Updated throughout, the timely Third Edition provides checklists in each chapter as a useful teaching aid. Topical coverage has been expanded to include discussion of Internet interference during trial and the use of focus groups, trial simulations, and technology in trial preparation.

A leader in the field, Trial Advocacy offers:

• a thorough and lucid overview of the trial process
• balanced coverage of practice and theory
• informative discussion of how trial lawyers think and act
• how litigators use state-of-the-art technology
• trial persuasion strategies and techniques
• a thoughtful look at the ethical and legal boundaries of trial advocacy

More of what's new in the Third Edition:

• new coverage of bench-trial advocacy
• a comprehensive treatment of courtroom evidence
• how to satisfy the judge's expectations of counsel