Trial Practice

Public speaking and the art of persuasion

Would you rather fight a mountain lion than speak to a large group of people (or a jury)?

Dustin Collier
Joshua Socks

From Issue: 2020 May

Jury selection in premises-liability cases

Rooting out the eye rolls

Dan Kramer
Teresa Johnson

From Issue: 2020 January

Lessons from my first jury trial and error

Judge Stern recalls his baptism under fire as a Federal Public Defender in an unlawful detainer eviction action in front of an impatient judge

Michael L. Stern

From Issue: 2019 July

How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement

The importance of asking for specific dollars, and how to convince the judge that it’s not preconditioning

Nicholas C. Rowley

From Issue: 2019 June

Closing argument for premises liability cases

A successful closing argument in premises cases will focus on the jury instructions

Arash Homampour

From Issue: 2019 March

The closing story

The perfect closing argument would have jurors making nooses from their neckties for the defendant....

Randi McGinn

From Issue: 2019 January

Expedited Jury Trials level the playing field for smaller-value cases

Can you present your case in three hours and win over 6 of 8 jurors? This low-cost trial option might be right for your low-dollar-value case

Lauren Wood

From Issue: 2020 January

Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors

There is a difference between “very conservative” jurors and “conservative” jurors

Lisa Blue
Robert Hirschhorn

From Issue: 2020 January

Advocacy is not what it should be

It's a courtroom, not a World Wrestling match

Rupert A. Byrdsong

From Issue: 2019 July

Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial

Taking aim at the biomechanics expert

Spencer Lucas
Benny Khorsandi

From Issue: 2019 April

The art of closing argument

Your first job in closing is to empower those jurors who have already decided in your client’s favor

Mike Alder

From Issue: 2019 January

The art of storytelling

Bring your client’s story to life because whoever tells the best story wins

Deborah S. Chang

From Issue: 2019 January

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