Checklists
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TRIAL ADVOCACY:
1. Be prepared.
2. Know your basic theories and be consistent and comprehensive with your theory of proof.
3. Prepare your witnesses.
4. Organize your file.
5. Get to the point and get out.
6. Be yourself.
7. Be civil and do not condescend.
8. Command attention and communicate conviction.
9. Understand the social setting.
10. Know your adversary.
11. Know the judge and jury to the extent possible.
12. Understand the legal framework of your case.
13. Consider the sequence of presentation at trial.
14. Be alert and react immediately.
Domestic Diversions
1. Good counsel on matters of relationships, families and family law. 2. The efforts of good people working together to advance the mind, arouse the heart, and amuse the spirit.
