{"id":163815,"date":"2026-09-28T13:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/28\/mgm-the-law-firm-celebrates-inaugural-trial-academy-graduating-class-and-dedicates-national-trial-center-in-honor-of-susan-j-cole\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:14:50","slug":"mgm-the-law-firm-celebrates-inaugural-trial-academy-graduating-class-and-dedicates-national-trial-center-in-honor-of-susan-j-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/28\/mgm-the-law-firm-celebrates-inaugural-trial-academy-graduating-class-and-dedicates-national-trial-center-in-honor-of-susan-j-cole\/","title":{"rendered":"MG+M The Law Firm Celebrates Inaugural Trial Academy Graduating Class and Dedicates National Trial Center in Honor of Susan J. Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-202137 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Susan-J-Cole-e1790630012961-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Susan-J-Cole\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\">NEW ORLEANS, LA\u2014MG+M The Law Firm (MG+M) celebrated the graduation of the inaugural class of its Trial Academy on Sept. 27, while also dedicating its National Trial Center in honor of partner Susan J. Cole, who developed and helped lead the firm\u2019s intensive trial advocacy program.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in January 2025, MG+M\u2019s Trial Academy is a rigorous training program designed to develop the next generation of trial attorneys through hands-on instruction, practical experience and mentorship from some of the firm\u2019s trial lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>Participants came together Sept. 25-27 to put those skills on display with a final mock trial in the firm\u2019s National Trial Center in the New Orleans office. The weekend marked the culmination of their training, covering opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations, impeachment, jury selection, evidence, trial preservation depositions, mediation, motions in limine, jury instructions, and other core trial skills.<\/p>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">MG+M developed the Trial Academy in response to an increasingly challenging environment for young litigators, who often have fewer opportunities to gain meaningful courtroom experience early in their careers. The program gives attorneys the opportunity to practice in a realistic setting, receiving individualized feedback from senior trial attorneys while working through case materials modeled on actual litigation.<\/p>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Academy\u2019s faculty includes members of MG+M\u2019s National Trial Team and is led by Cole and partner Max Swetman. Throughout the program, faculty members demonstrated specific trial skills before participants practiced those same techniques themselves, working with witnesses, judges, jurors, experts and other participants.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/talk-of-the-town\/mgm-the-law-firm-celebrates-inaugural-trial-academy-graduating-class-and-dedicates-national-trial-center-in-honor-of-susan-j-cole\" target=\"_blank\">MG+M The Law Firm Celebrates Inaugural Trial Academy Graduating Class and Dedicates National Trial Center in Honor of Susan J. 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