Coming attractions
Solving problems
Telling stories
Mistakes and lies
Interviewing clients
Counseling clients
Planning investigations
Interviewing witnesses
Taking depositions
Defending depositions
Negotiation: conceptual block-busting
Negotiation: in the trenches
Drafting deals
Legal writing
Oral argument
Trials
Direct: clarity and drama
Direct: credibility
Mad dogs and Englishmen
Friendly cross
Hostile cross
Closing argument
Closing: an illustration
Opening statement
Jury selection
Preparing your witnesses
Problem witnesses
Objections
Questions
A trial checklist, a review, or merely a badly placed preview
Epilogue: thanks.