The classic guide to advocacy for trial lawyers, Common Sense Rules of Advocacy for Lawyers has been hailed by lawyers, mediators and professors across the country. It is the practical guide to advocacy with tips and rules that will make anyone -- attorneys, lobbyists, negotiators, account executives, law students, new attorneys, and anyone who must persuade others -- a better advocate in less than 10 minutes a day.
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"CSRA is my desert-island book. When another lawyer washes ashore, as in a New Yorker cartoon, I'll be ready." -- Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Litigation Law Section Newsletter, Fall 2004
"I recommend that trial lawyers have this book on their shelves for use as a refresher." -- Wisconsin Lawyer, September 2004
"I recommend that trial lawyers have this book on their shelves for use as a refresher." -- Wisconsin Lawyer, September 2004
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This book was originally published in 1994 as a paperback by West Publishing as "The Common Sense Rules of Trial Advocacy." The book was revised and edited, and the Foreword and Appendix 3, "How to Succeed as a Lawyer," by Roland Boyd, are new to the 2004 edition, which is hardbound.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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The Golden Rules of Advocacy,
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This review is from: Common Sense Rules Of Advocacy For Lawyers (Communication Series) (Hardcover)
When this book was originally written, it bore the title "The Golden Rules of Advocacy," and the previous edition is still available under that name from Amazon.com. I discovered "Golden Rules" on a trip to England, where I found it on sale at the information desk of the Royal Courts of Justice in London. As a recently retired trial advocate of 32 years experience, I was interested in the English perspective on trial advocacy. I bought the book and read it straight through on the flight home from England and was greatly impressed by Evans' knowledge of the essentials of trial advocacy. When I discovered "Golden Rules" on Amazon.com, I wrote a glowing review.
Then I found "Common Sense Rules," and debated ordering it. I rightly suspected it was "Golden Rules" under another name. After some time, I gave in to the urge to purchase, and I have not regretted it. "Common Sense" is "Golden Rules" revised and expanded, and set forth in a much more user-friendly format. I lament the change of title, however. The term "Golden Rules" conveys the high ethical standard set by the book far better than "Common Sense". You can have a head full of "Common Sense" and still be as crooked as a corkscrew. Despite my preference for the former title, I cannot fault the publisher for the change. Either term is equally applicable. Maybe the third edition could be entitled "The Golden Rules of Common Sense Advocacy". Reading this book would profit any advocate of any experience level. Judicious application of the advice contained in the book will make anyone a better advocate.
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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waste of time,
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This review is from: Common Sense Rules Of Advocacy For Lawyers (Communication Series) (Hardcover)
Overhyped, poorly written. He should have spent more time on the book and less time trying to plug it by referencing it in reviews of other legal books.
9 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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garbage,
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This review is from: Common Sense Rules Of Advocacy For Lawyers (Communication Series) (Hardcover)
talk about common sense. This book is a package of obvious items. Why buy a book of things you know already?
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Video Dimension, Show Them the Way Home, Honest Guide, Tell Them, Jake's Diner, Newton's Rule, Perimeter of Uncertainty, Plaintiff's Exhibit, Grand Canyon, Sympathy Rule, Never Forget, Foundation Rule, Fourth Street, Think Beginning Browse Sample Pages:
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Skillful advocacy is a rare commodity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Video Dimension, Show Them the Way Home, Honest Guide, Tell Them, Jake's Diner, Newton's Rule, Perimeter of Uncertainty, Plaintiff's Exhibit, Grand Canyon, Sympathy Rule, Never Forget, Foundation Rule, Fourth Street, Think Beginning Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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