--- title: Trial Practice description: Advocate Magazine articles on Trial Practice, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Leaving town to try a case? Get prepared!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january/leaving-town-to-try-a-case-get-prepared "Leaving town to try a case? Get prepared!") Don’t get “hometowned!” Nothing signals “outsider” like not knowing where you are…and where to park [Lauren Horwitz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-horwitz "Lauren Horwitz") From Issue: [2023 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-january) ## [Keep your story memorable and admissible](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/keep-your-story-memorable-and-admissible "Keep your story memorable and admissible") Balancing narrative and law in opening statements [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") [Gelareh Sara Golriz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gelareh-sara-golriz "Gelareh Sara Golriz") From Issue: [2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december) ## [Is there a recipe for success in trial?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/is-there-a-recipe-for-success-in-trial "Is there a recipe for success in trial?") A large verdict may be less about what you did and more about what the defendant and the defense team did and didn’t do [Thomas Steven Feher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/thomas-steven-feher "Thomas Steven Feher") From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july) ## [Impactful use of trial and pre-trial technology](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/impactful-use-of-trial-and-pre-trial-technology "Impactful use of trial and pre-trial technology") From deposition to trial, what to know and when to say no [Brian S. Kabateck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-s-kabateck "Brian S. Kabateck") [Marina Pacheco](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marina-pacheco "Marina Pacheco") From Issue: [2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september) ## [How trial and appellate counsel work together for the common good](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/how-trial-and-appellate-counsel-work-together-for-the-common-good "How trial and appellate counsel work together for the common good") The best trial outcomes are built with an appeal already in mind [Reid Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/reid-ehrlich "Reid Ehrlich") From Issue: [2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august) [![How to successfully try cases in federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Conlogue_istock-1394426167_bd54c0a4c9fb03318b2c6816176c379b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/how-to-successfully-try-cases-in-federal-court "How to successfully try cases in federal court") ## [How to successfully try cases in federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/how-to-successfully-try-cases-in-federal-court "How to successfully try cases in federal court") Trying a case in federal court is nothing to be afraid of but you must know the rules, especially the judge’s “local, local rules” [Ashley M. Conlogue](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ashley-m-conlogue "Ashley M. Conlogue") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) [![Learning over a lifetime](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hapuarchy_istock-171147257_bde3c49a0affa8b098651347135a9124.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/learning-over-a-lifetime "Learning over a lifetime") ## [Learning over a lifetime](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/learning-over-a-lifetime "Learning over a lifetime") A curated collection of advice from eleven veteran trial lawyers for when you’re “up before the beak” [Shane Hapuarachy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shane-hapuarachy "Shane Hapuarachy") From Issue: [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january) [![Isn’t it true there is a different way to cross-examine at trial?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Beecher-istock-1346156748_e099e1b88a0898ac76e15040b04ae420.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/isn-t-it-true-there-is-a-different-way-to-cross-examine-at-trial "Isn’t it true there is a different way to cross-examine at trial?") ## [Isn’t it true there is a different way to cross-examine at trial?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/isn-t-it-true-there-is-a-different-way-to-cross-examine-at-trial "Isn’t it true there is a different way to cross-examine at trial?") Yes! Using open-ended questions to keep feeding rope to the defense expert witness until she hangs herself [Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi") [Brian G. Beecher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-g-beecher "Brian G. Beecher") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) [![Improv for trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Breiter-istock-1348130149_1d73b4095b65178307825d4566fb9a65.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/improv-for-trial "Improv for trial") ## [Improv for trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/improv-for-trial "Improv for trial") Be prepared to be unprepared; learn to manage your fear of the unexpected [Brian Breiter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-breiter "Brian Breiter") [Joseph Limbaugh](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-limbaugh "Joseph Limbaugh") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) ## [Humanizing the plaintiff in civil-rights trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/humanizing-the-plaintiff-in-civil-rights-trials "Humanizing the plaintiff in civil-rights trials") Whether it be a plaintiff with a criminal history, or issues with substance abuse, the jury’s perception is one that must be shaped from the inception of the case [Denisse O. Gastélum](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denisse-o-gastelum "Denisse O. Gastélum") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) ## [How to try cases on a budget](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/how-to-try-cases-on-a-budget "How to try cases on a budget") Practical tips for cutting costs while preserving the benefits of a trial [Lauren Wood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-wood "Lauren Wood") From Issue: [2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march) [![How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Byrdsong-istock-1346156588_5aaa3d64a765bd120d6963b54f2347be.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/how-to-deliver-a-mic-dropping-closing-argument "How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument") ## [How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/how-to-deliver-a-mic-dropping-closing-argument "How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument") The human element of an employment case requires that you really connect with the jury [Rupert A. Byrdsong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rupert-a-byrdsong "Rupert A. Byrdsong") From Issue: [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april)