Winning at Trial: A Practical Guide from Bench and Bar

Winning at Trial: A Practical Guide from Bench and Bar is a comprehensive trial advocacy handbook for litigators, authored by twenty-one lawyers and judges. Blending trial practice and courtroom advocacy insights, it delivers practical litigation skills drawn from courtroom and deposition room experience. Suitable for seasoned attorneys or newcomers, this guide to trial techniques examines every critical stage of trial work, helping lawyers succeed. This book includes chapters on these key topics, written by these esteemed members of the bench and bar:

Overview of the Trial Process: Denny Chin, Senior Judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and David Marriott, Latham & Watkins LLP.

Jury Selection: Judge Randy Wilson of Harris County, Texas and Brad Brian of Munger, Tolles & Olson.

Opening Statements: Claudia Wilken, Senior District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Morgan Chu, Irell & Manella LLP.

Direct Examination: Judge John F. Kness, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Lauren A. Moskowitz of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.

Cross-Examination: Judge Loretta A. Preska, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Barry H. Berke, Gibson Dunn.

Closing Arguments: Judge Richard J. Sullivan, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and Theodore V. Wells Jr. and Roberto Finzi of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

Exhibits: Second Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco and Diane Sullivan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

Objections: Judge John Gleeson, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Michele A. Roberts, former District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Expert Witnesses: Judge Mark L. Wolf, Senior United States District Judge of the District of Massachusetts, and Bill Lee, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.

Trial Ethics: Judge James Donato, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and Enu A. Mainigi, of Williams & Connolly LLP.

Technology is changing the legal profession in many respects and trial practice and courtroom advocacy are not exempt. From the use of artificial intelligence for research to jury selection insights and when and how to use potential jurors' and witnesses' social media presence, Winning At Trial: A Practical Guide from Bench and Bar includes the latest trial ethics and judicial rulings to ensure that today's trial lawyers are in compliance and use these tools most effectively.

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