SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(current as of 10.05.2016)

Thursday, October 13

3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Registration & Exhibit Hall Open

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Welcome to Mountain Magic! @ Tressa’s Downtown Jazz & Blues
Complimentary to Mountain Magic attendees, Paralegal Conference attendees, and Asheville area attorneys.

Friday, October 14

7:00 am-8:30 am
Vernon on the Veranda  (open discussion for Workers’ Comp Practitioners)

8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration & Exhibit Hall Open

8:45 am – 9:00 am
Welcoming Remarks – Mountain Magic Chair
W. Thompson Comerford, Comerford & Britt, PLLC, Winston-Salem

8:55 am – 4:45 pm
Fall Conference for Paralegals 2016

9:00 am – 12:15 pm
“The Fearless Cross-Examiner: Win the Witness, Win the Case”

GENERAL SESSION (for Civil and Criminal Practitioners)
Featured Speaker
Patrick A. Malone, Patrick Malone & Associates
Pat Malone is a nationally renowned trial lawyer from Washington, DC and author of several well thought of books on trial practice, including Rules of the Road. Pat’s new book The Fearless Cross-Examiner: Win the Witness, Win the Case has been called the new Bible of cross-examination. Pat suggests that the current approach to cross-examination is dated, and he systematically demolishes tired and restrictive ideas in favor of a more adaptable and effective approach to cross.

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Paralegal Conference Lunch and Legal Assistants Division Meeting

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Mountain Magic Luncheon and Presentation
“The Political Report” – by Charlie Cook

Charlie Cook is Editor and Publisher of the Cook Political Report and a political analyst for National Journal magazine, where he writes a twice weekly column. Charlie is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities on American politics and U.S. elections. Charlie has served as a political analyst or election night analyst for CBS, CNN and NBC News, has been a frequent political analyst for all three major broadcast news networks, and has appeared on Meet the Press and This Week.

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Section Meeting: Workers’ Comp Executive Committee

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Section Meeting: Workers’ Comp

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Section Meeting: Professional Negligence

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Section Meeting: Auto Torts

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Sunset Social @ Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa
An open bar reception where you can meet and greet your friends before dinner or a night on the town. Complimentary to Mountain Magic and Paralegal Conference attendees.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Twilight at The Venue
This annual event honors NCAJ’s Patron, Sustaining Patron, Benefactor, President’s Club, Circle of Advocates, and Leader’s Forum members. Reception and dinner provided. By invitation only.

Saturday, October 15

7:00 am – 8:30 am
Vernon on the Veranda  (open discussion for Workers’ Comp Practitioners)

8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration & Exhibit Hall Open

9:00 am – 12:15 pm
GENERAL SESSION (for Civil and Criminal Practitioners)
“The Lawyer as Storyteller”
Featured Speakers
– Randall L Kinnard, Kinnard, Clayton & Beveridge, Attorneys at Law
Randy Kinnard is a highly respected legal professional. He has been recognized by countless organizations and publications for his exceptional skill both in and out of the courtroom. Randy has successfully recovered multi-million dollar verdicts for his clients; one of his most publicized was television reporter and personality Erin Andrews, a sportscaster and tv personality who brought a lawsuit against a hotel owner and operator that allowed a stalker to rent the room adjacent to her and secretly record her naked through a peephole. Randy is a leading lawyer in Tennessee and has been ranked as one of the best in all of Nashville. “Holding Police Accountable in Criminal and Civil Court; Lessons Learned as a Special Prosecutor”

Featured Speaker
– Randi McGinn, McGinn, Carpenter, Montoya & Love
Randi McGinn is the Senior Partner in a five-woman, two-man law firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Randi is the vice president of the Inner Circle of Advocates. She is double-listed in criminal and civil litigation in Best Lawyers in America , and is a fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She is a former governor of the American Association for Justice, a past president of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, and a former board member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Randi has taught trial practice for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the National Criminal Defense College, and has been an adjunct professor for the University of New Mexico.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
“Getting By With A Little Help from Our Friends”
1.0 Substance Abuse CLE Credit
Robynn Moraites, Executive Director, NC Lawyer Assistance Program
Camille Stell, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., Cary

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Division Meeting: New Lawyers Division

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Section Meeting: Criminal Defense

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Women’s Caucus Business Meeting

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Women’s Caucus Social 

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Sunset Social @ Omni Grove Park Inn

An open bar reception where you can meet and greet your friends before dinner or a night on the town. Complimentary to Mountain Magic and Paralegal Conference attendees.

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Saturday Night Party @ Smoky Park Supper Club

Join us at one of the largest shipping container restaurants and one of Asheville’s gathering places along the French Broad river. Live music, too! Complimentary to Mountain Magic attendees.

Sunday, October 16

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

NCAJ Board of Governors Meeting