Tis the season to be jolly. ‘Tis the season to recite lawyer jokes. Seems we bump into lawyer jokes everywhere this holiday season. Lawyer jokes are ubiquitous right now. Because you might enjoy them, I’m passing along a couple humor books with places you can find them. They make outstanding gifts or maybe you just
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Deliver a Persuasive Opening Statement
Opening statement is a trial lawyer’s best time to persuade the jury. It is a best opportunity for three reasons.First, you can provide the jurors with the story of your case in your own words. Opening statement will aid jurors in organizing and understanding the evidence as it is presented during trial, creating a…
5 TIPS FOR A WINNING OPENING STATEMENT
Storytellers have techniques that they use to bring the story to life and make it persuasive, engaging, and interesting. These are techniques you can employ when crafting and delivering an opening statement. Here are five tips:1. Viewpoint To be effective, a story should be told from a viewpoint. When the story is told…
Part 3: STRATEGIES & SKILLS FOR EXTRACTING THE TRUTH ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
In case you haven’t read Part 1, just click here. In case you haven’t read Part 2, just click here.BOOK: The Pizza Connection: Lawyers, Money, Drugs, Mafia As has been previously stated here and in Cross-Examination Handbook, the primary goal of cross-examination is to capture the truth from the witness. On cross,…
Part 2: STRATEGIES & SKILLS FOR EXTRACTING THE TRUTH ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
David Boies Ted OlsonBOOK: Redeeming the Dream: Proposition 8 and the Struggle for Marriage EqualityIn case you haven’t read Part 1, just click here.In the book Redeeming the Dream, the authors…
New Evidence in Practice Second Editiion Coming Soon
We now have both the front and back covers for the second edition of Evidence in Practice: Skills and Strategies for Pretrial and Trial with Practice Exercises. In February of next year, Aspen Publishing will publish our new edition and we are excited. The back cover explains what this new edition offers and why we…
STRATEGIES & SKILLS FOR EXTRACTING THE TRUTH ON CROSS-EXAMINATION – Part 1
David Boies Ted OlsonBOOK: Redeeming the Dream: Proposition 8 and the Struggle for Marriage EqualityIn the book Redeeming the Dream: Proposition 8 and the Struggle for Marriage Equality, the authors David Boies and Theodore…
IMPROVING YOUR LEGAL WRITING SKILLS and FREE CHAPTER
In a book I edited, titled The Appellate Prosecutor: A Practical and Inspirational Guide to Appellate Advocacy, the Honorable Paul Turner, who when the book was published was Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Los Angeles, California, contributed a chapter. Judge Turner’s chapter focuses on the art of…
FREE copy of ADDRESSING THE JURY: OPENING STATEMENT & CLOSING ARGUMENT
Get your FREE COPY of ADDRESSING THE JURY: OPENING STATEMENT & CLOSING ARGUMENTGet your FREE COPY of ADDRESSING THE JURY: OPENING STATEMENT AND CLOSING ARGUMENT – CLICK HEREAddressing the Jury: Opening Statement and Closing Argument offers an in-depth explanation of how to craft a winning opening statement and summation and how to persuasively…
GOVERNMENT’S WELL-CRAFTED BRIEF AGAINST TRUMP
On October 2, 2024, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed the government’s motion for an immunity determination –Were Donald Trump’s acts done in his official capacity or as the government contends, “At its core, the defendant’s scheme was a private criminal effort.”The 165-page brief, which is worth reading for a full understanding of Trump’s conduct and…