The partners at Wyatt & Blake, LLP have made the following seminar presentations and published the following articles.

Seminar Presentations

• May 15, 2008 "Parallel Civil and Criminal Proceedings," North Carolina
  Bar Association
• April 11, 2008 "Jury Selection 2008," North Carolina Academy of Trial
  Lawyers
• February 22, 2008 "Criminal Consequences of Civil Actions,"
  Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• January 26, 2007 "Jury Selection," All Star Trial Advocacy 2007
• April, 2005 - "Expert Witnesses," Criminal Practice 2005, Wake Forest University School of Law
• December 19, 2003 - "Prosecution and Defense of White Collar Crime in 2003: Are We On the Right Track?" Criminal Law Update 2003, Fourth Circuit Seminars
• October 10, 2003 - "Preparation of a Business Crime Case," North Carolina Bar Association
• January 9, 2003 - "Evidentiary Issues in Criminal Cases," Practical Evidence 2003, Wake Forest University School of Law
• December 2002 - "Addressing Health Care Fraud and Abuse in North Carolina," National Business Institute
• July 9, 2002 - "Criminal Health Care Fraud Investigations," Medicaid, Medicare and Medical Assistance in North Carolina, Lorman Education Services
• January 10-11, 2002 - "Litigating Motions to Suppress," Criminal Practice 2002, Wake Forest University School of Law
• October 5, 2001 - "Persuading the Jury That Your Client is Retarded Without a Psychiatric Expert," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• December 6, 2000 - "Federal Sentencing Guidelines," Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Duke School of Law
• November 17-18, 2000 - "Search and Seizure Checklist," North Carolina Bar Association
• October 18, 2000 - "Criminal Health Care Fraud Investigations," North Carolina Bar Association
• April 14, 2000 - "Criminal Health Care Fraud Investigations," North Carolina Bar Association
• November 17, 1999 - "Emerging Trends in White Collar Prosecutions," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• June 14, 1999 - "Recent Developments in Federal Law," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention
• January 15, 1999 - "Substantive White Collar Law," Fourth Circuit Seminars
• December 17, 1998 - "The Scottsboro Boys - Lessons in Lawyering," Forsyth County Bar Awards Banquet
• December 12, 1998 - "Criminal Law Update," Fourth Circuit Seminars
• June 12, 1998 - "Recent Developments in Federal Law," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention
• March 1998 - "Money Laundering Laws," Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Duke School of Law
• March 14, 1998 - "Health Care Fraud," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• December 19, 1997 - "Criminal Law Update," Fourth Circuit Seminars
• September 17, 1997 - "White Collar Crime," Criminal Law Roundtable: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Seminar
• June 17, 1997 - "Federal/Supreme Court Update," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Convention
• January 24, 1997 - "Pre-Indictment Tactics, Plea-Bargaining and Sentencing in State and Federal Court," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• October 18, 1996 - "Cross-Examination of Financial Experts in Criminal Cases," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• October 18, 1996 - "The Money Laundering Statutes," UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
• October 3, 1996 - "North Carolina's Controlled Substance Abuse Tax Laws," North Carolina Academy of Public Defenders
• July 22, 1996 - "Money Laundering and Fraud Laws," Annual Meeting of Certified Public Accountants
• March 29, 1996 - "Getting to Not Guilty in a Drug Trial," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• June 13, 1995 - "Closing Arguments: Securing Your Win," North Carolina Bar Association
• March 24, 1995 - "What You Need to Know for Your Criminal Practice and Where to Get this Knowledge," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• February 15, 1995 - "Money Laundering Amendments," U.S. Sentencing Commission
• September 17, 1994 - "Understanding Key Concepts in Structured Sentencing, Prior Record Levels and Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• March 18, 1994 - "Criminal Law: Skewering the Snitch, Demonstration of Cross-Examination of a Snitch," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• February 18, 1994 - "The Federal Forfeiture Laws: Are They an Effective Law Enforcement Tool or a License for White Collar Car-jacking?" Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• January 7, 1994 - "Evaluating Relevant Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• December 10, 1993 - "Uncivil Litigation; Deposition Misbehavior," Western District of North Carolina
• February 5, 1993 - "Federal Business Crime for the Civil and Criminal Practitioner: 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956, 1957 (1986) The Money Laundering Statutes," North Carolina Bar Association
• September 25, 1992 - "The Role of Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 41(e) and Anomalous Jurisdiction in Civil Forfeiture Actions," UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law
• March 27, 1992 - "Ethics of Fees," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• December 6, 1991- "The Effective Use of Closing Arguments in Criminal Cases," North Carolina State Bar "All Star" Seminar
• October 11, 1991 - "18 U.S.C. §§ 1956, 1957 (1986), The Money Laundering Statutes," North Carolina State Bar Association
• 1990 to present - Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest Schools of Law: Presentations to Advanced Criminal Law and Trial Practice Classes
• April 21, 1989 - "Selected Issues in Motions Practice in Narcotic Cases in State and Federal Court," Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• 1988 - "North Carolina Pre-Trial Motion Practice in Criminal Cases," North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers

Articles

• B. Cook and J. Wyatt, "Filing a Civil Rights Action as Part of an Aggressive Criminal Defense," The Champion, Vol. XVI, No. 6 at 14-18 (July 1992).
• B. Cook and J. Wyatt, "Preserving the Record for Appeal," Trial, Vol. 29, No. 3 at 58-62 (March 1993).
• J. Wyatt, "The Role of Fed. R. Crim. Pro. 41(e) and Anomalous Jurisdiction in Civil Forfeiture Actions," Trial Brief, Vol. 25, No. 4 at 31-35 (Winter 1993-1994).
• J. Wyatt, "The Federal Forfeiture Laws: Effective Law Enforcement Tool or License For White Collar Car Jacking?," Trial Briefs, Vol. 26, No. 1 at 20-26 (Spring 1994).
• J. Wyatt, J. Cunningham and E. Rawls, "A Double Jeopardy Defense to an Impaired Driving Prosecution," Trial Briefs, Spring 1995 at 28-30.
• J. Wyatt, "Health Care Fraud," Trial Briefs, Spring 1997 at 10-12.
• J. Wyatt and T. Coffey, "Criminal Justice: Looking to the Next Century," North Carolina State Bar Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1998.
• J. Wyatt, "Money Laundering Laws Use Is Too Wide," The Business Journal, Vol. 14, No. 32, Nov. 12, 1999.
• J. Wyatt, "Voir Dire in Criminal and Capital Cases," Trial Briefs, August 2002 at 24-31.
• J. Wyatt, "What to Do When the Police Come Knocking," The Business Journal, April 2003 at 5, 13.
• R. Blake, "Shaw v. Reno: A Step Toward a Colorblind Society", Fall 1994 Wake Forest L. Rev., Vol. 29, III.