Improv For Lawyers: An Approved 3 Credit CLE Course

Schedule

Fri Jul 10 2026 at 09:30 am to 12:40 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Polk Stables | Indianapolis, IN

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Ditch the Zoom screen for a fun, interactive workshop for legal professionals with no improv experience. Approved for 3 CLE credits.
About this Event

Improv for Lawyers is a fun, fast-moving workshop filled with on-your-feet exercises designed to boost the real-world skills every attorney need in and out of the courtroom. You’ll practice listening actively, thinking quickly, and communicating with clarity and confidence in a supportive, energizing environment. Plus, you'll earn 3 CLE credits since this is an accredited non-legal subject matter event! Indiana Supreme Court Office of Admissions and Continuing Education Course #382878.
This isn’t a lecture or another Zoom webinar. It’s an engaging, interactive experience that strengthens your presence, professionalism, and adaptability whether you’re handling tough clients, arguing a case, or navigating everyday conversations, or trying to come at problems with a new perspective. You do not have to be funny or a performer, but you will have fun!
The course was developed by instructors, Michael Murphy (the lawyer one) and Mike Marbach (the improv one), and has been offered multiple times at Duke University Law School.


πŸ‘‰ MORE INFO: You will receive an automatic email confirming your registration. You will also receive an email prior to the workshop with information about arrival, parking, nearby food/drink options, etc. If you have any questions you can call / text Mike Marbach at (317) 203-9497 or email [email protected].


If you have any questions you can call / text Mike Marbach at (317) 203-9497 or email [email protected]. Are you not available for this course and want to keep up to date on future offerings? Do you to bring this course to your firm? Please click here to see our CLE Interest Form.


MICHAEL MURPHY is a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic (EBLC) at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he supervises students providing free legal services to social ventures and community entrepreneurs. He previously taught entrepreneurship clinics at Duke Law and Penn Carey Law and offered a course on Happiness, Well-Being, and Lawyering at Duke.
His research explores social entrepreneurship and how legal professionals can lead happier lives, with a current focus on the practice of making mistakes. Professor Murphy’s legal career spans litigation, in-house counsel for a fintech company, and co-founding multiple ventures. Outside the classroom, he performs improvised theater and is an award-winning storyteller. He lives in Columbus with his wife and two mischievous dogs, Little Ann and Spock.
MIKE MARBACH is the founder and Executive Director of Crossroads Comedy Theater. Mike has been studying, performing, and teaching improv since 2005. He has taken classes with and performed with iO Chicago and The Annoyance Theater in Chicago and has also studied with the UCB Theater in NY. Prior to Crossroads Mike served as the Education Director of Philly Improv Theater. He has also taught improv classes with Drexel University, Arizona State University, and the Armed Services Arts Partnership.


Agenda

πŸ•‘: 08:45 AM - 09:20 AM
Breakfast

Info: Bagels, coffee, tea, and juice provided.


πŸ•‘: 09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
Introductions & Brain Games
πŸ•‘: 09:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Training Part 1
πŸ•‘: 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Break
πŸ•‘: 11:10 AM - 12:30 PM
Training Part 2
πŸ•‘: 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Wrap-up & Takeaways
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Polk Stables, 1533 Lewis Street, Indianapolis, United States

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