Name: Prepare to Win: Pre-Trial Preparation
Start: 2026-06-18T10:00:00-0700
End: 2026-06-18T11:30:00-0700

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Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST

This class is designed for the purposeful, experienced attorney who approaches litigation with clarity, strategy, and relentless focus on results. It delivers a practical framework for mastering pre-trial preparation, from aggressive discovery tactics to thorough investigation, effective client and witness interviews, and precise witness preparation. Participants will refine the skills needed to build stronger cases, anticipate opposition, and enter trial fully prepared to win.

Faculty

Carissa Jakobe

Attorney, Law Office of Carissa A. Jakobe

Carissa has practiced criminal defense for 21 years as of August 2005, beginning at the Maricopa Co. Public Defender and Legal Defender. She opened a private practice in 2012, but the love of her life is indigent defense. Carissa's focus is major felony cases at the trial level, as... Read More →

Christopher Doran

Attorney, Doran Justice

Chris Doran has been a practicing attorney in the Phoenix area for 10.5 years doing primarily private criminal defense work. Chris handles everything from small misdemeanors like urinating in public charges all the way up to first degree murder charges all over the state of Arizona... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Abbey

Motion Practice

CLE Hours 1.5

APDA Conference 2026

Carissa Jakobe

Christopher Doran

Attendees (103)

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APDA Conference 2026

Carissa Jakobe

Christopher Doran

Attendees (103)

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