How to Try a Case to the Bench (3 days)
Focusing on all important trial elements with special emphasis on
critical skills in court trials.
How would you like to deliver your next opening statement, conduct
your next direct exam, or introduce your next exhibit with the skill and confidence of a master
litigator? Now you can hone those skills and develop that confidence at this course.
You’ll learn:
- How to frame issues through trial and pretrial motions
- How to deliver an opening statement that sets the stage
- How to organize direct and cross exams that keep a judge awake and
intrigued
- How to phrase questions to maximize testimonial impact and
maintain witness control
- How to object – and when not to
- How to phrase your objections and preserve the record without
alienating the court
- How to prepare and present persuasive documentary evidence
- How to master difficult evidentiary matters including hearsay,
foundation and business record issues
- How to deliver a closing argument that leads the judge to a
favorable verdict
- How to stand, move, speak and gesture naturally and confidently