Law

of Self Defense Seminar

Speci2ic to California Self-Defense Law
Los Angeles CA, September 20, 2015
www.lawofselfdefense.com/basspro_ca

COURSE OUTLINE/SCHEDULE
The Law of Self-Defense Seminar provides a comprehensive fact- and law-based seminar on the law of self-defense,
presented by a nationally recognized legal expert in the ;ield. The Seminars are in-person and conducted by Attorney
Andrew Branca.
The seminar illustrates how the law of self-defense is applied in real court cases involving real people. In addition, the
seminar is structured to engage students with scenario-driven applications of the legal principles governing the law of
self-defense. This seminar is customized to the self-defense laws of California, using the statutes, court decisions, and
jury instructions for that jurisdiction. Participants will leave the seminar armed with the legal knowledge and analytical
tools necessary to apply the law of self-defense in a practical and actionable way to tactical situations that arise in real life.
Seminar Leader
Andrew F. Branca is in his third decade of practicing law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has written several
published books on the law of self-defense, including the currently available The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition, (ISBN:
0988867702). He is an internationally recognized expert on the law of self-defense, and has been quoted in this context by
the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and many other mainstream media, including
nationally syndicated broadcast media and foreign press. Andrew is also a frequent speaker at law school gun law
symposia, including winning the 2014 UC Berkeley Law School Stand-Your-Ground Debate, and major industry events,
including the NRA 2014 Annual Meeting.
Seminar Duration
Total seminar duration: 4:45hrs.
Block 1: Introduction (10:00AM to 10:20AM)
Background and expertise of the presenter, Andrew F. Branca, Attorney at Law; agenda and format for agenda;
goals to be achieved by seminars end.
Block 2: Criminal Justice PipelineWhat to Expect (10:20AM to 10:55AM)
Covers the entire criminal justice pipeline from interacting with the responding of;icers, through arrest, your one
phone call, investigation, likely criminal charges and sentences they carry, plea bargaining, pre-trial, trial, jury
instructions, verdict, and appeals. Lays out all the pieces of the criminal justice machine through which you can
be expect to be fed if you use force in self-defense.
Break (10:55AM to 11:00AM)

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Block 3: Five Principles of the Law of Self-Defense (11:00AM to 12:00PM)

1. Innocence
2. Imminence
3. Proportionality
LUNCH (12:00PM to 12:30PM)
Block 3: Five Principles of the Law of Self-Defense (12:30PM to 1:15PM)
4. Avoidance
5. Reasonableness
Illustrated with the actual statutes and court decisions for each state from which attendees have come.
Block 4: Defense of Others (1:15PM to 1:35PM)
Illustrated with the actual statutes and court decisions for each state to be covered.
Break (1:35PM to 1:40PM)
Block 5: Defense of Property (1:40PM to 2:00PM)
Illustrated with the actual statutes and court decisions for each state to be covered.
Block 6: After the Fact/Interacting with Law Enforcement (2:00PM to 2:30PM)
Discusses implications for how conduct after the event can strengthen or undermine a self-defense claim. Also
discusses to what extent facts known about attackers character or reputation after the fact can be introduced into
evidence (e.g., your attackers reputation for violence). Most important, we cover the critically important
knowledge of what to should be said, and what not said, to the 911 dispatcher, to responding of;icers, and to
investigative of;icers in the aftermath of a defensive encounter.
Break (2:30PM to 2:35PM)
Block 7: Crafting a Legally-Sound Self-Defense Strategy (2:35PM to 3:20PM)
Covers the ;ive key tactics around which to build a legally sound self-defense strategy that enables your lawyer to
construct a compelling narrative of innocence to maximize your ability to survive both the physical and legal
battles of a defensive force confrontation.
Wrap-up: (3:20PM to 3:30PM) In fact, however, Ill stay as long as people have questions.
For more information, contact:
seminar@lawofselfdefense.com or visit www.lawofselfdefense.com/seminars/.

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