Trial and lawyering skills in a nutshell
By: Kenney F. Hegland, James E. Rogers Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Arizona
Contributors: Rogers, James E.
Edition: Fifth edition.
Series: Nutshell series; Nutshell series
Publisher: West Academic Publishing; West Publishing Company, College & School Division
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781634597456
Subjects: Trial practice; Practice of law
Other titles: Trial and lawyering skills
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Coming attractions; title: Solving problems; title: Telling stories; title: Mistakes and lies; title: Interviewing clients; title: Counseling clients; title: Planning investigations; title: Interviewing witnesses; title: Taking depositions; title: Defending depositions; title: Negotiation: conceptual block-busting; title: Negotiation: in the trenches; title: Drafting deals; title: Legal writing; title: Oral argument; title: Trials; title: Direct: clarity and drama; title: Direct: credibility; title: Mad dogs and Englishmen; title: Friendly cross; title: Hostile cross; title: Closing argument; title: Closing: an illustration; title: Opening statement; title: Jury selection; title: Preparing your witnesses; title: Problem witnesses; title: Objections; title: Questions; title: A trial checklist, a review, or merely a badly placed preview; title: Epilogue: thanks.