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Anne Bremner has been featured in numerous conferences and Continuing Legal Education seminars. 






Seminars and Continuing Legal Education...
 

Anne Bremner has been featured in numerous conferences and Continuing Legal Education seminars.  Some highlights are as follows:

 

      •     WSBA CLE (Chair) - "Making the Most of Expert Witnesses" (July 2008)

      •     WSBA CLE - "High Profile Cases" (June 2008)

      •     KCBA Tribute to Norm Maleng - The Prosecutorial Ethic (2008)

      •     WSBA CLE “The Lawyer as Detective”  (2008) 

      •     Washington State Courts Bench/Bar/Press Panel (2007) 

      •     Society of Claim Law Associates (SCLA) – Catastrophic Loss Defense (2007) 

      •     WSBA CLE –  High Profile Cases: Litigation Strategies from the Lawyers Who Tried Them (2007) 

      •     WSAMA (Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys) Media relations (2007) 

      •     Public Risk Management Association - Washington Chapter hosting NW Regional Meeting (2007)

      •     WSBA CLE - Litigation Practice Tips for the Solo/Small Firm Practitioner “David” Taking on a Goliath (2007)

      •     WSBA - Litigation Section MidYear Meeting and CLE Seminar - Diversity Panel –diversity in the practice of law, respecting diversity, anti-bias awareness and cultural competency in the legal profession. (2007)

      •     WSBA Employment Law Institute - Strategies for Addressing the Civil and Criminal Implications for Employees who are Under Criminal Investigation or Indictment – (March 2007)

      •     Washington Appellate Judges Spring Judicial Conference-    "Effects of Media on High Profile Cases" – (March 2007)

      •     Washington Women Lawyers Leadership Symposium           “Crossing the Legal Generations:  Increasing Your Leadership, Professionalism, and Networking Skills”             Seattle, Washington – (November 2006)

      •     Washington State Attorney General CLE - “Courtroom Persuasion—Voir Dire” - Olympia, Washington - (November 2006)

      •     Puget Sound Chapter of Legal Nurse Consultants             “Lessons Learned from Michael Jackson Trial”            Seattle, Washington – (November 2006)

      •     SCLA Conference – Conferment Address - National Society of Claims Law Associates - San Francisco, California – (November 2006)

      •     T.R.A.D.E. Conference  (TRADE network consists of the directors of the 50 State Fire Service Training Systems and senior executive training officers from the Nation's largest fire departments) “Instructor Liability” - Emmitsburg, Maryland – (October 2006)

      •     Washington State Bar Association CLE - (Chair) “Civil Settlement Strategies” Seattle, Washington – (September 2006)

      •     KFTOA Fire Training Seminar - Shoreline, Washington – (June 2006)

      •     NITA - "Demonstration of Opening Argument in a Civil Case” Panelist and Instructor -  Seattle, Washington – (June 2006)

      •     Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys ("WSAMA") - “Tips and Strategies for Dealing with High Profile Cases”-  Skamania, Washington – (May, 2006)

      •     Washington State Trial Lawyers Association-  “Trial Stars:  Lessons Learned From Covering High Profile Cases”            Seattle, Washington – (December, 2005)

      •     King County Bar Association - “The Lawyer as Detective”      Seattle, Washington – (December 2005)

      •     Washington Association of Legal Investigators 2005 Summer Seminar - Keynote Speaker: “Investigations and Creative Defense in Civil and Criminal Practice”             Everett, Washington – (July 23, 2005)

      •     American Association of Port Authorities (National Conference) - Port Administration (Security after 911)/Legal Issues Seminar-  Seattle, Washington – (July 13, 2005)

      •     National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) - Northwest Regional "Building Trial Skills" Seattle University School of Law – (June, 2005)

      •     “Trial Lawyers’ Greatest Hits” - “Advanced Litigation Skills and Strategy” Emerald Education Group – 2005

      •     Co-Chair:   “American College Of Trial Lawyers' Greatest Hits - Big Cases, Big Lessons - Winning Skills” (All presenters were ACTL Fellows) Emerald Education group – (2004)

      •     A Day with Judge Coughenour” Jury Selection and Trial Skills - Emerald Education Group – (2004)

      •     ACE*SCLA (Society of Claim Law Associates) National Conference -  Seattle – 2003; Chicago – 2004; Florida – 2005; San Francisco – (2006) Las Vegas (2008)

      •     Litigation Tactics – Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association – (2004)

      •     “Trial from Start to Finish” National Business Institute – (2004)

      •     “Evidence and Trial Preparation” - Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association – (2004)

      •     “Interrogatories and Requests for Production, Using Discovery at Trial” - Washington State Bar Association – (2004)

      •     “Masters of Trial” annual conferences with top Washington State Trial lawyers, Washington State Trial Lawyers – (1990-2004)

      •     “Best of Continuing Legal Education” Seminars (resulting from highest ratings as a featured CLE speaker), Washington State Bar Association – (1990-present)

      •     “Trial from Start to Finish” National Business Institute – (2003)

      •     “Ethics in Litigation” Washington State Bar Association – (2003)

      •     “My Life in Court by Anne Bremner (Trials and Tactics)”    WSAMA (City Attorneys Statewide) – (2003)

      •     “Cross-Examination of a Plaintiff”; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers – (2003)

      •     “Direct and Cross Examination”; Washington State Bar Association (2003)

      •     “Fundamentals of Trial – Opening Statements”            Washington State Bar Association – (2003)

      •     “1983 Law Enforcement Defense Cases” - Washington State Bar Association Civil Rights Section – (2003)

      •     “Trying High Profile Cases”; Employment Law Institute – (2002, 2003)

      •     “Masters of Trial”; American Board of Trial Advocates – (2002)

      •     Bench Bar Press Panelist Presentation (televised on TV Washington) with the Washington State Supreme Court – (2001)

      •     “The Trial Start to Finish” (became a copyrighted book)         National Business Institute – (2001)

      •     WDTL “Civility in Trial”; Arizona Sunbreak Seminar – (2001)

      •     “Trial Practice,” “Pretrial Discovery,” “Inquests,” “Trying Cases Visually,” “Jury Selection” and “Expert Witnesses,” Washington Association of Municipal and City Attorneys and Statewide, annual statewide conference speaker -          Spokane, Washington; Vancouver, Canada; Skamania; Ocean Shores and Pasco, Washington –  (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) (Skamania)

      •     “Pretrial Motions”; National Business Institute – October, (2000)

      •     WTO Law Enforcement Defenses Panel for Washington State Bar Association – (2000)

      •     “Trial Practice” and “Pretrial Discovery”; Employment Law Institute – (1998, 1999 & 2000)

      •     “Jury Selection” Oregon State Bar Association, with Joyce Tsongas and Associates - Portland, Oregon – (1999)

      •     “Employment Litigation; Emerging Issues in Civil Rights Litigation in Washington” (became a copyrighted book); National Business Institute – (1999)

      •     “Top Ten Tips for Winning Sexual Misconduct Cases,” with Robert Hirschhorn, jury consultant for the William Kennedy Smith rape case, Whitewater government case, and Oklahoma City bombing trial of Terry Nichols, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers - Park City, Utah – (1997)

      •     “Defending Sexual Misconduct Cases,” with Richard “Racehorse” Haynes, counsel in the Texas T. Cullen Davis Trial and John Hill case, the latter subject of the renowned novel Blood and Money, by T. Thompson – (1997)

      •     “Voir dire and Jury Selection” - Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers - St. Kitts, British West Indies – (1997)

      •     “Trying Cases Visually,” Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Annual Convention - Semiamoo, Washington – (1995)

      •     Co-Founder:  “Access to Justice” Foundation, with U.S. Attorney John McKay –1995

      •     “The Lawyer As Detective” (Co-Chair) - Seattle-King County Bar Association – (1994‑1995)

      •     “Civil Rights Cases (42 U.S.C. § 1983)” - Inaugural Washington State Criminal Justice Institute – (1994)

      •     “Negotiating Skills for Women”; Washington Women Lawyers – (1992)

      •     “Bench-Bar-Press Relations”; Washington State Bar Association – (1990)

      •     Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Annual Convention - Chelan, Washington – (1983-1988)

      •     “Trial Practice Seminar,” Seattle-King County Bar Association Young Lawyers (Co‑Chair) – (1987)

      •     “Expert Witnesses in Trial,” Washington State Annual Bar Convention Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – (1987)