Trying Cases To Win Vol. 2 Direct Examination [Hardcover]

Direct Examination. Volume II, Trying Cases to Win. Description (3900 characters maximum): Originally published: New York: Aspen Publishers, 1992. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. xv, 457 pp. The trial process is the sum of its parts-opening argument, direct and cross examination, and summation. In Trying Cases to Win, nationally known trial lawyer Herbert J. Stern provides an overall blueprint for conduct in the courtroom as he guides the reader through each of these segments. Rather than a collection of anecdotal war stories from various trials, Stern outlines the nuts and bolts of the right-and wrong-approach, processes and strategies for every component needed for trial success. Each volume is also available separately.

In this volume, Direct Examination, Stern provides a variety of direct examination techniques, using transcripts from a variety of cases.

Contents:
1. Introduction;
2. The Purpose of Direct Examination: To Argue Your Case;
3. Edward Bennett Williams Introduces His Witnesses;
4. Witness Preparation and Delivery of the Testimony;
5. Applications of the Principles to Cases;
6. The Bank of the United States Case;
7. Exhibits;
8. Making a Witness Invulnerable to Cross-Examination;
9. The Ultimate Protection is to Prevent Cross-Examination;
10. The City of Newark Case;
11. Conclusion;
Appendix A: The Bank of the United States Case-Excerpt of Direct Examination;
Appendix B: The Bank of the United States Case-Excerpt of Cross-Examination;
Index. Author Bio (3900 characters maximum): Herbert J. Stern is a highly regarded trial lawyer and accomplished teacher of trial techniques. A partner and founding member in the New Jersey law firm of Stern & Kilcullen, Stern is a former Federal Judge, having served as United States district judge for the District of New Jersey from 1974 to 1987. He established his reputation as an advocate while serving as a trial attorney with the l¢