Inaugural Event
Step Into The Story: Songwriting and Storytelling Skills for the Courtroom
Limited to the first 50 people who register. A waitlist will be available.
October 8-11
2025

Limited to the first 50 registrants.
October 8-11 Inaugural Event
In collaboration with the International Storytelling Center, the Bard Room is proud to announce this inaugural program for lawyers to experience and discover the art of storytelling and understanding the power of lyrics.
Come join our Master of Ceremony and Florida Plaintiff Attorney, John Romano; Nashville Songwriter, Max T. Barnes; an acclaimed Storyteller with the International Storytelling Center; President of the National Trial Lawyers, Doug Beam; Author Leigh E. Johnson, Building the Case – Storytelling When the Facts are Fixed and the Stakes are High; and remarkable, winning trial lawyers and guest instructors Eric Fong, Kurt Kerns, Sach Oliver, Christian Morris, Mark Prince, Eric Romano, Todd Romano, Vicki Slater and others pending schedule availability. All will gather at the Bard Room in Nashville’s 5th Avenue of the Arts District to teach you some valuable storytelling skills that will help you win more of your cases and win more justice for your clients.
Attendance is limited to this exclusive, exciting CLE seminar. We will only accept the first 50 attorneys to register. Both plaintiff and criminal defense lawyers are welcome. Corporate defense and government lawyers will not be accepted. (CLE credits will be available.)
The inaugural event will include large and small group work sessions by day, culminating in a full afternoon of personalized work on your case with a team of lawyers along with a songwriter and a storyteller. By night, we will recommend special evening performances at Nashville’s songwriter haunts. Spouses and significant others are welcome and will have the opportunity to enjoy daily activities including High Tea at the Hermitage Hotel and lunch on General Jackson’s Showboat as it cruises down the Cumberland River through the heart of Nashville. This CLE program is only the first of its kind at a new place that is committed to encouraging you to experience and expand your passion to practice law, advocate for justice, defend the integrity and independence of the judiciary, and obtain greater wins for your clients. Join us by registering below.