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Who Will Speak for the Victim? – Trial Guides
Who Will Speak for the Victim?
The subtitle of Who Will Speak for the Victim? is A Practical Treatise on Plaintiff's Jury Argument, and it is practical. Chapters address methods of arguing liability and damages in various types of personal injury cases, emphasizing the most effective approaches to relating the evidence and argument to the specific questions the jury must answer. If you primarily represent defendants, you will also find it helpful to review techniques the author describes to encourage large verdicts. But the extraordinary thing about this book is that all the practical tips, from basic forensic principles to how to help jurors develop a positive perception of your clients, couched in a cogent wit that is highly entertaining.
Although it is written by a personal injury plaintiff's lawyer, defense counsel, as well as business, corporate, and family lawyers will find that many of the concepts apply to their diverse specialties. Dozens of actual courtroom scenes illustrate jury persuasion and argument techniques that work—and those that don't. Perdue explores basic forensic principles such as posture, movement, vocal tone, pitch, and verbal content in these instructive pages, along with more advanced techniques like the art of subliminal persuasion. This readable book will help every trial advocate not only to develop more compelling arguments but also to present summations that are entertaining and provocative.
For the plaintiff's advocate, chapters address methods of arguing liability and damages in various types of personal injury cases. The last four chapters present complete summations, taken from actual cases, that tie together the techniques and concepts explored throughout the book.
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Hardcover: 434 pages; 1st edition (1989); ISBN: 978-0938160540
Letter from the President of the State Bar of Texas
Part 1: The Concept of Forensic Argument
Interrelation of Argument and the Case
Part 2: Concepts of Persuasion
Levels of Communication-Verbal, Vocal, and Physical
Technique Versus Style
Part 3: Physical and Vocal Principles of Argument
The Trial Lawyer's Appearance
Posture, Gestures, and Movement
Mechanics of Speech
Part 4: Verbal Principles of Argument
Selection and Use of Words
Use of Anecdotes and Poetry
Use of Similes, Metaphors, and Analogies
Use of Rhetorical Questions and Embedded Commands
Part 5: Argument Strategies
Content of Argument
How Juries Deliberate
Part 6: Specific Arguments on Liability
Arguing Liability-Generally
Part 7: Specific Arguments on Damages
Arguing Damages-Generally
Part 8: Illustrative Arguments
The Case of the Redundant Oxygen-A Product Liability Argument
The Case of the Nurse Who Wasn't Borrowed-A Hospital Liability Argument
The Case of the Unknown Future-An Automobile Injury Argument
The Case of the Errant Surgeon-A Surgical Malpractice Argument
An extraordinary book. Mr. Perdue has spent his entire professional life making an in-depth study of courtroom advocacy and the art of persuasion. In Who Will Speak for the Victim, Mr. Perdue shares his extensive knowledge with those who aspire to be better trial lawyers.
— Stanley B. Binion Baker, Brown, Sharman and Parker, Houston, Texas
Who Will Speak for the Victim represents the best collection of a trial lawyer’s thoughts on effective jury communication that I have seen. This book will be helpful to a trial lawyer at any stage of his or her career.
— Frank L. Branson, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, Dallas, Texas
This masterful work will be invaluable to all who enter the courtroom, regardless of their area of practice. Every trial lawyer will wish to make this volume part of his or her law library.
— Honorable Eugene A. Cook, Justice Supreme Court of Texas
In these instructive and entertaining pages, author Jim Perdue distills a wealth of trial experience and presents a superbly crafted work that will benefit the novice and the seasoned trial lawyer alike.
— James B. Sales, Fulbright and Jaworski, Houston, Texas
Rarely are books for lawyers both educational and entertaining. Who Will Speak for the Victim meets each of those criteria. Even rarer is the opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade from a trial master.
— Terry O. Tottenham, Fulbright and Jaworski, Houston, Texas
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