Trial Techniques, Fourth Edition

by Thomas A. Mauet

Book Overview

This book concisely and clearly spells out invaluable lessons and techniques for every step of the trial process. Readers will find coverage of: expert witneses, which incorporates the Daubert Supreme Court case; direct- and cross-examinations of expert witnesses; examples of expert examinations; expansive treatment of exhibits and occurrence witnesses; And The psychology of effective presentation of occurrence witneses before the jury.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316550612
• ISBN13: 9780316550611
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers
• Length: 968 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Trial Advocacy

The book is well written. Every lawyer has their own style, so several of the "techniques" recommended in the book are criticized by practicing attorneys. The chapters are pretty broad, I believe the entire book is less than 10 chapters: picking a jury, opening statement, direct, cross, exhibits, closing statement, expert witnesses. The information is accurate but this book is not a how to.

How to Stumble Through Your First Trial Without Embarrassing Yourself

This book is absolutely fantastic. It's almost like a "Trials for Dummies" book for young attorneys and law students. Mauet's writing is easy to read and his advice is easy to follow. He provides examples that really drive home his points. This book should be assigned reading for every trial advocacy class. It was not assigned for my class but an attorney recommeded it to me and I found it invaluable. If you have a trial competition coming up, or are simply in over your head as a young attorney, reach for this lifeline ASAP!

THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON TRIAL TECHNIQUES....

This reference book tells you everything that you wanted to know about trials, but were afraid to ask. It is an excellent reference work for law students or inexperienced trial lawyers who want to grasp the fundamentals of trial techniques, so as to at least look and sound as if they know what they are doing. It is a comprehensive work that covers methodology, as well as trial strategy.The book gives the reader instructive examples on ways of accomplishing a specific task, which, while not dispositive, are invaluable to the inexperienced. It gives the novice a starting point from which one may develop his or her own particular style. The book offers basic trial techniques without which no novice trial lawyer should be. It is your basic primer on trial work with the emphasis on jury trials. It is well organized and easy to follow. If you only have room for one trial techniques book on your shelf, this should be the one.

A masterful reference work

If you only ever bought one book on trial technique, this would be it. It is clear, straightforward, and easy to comprehend. It changed my own perception of how to try a case, and moved me from the rank of despairing novice to comfortable journeyman. It is easily the best reference work of its type I have ever used.

Classic

Mauet's Trial Technique is the classic textbook for trial courses in law schools around the country. It works just as well as a reference book for trial. It takes one through every step of trial, assuming the reader knows nothing about procedure. For example, not only does it teach how to lay a foundation for an exhibit with a witness, it tells you who to give the exhibit to to have it marked (the court clerk). This is not for advanced trial lawyers but is a good textbook for beginners and a solid reference for lawyers who only occassionally go to trial.