02/15/2027 - 02/18/2027
Catastrophic injury cases require more than strong evidence and expert testimony. They demand a lawyer who can uncover the full human impact of the injury and present that truth with clarity, courage, and authenticity. In this immersive, in-person program, participants will use Trial Lawyers College methods—including psychodrama, role reversal, reenactment, and storytelling—to explore their clients’ lives before and after the injury and identify the deepest losses at the heart of the case.
Participants will strengthen their ability to develop the case, connect with clients, prepare witnesses, and bring the human story into opening statement. Lawyers will leave better prepared to move beyond medical facts and economic damages, reveal what was truly taken from their clients, and advocate for full and meaningful justice.
Location: Chaminade Resort And Spa
One Chaminade Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Registration ends on 01/21/2027
03/01/2027 - 03/07/2027
At the center of our Trial Skills Foundation training is the TLC Method—a proven approach built over three decades of courtroom success. Our Method teaches that a deeper understanding of yourself leads to stronger connections with clients, opposing counsel, judges, and jurors.
This immersive program will ground you in three core trial skills every trials lawyer needs to win—Vior Dire, Opening Statement, and Direct Examination—all taught in the TLC way: through connection, storytelling, and truth.
Location: Saddlebrook Resort
5700 Saddlebrook Way
Wesley Chapel, FL 33543
Registration ends on 01/25/2027
04/19/2027 - 04/24/2027
The Courage to Ask® is a groundbreaking approach to improving your skills in asking for money damages. Learn how to confidently demand full justice from TLC-trained lawyers and licensed psychodramatists who have used these methods to win big verdicts. Discover that your authentic, unfiltered self is powerful enough to ask for the justice your case deserves. This isn’t a passive training. Each day you’ll be on your feet, immersed in learning that helps you integrate new skills and insights in real time.
Location: Chaminade Resort And Spa
One Chaminade Lane
Santa Cruz, CA 95448-4602
Registration ends on 03/14/2027
10/16/2027 - 10/23/2027
Graduate II: Storytelling Mastery for Trial
Winning at trial often depends on your ability to tell a story jurors can understand, experience, and remember. Graduate II challenges TLC alumni to push beyond familiar habits and strengthen the advanced storytelling skills that can transform a case.
Through psychodrama, TLC methods, small-group case work, and storytelling and story-editing instruction inspired by The Moth, you’ll learn to identify the essential elements of your client’s story and present them with greater clarity, authenticity, and persuasive power throughout every phase of trial.
Location: Lied Lodge
2700 Sylvan Road
Nebraska City, NE 68410
Registration ends on 09/12/2027
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Tuition Includes: Training and buffet style meals. Tuition does not include lodging or transportation. Please do not use 3rd party booking parties. Once registered, Trial Lawyers Grad II block or online reservations can be made at https://reservations.