Trial advocacy planning analysis and strategy fourth edition berger marilyn j mitchell john b clark ronald h 9781454841531 books amazonca. Trial advocacy planning analysis and strategy 4th edition provides the experience and approach to thinking planning and performing as a practicing lawyer the book presents a wide range of practice situations and fosters the kinds of analytic processes and skills needed to perform trial work. Trial advocacy planning analysis and strategy 4th edition is divided into 14 chapters each chapter covers a separate trial subject area persuasion jury selection opening statement objections and so on each chapter presents a theoretical and practical approach to the particular skill that is the subject of that chapter provides illustrations of practice as applied to hypothetical . Trial advocacy is where the glamour resides the grist of book and film but pretrial advocacy is the game most cases never get to trial settling in negotiation or some form of adr or resolved in pretrial or summary judgment motions the book follows this crucial pretrial process in roughly chronological order developing the attorney client relationship interviewing and investigation . An trial advocacy planning analysis and strategy conveys a clear understanding of the trial process how lawyers think and the strategies and techniques of trial persuasion 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 trial