Chapter 15 of Visual Litigation and Today’s Technology focuses on the six prerequisites for an effective courtroom presentation. Those requirements are described as follows: Six prerequisites must be fulfilled before you can effectively display visuals in a courtroom. First, if the…

As with the prior Post of the indictments against Trump, setting politics aside, the Fulton County indictment filed by prosecutor Fani Willis is a well-drafted masterpiece telling the story of a Trump enterprise under the RICO law in Georgia. Read…

Setting aside politics, law students should read the two indictments of Trump because they are masterfully drafted, showing how to lay out allegations with a compelling narrative. Indeed, every American should read them. Read the Documents Indictment here and the…

Here’s something a little different–my new book, which was just launched. If you’re looking for guidance on how to achieve excellence and job satisfaction as a manager and leader in your law office or other organization and you want excellence…

In this month’s issue of the Bar Bulletin there is an article by Dr. Kevin Boully and Thomas M. O’Toole (my co-author on the Jury Selection Handbook) focusing on what not to say in trial. Regarding cross-examination, the article…

Nothing makes us happier than the release of a newly published edition of an advocacy book, and Aspen Publishing has just launched the 5th edition of Trial Advocacy.The three of us–Marilyn Berger, John Mitchell and I–have been at this for…