TY - BOOK AU - Hegland,Kenney F. AU - Hegland,Kenney F. TI - Trial and clinical skills in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 0314158847 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF8915.Z9 H43 2005 U1 - 347.73/7 22 PY - 2005/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson West KW - Trial practice KW - United States N1 - Includes index; Rev. ed. of: Trial and practice skills in a nutshell. 3rd ed. 2002; Inner advocacy -- Solving problems -- Telling stories -- Mistakes, miscalculations, and lies -- Trials : strategic choices -- Direct examination : clarity and drama -- Direct : credibility -- Mad dogs and Englishmen : an introduction to cross examination -- Friendly cross examination -- Hostile cross -- Closing argument : choices and mistakes -- Closing : an illustration -- Opening statement -- Jury selection -- Preparing your witnesses -- Problem witnesses -- Objections -- Asking questions -- A trial checklist, a review, or merely a badly placed preview -- Appellate argument -- Interviewing clients -- Counseling clients -- Planning investigations -- Interviewing witnesses -- Taking depositions -- Defending depositions -- Negotiation : conceptual block-busting -- Negotiation : in the trenches -- Negotiating torts -- Negotiating deals -- Disputes about deals ER -