Schedule

ASTC 2025 Annual Conference | May 29, 2025, 12:00 PM CST – May 31, 2025, 1:00 PM CST New Orleans, 501 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Thu, May 29

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1 hour
CLE: Command the Courtrom: Mastering Speech, Credibility, and Persuasion for the Modern Jury
New Orleans Bar Association
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
3 hours 30 minutes
TC101
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Speed Meet
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Welcome Reception / President's Speech

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
45 minutes
Continental Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
1 hour
Building a Dream Team
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM
1 hour 30 minutes
Teaming with the Judiciary: Designing Best Practices for Exploring Bias in Jury Selection
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
15 minutes
Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
45 minutes
Student Poster Presentations
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1 hour
High-Profile Trial: Navigating the New Media
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
45 minutes
LinkedIn Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
45 minutes
Damages
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
ASTC Business Meeting & Community Forum
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
45 minutes
Making Mediation More Meaningful: Trial Consultants Share Their Stories
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
45 minutes
Work-Life or Life-Work: Release the Balancing and Embrace the Blending
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Happy Hour & Student Poster Voting
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Banquet & Awards (Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Dr. Jeffrey Frederick)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
1 hour
Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2 hours
AI on Trial: Exploring Tools, Risks, and Responsibilities in Trial Consulting
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
15 minutes
Break
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM
2 hours
Graphics Workshop: Conceptualizing, Designing, and Elevating Client Requests
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
15 minutes
President's Closing Remarks