FRANK SEDITA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Frank is a one of the most highly sought after trial technique and prosecutorial ethics instructors in the United States. He has taught for many years at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, National Prosecutor's School in Columbia, SC and the New York Prosecutor's Training Institute. He also practices one-on-one mentoring by selecting a “second chair" for each case that he tries. Some of Frank's teaching experience is as follows.
ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK:
Erie County District Attorney's Office Continuing Legal Education Program:
- Prosecution Ethics Lecture, February 2008.
- Evidence Suppression Lecture, February 2008.
- Opening Statements Lecture, March 2007.
- Motion Practice Lecture, November 2006.
- Trial Preparation Lecture, February 2006.
- Competency, Insanity & Other Psychiatric Defenses Lecture, April 2005.
- Questioning Witnesses Lecture, April 2005.
- Prosecution Ethics Lecture, February 2002.
- Practical Evidence for Prosecutors Lecture, vNovember 2000.
- Identification Testimony Lecture, October 2000.
- Cross-Examination of Experts Lecture, December 2001.
- Visual Trial Lecture, December 2001.
- Selected Criminal Defenses Lecture, vJanuary 1999.
- Opening Statements Lecture, March 1997.
State University of NY at Buffalo Law School:
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2008.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2007.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2006.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2005.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2004.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2003.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2002.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2001.
- Evidence Suppression Course, January 2000.
Hilbert College:
- Bloodstain Evidence Lecture, Police Evidence Course, November 2004.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, NEW YORK
- Homicide Prosecution Course, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 2007.
- Evidence Suppression Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 2007.
- Homicide Prosecution Course, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 2006.
- Homicide Prosecution Course, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 2005.
- Prosecution Ethics Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute Capital Crimes Course, August 2004.
- Challenging Psychiatric Defenses Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 2004.
- The Mental Retardation Defense in Capital Prosecutions Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August, 2003.
- Jury Selection and Opening Statements Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, August 1999.
CANADAIGUA, NEW YORK
- Cross-Examination Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, September 2003.
CORNING, NEW YORK
- Cross-Examination Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, March 2002.
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
- Cross-Examination Lecture, NY Prosecutors Training Institute, December 2000.
BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BRONX, NEW YORK
- Cross-Examination Lecture, Trial Training Program, July 2006.
- Cross-Examination Lecture, Trial Training Program. July 2005.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
National College of District Attorneys, Homicide Prosecution Course
- Cross-Examination and the Insanity Defense Lecture, February 2004.
- The Mental Retardation Defense in Capital Prosecutions Lecture, February 2004.
COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO
- Complex Prosecutions Lecture, Colorado District Attorneys Council, September 2000.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Cook County State Attorney's Office
- The Mental Retardation Defense in Capital Prosecutions Lecture, September 2004.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
- Circumstantial Evidence Lecture, National College of District Attorneys, February 2002.
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
National College of District Attorneys, National Advocacy Center:
- Cross-Examination Course, November 2005.
- Trial Advocacy I Course, November 2004.
- Trial Advocacy I Course, March-April 2004.
- Trial Advocacy I Course, April-May 2003.
- Applied Trial Advocacy Course, October, 1998.
- Trial Advocacy I Course, July-August 2000.
- Pre-Trial Advocacy Course, June 2000.
- Trial Advocacy III Course, November-December 1999.
- Technical Trial Advocacy Course, March 1999.
- Trial Advocacy III Course, January 2002.
- Trial Advocacy II Course, July 2001.
- Trial Advocacy I Course, April 2001.
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
- Trial Advocacy Course for JAG officers, Naval Justice School, March 2005.
