2018 January

Advocate Jan18 cvr sml

Voir dire, the files in your mind

This trial skill requires training, writing and memorizing scripts, and constant practice until you internalize the voir dire

From voir dire to closing

Tips to manage your email inbox

Trial is not a solo act, it requires a chorus of support

A look at the role of video, especially body cameras, and the expanding role of social media in police-misconduct actions

Direct examination requires its own storyline sequence with a beginning, middle and end

Your best chance to win is to empower the jurors who are already with you to persuade the rest of the jury that your argument has merit

A look at the qualifications for jurors and at proper challenges, particularly language-based challenges

A practical, court-focused look at how you will select a jury and what you can and cannot accomplish in the process

A master trial lawyer shares a career’s worth of jury-selection knowledge

Civil attorneys have the right to explore juror attitudes, beliefs and proclivities. Be prepared to defend your rights to the court

Elder abuse by nursing homes and mandatory arbitration in consumer contracts are but two of the battles being waged in Sacramento