Trying Cases to Win: Direct Examination (Trial Practice Library)

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Summary: Words of Wisdom from the Voice of Experience
Review: "Trying Cases to Win: Cross Examination" forms the third volume in a series of books on trial practice by a man who knows what he's talking about. The second volume deals with direct examination, and the first with opening statement. The volume on cross examination is excellent. The volume on direct examination is very good. I've not read the volume on opening statement, but if it lives up to the standard of the volumes on direct and cross, it is very good indeed. It is truly unfortunate that such a good series of books carries such a prohibitive per volume pricetag.

Stern adopts the motif of studying a series of famous trials throughout the series. The excerpts from the transcripts of these cases are occasionally entertaining, often tedious, but always illustrative of Stern's point. Without them the books would not have been nearly as long. In one place in the book on cross, the author gives the entire transcript of a famous cross examination, and then sets it out again with annotations. Was he straining to make the book thick enough to justify the pricetag? Questions of price aside, the author's comments on direct and cross examination are cogent, well organized, and practical. The rookie advocate would do well to heed his teachings, and the old warhorse could also pick up a thing or two to help hone his technique.

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Summary: Judge Stern shows the really function of cross-examination!
Review: Herbert J. Stern is a former federal prosecutor and judge. In this book, the third of a four-book series on how to win in court, Judge Stern shows how to use cross-examination to win. All too often, lawyers do not understand that cross-examination can be deadly to their cases. Judge Stern demonstrates how to avoid this trap. This book is a "must read" for every trial lawyer

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Summary: Judge Stern unmasks the secrets of winning in court.
Review: Herbert J. Stern, a fomer federal prosecutor and judge, reveals the winning techniques of direct-examination. This is the second of his four-book series on winning trial advocacy. It, like the others, is a page turner. After you read this book, you will want to try every case. It is a "must read" for every trial lawyer