McElhaney's trial notebook /

McElhaney's trial notebook /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McElhaney, James W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Chicago] : Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, c2005
Edition:4th ed
Subjects:
Trial practice > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • The qualities of winners
  • Picking the right fight
  • The theory of the case
  • The real law
  • The sense of injustice
  • Persuasive organization
  • The focus of judgment
  • An introduction to damages
  • The Perry Mason trap
  • The trial preparation plan
  • Powerful pleadings
  • Informal investigation
  • Basic deposition techniques
  • A good witness
  • The horse shed
  • Trouble in the horse shed
  • Teaching pigs to sing
  • The trial notebook
  • Final preparation
  • The credibility of the lawyer
  • Humanizing the client
  • Angus on jury selection-- Goals for opening statements
  • The story method
  • Snapshots
  • The big ideas
  • Arguing relevance
  • Opening the door
  • Getting the evidence in
  • Get it admitted some other way
  • Character evidence and impeachment
  • Character and conduct
  • An outline on hearsay
  • The cleveland exception to the hearsay rule
  • Business records
  • State of mind
  • Nine ways to use a deposition
  • Neglected rules of evidence
  • Making the record
  • Steps in introducing exhibits
  • Foundations
  • The foundation habit
  • Effective objections
  • The Limine trap
  • Bland and canned direct
  • The language of examination
  • Direct questions
  • Simple direct
  • The art of leading
  • Cross-examination choices
  • The real purpose of cross
  • Evasive witnesses
  • The witness doesn't remember
  • Make something out of it
  • Impeachment by omission
  • The law of experts
  • Fixing the expert mess
  • Direct of experts
  • Learned treatises
  • Nine ways to cross-examine an expert
  • Point of view
  • Linking
  • Stealing their thunder
  • The adverse witness
  • Taking the stand
  • Ploys
  • Traps
  • Tangled in a trap
  • Dealing with dirty tricks
  • The blackboard
  • High-tech trials
  • The language of obscurity
  • The right word
  • The stock phrases
  • Impact
  • Breaking the spell
  • Making memories
  • The law of final argument
  • Analogies in final argument
  • Dealing with dishonesty
  • Damages versus liability
  • Losing arguments
  • The final five
  • Dealing with dogs-getting rid of losers
  • Keeping the client happy
  • Motion practice-talking to the judge
  • Fighting the judge
  • Getting along with judges
  • Settlement-the Walrus factor
  • Maybe it's time to go

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