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BYU hosts Orrin G. Hatch Distinguished Trial Lawyer Lecture Series Nov. 10-11

The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University will host the Orrin G. Hatch Distinguished Trial Lawyer Lecture Series, which will feature nationally and internationally known trial attorneys, on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11.

Lectures will be presented from 1 to 4 p.m. in 306 J. Reuben Clark Building on Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon in the Varsity Theater on Saturday. Admission is free for students. There will be a $100 fee for the public, with CLE credit available.

Topics such as “Why I’m a Trial Lawyer,” “Ethics,” “The Art of Direct/Cross Examination” and “The Art of Closing Argument” will be presented by guests lecturers, including Wilbur Colom, Felice Viti, Monroe McKay and Brett Tolman.

For more information or a complete schedule, contact Lisa Reese at (801) 422-4278.

Writer: Brooke Eddington

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