Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice [Paperback]

Steven Lubet (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1556812663 | ISBN-13: 978-1556812668 | Publication Date: March 1993 | Edition: 1st

A concise yet thorough discussion of trial law, tactics, and strategies as they apply to all phases of presenting the case.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Finally, a trial skills book that will please both the instructor and the student. It tells the student not only how to do it, but why.... Lubet's book has the hallmark of being written by a trial lawyer and teacher who has thought deeply about what litigators do right when they are effective, and what they do wrong when they are ineffective. The book is studded with insights, suggestions and remedies that are unique among the many trial skills books." -- Fred C. Moss, Southern Methodist University School of Law

"Modern Trial Advocacy is not just a cookbook of legal skills--it gives examples of why a lawyer should be something versus mimicking a formula to copy.... This book will become a standard in the field of trial advocacy. It's most thoughtful, concise, and theoretically correct book to be published." -- Morgan Cloud, Emory University School of Law

"Not only do I require this book in every trial practice class I teach, but I also recommend it to practicing attorneys whenever they ask me what trial practice text they should buy. This is a must for any trial lawyer's library." -- Barbara Bergman, Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law

"Steven Lubet's book is, quite simply, the best introductory trial advocacy text I've seen." -- Carol Anderson, ATLA's 1994 Richard S. Jacobson Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy, Wake Forest University

"This outstanding trial advocacy text presents a realistic and contemporary approach for learning and developing trial advocacy skills." -- James H. Seckinger, Notre Dame Law School --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Steven Lubet is a professor of law at Northwestern University. As Director of the School's Program on Advocacy and Professionalism, he teaches courses on Legal Ethics, Trial Advocacy, Pretrial Litigation, and Negotiation. In addition to writing more than 30 books on legal ethics and litigation, he has published widely in the areas of international criminal law and dispute resolution. Professor Lubet is the author of Modern Trial Advocacy, which is now in use at more than 60 U.S. law schools, and the major law schools in Canada and Israel. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: National Institute for Trial Advocacy; 1st edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556812663
• ISBN-13: 978-1556812668
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,754,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Litigation Essential, July 29, 2003

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Steven J. Drahozal (Dubuque, IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice (Paperback)

I bought this book after reading another review stating how superior it was to Mauet's "Trial Techniques." The review was correct. This book can assist the new litigator or can help polish the style of an experienced one. I recently had the opportunity to attend a NITA Trial School and see the techniques in the book in action. You are not serious about litigating well unless you have this book in your library. The book is practical and exceptionally informative.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Theory of Trial Advocacy Explained, October 16, 2007

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D. Shane Read "Author of Winning at Trial, wi... (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice (Paperback)

This book, in its third edition, is used very successfully by instructors in NITA's trial skills seminars and is known by almost anyone who has taken a NITA course. Whereas Mauet's book, Trial Techniques, teaches with an emphasis on examples, this book focuses more on explaining the reasons and theory of particular trial practices. However, Lubet provides plenty of examples to make sure his points are understandable.

The third edition improves upon earlier editions by including a new section on electronic visuals and new sections covering evidentiary problems raised by the internet. Moreover, Professor Lubet's experience in teaching at Northwestern University and his authorship of over thirty books provide him the tools necessary to very effectively teach the law student and lawyer the theory of trial advocacy in this highly readable book.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars In Love With His Own Words ..., October 21, 2004

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Webermax (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice (Paperback)

This is a tough book to critique b/c my law school recommended it. The author writes a well organized book, but every chapter has been padded -- chapters that could have been concisely written in 20 pages drag out to sixty. Buy this book only if you have to and read it only if you must. You aren't going to learn anything definitive from these chapters and all the practicing lawyers I run into think the authors ideas are just plain silly. The best way to teach about trial advocacy is to include REAL transcripts from REAL cases, not made up stories about fire trucks and people late for work. Those work great -- on paper. Plus the book never answers the big question -- what is the author's ACTUAL TRIAL EXPERIENCE?