When you can join Marcus
Start times are local to Chicago, IL.
- Trial Prep with a Litigator: Inside a Real CaseStarts 9 AM, 6 hours
- Deposition Day: How Litigators Question WitnessesStarts 9:30 AM, 5 hours
What Marcus hosts
Trial Prep with a Litigator: Inside a Real Case
Build a case theory, prep witnesses and watch a courtroom day from the counsel side.
- Length
- 6 hours
- Group
- 1–4 guests
- Price
- $300
Deposition Day: How Litigators Question Witnesses
Outline a deposition, take and defend a mock witness and learn why most cases turn on sworn testimony.
- Length
- 5 hours
- Group
- 1–4 guests
- Price
- $250
About Marcus
Marcus Bell started his career as a county prosecutor, where he tried misdemeanors and then felonies in quick succession and learned to prepare a case in days rather than months. After six years he left to open a small civil litigation practice focused on contract disputes and personal injury matters.
He has tried more than 40 cases to verdict. When he is not in trial, his days are spent reviewing discovery, taking depositions, preparing witnesses and talking through settlement options. He also teaches trial advocacy workshops for newer lawyers, mostly on direct examination and building a case theory.
Marcus hosts because law school teaches doctrine but rarely shows how a trial is actually built. Every session uses a mock case file created for teaching, and he never discusses real client matters or anything privileged.
What you’ll learn from Marcus
- How to write a one-paragraph theory of a case
- How to outline and run a direct examination
- What objections sound like in a courtroom and why they are made
- The practical differences between firm life and solo practice
