ISBN: 9781556817199. ***Dixon V. Providential Life Insurance Co: Courtroom Tehnology Case File*** .

Dixon v. Providential Life Insurance Co: Courtroom Technology Case File

Business & Money

JAMES H. SECKINGER

Frank D. Rothschild

Edward R. Stein

Insurance

National Institute for Trial A

After Maggie Polisi, an associate at the law firm of Parker &amp; Gould, breaks off a relationship with a partner, Simon Clark, she is denied partnership. Polisi sues Clark and the firm for gender discrimination, sexual harassment (quid pro quo and hostile work environment), and defamation. This case file is designed to teach advanced trial skills in a complex action involving both liability and damages. There are three witnesses for both the plaintiff and the defendants. This particular file is the expert edition focusing on trial skills and use of expert witnesses.

Polisi v. Clark and Parker & Gould: Advanced Case File (NITA)

Anthony J. Bocchino

David A. Sonenshein

Criminal Law

Wolters Kluwer

Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Lawyer’s Guide to Pretrial and Trial is the first definitive how-to book for attorneys using evidence cameras, computers, digital projectors, screens, monitors, and video and audio displays in the courtroom. Written for lawyers who bring electronic equipment into the courtroom or use court-provided equipment for displaying or playing exhibits during trial, this book explains what the real issues are, provides a jargon-free description of the technology driving the issues, and suggests the considerations in making motions or responding to objections. 
Effective Use of Courtroom Technology makes it easier for lawyers to benefit from courtroom technology from the initial phases of discovery through post-trial briefing. The book comes with a CD-ROM containing sample computer generated exhibits that illustrate a variety of templates, animations, color combinations, and transitions which are useful to attorneys wanting to bring technology in the courtroom. The CD also contains a copy of the Microsoft Appeal e-brief. This was provided to us by RealLegal.com.

Effective Use of Courtroom Technology: A Lawyer's Guide to Pretrial and Trial

Donald H. Beskind

Deanne C. Siemer

Reference

LEXISNEXIS/National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Required facts for trial advocacy and trial practice classes. Published by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.

Potter v. Shrackle and the Shrackle Construction Company + CD

Kenneth S. Broun

National Institute for Trial Advocacy

This EasyTech book presents fifty tips and shortcuts for making persuasive PowerPoint litigation slides quickly and easily. Good visual exhibits are here to stay. They are critically important for explaining complicated or counterintuitive facts and are useful in maximizing persuasion even in cases with ordinary facts. Courtroom technology experts Deanne Siemer and Frank D. Rothschild collect and explain methods that busy trial lawyers use to get their slide shows into good shape. These methods are grouped into eight chapters that examine:     * template slides     * recycling slides     * methods for creating autoshapes     * the exact placement of objects     * methods for sizing, shaping, and locating objects     * highlighting     * fix-it techniques for working with text     * optimizing the PowerPoint tool set for litigation tasks Lawyers can turn to PowerPoint® 2003: 50 Great Tips for Faster, Easier Slides when working on a slide that presents a particular problem or when they need templates so that they can begin work on an entire slide show. Preparing PowerPoint slides can help focus your case theory, polish your delivery of the facts, and expose holes in the other side’s case. Even when a trial lawyer has paralegal staff and technical help available to make PowerPoint slides, there will be times when the trial lawyer will want to make changes to slides or to create last-minute slides, and that requires basic know-how described in this book. Summary of Contents Chapter 1: Tips 1 through 5—The “dress code” for your slides     * Design a basic template     * Design a template for photo slides     * Design a template for document slides     * Design a template for bullet point slides     * Evaluate possible changes to the templates in light of the display mechanics for the trial     * Display technology     * Screen size     * Lighting     * Distances Chapter 2: Tips 6 and 7—Recycle existing slides     * Merge existing slides into your new slide show     * The Slides Pane method     * The Arrange All method     * Use Format Painter to borrow formats  Chapter 3: Tips 8 through 12—Create objects quickly and accurately     * Choose between rectangles and text boxes     * Draw straight lines without wobbles     * Draw square squares and round circles     * Copy irregular shapes: the Freeform Line     * Do it once, then duplicate and copy     * Individual objects: format and duplicate     * Related objects: group and duplicate     * Copy objects from one slide to another     * Store objects on the Clipboard for later use  Chapter 4: Tips 13 through 19—Position things without a lot of moves     * Display spacing aids as necessary     * The guides     * The grid     * The rulers     * Small moves with special key controls     * The Arrow key controls     * The CTRL+Arrow key controls     * The ALT key     * The splendid Select Multiple Objects button     * Line ‘em up and spread ‘em out: the align and distribute functions     * Objects that go together: Activate and move, or group and move     * North, south, east, and west: rotate and flip     * Rotate     * Flip     * Overlapping objects: the front-back “order” controls Chapter 5: Tips 20 through 28—Get to an exact size, shape, or location     * Zoom in to see it better     * Exact size for documents, photos, or objects     * Exact measurements for cropping     * Exact rotation     * Make lines meet exactly     * Make lines curve exactly: the Edit Points     * Precise connections between objects: the Connectors     * Match angles     * Check marks     * X marks     * Facing arrows     * Easy changes in shapes with the Change AutoShape option Chapter 6: Tips 29 through 33—Highlight things     * Highlight text     * Yellow highlighter methods     * Dimming to create a white highlight     * Shadow for titles and labels     * Highlight objects     * Shadow     * The 3-D effect

PowerPoint 2003: 50 Great Tips for Faster, Easier Slides

Adapted from the original case file by William Burnham and James H. Seckinger. Includes exhibits on CD-ROM.

NITA State v. Lawrence Technology Case File - PowerPoint 2002 Version

Book includes a CD-ROM, containing the evidence files.

STATE V JACKSON-W/CD

Laurence M. Rose

Rebecca Sitterly

NITA National Institute for Trial Advocacy

Case File for a Trial Practice class

POTTER V.SHRACKLE+SHRACKLE CON

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

NITA

At what point does a friendly conversation end and a business consultation begin? That is the question explored in this business contracts case file. The plaintiff, Roberta Quinlan, demands a broker fee of $300,000 that she is convinced she is entitled to be paid for her services as a business broker. The defendant, Brian Kane, however, maintains that Quinlan simply offered friendly advice on the sale of his business, Kane Electronics, to Nita Computer World and therefore he owes her no fee. There are two witnesses for both the plaintiff and the defendant.

Quinlan v. Kane: Third Edition Case File (NITA)

Deanne Siemer

Aspen Publishing

Johnny Fitzgerald died after his vehicle collided with a train. Was Johnny at fault? Did he intentionally drive is car into the train? Or was the railroad negligent in not providing adequate warnings at the crossing and in the operation of the train? Students can test their skills in this wrongful death case file that can be used as a comparative negligence trial file, a negotiation file, or a fact investigation file. There are five witnesses for each party, including engineering and economic experts. The Fifth Edition includes the addition of an economic expert witness for the defense, and a text message exhibit.

Fitzgerald v. Nita & Western Railroad: Fifth Edition Case File

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