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Advocacy: The Art of Pleading a Cause, 3d (Trial Practice Series)

Richard A. Givens

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Presenting your position in its most positive light is the essence of effective advocacy. Learn effective trial techniques, alternatives for influencing legislation, nuances of administrative law, effective negotiation, and when to quit while you're ahead. Refer to this text to learn more about nonverbal communication and its prerequisites; preparing witnesses; cross-examining truthful witnesses and lying witnesses; sabotaging cross-examination; selection, manner, and type of arguments; appellate advocacy; compliance strategies; advocacy from inside or outside an organization; and legislative tactics.

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Make your points clearly, confidently, and concisely, no matter where you are arguing your case

Summary Of Contents

Volume 1
- Preface to Third Edition
- Special Introduction to the Third Edition: Litigation, Legislation, Negotiation, and Counseling in the 1990's
- Chapter
  1. Alignment of Interests
  2. Nonverbal Communication and Its Prerequisites
  3. Counseling Against a Shifting Background
  4. Preparation
  5. Direct Examination
  6. Cross-Examination of Truthful Witnesses
  7. Narrowing the Dispute Through Cross-Examination
  8. Exposing the Lying Witness
  9. Specific Techniques
  10. Exploratory Examination
  11. Dealing with Tactics Designed to Sabotage Cross-Examination
  12. Examples of Multiple Techniques
  13. The Future of Cross-Examination
  14. Representing and Preparing a Witness
  15. Selection of Arguments
  16. Manner of Argument
  17. Types of Arguments
  18. Appellate Advocacy
  19. Trial Strategies
  20. Strategic Impact of New Rules and Abuse of Litigation
Volume 2
- Chapter
  1. Negotiation
  2. Alternative Dispute Resolution
  3. Prepared Positions
  4. Compliance Strategies
  5. Advocacy from Outside an Organization
  6. Advocacy from Inside and Organization
  7. Legislative Tactics
  8. Prolonged Legislative Campaigns
  9. Understanding and Taking Part in Economic Argument
  10. Some Basics of International Economics
  11. The Image of Advocacy
  12. Threats to Advocacy and Responses
  13. Comments of Education for Advocacy
Volume 3
- Chapter
  1. Advocacy and Intergroup Attitudes
  2. Dynamics of Advocacy in Selected Areas of Specialized Expertise
  3. Advocacy for the Open Society
  4. Career Challenges
  5. Organizational Dilemmas
  6. The Client's Viewpoint
  7. Outlook for Professionalism
  8. Selected Uses and Abuses of Legal Ethics
- Appendixes
- Tables
- Index

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