--- title: Trial Practice description: Advocate Magazine articles on Trial Practice, from the Subject Matter Index. --- [![Public speaking and the art of persuasion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Collier-istock-1161045066_b78eb1e6e197d171d89e4402fffb696d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/public-speaking-and-the-art-of-persuasion "Public speaking and the art of persuasion") ## [Public speaking and the art of persuasion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/public-speaking-and-the-art-of-persuasion "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dustin-collier "Dustin Collier") [Joshua Socks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-socks "Joshua Socks") From Issue: [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may) [![Jury selection in premises-liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kramer_istock-1133493100_025eadb3cc00310c1be8288188a5e637.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/jury-selection-in-premises-liability-cases "Jury selection in premises-liability cases") ## [Jury selection in premises-liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/jury-selection-in-premises-liability-cases "Jury selection in premises-liability cases") Rooting out the eye rolls [Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january) [![Lessons from my first jury trial and error](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Stern_iStock-515306891-revised_3fa5edff23e3fd158ecca9e5f7d29126.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/lessons-from-my-first-jury-trial-and-error "Lessons from my first jury trial and error") ## [Lessons from my first jury trial and error](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/lessons-from-my-first-jury-trial-and-error "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-stern "Michael L. Stern") From Issue: [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) [![How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Rowley-iStock-637693846_c85d5a3def618811ef0d4cfe2b194452.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/how-to-think-about-discuss-and-present-money-damages-in-voir-dire-and-opening-statement "How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement") ## [How to think about, discuss, and present money damages in voir dire and opening statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/how-to-think-about-discuss-and-present-money-damages-in-voir-dire-and-opening-statement "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-c-rowley "Nicholas C. Rowley") From Issue: [2019 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june) [![Closing argument for premises liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Homampour_istock-485394898_c39838db38e24b25ad78b516fe3b6d33.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/closing-argument-for-premises-liability-cases "Closing argument for premises liability cases") ## [Closing argument for premises liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/closing-argument-for-premises-liability-cases "Closing argument for premises liability cases") A successful closing argument in premises cases will focus on the jury instructions [Arash Homampour](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-homampour "Arash Homampour") From Issue: [2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march) [![The closing story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/mcginn_istock-172323110_4a6c91eefeb3c484e51715a82441863e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-closing-story "The closing story") ## [The closing story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-closing-story "The closing story") The perfect closing argument would have jurors making nooses from their neckties for the defendant.... [Randi McGinn](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randi-mcginn "Randi McGinn") From Issue: [2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january) [![Expedited Jury Trials level the playing field for smaller-value cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Wood_istock-87300798_7c36d4df684bad3b81b63ed2309cabbf.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/expedited-jury-trials-level-the-playing-field-for-smaller-value-cases "Expedited Jury Trials level the playing field for smaller-value cases") ## [Expedited Jury Trials level the playing field for smaller-value cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/expedited-jury-trials-level-the-playing-field-for-smaller-value-cases "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-wood "Lauren Wood") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january) [![Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Blue_istock-153870985_0a4cd52509473ec231966d716ba74a71.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/identifying-and-connecting-with-conservative-jurors "Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors") ## [Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/identifying-and-connecting-with-conservative-jurors "Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors") There is a difference between “very conservative” jurors and “conservative” jurors [Lisa Blue](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lisa-blue "Lisa Blue") [Robert Hirschhorn](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-hirschhorn "Robert Hirschhorn") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january) [![Advocacy is not what it should be](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Byrdsong_istock-916628386_f0d7358e115e31f0630d933f6b143d40.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/advocacy-is-not-what-it-should-be "Advocacy is not what it should be") ## [Advocacy is not what it should be](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/advocacy-is-not-what-it-should-be "Advocacy is not what it should be") It's a courtroom, not a World Wrestling match [Rupert A. Byrdsong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rupert-a-byrdsong "Rupert A. Byrdsong") From Issue: [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) [![Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-Khorsandi-istock-1020382772_62145b8aebd9beda36867871ef7ea10e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial") ## [Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial") Taking aim at the biomechanics expert [Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi") [Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas") From Issue: [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april) [![The art of closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Alder_istock-157644543_80ad4b9f9ccd9d0ab011cc94a46d3e27.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-art-of-closing-argument "The art of closing argument") ## [The art of closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-art-of-closing-argument "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-alder "Mike Alder") From Issue: [2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january) [![The art of storytelling](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Storytelling_istock-181874992_bacf4190ff58b76bb8ce0559872d5189.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-art-of-storytelling-2 "The art of storytelling") ## [The art of storytelling](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/the-art-of-storytelling-2 "The art of storytelling") Bring your client’s story to life because whoever tells the best story wins [Deborah S. Chang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/deborah-s-chang "Deborah S. Chang") From Issue: [2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january)