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Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Advocacy Excellence: The Jury Trial, Second Edition, teaches students the art and science of 21st Century trial advocacy through the eyes of two seasoned, tenacious, and successful female trial attorneys who bring over 60 years of combined experience to the text. With a sharp and practical focus on how the digital age has changed trial practice, students will gain the ability to successfully advocate in today's smart courtrooms using electronically stored information, social media, and technology in all phases of trial. This text teaches classic courtroom skills with a modern and spirited tone, using examples from real trials and step-by-step practice guides along with insider tips about the strategy and execution techniques that win trials. This clear, concise, and easy-to-understand text is organized into three distinct sections: Part I:Preparation -- investigation, preliminary case analysis, developing a case theory, and merging the case theory into the actual trial Part II:Practice -- techniques and advice that provide simple steps to successful jury selection, openings, direct and cross examination, impeachment, cross of special witnesses, and summation Part III:Strategy -- navigating the courtroom, how to admit or oppose evidence at trial, objections, and the end game of jury deliberation. Learn the law, ethics, and strategy of trial advocacy with step-by-step instructions and useful chapter ending process guides and infograp