Today’s headline in the local newspaper is “Jury awards $3.7M to estate of Munchbar shooting victim.” The newspaper account describes how a jury awarded the estate of the deceased $3.5 million with the tavern being held responsible for 75% and other participants in a fight leading up to the shooting being responsible for the remaining 25%. The shooter [...]
Introducing Cross-Examination in KosovoFor the past week, I (Ron) have been in Pristina, Kosovo teaching trial advocacy, including, of course, cross-examination. The U.S. Department of Justice offered this advocacy training as part of Kosovo’s effort to implement the rule of law. Kosovo is the world’s newest nation, having declared its independence in 2008. The population [...]
Advancing JusticeFor the past week, I have been in Pristina, Kosovo teaching trial advocacy. The U.S. Department of Justice offered this advocacy training as part of Kosovo’s effort to implement the rule of law. Kosovo is the world’s newest nation, having declared its independence in 2008. The population of Kosovo is approximately 1.8 million. The [...]
New Books Call for Website Overhaul Currently, the website for our books - www.aspenadvocacybooks.com is being completely overhauled. The reason is that Wolters Kluwer (Aspen) publications has just released the Third Edition of Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis and Strategy and the Second Edition Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files and is about to release in [...]
New Book and Materials for Mock Trials and Trial Performance AssignmentsThe 2nd Edition of Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files will be available at the beginning of July. Assignments and Case Files provides both a criminal homicide and a related civil wrongful death case that can be used for mock trials and/or for 86 role-playing [...]
New Third Edition of Trial Advocacy: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy and Second Edition of Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case FilesEarly this summer, Wolters Kluwer (Aspen) will release the new editions of Trial Advocacy:Planning, Analysis, and Strategy and companion book Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files by Berger, Mitchell and ClarkA leader in the field, TRIAL [...]
Visit www.aspenadvocacybooks.com for Valuable Resources Pretrial Advocacy and Trial Advocacy is a Website that gives valuable resources to trial advocates, law professors, and law students.For PRETRIAL ADVOCACY the Web site provides the following useful material:Justice Paul Anderson’s article: “Fielding Difficult Questions from the Bench;”Sample Complaints;Sample Answers;Sample Motions – Motion to Compel and Motion for Summary [...]
A Web Site Chock-Full with Valuable ResourcesPretrial Advocacy and Trial Advocacy is a Website designed to offer valuable resources for trial advocates, law professors, and law students learning about trial advocacy.This Advocacy Web site contains:Trial transcripts including personal injury and the Sonics’ trial;Juror questionnaire;Sample trial motion;Preview of the Freck Point Trial demonstration movie;Links to worthwhile [...]
Aspen Publications Releases New BookAspen Publications has released the new Trial Advocacy: Assignments and Case Files by Berger, Mitchell and Clark. The publisher would like to send you an examination copy of this Assignments book with the Case Files on a CD and a Teacher’s Manual if you may adopt it for your law school [...]
