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Table of Contents Litigation Spring 2001 Volume 27 Number 3

Opening Statement:

Conducting a Winning Deposition and Many, Many Thanks-Ronald Jay Cohen-1

From the Bench: The Inside Scoop-Stanley Sporkin-3

COMMUNICATION

More Than Just Words-Kenneth P. Nolan-6

Who Are Today's Jurors and -Sonya Hamlin-9 How Do You Reach Them?

Teaching through Experts: -William T. Hangley-19 Changing the Obscure to the Obvious

Reel Courtroom Dramas- Donald G. Kempf, Jr.-25

Bridging the Gender Gap-Diane M. Sumoski-31

What You May Not Say to the Jury -Timothy J. Conner-36

Getting Your Message Across: -Charles L. Babcock and-41 Visual Aids and Demonstrative Exhibits in the Courtroom Jason S. Bloom

Communicating with Clients-Lawrence J. Vilardo-45

Legal Lore: The Case against General Augusto Pinochet -Laura McHale-49

Trial Notebook: Get It Admitted Some Other Way-James W. McElhaney-53

A Writing Dialogue or Why I Use "Said" -Angus-55

Advance Sheet-? Robert E. Shapiro-57

Closing Argument: Joe Ball, Trial Lawyer-Robert Aitken-61

Literary Trials: Laughing Whitefish -Robert Traver-72

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Communication

We have so much to handle: the science, the lingo, the law, the documents, the depositions, instructions, voir dire, open? ing, non-leading questions, leading questions, the client It is almost enough to make you forget that what we do boils down to this: communication. Making a connection. This is easier said than done in times of changing perspectives, expectations, and technology. In this issue, we offer differ? ent viewpoints on how to do it better.

? Kenneth P. Nolan writes about what a kid raised in

Brooklyn had to learn to connect with juries in for?

eign venues like Lubbock, Texas, and Manhattan.

? Sonya Hamlin, who rattled conventional thinking with her 1985 book, What Makes Juries Listen, dis? cusses today's juries and what it takes to reach them.

? William T. Hangley tells us how to use expert wit? nesses to make obscure issues obvious, rather than vice versa.

? Donald G. Kempf, Jr., draws lessons for real life from the movies.

? Diane M. Sumoski argues that men and women

litigators should be mindful of the impact of gen? der on the work we do inside and outside the court? room.

? Timothy J. Conner discusses what we may not

say to juries. ? Charles L. Babcock and Jason S. Bloom teach how to get your message across using demonstra? tive exhibits.

? Lawrence J. Vilardo advises that, to communicate

effectively with clients, we have to be good listen? ers and know how to deliver both bad news and

good. The basic point is, getting and giving the story is a two-way street.

Gary L Sasso

Litigation Spring 2001 Volume 27 Number 3

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