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Lincoln’s Last Murder Trial

*Please read below for information on how to get your Zoom link if you purchase a webinar.  You will NOT be emailed a link automatically.  You must fill out the very short Zoom form to get your link after purchasing any webinar from us. Freestone does not have the ability to link to Zoom automatically.

Webinar Time
This webinar begins at 1:00pm EASTERN time and ends at 2:00pm EASTERN time.

Course Description

Murder trials capture American’s attention like no other. It is the original reality TV. And this was all the more true back in 1859, before the internet and TV dulled everyone’s minds. But in 1859, in Springfield, Illinois, before he would receive the Republican nomination for President and go save the Union, Lincoln had one last hurrah in court. Peachy Quinn Harrison had killed Lincoln’s legal intern. And so Lincoln represented the killer! This trial teaches the genius of Lincoln in court, proper ways to prepare a witness, present a case, cross examine, and save the Union.

This Webinar is Approved in the Following States

  • California, 1.0 general hour

  • New Jersey, 1.0 general hour (see below regarding reciprocity)

  • New Mexico, 1.0 general hour

  • New York, 1.0 general hour (see below regarding reciprocity)

  • Pennsylvania, 1.0 general hour

  • Tennessee, 1.0 general hour

This Webinar Qualifies for Credit in the Following States Due to Reciprocity:

Refund Policy

Comedian of Law generally does not provide refunds, but does offer credits that can be used on future courses.  So if you register for an in person CLE or a webinar and are not able to attend, we will give you a credit for your purchase price, which you can apply toward another in person CLE or webinar in the future.  Please contact our office if you have questions regarding our refund policy, to notify us you cannot attend a course you purchased or for information on how to sign up using a credit.

All Terms and Conditions

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How to Register with Zoom

  1. Log in to your Comedian of Law account

  2. Click on "My Courses" in the left hand blue column.

  3. Click on the webinar you wish to register for from your list of “Purchased CLE Programs”.

  4. Fill out the short Zoom registration sheet and click on "Register" to complete.

  5. You will then receive an email from Zoom, which will have your personal link to access the webinar.

Important Information Regarding Registration

  1. Please do not wait until 2 minutes before the webinar to register with Zoom if possible, as you cannot log in until you get the email from Zoom and while email is usually instantaneous, we all know that isn’t always the case.

  2. You must be watching the webinar in order to get credit.  Most states accredit webinars differently than other formats and in order to get webinar credit, you must be watching, not just listening using the audio only link.

  3. There will be poll questions every hour, as many states require them.  If you don’t answer the poll question and your state requires them, we can’t award credit for that hour.  The poll questions are NOT obscure, as Joel always announces them before he runs them, and he reads them out loud.  If your state requires you answer them, please don’t miss them.  Please note that you will not be able to answer poll questions if you are using an audio only link, which is another reason you need to be WATCHING (not just listening to audio only version) the video presentation.

Written Materials

Written materials are available in your COL account after you have purchased a webinar. 

  1. Log in to your Comedian of Law account

  2. Click on "My Courses" in the blue column on the left

  3. Find the webinar in the "Purchased CLE Programs" section and click on it

  4. The written materials will then be under "Downloadable Materials"

How to Get Credit for the Webinar

  1. All webinar certificates are done by hand, so you will not get them when the webinar is over.  We have to cross reference your log in and log out times and your poll questions to figure out how much credit you earned.

  2. You will receive your certificate of attendance within a week of the webinar and it will be sent to the email address you used when you registered for the webinar.

  3. Comedian of Law will report to all states that are provider report states.  If your state is a self-reporting state, we will not (like FL, IA or MO for example).  Hours are usually reported right before certificates of attendance are sent, but the email you receive will explain.

Formats Available: 1 Hour Webinar

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True Crimes: From Murder to Verdict