An extremely helpful book from one of America's greatest trial lawyers. It is also an easy read. Although his book is not intended to teach trial techniques, his message about being true to yourself when you argue in court for what you believe and in the rest of your life is well worth remembering.

Winner of ACLEA's 2008 award for Professional Excellence. Prof. McCormack/Univ. of Texas says, "This book should be on the shelves of every student, lawyer and teacher of advocacy." It is the only book that teaches trial skills thru analysis of transcripts of actual trials and includes over 3 hours of video (on DVD) of skills as seen in the O.J. Simpson trial.

Don't be confused by the title. This is not a book on how to put a trial notebook together. Instead, it contains a wide variety of articles written by James McElhaney for the American Bar Association’s Litigation journal. He dispenses a tremendous amount of wisdom collected from his own experience and that of other lawyers and covers almost every conceivable subject.

An excellent book that teaches trial lawyers the necessity of conducting focus groups before trial and the ease in which they may be conducted. All trial attorneys need to be conducting focus groups. It got one low customer rating because the CD was not included in the copy of the book the customer ordered.

A nice short summary of basic trial advocacy techniques.

A classic book written almost 100 years ago that suffers from its age. I have put this book on my list simply because it is well-known and provides a common point for discussing skills even if some of its lessons are not as relevant as they once were.

Although this book does not have the benefit of examining trial techniques from actual trials,(it teaches trial techniques only by analyzing hypothetical trial situations), it has been taught in law schools for many years and is in its seventh edtion. Every trial lawyer has heard of this book.

You will never be surprised by a legal term used in court or pleadings if you have this book. An absolute classic.

This book reminds us of the importance that court decisions don't just establish law but effect real people. If you need to be reminded that David can beat Goliath, read this book.

This book is quite similar to Mauet's other book, Trial Techniques. There is no need to buy both.

We all need to laugh. This book reminds lawyers not to take themselves too seriously.