Litigation

Temple Law Professor and the John Perzel case

Posted on November 18, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of Law at Temple University, was recently quoted in a November 14th article. He spoke about how publicity can make it difficult to find unbiased jurors. For more information, go to www.philly.com

Pearson, Iqbal and Procedural Judicial Activism

Posted on October 22, 2009
Gois Jois, a 2007 graduate of Harvard Law School, wrote about the Supreme Court recent decisions in Pearson and Iqbal. Click link to SSRN for more information.

Recent book of interest for trial advocacy

Posted on October 07, 2009
Item recently acquired by the Law LibraryAUTHOR Young, John Hardin.TITLE Written and electronic discovery : theory and practice / John Hardin Young, Terri A. Zall, Alan F. Blakley.IMPRINT Louisville, CO : National Institute for Trial Advocacy, c2009.

Recent books of interest for trial advocacy

Posted on September 18, 2009
Items recently acquired by the Law LibraryAUTHOR Bosanac, Paul.TITLE Litigation logic : a practical guide to effective argument / Paul Bosanac.IMPRINT Chicago : American Bar Association, c2009.AUTHOR Barkett, John M...

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Temple students perform mock trial

Posted on August 27, 2009
Students at Temple University's Beasley School of Law participate in a mock trial to mark the end of their 15-month masters program. For more information, click on the WHYY link.

Recent books of interest for trial advocacy

Posted on August 17, 2009
Books recently Acquired by the Law LibraryEvidenceCALL # KFP540.A437 O38 2009/2010.AUTHOR Ohlbaum, Edward D.TITLE Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania rules of evidence / author, Edward D. Ohlbaum.IMPRINT [Newark, NJ] : LexisNexis, c2009...

Temple Law Professor and the Michael Roseboro case

Posted on August 07, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of Law at Temple University, was recently quoted in a August 4th article. He spoke about the recent Facebook postings from jurors in a murder trial. For more information, go to www.philly.com

Temple Law Professor and the Wayne Bryant case

Posted on July 29, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of Law at Temple University, was recently quoted in a July 26th article. He spoke about the next chapter in the debate to punish corrupt politicians. For more information, go to www.philly.com

Massachusetts Governor Announces Court Nominations and they include a Temple LLM student

Posted on June 19, 2009
Governor Patrick today announced the nomination of Margaret R. Guzman to the Dudley District Court, Leilah A. Keamy to the Worcester Probate and Family Court, and Angel Kelley Brown to the Brockton District Court. Kelley Brown is a graduate of Colgate University (B...

Temple Law Professor and the Ramirez Murder Trial

Posted on May 28, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of law at Temple University, was quoted recently in a May1st Republican and Herald article. He spoke about the prosecution's pace during the trial as well as the points needed to prove self-defense.

Trial team wins Capitol Invitational; takes quarter-finals in NTC.

Posted on April 01, 2009
This past weekend, Temple's National Trial Team won the inaugural Capitol City Challenge Tournament hosted by American University's Washington College of Law. In its championship run, the team defeated nine other teams, including one from Georgetown Law School in the final round...

Trial Team Takes Finalist Honors

Posted on March 24, 2009
This past weekend, Temple's National Trial Team took finalist honors in the National Ethics Trial Competition hosted by the University of Pacific's McGeorge Law School in Sacramento, CA. The team of Rochelle Keyhan, Corey Osborn, Matt Quigg and Jen Riley defeated sixteen teams through four rounds before losing a hard fought and closely scored final contest to a team from Georgetown Law School...

Temple Law Professor and the Vince Fumo case

Posted on March 17, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a Temple University law professor, was quoted in an article regarding a juror in the Vince Fumo case and his use of Facebook and Twitter. For more information, go to www.philly.com.

Recent Library Acquisitions for February 2009

Posted on March 04, 2009

Trial Team Wins Regionals - 21 times in a row

Posted on February 23, 2009
This past weekend, Temple's National Trial Team successfully defended its Region III championship title of the National Trial Competition at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. It was Temple's 21st consecutive regional championship. The members of the championship team are Priya DeSouza (3L) and Jeff Goodman (2L)...

Temple Law Professor and the Rasheed Scruggs' case

Posted on February 20, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of law at Temple University, was quoted recently in a February 18th Philadelphia Inquirer article. He spoke about the need to analyze our legal system in an effort to make improvements. Go to www.philly.com for the full article.

Veteran lawyer launches bid

Posted on February 04, 2009
Read Les Stewart's article (Lebanon Daily News)on trial lawyer John Kelsey's candidacy for judge of the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas.Kelsey, a 35-year veteran of the Lebanon County court system, is seeking the seat created by the retirement of former President Judge Robert J...

Recent Library Acquisitions from December 2008

Posted on January 15, 2009
AbortionCALL # KF3771 .L56 2008.AUTHOR Linton, Paul Benjamin.TITLE Abortion under state constitutions : a state-by-state analysis / Paul Benjamin Linton.IMPRINT Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2008. Administrative LawCALL # K1401 ...

Retrospective: Ten Key Evidence Issues In 2008

Posted on January 12, 2009
The Federal Evidence Review blog lists the top ten key evidence issues in 2008. Check out http://federalevidence.com/node/266 for more information.

Temple Law Professor and the Fort Dix Case

Posted on January 05, 2009
Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of law at Temple University, was quoted recently in a December 23rd Philadelphia Inquirer article. He spoke with Troy Graham about the five men convicted of conspiracy in the Fort Dix case. Go to www.philly.com for the full article.

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 18, 2008
Due to the holiday season there will be no more postings until January 5th, 2009.br /br /Happy New Year!

Recent Library Acquisitions from November 2008

Posted on December 08, 2008
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Temple Professor on NPR

Posted on November 17, 2008
Last Friday Professor Edward Ohlbaum spoke with Madeleine Brand on NPR about the Fort Dix trial. Visit the website for more information.

A memoir written by a Temple Law Professor

Posted on November 11, 2008
Last month Professor David Kairys discussed his new book, Philadelphia Freedom,Memoir of a Civil Rights Lawyer. The book is Professor Kairys'personal and inspiring account of his quest for achieving social justiceduring the turbulent 1960s and 70s. Prof...

Recent Library Acquisitions from October 2008

Posted on November 04, 2008
Trial AdvocacyCALL # KF9658 .M14 2008.AUTHOR Mahoney, Kevin J., 1962-TITLE Relentless criminal cross-examination / Kevin J. Mahoney.IMPRINT Costa Mesa, CA : James Publishing, c2008.EvidenceCALL # KF8995 .E28 2007.TITLE Economics of evidence, procedure, and litigation / edited by Chris William Sanchirico...

Temple Law Professor and the Mary Jane Fonder case

Posted on October 28, 2008
Edward Ohlbaum, a Temple University law professor and director of the law school's Trial Advocacy and Clinical Legal Education department, was interviewed in the October 20th issue of the Morning Call. He spoke with Robert Orenstein about the Mary Jane Fonder case...

Temple Law Professor on NPR

Posted on October 21, 2008
Professor Edward Ohlbaum was featured on NPR yesterday as the opening statements of the Fort Dix trial began.For more information, go to http://www.npr.org.

Recent Library Acquisitions from September 2008

Posted on October 06, 2008
Trial AdvocacyCALL # KF8961 .E27 2008.AUTHOR Easton, Stephen D., 1958-TITLE Attacking adverse experts / Stephen D. Easton.IMPRINT Chicago : American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, c2008. Trial AdvocacyCALL # KF8959...

"White Collar Law Client Case Studies: Strategies & Analysis

Posted on September 22, 2008
The 50-minute video seminar on "White Collar Law Client Case Studies" is led by Patrick J. Egan Rothschild LLP and can be downloaded to your computer or iPod, and is sent to you on DVD. This seminar guaranteed to enhance your current strategies with new ideas and key points that will have an immediate client strategies that you can begin using right away in your practice...

Recent Library Acquisitions from August 2008

Posted on September 15, 2008
Trial PracticeCALL # KF8915 .M38 2002 C.AUTHOR Mauet, Thomas A.TITLE Trial techniques. Chinese.TITLE Su song ji qiao / Tangmasi Moyite (Thomas A. Mauet) zhu ; Cai Qiuming, Fang Jiajun yi.IMPRINT Taibei Shi : Shang zhou chu ban, 2002...

PBI and PBA presentation on Evidence Advocacy

Posted on September 03, 2008
On August 28th,the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Philadelphia Bar Association presented "Ohlbaum on Evidence Advocacy: Using the Rules of Evidence to Persuade."In the CLE program, Professor Edward H. Ohlbaum discussed how evidence and advocacy interface and provided ideas on how to become a more persuasive courtroom advocate...

New Acquisition of possible interest to the trial advocacy program

Posted on August 19, 2008
EvidenceCALL # KFP540.A437 O38 2008/2009.AUTHOR Ohlbaum, Edward D.TITLE Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania rules of evidence / author, Edward D. Ohlbaum.IMPRINT New York, NY : LexisNexis Matthew Bender, c2008.

New Acquisitions of possible interest to the trial advocacy program

Posted on July 22, 2008
Trial AdvocacyCALL # KF8900 .M34 2007.AUTHOR Malone, David M., 1944-TITLE Effective deposition : techniques and strategies that work / David M. Malone, Peter T. Hoffman, Anthony J. Bocchino.IMPRINT Louisville, Colo...

One of my co-workers found interesting

Posted on July 17, 2008
One of my co-workers found interesting trial advocacy tidbits about other parts of the world.Mike Nizza, a New York Times columnist, wrote an article titled: "Game Over: Sudoku Spoils a Trial in Australia."Michel-Adrien Sheppard,reference librarian from Ottawa, blogged about "Supreme Court Advocacy Institute Helps Lawyers Prepare For Their Big Day In Court...

I am sorry this is a week late

Posted on July 09, 2008
I am sorry this is a week late however I was on vacation.Three months ago, three of our professors had articles published in the SSRN (Social Science Research Network.) If you subscribe to this online publication, check out the following articles:Rule 804 (b) (6) The Illegitimate Child of the Failed Liaison Between the Hearsay Rule and Confrontation Clause written by Professors Anthony Bocchino and David Sonenshein...

Check out the June 13th edition

Posted on June 16, 2008
Check out the June 13th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. There is an article written by Mark J. Lewinter titled "Making Magic in the Courtroom: Pulling Presentation Skills Out of a Hat."In the article he compares the skills he utilizes as an attorney with those needed for his amateur magician position.

HELLO. I AM ROSHONDA SCIPIO AND

Posted on June 12, 2008
HELLO. I AM ROSHONDA SCIPIO AND I WILL BE YOUR NEW MODERATOR FOR THE TRIAL ADVOCACY BLOG. ETHEL FIDERER, WHO CREATED IT IN 2004, HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE WEBSITE. SHE WILL BE MISSED HOWEVER I WILL TRY TO BE A COMPETENT REPLACEMENT.

THE TRIAL OF SACCO & VANZETTI

Posted on June 03, 2008
In 1927, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed for the armed robbery of two pay-clerks in South Braintree, Massachusetts in 1920. Their case became a cause celebre across the world, as many felt that their trial was prejudiced by the prevailing anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist sentiment of the time...

JOANNE A. EPPS, NEW DEAN TEMPLE LAW SCHOOL

Posted on May 16, 2008
The new dean of Temple University Law School, Joanne A. Epps has been teaching trial advocacy, among other topics. Several co-authored books or videos on the topic include: Trial Evidence : Making and Meeting Objections (in print and video). The Winning Argument...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on May 06, 2008
CALL # KF9242 .M35 2007.TITLE Malingering, lies, and junk science in the courtroom / edited by Jack Kitaeff.IMPRINT Youngstown, N.Y. : Cambria Press, c2007CALL # KF8915 .C698 2006.AUTHOR Crawford, Richard J...

SCALIA GOES ON '60 MINUTES'

Posted on April 22, 2008
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be featured on the CBS News show "60 Minutes" April 27 in connection with the publication the next day of the new book he has co-authored, called 'Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges' Correspondent Lesley Stahl has spent considerable time interviewing Scalia about his life and career - not just the book.

HERBERT J. STERN 2008 LECTURER AT KOLSBY LECTURESHIP IN TRIAL ADVOCACY

Posted on April 08, 2008
The Herbert F. Kolsby Distinguished Lectureship In Trial Advocacy at Temple University Law School is presenting its 2008 lecturer former federal judge Herbert J. Stern on April 8, 2008 4:30 pm. Judge Stern is a high-powered attorney involved in high-profile cases and will present A Peek Through the Blindfold and a Thumb on the Scale.

NITA'S NEWEST CASE FILE

Posted on March 28, 2008
NITA's newest case file, State v. Tyler , by John J. Francis of the Washburn University School of Law, is designed to teach pretrial skills by following a criminal case from intake interviews, through the filing of charges and probable-cause review, continuing through discovery and motion practice, and wrapping up with plea negotiations...

CourtroomLive

Posted on February 19, 2008
http://www.courtroomlive.com/Introducing CourtroomLive. CourtroomLive captures courtroom proceedings to deliver live and on-demand video directly to subscribers' desktops. Viewers can simultaneously view video of the proceedings while examining digital snapshots of evidence presented in court...

REEL JUSTICE : INTERACTIVE MOVIE

Posted on February 08, 2008
Reel Justice is an interactive movie on CD-ROM - the use of media to teach criminal justice. The 'incident' concerns domestic violence and the participant takes the role of police officer and makes choices for him. Some of the issues explored are criminal responsibility, civil vs...

LIBRARIANS AS JURORS

Posted on January 29, 2008
In the publication American Libraries, January/February 2008 is an article 'Librarians in the Jury Box' by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. The author quotes a number of sources which add up to the idea that librarians make good jurors: librarians are interested in facts, they are reasonable, organized, careful, intelligent...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on January 21, 2008
1. Mauet, Thomas A. Trial techniques. 2007. KF8915 M38 20072. Krieger, Stefan H. Essential lawyering skills : interviewing, counseling, negotiation and persuasive fact analysis. 2007 KF300 E84 20073. Kimberling, John F. How to try a jury case : trial tactics...

TRIAL ADVOCACY ON YOUTUBE

Posted on November 28, 2007
YouTube has an number of videos related to trial advocacy. Take a look at this one.

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on November 13, 2007
New Acquisitions:TrialsCALL # KF8965 .D3 2007.AUTHOR Dattilio, Frank M.TITLE Mental health experts : roles and qualifications for court /Frank M. Dattilio, Robert L. Sadoff.IMPRINT Mechanicsburg, Pa. (5080 Ritter Rd., Mechanicsburg 17055) :Pennsylvania Bar Institute/PBI Press, c2007...

MAKING OF MODERN LAW, TRIALS 1600-1926

Posted on November 02, 2007
Gale is offering the "world's most comprehensive full-text collection of Anglo-American trials". The trials collection is part of The Making of Modern Law digital collection and is the result of a partnership between Gale and Harvard and Yale libraries...

PLAYING WITH FIRE

Posted on October 19, 2007
There is an article written by Professor Kathryn Stanchi of Temple University School of Law called 'Playing with Fire: the Science of Confronting Adverse Material in Legal Advocacy'. It can be found in LSN Litigation and Procedure v.8, no. 67, 2007 and to be published in Rutgers Law Review, v...

TEMPLE LAW PROFESSOR WORKS WITH LAWYERS FROM SUDAN

Posted on October 01, 2007
Joanne A. Epps, Associate Dean and professor at Temple University Law School provided trial advocacy training to nine Sudanese lawyers - who often represent victims of the Dafur crisis. The training is designed to equip the lawyers in asserting claims before international tribunals, incuding the International Criminal Court in the Hague...

NITA PUBLICATIONS

Posted on September 19, 2007
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy has just published its newest litigation skills publication: How to Try a Jury Case by John Kimberling. It covers the trial process from beginning to end. It claims to be especially important for professors teaching the basics of trial advocacy.

RIGHT MESSAGE, RIGHT JURY

Posted on September 07, 2007
Pennsylvania Bar Institute has published a pertinent book (2007) titled Sending the Right Message to the Jury : Communicating Persuasively During Voir Dire and Trial. Some of the topics discussed are: effective defense openings, jury psychology, thoughts on diversity in the trial team as it affects jurors...

SSRN DATABASE 'LAW AND SOCIETY : CIVIL PROCEDURE

Posted on August 17, 2007
Worth looking at is Social Science Research Network abstract database - 'Law & Society : Civil Procedure'. URL is http://www.ssrn.com/link/law-society-civil-procedure.html and offers email subscriptions and downloading. The researcher in trial advocacy may find articles of interest.

COURTROOM DEMEANOR

Posted on August 06, 2007
Courtroom Demeanor : The Theater of the Courtroom, is an article by Laurie L. Levenson to be published in Minnesota Law Review. The author discusses factors that affect a jury other than formal evidence. Non-testifying demeanor evidence such as appearance of the defendant must be taken into consideration and monitored for the jury...

CENTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY WEB SITE

Posted on July 19, 2007
CCJA has a web site "for instruction in the art of criminal trial advocacy". It includes discussions of direct examination, eyewitness testimony, opening statement, pretrial planning and many more. They also offer a simulated litigation course. The site seems to be designed for the practicing defenders and prosecutors as well as the law student.

A FEW OF THE NEW TRIALS IN HEINONLINE'S WORLD TRIALS LIBRARY

Posted on July 05, 2007
Here are a few of the new titles added to HeinOnline's World Trials Library:Account of the Murder of the Late Mr. William Weare, of Lyon?s Inn, London: Including the Circumstances which First Led to the Discovery of the Murder, and the Detection of the Murderers, the Depositions Taken before the Magistrates, the Coroner?s Inquest, the Trials of the Prisoners, and the Execution of John Thurtell, at Hertford, on Friday the 9th of January 1824 1 v...

TEMPLE LAW SCHOOL'S TRIAL ADVOCACY DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM

Posted on June 29, 2007
The Temple Law School LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program is pleased to announce its new DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM! While all of our students are required to perform in person at Temple University at weekend programs (scheduled 10 out of 12 months over the course of our program year), Thursday evening lectures can now be viewed in real-time over the Internet...

BOOKS FOR MOCK TRIAL TEAM

Posted on June 06, 2007
This is a list of suggested trial ad books for the mock trial team at University of Alabama at Birmingham collected on law library listserve.· National Institute for Trial Advocacy?s (NITA) web site· Thomas A. Mauet, Trial Techniques (Little, Brown)· Paul Bergman, Trial Advocacy in a Nut Shell (Thomson-West)· James W...

BOOKS ON O.J. SIMPSON TRIAL WITH POSSIBLE INTEREST TO TRIAL ADVOCACY

Posted on May 17, 2007
Language and power in court : a linguistic analysis of the O.J. Simpson trial, by Janet Cotterill. : 2003.The O.J. files: evidentiary issues in a tactical context, by Gerald F. Uelmen. 1998.The O.J. Simpson trials rhetoric, media, and the law [electronic resource] : edited by Janice Schuetz and Lin S...

NITA PUBLICATIONS

Posted on May 07, 2007
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy is offering three new books designed to enhance your classroom curriculum: a new trial advocacy text Trial Advocacy Basics by Dent Gitchel and Molly Townes O'Brien (2006) ; a new criminal case file State v. Clark by Donald Q...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on April 18, 2007
CALL # PN1995.9.J8 B47 2006.AUTHOR Bergman, Paul, 1943-TITLE Reel justice : the courtroom goes to the movies / Paul Bergman and Michael AsimowIMPRINT Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2006CALL # HV6529 .N46 2007.AUTHOR Nelson, Maggie, 1973-TITLE The red parts : a memoir / Maggie Nelson...

TRIAL OF THE MAJOR WAR CRIMINALS BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL

Posted on April 13, 2007
Web site with easy access to all 42 volumes of the Nuremberg Trials is accessible at www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/NT_major-war-criminals.html. This is part of the Library of Congress Military Legal Resources initiative.Many volumes are in English but include transcripts in French and German...

HEINONLINE'S WORLD TRIALS COLLECTION

Posted on April 03, 2007
HeinOnline's latest addition is the World Trials Collection. Hein claims that it will rival some of the best trials collections around the world. In addition to trial transcripts, the Collection includes monographs and biographies.

LEXBE LITILAW - FREE COLLECTION OF LEGAL ARTICLES

Posted on March 28, 2007
There is a new free legal service, Lexbe Litilaw, an online collection of articles written by lawyers from CLE presentations and conferences or published in legal periodicals. The articles are organized by specialties of interest to litigators (appellate procedure, e-discovery, expert witnesses, etc)...

TEMPLE REMAINS CHAMPION

Posted on March 19, 2007
On March 4, 2007, Temple's National Trial Team successfully defended its American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) Regional championship title for the 7th time. The winners defeated teams from Dickinson, Seton Hall, Duquesne, Widener Harrisburg, Duke, Chicago-Kent, Villanova, Regent, Pace and Wisconsin...

TRUSTWORTHINESS: A TRIAL STRATEGY MANUAL

Posted on March 06, 2007
LexisNexis has recently added the manual Trustworthiness: A Trial Strategy Manual, copyright 1998. The manual covers how to use the Time Unit Rule in summation; how to have a physical presence in the jury room; how to peel away jury skepticism, etc. Emphasis is on New Jersey...

HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION

Posted on February 23, 2007
Temple-LEAP of Temple University Beasley School of Law and Young Lawyers Division of the Philadelphia Bar Association sponsor the annual John S. Bradway High School Mock Trial Competition. Philadelphia public, private and parochial high school students try a simulated case...

TEMPLE LAW SCHOOL WINS REGIONAL TITLE

Posted on February 12, 2007
Temple's National Trial Team successfully defended its National Trial Competition Region III championship title for the 19th consecutive time.In the double bracketed competition, a second team of Shaina Jones and Dan Moore finished as regional semi-finalists...

NEW ACQUISITIONS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO THE TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Posted on February 06, 2007
CALL # KF1264 .W56.AUTHOR Winer, John D.TITLE Proving mental & emotional injuries / John D. Winer, Richard B. Pesikoff, Richard T. Goldberg ; contributing authors, Rahn Kennedy Bailey, Maria Hipolito, Alexis McKenna...

LAW AND FILM

Posted on January 30, 2007
A 2006 book Screening Justice - the Cinema of Law: Significant Films of Law, Order and Social Justice edited by Rennard Strickland, Teree E. Foster, Taunya Lovell Banks is an interesting view of administration of justice in film.They discuss everything from the Three Stooges' Disorder in the Court where they mock the legal profession with slapstick to Witness for the Prosecution discussing trial as theater...