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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican Bar Association
ISBN-101570736375
ISBN-139781570736377
eBay Product ID (ePID)533028
Product Key Features
Number of Pages325 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePersuasion : the Litigator's Art
Publication Year1999
SubjectTrial Practice, Litigation, General, Witnesses
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael E. Tigar
Subject AreaLaw, Psychology
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.4 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN98-047122
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal347.73/75
SynopsisThis guide conveys the author's 30+ years of experience as a profound litigator by taking the attorney through the process of building a case and refining the presentation - including critical keys to persuading jurors and judges., Michael E. Tigar has distilled 30 years of litigating and studying effective advocates into this valuable book which contains critical keys to persuading jurors and judges. Starting with a brief background on classical rhetoric and persuasion theories, the author takes you step-by-step through the process of building your case and refining your presentation. The book includes transcripts of celebrated jury and court arguments, including those of famed advocate Edward Bennett Williams. "Most lawyers have, at one time or another, read the elegant and persuasive words of Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Clarence Darrow. Many have studied the arguments of other great advocates in the common law tradition. What marks their arguments? What makes them memorable?" Michael E. Tigar