Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy sets forth the tips, effective strategies, and practical techniques you need to advocate for your client in court. Featured are chapters on opening statements, introduction of evidence, objections, cross-examination, closing argument, and jury selection, along with extensive guidance on damages and a chapter devoted exclusively to criminal trial practice. With a highly practical focus and incisive analysis of trial practice issues, this handbook is an essential resource for any Massachusetts litigator.
Table of Contents
Chapter 01 - An Introduction to Trial Advocacy
Chapter 02 - Preparing for Civil Trial in Massachusetts
Chapter 03 - Jury Selection
Chapter 04 - Opening Statement
Chapter 05 - Introduction of Evidence
Chapter 06 - Objections
Chapter 07 - Direct Examination
Chapter 08 - Cross-Examination
Chapter 09 - Examination of Experts
Chapter 10 - Closing Argument - Plaintiff’s Perspective
Chapter 11 - Closing Argument - Defendant’s Perspective
Chapter 12 - Trial Motion Practice
Chapter 13 - Damages - Plaintiff’s Perspective
Chapter 14 - Damages - Defendant’s Perspective
Chapter 15 - Trial Advocacy in Criminal Defense
Chapter 16 - Mediation and Arbitration
Authors
Editor(s)David L. Ferrera, Esq.,
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston
Author(s)
Cathleen L. Bennett, Esq.,
Joseph S. Berman, Esq.,
Office of the General Counsel, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, Boston
Michael B. Bogdanow, Esq.,
Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, PC, Boston
William J. Dailey, III, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
John Kenneth Felter, Esq.,
Matthew J. Fleischner, Esq.,
Committee for Public Counsel Services, Springfield
Robert Foster, Esq.,
Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, PC, Boston
Michael B. Keating, Esq.,
Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow, PC, Boston
Andrew R. Levin, Esq.,
ArentFox Schiff LLP, Boston
Joseph D. Lipchitz, Esq.,
Saul Ewing LLP, Boston
Jeffrey C. Melick, Esq.,
Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti LLP, Lexington
Robert J. Muldoon, Jr., Esq.,
Stephen M. O'Shea, Esq.,
Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney, Boston
Stacey L. Pietrowicz, Esq.,
Sugarman and Sugarman, PC, Boston
Audrey Poore Joyce, Esq.,
Jones Kelleher LLP, Boston
Gail M. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
John P. Ryan, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
Carol A. Starkey, Esq.,
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston
Kelsey M. Westrich, Esq.,
Saul Ewing LLP, Boston
Michelle R. Yu, Esq.,
Office of the General Counsel, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, Boston