Agenda

1. Creating a Trial Notebook - Your Blueprint for Trial

   1. Countdown to Trial: What You Need to Do and When
   2. Traditional vs. Electronic Trial Notebooks
   3. What to Include, What to Exclude, and How to Organize
   4. Developing Key Sections of the Trial Binder
   5. Using the Notebook and Troubleshooting From the Courtroom

2. The Secrets to a Powerful Opening Statement

3. Voir Dire and Jury Selection Tactics

   1. The Written and Unwritten Rules of Jury Selection
   2. Juror Questionnaires and Research Tips
   3. How Jurors Think: What You Need to Know
   4. Building Rapport and Getting Jurors Talking
   5. Asking the Right Questions the Right Way
   6. The Big DON'Ts of Voir Dire Questions
   7. Avoiding Socially Desirable Response Bias
   8. Jury Selection Strategy: Who to Strike and How

4. Evidence Presentation, Objections, and Admission

   1. Rules and Procedures Governing the Introduction and Exclusion of Evidence
   2. Motions in Limine: The Trial Lawyer's Best Friend
   3. Using Documentary Evidence
   4. Spotlight on Email, Social Media, and Smartphone Evidence
   5. Lay and Expert Witness Testimony
   6. Demonstrative and Illustrative Evidence
   7. Hearsay and Other Objections: When to Use Them and How to Respond

5. Ethics for Trial Lawyers

   1. Ethical Duties Toward the Tribunal
   2. Ethics of Evidence
   3. Improper Arguments
   4. Communicating With Witnesses
   5. Ex Parte Communications
   6. Juror Investigation, Contact, Bias in Jury Selection, and Jury Tampering

6. Direct Examination: Top 15 Tips in 45 Minutes

7. Closing Arguments and Jury Instructions

   1. Dos and Don'ts of Closing Arguments
   2. Organizing Your Closing Arguments
   3. Effectively Using Evidence
   4. Rebutting Arguments and Addressing Bad Facts
   5. Practical Insights on Discussing Damages
   6. Concluding Your Closing
   7. Jury Instructions: Standard and Special