Who Will Speak for the Victim? A Practical Treatise on Plaintiff’s Jury Argument

Table of Contents
Letter from the President of the State Bar of Texas
Preface
Acknowledgments
 
PART 1 The Concept of Forensic Argument
Chapter 1   Interrelation of Argument and the Case
Chapter 2   Preparing the Argument
     
PART 2 Concepts of Persuasion
Chapter 3   Levels of Communication--Verbal, Vocal, and Physical
Chapter 4   Subliminal Persuasion
Chapter 5   Technique Versus Style
     
PART 3 Claim Processing
Chapter 6   The Trial Lawyer's Appearance
Chapter 7   Posture, Gestures, and Movement
Chapter 8   Demeanor
Chapter 9   Mechanics of Speech
     
PART 4 Verbal Principles of Argument
Chapter 10   Selection and Use of Words
Chapter 11   Use of Anecdotes and Poetry
Chapter 12   Use of Similes, Metaphors, and Analogies
Chapter 13   Use of Rhetorical Questions and Embedded Commands
     
PART 5 Argument Strategies
Chapter 14   Content of Argument
Chapter 15   How Juries Deliberate
     
PART 6 Specific Arguments on Liability
Chapter 16   Arguing Liability—Generally
Chapter 17   Worker's Compensation
Chapter 18   Automobile Cases
Chapter 19   Premises Injuries
Chapter 20   Product Liability
Chapter 21   Medical Malpractice
     
PART 7 Specific Arguments on Damages
Chapter 22   Arguing Damages—Generally
Chapter 23   Physical Pain
Chapter 24   Mental Anguish
Chapter 25   Future Damages
Chapter 26   Loss of Earning Capacity
Chapter 27   Death
     
PART 8 Illustrative Arguments
Chapter 28   The Case of the Redundant Oxygen—A Product Liability Argument
Chapter 29   The Case of the Nurse Who Wasn't Borrowed—A Hospital Liability Argument
Chapter 30   The Case of the Unknown Future—An Automobile Injury Argument
Chapter 31   The Case of the Errant Surgeon—A Surgical Malpractice Argument
     
Bibliography
Index