This book provides 86 role-playing assignments and mock trials in both a criminal homicide and a related civil wrongful death case. Features: <ul>
<li> Companion volume to Trial Advocacy: Analysis, Planning and Strategy or supplementary material to another trial advocacy text </li> <li> Excellent role-play assignments from the pretrial case theory and theme development stage through closing argument in both criminal and a civil cases </li> <li> Mock civil and criminal trials for trial advocacy courses or professional development seminars </li> <li> Case files, legal memoranda, statutes, case law, jury instructions , witness instructions and exhibits for the role-play assignments and mock trials </li> <li> Checklists of proficiency standards for each trial activity </li> <li> Incisive coverage of ethical boundaries that incorporate the ABA Model Rules </li> <li> Author website for instructors, students and practicing trial lawyers </li> </ul>
 NEW to the Second Edition: <ul>
<li> Comprehensive instructions and materials for organizing and conducting mock trials </li> <li> Additional evidence assignments </li> <li> Completely updated to reflect changes in technology and law </li> </ul>

Trial Advocacy: Assignments & Case Files, Second Edition (Aspen Coursebook)

Marilyn J. Berger

John B. Mitchell

Ronald H. Clark

Rules & Procedures

Aspen Publishers

Evidence: Skills, Strategies and Assignments and the Freck Point trial demonstration movie on DVD provide practical instruction on evidence proficiencies and strategies for pretrial and trial advocacy. Features: <ul>
<li> Role-play assignments provide 49 real-world experiences in applying skills and strategies in pretrial and trial settings in the Freck Point civil wrongful death and/or criminal homicide case </li> <li> Case files, witness instructions and exhibits for the role-play assignments </li> <li> Evidentiary Handbook based on the Federal Rules of Evidence and typical of a state evidence manual contains evidence law and model evidentiary foundations for the assignments and to perfect skills </li> <li> Trial demonstration movie on DVD of the Freck Point wrongful death case illustrates how to introduce, display exhibits, and lay evidentiary foundations </li> <li> Instruction on making and meeting objections, introducing and displaying exhibits, and making and responding to motions </li> <li> Ethical considerations for evidence pretrial and in trial are examined </li> </ul>

Evidence: Skills Strategies & Assignments for Pretrial & Trial (Aspen Coursebook)

Legal Education

Aspen Publishing

Thoroughly updated and revised, Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Second Edition, provides an excellent conceptual and practical foundation for pretrial litigation. With a new page design that makes it user friendly for both teachers and students, it demonstrates the realities of law practice while maintaining an emphasis on case theory. This book comes with 2 CD's and a DVD with real-life examples, software, and documents. 
 This Newly Revised Edition: <ul>
<li> DVD with video of the crime scene, deposition demonstrations, computer animations, and software slideshow </li> <li> Checklists at the end of each chapter for easy reference and teachability </li> <li> CD with Case Files for civil and criminal cases with realistic document </li> <li> New Teacher's Manual, including a CD with Actors Guide (Witness materials for role-play of the Assignments) </li> <li> Website for faculty and students: digital downloads, faculty teaching tools and discussion, articles on pretrial and trial advocacy, settlement, and links to software </li> </ul>
 New Chapters in the Second Edition: <ul>
<li> Taking and Defending Depositions, with effective techniques and strategies </li> <li> Discovery with E-Discovery emphasis </li> <li> Creating Visuals: for pretrial, trial and settlement featuring technological innovations </li> <li> 77 Assignments for student role-play performance and Discussion Questions featuring Daubert issues and diverse expert witness fields </li> <li> Up-to-date ethical considerations based on the ABA Model Rules are included in the text and assignments </li> </ul>

Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy (Coursebook)

Monique C. M. Leahy

Aspen Publishers proudly offers the new edition of Trial Advocacy by Berger, Mitchell, and Clark. Included with this text is the ground-breaking Trial Demonstration Movie "Freck Point Trial." In addition to being able to READ the text and SEE the movie, students and practicing lawyers can DO the work of a trial attorney with the role-play assignments in Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files . READ IT – Completely New Edition of the Premier Trial Advocacy Book If you are a professor or trial advocacy trainer and you choose to adopt Trial Advocacy, Second Edition, you and your class will receive FREE copies* of true crime writer Ann Rule's book "A Rose for Her Grave" (which inspired the Freck Point Trial movie.) *While supplies last Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Second Edition is completely revised to reflect today's criminal and civil trial practice. This book covers: <ul>
<li> The fundamentals of trial practice up to and through advanced trial strategies </li> <li> Trial persuasion principles </li> <li> Trial preparation, planning and strategies </li> <li> Cross-examination: methodology for constructing a persuasive examination </li> <li> Trial Motions: drafting and arguing, includes a model motion </li> <li> Jury Selection: effective techniques and how to analyze prospective jurors </li> <li> Jury Instructions: models for writing and using jury instructions </li> <li> Case Theory and Theme development </li> <li> Illustrations: homicide, white collar crime, products liability and personal injury </li> <li> State-of-the-art technology for courtroom evidence </li> <li> Courtroom positioning for the trial lawyer with illustrations and photographs </li> <li> Ethical boundaries based on the ABA Model Rules </li> </ul>
 Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis and Strategy is an outstanding, indispensable resource for law students and practicing trial lawyers. SEE IT – Full-Length Trial Demonstration Movie included with the Trial Advocacy book The axiom is that to hear is to forget but to see is to remember and to do is to understand. On a DVD that comes with the Trial Advocacy book is a 2-hour movie of the “Freck Point Trial.” This trial demonstration film provides: <ul>
<li> Observations by true crime writer Ann Rule </li> <li> Model trial performances by experienced trial lawyers </li> <li> Trial attorneys’ commentaries about their trial strategies </li> <li> A Movie of the Crime Scene where the civil and criminal cases arose </li> </ul>
 DO IT – New Assignments and Case Files book Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files book provides trial experience from case theory development through closing argument. The book includes: <ul>
<li> 84 role-play Assignments for a homicide case and a wrongful death case </li> <li> Case files for the civil and criminal case </li> <li> Checklists for trial performance </li> <li> Teacher's Manual (228 pages) </li> <li> Actors' Guide (Witness instructions for role-playing) </li> <li> The Assignments book cross-references directly to Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy </li> </ul>
 Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files can be utilized as a companion to the Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy book or as a stand-alone trial performance book.

Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis and Strategy

Aspen Publishers, Inc.

A companion volume to Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Second Edition, the completely new and separate Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files book provides 84 role-play assignments in both a criminal homicide and a related civil wrongful death case. A CD in the back cover contains case files for these assignments. An excellent teaching tool, the assignments book cross-references directly to Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy.

Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files

Criminal Law

Thoroughly updated and revised, Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Third Edition, provides an excellent conceptual and practical foundation for pretrial litigation. With a new page design that makes it user friendly for both teachers and students, it demonstrates the realities of law practice while maintaining an emphasis on case theory.

Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis and Strategy, 3rd Edition

Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy conveys a clear understanding of the trial process, how lawyers think, and the strategies and techniques of trial persuasion. An accompanying DVD features trial demonstrations by veteran litigators. A regularly updated companion website provides articles, supplemental materials, downloads, and links to additional resources. Updated throughout, the timely Third Edition provides checklists in each chapter as a useful teaching aid. Topical coverage has been expanded to include discussion of Internet interference during trial and the use of focus groups, trial simulations, and technology in trial preparation. Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files, a separate publication, contains 84 role-play assignments and is cross-referenced to Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy. A leader in the field, Trial Advocacy offers: <ul>
<li> a thorough and lucid overview of the trial process </li> <li> balanced coverage of practice and theory </li> <li> informative discussion of how trial lawyers think and act </li> <li> how litigators use state-of-the-art technology </li> <li> trial persuasion strategies and techniques </li> <li> a thoughtful look at the ethical and legal boundaries of trial advocacy </li> </ul>
 More of what's new in the Third Edition: <ul>
<li> new coverage of bench-trial advocacy </li> <li> a comprehensive treatment of courtroom evidence </li> <li> how to satisfy the judge's expectations of counsel </li> </ul>

Trial Advocacy: Planning Analysis & Strategy, Third Edition (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy provides an excellent conceptual and practical foundation for pretrial litigation for both teachers and students. With coverage of both criminal and civil pretrial practice, the focus remains on federal and state litigation. Professional responsibility and civility are emphasized throughout the text. Checklists of skills, techniques, standards and ethics appear in each chapter. 78 assignments are designed for student role-play performances. The inclusive teaching package includes a CD with two complete cases; a DVD with videos on depositions and touring a crime scene as well as visuals for use in pretrial or trail; and an excellent Website. The Fourth Edition, revised to reflect current Rules, has a new chapter on pretrial conferences in civil and criminal cases and expanded coverage of criminal case plea negotiations. The revised chapter on depositions includes new material on making and meeting objections, conferring with the client, and the interplay between the deposition and cross-examination. The practical effects of the Twombly/Iqbal decisions are explored. New information is included on investigating social media during pretrial preparation. prosecutors' new responsibilities under MRPC 3.8 (g) and e-discovery--well as new technologies are introduced. A File of Exemplary Forms contains sample documents essential to pretrial practice, such as client intake form, engagement and non-engagement letters, settlement brochure, and an agreement to mediate.

Pretrial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Fourth Edition (Aspen Coursebook)

Pretrial Advocacy

Trial Advocacy, Fifth Edition equips&#8239;trial lawyers, students, and professors with a complete set of tools for practicing the art of trial advocacy, including explicit instructions on planning, strategy, and performance for each phase of a trial from jury selection to closing argument with illustrations of both criminal and civil trial activity. Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. An accompanying movie features trial demonstrations by veteran trial lawyers; a regularly updated website provides articles, supplemental materials, downloads, and links to additional resources. New to the Fifth Edition: <ul> <li>Case law and rules of procedure, evidence and professional responsibility are updated to reflect the latest changes.</li> <li>The COVID pandemic has had a big impact on litigation practice. The Fifth Edition tracks these developments in trial advocacy today:</li> <li>Jury selection procedures and strategies for online trials</li> <li>Preparing witnesses to testify online</li> <li>Direct and cross-examination of witnesses online</li> <li>Introducing and displaying exhibits online</li> <li>Advancements in technology for creating persuasive visuals in the courtroom or online</li> <li>This new edition is now available in print and on the popular&#8239;CasebookConnect&#8239;online platform.</li> <li>This new edition keeps pace with the advancements in technology, particularly electronic visuals.&</li> <li>Foundations for testimony have been added, giving the new edition comprehensive coverage of evidentiary foundations for admissibility along with illustrative transcripts of predicate questions.</li> <li>Chapter 15 "The Cases and Assignments" containing 79 trial advocacy performance assignments is added to the book.</li> </ul>

Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy [Connected eBook with Study Center] (Aspen Coursebook)

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