Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice

Modern Trial Advocacy presents a realistic and contemporary approach to learning and developing trial advocacy skills. This book offers a sophisticated theory-driven approach to advocacy training that distinguishes it from other books in the field.

The fourth edition has been updated to include: an expanded section on the uses of theory, theme, and story frame; expanded discussion of witness preparation; new sections on developing story arcs in opening statements and final arguments; a new section on the persuasive value of inferences and cognitive theory; and expanded discussion of witness credibility variables, explaining how to bolster or undermine testimony.