights differences between cross and direct examination, effective trial counsel roles, document authentication, engaging with judges, advancing case themes, predicting and reducing cross-examination risks, and handling limited witness challenges. Topics also include quick witness preparation, anticipating authentication issues, re-direct examination, and techniques for refreshing recollection.
We are excited to have our esteemed panelists Stacy Stein, Mountain Peak Law Group, PC and Wes Wollenweber, Jachimiak Peterson Kummer, LLC join us for this webinar.
CLE Pending State Approval
Stacy D. Stein is the founder of Mountain Peak Law Group, PC a creditor rights law firm. Stacy graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo where she majored in political science. After working for a California State Assemblyman for a year, Stacy moved to Colorado. Once in Denver, Stacy obtained her paralegal certificate and worked as a paralegal and office manager before going to law school at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. Throughout her legal career, working exclusively in creditor rights law firms, Stacy has gained extensive experience in consumer and commercial collections. As the head of a small firm, Stacy is very involved in all aspects of the case management including processes, procedures, training, compliance, and litigation. Stacy is licensed and actively practices creditor rights law in Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
Wes Wollenweber is of counsel to the firm, Jachimiak Peterson Kummer and the founder of ReSolve ADR Group in Lakewood Colorado. Wes has over 26 years of litigation experience in federal and state courts in Colorado. Wes’s practice has evolved over the years into a focus on several areas of housing. Wes has tried a variety of cases in both federal and state court, including several jury trials, and arbitrations pertaining to employment civil rights cases, FDCPA litigation defense, Fair Housing matters, construction related issues, non-compete disputes, and commercial litigation. Wes has also focused on complex collection cases, including fraudulent transfer claims, over the balance of his career. Since 2014, Wes has mediated and arbitrated cases in these same areas of law.
CLE Information
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It is not uncommon for a course which is pending approval to not be approved until after the webinar has taken place. Once an official decision notice arrives from the state, NCBA will notify attorneys who have completed the course as soon as possible via email, and will re-issue any certificates of completion to reflect the updated state reporting numbers. However, it is recommended that attorneys do not view webinars that are pending approval close to their CLE deadline, as NCBA cannot guarantee that a course will be approved in time.
National Creditors Bar Association will seek MCLE accreditation, with the assistance of the ABA MCLE, for this webinar. NCBA will seek General CLE credit hours in 60-minute-hour states, and in 50-minute states, subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. States typically decide whether a program qualifies for MCLE credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events, credit approval is not received prior to the program. A link for CLE requests will be provided to webinar attendees who have met the attendance and engagement requirements.