2014 Trial Academy Materials

42nd Annual Trial Academy Materials

Below are meeting materials for your reference. If you have any questions, please email Amy O'Maley.

 

Post-Meeting Information:

CLE Certificate

How to Report CLE Attendance

Student Contact List

Faculty Contact List

Trial Academy LinkedIn Group

Trial Academy Class of 2014 LinkedIn Subgroup

 

Pre-Meeting Materials:

Director's Welcome Letter

Stanford Summer Resources - Summer 2014

Trial Academy Student Schedule

Student Assignments 2014

Trial Academy Faculty and Student Groups

 

Trial Problems:

Faculty Hypothetical (Product Liability – Personal Injury Case)
David Otis Wilson and Debra B. Wilson v. The Roe Chemical Company, Inc.
Part 1 and Part 2

Student Hypothetical (Wrongful Discharge)
Gorman v. Sterling & Morgan

Student Hypothetical (Automobile Accident – Head Injury)
Hertz v. Aycup

 

Reference Papers:

Voir Dire: The Rejection Process
William M. Dalehite, Jr.

Opening Statement: The Art of Storytelling
Cathy Havener Greer

Direct Talk about Direct Examinations
James A. O'Neal

A Field Guide to the Care and Feeding of Experts: Direct Exam
Daniel J. Scully, Jr.

Cross-Examination of an Expert
Joseph E. O’Neil, George J. Lavin, Jr., and Charles W. Babcock

Direct and Cross Examination of an Economist
Stephen F. McKinney

Cross-Examination of a Medical Expert
Lori G. Cohen

Closing Argument
William C. Cleveland

Preserving the Record for Appeal
Shaun McParland Baldwin

Use of Technology in the Courtroom
Robert C. Manlowe, Jenny Guidi, and Adam D. Bloomberg

Big E . . . little e: Ethics and the Trial Lawyer
Mark S. Olson

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