True Crime with Philip Bogdanoff, May 1, 2025 - CLE 3.6 hours incl. 1.2 Ethic & EOB

True Crime with Philip Bogdanoff

Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Webinar

Learning Litigation Skills From “Where the Crawdads Sing”
Where the Crawdads Sing is a novel that has sold over 15 million copies and has been created into a best-selling movie. In this murder mystery Catherine "Kya" Clark is accused of murdering Chase Andrews after their relationship ended. We will examine the trial by reviewing clips of this movie and discussing the trial tactics by the prosecutor and defense. We will determine whether a motion to suppress would have been successful in this case. We will learn litigation skills by reviewing the opening and closing arguments, the direct and the cross-examination of various witnesses and the alibi defense. Attorneys will learn ten tips on how to deal with difficult clients. Finally, attendees will examine why Kya did not report a sexual assault to the police and whether this failure to report is common in today’s society. The goal of this program is for attendees to learn litigation skills while discussing this amazing story.
Battling Gender Bias: How Bill Cosby and other Sexual Predators Escape Punishment
Bill Cosby victimized nearly sixty women and was convicted of sexually assaulting Andrea Constand and sentenced to prison. However, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed his convictions indicating he could not be tried again. In 2006 the FBI did an extensive investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and found that he had sexually assaulted 37 girls, some as young as 14, and prepared a 53-page indictment. However, Epstein was never charged in federal court and pleaded guilty to state charges where he served only 13 months in jail with work release. In this presentation we will discuss implicit gender bias by police, prosecutors, and judges and how the legal system often protects the predator and not the victims. Further, we will discuss why this occurs, how to prevent these miscarriages of justice and what steps we can take as lawyers to ensure that the legal system treats victims of sexual assault with dignity and respect.

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