| Description |
1 online resource (429 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- About the Author -- Section I: The Heritage of the Trial Lawyer -- Chapter 1: The Common Law -- Chapter 2: Biographical Sketches of Great Trial Lawyers in History -- Demosthenes (384 B.C.-322 B.C.) -- Quintus Hortensius Hortalus (114 B.C.-50 B.C.) -- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C.-43 B.C.) -- Hortensia (50 B.C.-c. 1 B.C.) -- Andrew Hamilton (1676-1741) -- John Adams (1735-1826) -- Luther Martin (1748-1826) -- Thomas Erskine (1750-1823) -- William Garrow (1760-1840) |
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James Scarlett (1769-1844) -- Daniel Webster (1772-1852) -- Lord Henry Brougham (1778-1868) -- Charles Phillips (1787-1859) -- Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) -- Rufus Choate (1799-1859) -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) -- Edward Henry Carson (1854-1935) -- Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) -- Edward Marshall Hall (1858-1927) -- Earl Rogers (1869-1922) -- Max D. Steuer (1870-1940) -- Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) -- Weymouth Kirkland (1877-1965) -- Moe Levine (1908-1974) -- Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) -- Edward Bennett Williams (1920-1988) -- Section II: The Prerequisites of the Trial Lawyer |
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Chapter 3: The Role and Qualities of the Trial Lawyer, and Beginning Your Career -- Chapter 4: Orientation to the Practice of Law for the New Advocate -- Chapter 5: Ethics -- Chapter 6: Professionalism and Civility -- Chapter 7: Discovery: Prelude to Trial -- Chapter 8: Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and Policies of Individual Judges -- Section III: Courtroom Rhetoric: The Fundamentals of Persuasion -- Chapter 9: Classical Rhetoric and the Modern Trial Lawyer -- Chapter 10: Overcoming the Greatest Challenge of Persuasion: Connecting with Your Listener |
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Chapter 11: Style: The Measure of a Great Argument -- Chapter 12: Clarity of Expression: The Keystone of Successful Advocacy -- Chapter 13: Logic and Emotion: The Alpha and Omega of Persuasion -- Section IV: The Trial -- Chapter 14: Voir Dire, In the Beginning -- Chapter 15: Opening Statement -- Chapter 16: Direct Examination, Part 1: The Heart of the Trial -- Chapter 17: Direct Examination, Part 2: Deus ex Machina-The Expert Witness -- Chapter 18: Cross-Examination: A Legal Engine for Truth -- Chapter 19: Closing Argument -- Chapter 20: Preserving and Protecting the Appeal |
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Section V: Conclusion -- Chapter 21: Lessons Learned from Our Mistakes -- Chapter 22: What Judges Want from Trial Lawyers: A View from the Bench -- Appendix I: The Opening Statements in United States v. Rosen -- Appendix II: The Closing Arguments in United States v. Rosen -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Trial practice -- United States -- Outlines, syllabi, etc
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781639050079 |
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1639050078 |
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