A Young Lawyer's Guide to Defense Practice - 2006
Chapter 1: Being a Valuable Associate
Lynn M. Roberson
Chapter 2: Balancing Personal and Professional Lives
Stacy L. Moon
Chapter 3: You Want Me to Do What?
An Ethics Primer for Aspiring Trial Lawyers
E. Wayne Taff
Chapter 4: Conflicts, Loyalty, and Ethical Behavior
Sidney K. Kanazawa and Thomas E. Spahn
Chapter 5: When Lawyers Switch Firms During Litigation
Can an Ethical Wall Prevent Firm Disqualification?
Lee Applebaum
Chapter 6: Navigating Through the Tripartite Relationship
Michael F. Aylward
Chapter 7: Initial Considerations in Defending a Lawsuit
M. Warren Butler
Chapter 8: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The Litigator’s Rulebook
Jonathan M. Stern
Chapter 9: The Attorney-Client Privilege Primer
Mark A. Solheim and Jennifer G. Lurken
Chapter 10: Persuasive Writing for Young Lawyers
Mary Massaron Ross
Chapter 11: Joint Defense Agreements and the Common Interest Privilege
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Jason M. Rosenthal
Chapter 12: Handling Expert Witnesses in Discovery
Paul M. Lavelle and Charles H. Abbott
Chapter 13: Examination of Experts in Preparation for Trial
Neil A. Goldberg and John P. Freedenberg
Chapter 14: Daubert and Federal Rules of Evidence Developments
Terrence M. Bagley and Martha J. Swicegood
Chapter 15: Using Discovery Effectively
Bradley C. Nahrstadt
Chapter 16: Preparing for and Conducting a Deposition
Bradley C. Nahrstadt and David E. Kravitz
Chapter 17: The Basics of Electronic Discovery
Bradley C. Nahrstadt and Shamila H. Khetarpal
Chapter 18: The Use of Evidence at Trial
Charles E. Hoffecker
Chapter 19: Spoliation of Evidence
Jay Barry Harris
Chapter 20: One Trial Lawyer’s Approach to Effective Mediation
Robert L. Jones III
Chapter 21: Motion Practice
Lisa M. Baird
Chapter 22: A Guide to Your First Summary Judgment Motion
John N. Heffner
Chapter 23: Conducting Voir dire
Robert L. Jones III
Chapter 24: The Role of the Second Chair at Trial
Beth B. Woods
Chapter 25: Effective Opening Statements
Dale Conder Jr.
Chapter 26: Effective Closing Arguments
John F. Kuppens
Chapter 27: How to Write an Appellate Brief
Raymond P. Ward