Anything by Ricky Friedman is a must read if you are an Active attorney.
"Anything by Ricky Friedman is a must read if you are an Active attorney."
The Way of the Trial Lawyer: Beyond Technique
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Why do many technically skilled lawyers lose cases? Because in the courtroom, the intellect is often beaten by the heart.
In The Way of the Trial Lawyer, Rick Friedman argues that there is something beyond technique. Something beyond biased jurors and judges or difficult facts. And this something often makes the difference between winning or losing.
Friedman argues that there is “another model available to us. It is that of a lawyer leading with heart; the lawyer as teacher… the lawyer who can stand solid in the courtroom—amid chaos, confusion, and unfairness—pointing toward the moral truth.” Friedman demonstrates how to find that moral truth, the clarity and strength that comes from it—and how it can make the difference between finding justice and losing your case.
Friedman offers concise, practical examples for sorting through the complexities and maps out a path to rooting your advocacy in your case’s moral issues. He guides you on how to explore the moral aspects involved and then apply them—from voir dire to closing—to strengthen your case. Friedman offers lessons on the following and more:
- case selection
- how to analyze your case’s moral issues
- how to earn credibility with the jury and the judge
- how to co-create a moral framework with the jury during voir dire that will apply to your case
- how to address common issues in voir dire
- how to deal with uncomfortable facts or elements in your case
- how to avoid letting opponents distract or manipulate you
- how to frame the defense’s position
- examples for soft-tissue injury cases or cases where there is no objective evidence of injury
- examples for opening statement, and how to bring moral issues clearly into focus
- examples of direct examination, and how to use it to build the plaintiff’s moral case and methodically destroy the defense’s
- examples of cross-examination, and how to use it to directly address the moral aspects of the parties’ respective positions—including how to cross-examine the IME doctor
- how to use closing to easily show the jurors the respective moral positions of the parties, focus on the power of your case, and show the jury why it is right and fair that they give the verdict to your client
In The Way of the Trial Lawyer, Friedman seeks to offer you a new, and more effective, model of advocacy.
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Paperback: 272 pages; 1st edition (2020); ISBN: 9781951962067
Publisher: Trial Guides, LLC
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Publisher’s Note
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: The World and Our Place in It
- Setting the Stage
- The Clash in the Courtroom
- The Battle within
- Courtroom Reality
- Lord Brougham: The Original Sin
Part Two: Cultivating Ethos
- The Dark Alley
- Perspective
- Fate and Destiny
- In the Beginning
- Therapy
- Self-Pity and Self-Compassion
- Fear
- Leading with the Heart
- Emotional Honesty
- Mission Statement
- Self-Righteousness
- Anger
- The Hungry Ghosts
Part Three: Teiwaz on the Job
- Practice and Work Ethic
- Case Screening
- Control
- Luck
- The Cyclone of Stimuli—Timing
- The Opponent
Part Four: Teiwaz in Court
- The Crucial Courtroom Paradox
- Juror Safety
- Moral Steadiness: Recognizing Moral Energy
- Moral Steadiness: The Uncomfortable Parts of the Case
- Moral Steadiness: Identifying Moral Positions
- Moral Steadiness: Honesty in the Courtroom
- The Dark Alley Revisited
- Warning!
Part Five: Trial
- Our Fact Patterns
- Voir Dire: Introduction to Moral Energy
- Voir Dire: Case Examples
- Voir Dire: Rules Violations
- Opening
- Direct Examination
- Objections to the Adversary
- Cross-Examination
- Closing
- Judges
- Personal Attacks
- The Tuning Fork
- Losing
- A New Model of Advocacy
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Free Chapter Sample
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What Legal Leaders Are Saying
— Hon. Mark W. Bennett, retired US district judge and director of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation at Drake University Law SchoolFor forty-five years as a trial lawyer, teacher of trial advocacy, and federal district judge, I have read every book on being a trial lawyer I could get my hands on. This book stands heads and shoulders above all of them. Unlike the others, Rick Friedman reveals the key to unlocking the psychological barriers that prevent 99.9 percent of trial lawyers from reaching their full potential. He explores the ethos, the moral values imperative to becoming a great trial lawyer. Rick Friedman also explores how to overcome the many types of fears all trial lawyers encounter. I have thought deeply about fear my entire legal career but have never read anything written about it that is so incredibly refreshing and insightful. Like a master safe cracker, Rick Friedman unlocks the secret combination to overcoming fear. This chapter alone is worth its weight in platinum. Rick Friedman has stood on the shoulders of trial giants and indeed has seen further than any. In my view, it is akin to legal malpractice to go to a civil or criminal jury trial without mastering the concepts in this book, no matter how much or little trial experience you have.
— David Ball, PhD, author of David Ball on Damages and nationally-renowned trial consultantThank god we got this book! It’s the first of its kind. If law schools care what they’re sending into the world, they’ll make it their first required book, at least for advocacy classes. The title accurately includes Beyond Technique. Not Instead of Technique. Rick assumes you already have techniques and will come to have more. But with all those techniques in your toolbox, what kind of builder are you? Because the kind of builder determines—concretely and in practical ways—what gets built. That’s the Beyond part. I have watched and worked with lawyers whose knowledge and application of technique are very good. But the nature of the person they are—mainly their ethos—enlists the trust and attachment of the jury so well that their track records are far better than most of their colleagues who may have far greater technical mastery. The opposite is just as true: many who are the most technically knowledgeable and proficient still struggle because the self they bring to trial undermines how the jury perceives them and thus their cases. Rick’s book will show them how to change this.
Overall rating: 4.774194 / 5 from 31 reviews.
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This book offers a new model of advocacy for trial lawyers, emphasizing the importance of moral truth and clarity in the courtroom. It provides practical examples and strategies for analyzing moral issues, earning credibility, and effectively framing cases from voir dire to closing.
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Reviews
Timely
"Necessary and required reading. A great reminder of why we trial lawyers do what we do."
A Profound Work
"This is an outstanding book! Aimed at plaintiff-side trial lawyers, the book is divided roughly into two parts. The first part can be described as a "self help" guide for helping trial lawyers become more self-confident and morally grounded in their work - which is needed to be the best possible advocate in the legal arena which reflects a "clash of values" between the human values they represent and the corporate values they are fighting against. The bulk of the book discusses this clash of values and develops the theme that trials are mainly won and lost by recognizing and harnessing the "moral energies" in the case and courtroom. I thought this "moral energies" concept was a brilliant way to think about trials, one that goes "beyond technique" as the sub-title of the book says. This is a book to be read, thought about, and then read again. Highly recommended!"
Way of the Trial Lawyer
"Engaging. Well written"
Excellent book on the most important part of trial
"Excellent book by a true trial legend. It has a permanent place on my bookshelf and will benefit my clients for years to come. I highly recommend this new classic by Rick Friedman."
Grand Slam Inspiration for every trial lawyer that cares about their clients
"Excellent book. Inspiration on every page. Rick explains my job and provides motivation for doing my job better than I ever could. Buy this book for every trial lawyer you care about. Wish I had this book 25 years ago when I was a young lawyer."
A deep understanding of self
"A deep understanding of self is critical to becoming a trial lawyer and this book poignantly explores that."
Anything from Rick Friedman
"I purchased this book as a law school graduation gift for my wife's neice's husband. Our son will be graduating next year so I'll need another. It is a wonderful combination of inspiration--what we do and why we do it along with "practical" examples and instruction on how to do it well. I couldn’t stop reading it as I was supposed to be wrapping it--I think I must have another copy now."
Worthwhile Read
"This is an excellent book. I've heard about Friedman's teachings for years but this was the first book I picked up. An excellent overview of the ethical warrior mentality. It reinvigorated me, helped me to understand my fears, and gave me practical lessons for approaching trial situations."
The way of the Tewaz; the value of the journey.
"Really Good. Some Excellent Tips. Insights into contending with both internal and external challenges."
