Temple University Beasley School of Law Presents The 11th Free Online Advocacy Conference

Attorney Edward Ciarimboli of Dallas, Pennsylvania is a founding partner at Fellerman & Ciarimboli Law PC. He graduated from Wilkes University with a dual degree in political science and engineering and applied science. While at Duquesne University School of Law, he was admitted to the Order of Barristers for Excellence in Courtroom Advocacy and was named a national semi-finalist in the American Trial Lawyers Association Moot Court Competition.  Attorney Ciarimboli is nationally known for his practice on trucking and auto collision and medical malpractice litigation and has been selected for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list every year since 2008.  He has also taught visual evidence and other subjects for the Trial School.  https://www.trialschool.org/tag/edward-ciarimboli/

His topic will be “Understanding and Effectively Using Visuals in Depositions and Trials”, which he explains as follows:Any good trial lawyer will tell you that your deposition strategy is critical in determining the outcome of your case. Incorporating visuals in your depositions can bring clarity to your questioning, ensure answers are precise and consistent, and bolster exhibits as your case transitions to trial.  Ed Ciarimboli will lecture about and demonstrate trial-tested techniques that can will change how you approach your trial strategy. You will learn how to decrease your dependence on expert testimony, create persuasive visual evidence during deposition, and address the most common questions jurors want to know about your case.

Honorable Jack Sabatino, Presiding Judge Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, is the author of a recent OPINION on video evidence in the courtroom and the paper “THE APPELLATE DIGITAL DELUGE: ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FOR APPELLATE REVIEW POSED BY THE RISING TIDE OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING EVIDENCE.” Judge Sabatino is a recognized authority on evidence who has taught that subject at Rutgers Law School in Camden for a number of years, published many notable opinions on evidence issues, and written an article on the topic of this lecture that appeared in the Temple Law Review earlier this year.

Judge Sabatino will talk about the strengths and limits of visual evidence offered at trial and issues particular to its use in appellate briefing and argument.

Henry C. Su serves as a senior litigation counsel with the United States Department of Justice, as a program director and faculty member with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and as an adjunct professor of law with the American University Washington College of Law’s Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program.

Professor Su will review the new rule and consider its application at trial, particularly as to visuals generated with the help of AI. As psychologists have confirmed through a number of studies, visuals can play a pivotal role in persuasion, whether they are presented at trial as demonstrative evidence or as an illustrative aid. With the advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential tool for creating compelling visuals, the adoption of new Federal Rule of Evidence 107 governing illustrative aids could not be more timely. [All views are his own, and not necessarily those of the Department of Justice or the United States.]