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California Trial Handbook, Third Edition

California Trial Handbook, Third Edition

Designed for easy use by attorneys in the office, at home, or in court.


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    Designed for easy use by attorneys in the office, at home, or in court, this practical two-volume litigation guide covers trial practice from the beginning of the attorney-client relationship through case investigation and post-trial motion practice. California Trial Handbook, Third Edition offers immediate answers to questions of strategy, law, and procedure, with authoritative citations to recent California cases and statutes.

    Volume One

    Part 1 Client and Cast
    Chapter 1 - Interviewing the Client
    Chapter 2 - Deciding Whether to take the Case
    Chapter 3 - The Attorney-Client Relationship
    Chapter 4 - Avoiding Malpractice
    Chapter 5 - Investigation and Organization

    Part 2 Preparing for Trial
    Chapter 6 - Locating and Using Consultants and Expert
    Witnesses
    Chapter 7 - Developing a Theory and Theme
    Chapter 8 - Arbitration: Alternative Dispute Resolution
    Chapter 9 - Moving the Cast to Trial
    Chapter 10 - Courtroom Communications Skills
    Chapter 11 - Managing Trial Stress
    Chapter 12 - Using Computers in Litigation
    Chapter 12A - Gathering and Using Electronic Mail (E-Mail) in Trial Preparation

    Part 3 Settlement Considerations
    Chapter 13 - Evaluating the Case
    Chapter 13A - Use of Police Reports for Settlment Evaluation
    Chapter 14 - Negotiation Styles and Persuasion
    Techniques
    Chapter 15 - Settlement Conferences: Procedures and
    Strategies
    Chapter 16 - Concluding and Enforcing Settlements

    Volume Two

    Part 4 Opening of Trial
    Chapter 17 - Tips from a Trial Judge on Courtroom
    Procedure
    Chapter 18 - Selecting a Jury
    Chapter 19 - Opening Statement
    Chapter 20 - Trial Motions

    Part 5 Evidentiary Considerations
    Chapter 21 - Primary Evidentiary Consideration
    Chapter 22 - Privileges
    Chapter 23 - Hearsay
    Chapter 24 - Documentary, Demonstrative, and Real
    Evidence
    Chapter 25 - Computer-Generated Demonstrative
    Evidence
    Chapter 26 - Trial Objections; Misconduct

    Part 6 Examination of Witnesses
    Chapter 26A - Videotape Evidence
    Chapter 26B - Effective Use and Defense Against Surveillance Videos
    Chapter 27 - Selecting and Preparing Witnesses
    Chapter 28 - Direct Examination
    Chapter 29 - Cross-Examination
    Chapter 30 - Examination of Expert Witnesses
    Chapter 30A - Effective Use of the Hypothetical Question

    Part 7 Final Stages and Post-trial Considerations
    Chapter 31 - Jury Instructions
    Chapter 32 - Closing Argument
    Chapter 33 - Verdict, Judgment, and Costs
    Chapter 34 - Post-trial Motions; Appeal

     

    Young, Douglas R.


    Douglas R. Young, who joined Farella Braun & Martel in 1977, has tried a wide variety of cases to verdict and has appeared before appellate courts throughout the United States. Mr. Young's practice spans both civil and criminal law, and encompasses subjects as diverse as intellectual property, securities and antitrust issues. Mr. Young is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member and past president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and a member of the American Law Institute and the American Judicature Society. Mr. Young also is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the California Attorney for Criminal Justice; and he is an officer in the San Francisco Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, the McFetridge American Inn of Court and the San Francisco Bar Association. He is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" and the "Guide to the World's Leading White Collar Crime Lawyer". Among other outside endeavors, Mr. Young has served has an officer or board member for several public-interest organizations and has acted as trial and appellate counsel both for such organizations and for indigent individuals. Since 1988, he has been selected repeatedly by the judges of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California to serve on the Criminal Justice Act Defense Panel for the District, representing indigent criminal defendants by court appointment. He also represents, by court appointment, two inmates on California Death Row. In 1992, Mr. Young received the American Bar Association's Pro Bono Publico Award. Mr. Young received a B.A. (cum laude, highest honors in Philosophy) from Yale University. After service in the United States Marine Corps, he obtained his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law and then clerked for a federal judge. Mr. Young is a co-author of "California Trial Handbook 2nd Edition", "The Lawyer's Trial Handbook", and "California Negotiation and Settlement Handbook". He also has been a speaker/panelist

    Davis, James M. III


    James J. Davis III--Associate, Law Offices of Edwin J. Zinman, San Francisco. Member of California and Federal Bars.

    Byrne, Hon. Richard P.


    Hon. Richard P. Byrne--Los Angeles Superior Court: Presiding Judge, 1988-1990

    Purver, Jonathan M.


    Jonathan M. Purver--Adjunct faculty, Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advoacy; former adjunct professor, San Francisco Law School Member of California, Oregon and United States Supreme Court Bars

     

 
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