Beginning practitioners and experienced litigators alike will appreciate this comprehensive look at the practice, rules, strategies, tactics, techniques and theories of preparing and presenting a case for trial.

Planning to Win: Effective Preparation

Haydock, Roger

Sonsteng, John

Legal Self-Help

West Group

Describes everything you need to know about conducting highly effective opening presentations and closing summations. Descriptions and examples of organization structure, storytelling, persuasive approaches, improper approaches, and methods of delivery are provided. Describes effective ways to prepare and present a motion.

Opening and Closing: How to Present a Case

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Contains strategic explanations and numerous examples of tactics and techniques that will enable you to conduct a persuasive direct-examination. Provides a complete explanation of the various types of cross-examination approaches, including impeachment. Provides a thorough explanation of alternative topics and questions to ask expert witnesses on direct- and cross-examination.

Examining Witnesses: Direct, Cross, and Expert Examinations

Criminal Law

Provides a detailed look at asserting and pursuing objections and rulings. Covers explanations and examples of common objections made to direct- and cross-examination situations. Includes a summary compilation of substantive rules of evidence applicable to court, arbitration, and administrative proceedings. Also includes an understandable explanation of hearsay. Provides specific explanations and examples of foundation questions necessary to introduce a variety of exhibits, including common exhibits and modern demonstrative evidence. Explains the most persuasive ways to use exhibits in an advocacy setting and at home.

Evidence, Objections, and Exhibits: Court Trials, Arbitrations, Administrative Cases, Jury Trials

Covers alternative theories of jury selection, how to question prospective jurors, and how to select or challenge potential jurors. Explains how to plan and submit jury instructions and all rules and proceedings governing jury trials. Includes a complete transcript of a jury trial case with an example of an entire jury trial from jury selection to verdict. This transcript permits you to analyze the advocacy theories, tactics, and tecniques used by the attorneys, and to second- and third-guess them.

Advocacy Court Trial, Arbitrations, Administrative Cases, Jury Trials

Rules & Procedures

Trial advocacy before judges, jurors and arbitrators.

Trial: Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors, and Arbitrators

Haydock, Roger S.

This Supplement is designed to accompany Haydock & Sonsteng's Trial Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors and Arbitrators, 3d, which explains advocacy principles and the trial process and explores theories, tactics, and techniques involved in preparing and presenting a case.

Supplement to Trial Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors and Arbitrators, Third Edition

West

This widely adopted book explains fundamental advocacy, skills, values, and relationships for students in advocacy, clinical, and skills courses. The chapters comprehensively explore planning and preparation, procedures and motions, evidence and objections, direct and cross examinations, the use of exhibits, opening statements and summation, jury selection, and verdicts and appeals. These chapters enable students to become highly competent, responsible, and ethical trial lawyers. They will learn how to effectively prepare and present civil and criminal cases in state and federal courts and to appear in judicial, arbitral, and administrative law forums. This Fourth Edition covers the strategies, tactics, and techniques applicable to effective advocacy and provides examples and illustrations of successful trial lawyers. Novel materials include the evidentiary impact of electronic information, the latest computer generated exhibits, new foundations for the introduction of emails and social network communications, and innovative approaches to modern trial practice A handy Supplement contains the federal rules of evidence and the selected federal rules of civil procedure. This unique Supplement also includes complete transcripts of a civil jury trial, an arbitration, and an administrative law hearing. Students can easily read and visualize how cases are tried before a jury, an arbitrator, and a judge. No other advocacy text provides the extensive examples and insightful comments essential to becoming a well-rounded and successful advocate. Professors Haydock and Sonsteng draw upon their extensive experience in practice and teaching to create a superb law school text that students will retain for their professional life after law school.

Trial Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors and Arbitrators (American Casebook Series)

West Academic Publishing

This supplement is designed to accompany Haydock &amp; Sonsteng's Trial Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors and Arbitrators, 4th, which explains advocacy principles and the trial process and explores theories, tactics, and techniques involved in preparing and presenting a case.

Trial Advocacy Before Judges, Jurors and Arbitrators, 2012 Supplement (American Casebook Series)

Trial: Theories, Tactics, Techniques (American Casebook Series) [Paperback] Roger S. Haydock This book is immaculate. It's brand new!

Trial: Theories, Tactics, Techniques (American Casebook Series)

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