| MCLE Credit: | 2.0 (Ethics: 0.0) |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 0.0 |
| Designation Credit: | 2.0 Trial Practice/Litigation |
| Price: | $149 (Includes a downloadable audio version.) |
| Viewable Through: | 01/31/2028 |
$149.00 (or 2 Bundle Credits)
A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the April 2025 webcast, Jury Instructions: Winning Strategies in a Changing Legal Landscape.
In the ever-evolving world of jury instructions, precision is key. Recent Virginia Supreme Court decisions from 2024 and January 2025 have introduced new guidance, challenging some traditional practices and reshaping how instructions are crafted and delivered. Are you prepared to navigate this shifting terrain to secure the best outcome for your clients?
Jury instructions are the final roadmap jurors use to decide your case. Missteps can be fatal to your case. Don’t let poor instructions undermine your case—master the art and science of jury instructions and deliver justice for your clients.
The Impact of New Case Law:
Model Instructions: To Use or Not to Use?
Crafting Your Own Instructions:
Hon. Lisa B. Kemler, Alexandria Circuit Court / Alexandria
The Honorable Lisa Kemler has presided as a judge of the Alexandria Circuit Court since June 17, 2004, and has served as Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit since 2012. She has also presided as the Judge of the Alexandria Recovery Court docket since 2019. Judge Kemler serves as a judicial coach and judicial mentor.
Judge Kemler is a member of the Committee on District Courts and the Virginia Model Jury Instructions Committee, and a past member of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission and the Supreme Court of Virginia Benchbook Committee. Judge Kemler has served on the Judicial Conference of Virginia’s Judicial Administration and Judicial Education Committees. She is a member of the Alexandria Community Criminal Justice Board, a speaker at the Alexandria City Academy, and a past member of the Boyd-Graves Conference. In May 2024, Judge Kemler was the recipient of the 2023 Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award.
Judge Kemler received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, and her juris doctorate from George Mason University School of Law. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Kemler was engaged in the private practice of law in Alexandria and served as a Substitute Judge in the 18th Judicial District.
R. Lee Livingston,Livingston Law Group, PLLC / Charlottesville
Lee Livingston practices civil litigation, personal injury law, medical malpractice, and defamation law at his firm, Livingston Law Group, PLLC. He served as president of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association in 2017–2018. He is former chair of the Virginia State Bar Litigation Section Board of Governors and the Virginia State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board. He is a fellow in the Virginia Law Foundation.
Mr. Livingston teaches Trial Advocacy and Professional Liability Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He is co-author of Evidence for the Trial Lawyer, a Matthew-Bender (Lexis) publication. He has served on the Virginia Supreme Court’s Appellate Rules Advisory Committee and Electronic Filing Study Committee, and the Virginia Model Jury Instructions Committee. He is a member of the Boyd-Graves Conference and chairs its evidence committee.
Mr. Livingston is listed in Best Lawyers in Americaand was named Lawyer of the Year—2012 and 2021 Medical Malpractice, and Lawyer of the Year—2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 Personal Injury, Charlottesville, Virginia. He is “AV-preeminent” rated by Martindale Hubbell, and he has been honored for selection by Richmond magazine as a top 100 Virginia “Super Lawyer” and a top 50 “Super Lawyer” in Richmond, Virginia. He was awarded the Professor W. McKinley Smiley Jr. Lighthouse Award by the Southern Trial Lawyers Association in 2019.
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