Thursdays, 3:05 – 6:05 pm Joseph D. Heyd, (513) 983-5120, ,

TRIAL PRACTICE SYLLABUS - Fall 2014
Thursdays, 3:05 – 6:05 pm
Joseph D. Heyd, (513) 983-5120, [email protected]
Hon. Carl J. Stich, Jr., (513) 946-5910, [email protected]
Nicholas E. Bunch, (513) 241-3685, [email protected]
All classes meet in Room 204
Date
Subject Matter & Required Reading
August 28
Subjects: Course Overview; Trial Process; Theory & Theme
Reading: Mauet, Chapters 1 & 2
Intro/Discussion: Direct Examination, Objections
September 4
Exercise: Direct Examination
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 5 & 10
Intro/Discussion: Cross-Examination
September 11
Exercise: Cross-Examination
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 6
Intro/Discussion: Exhibits & Impeachment
September 18
Exercise: Direct and Cross Examination
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 5, 6, & 7
Intro/Discussion: Experts
September 25
Exercise: Experts Direct & Cross Examination
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 8
Intro/Discussion: Opening Statements
October 2
Exercise: Opening Statement
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 4
Intro/Discussion: Closing Argument
October 9
Exercise: Closing Argument
Reading: Mauet, Chapters 9 & 11
Intro/Discussion: Final Trials
October 16
No Class (Fall Break)
October 20
thru
November 5
First Round Trials
Reading: Mauet, Chapters 2, 11
Source Material: Mauet & Wolfson, Full Trials
November 6
Discussion Session – Trial Reviews, Jury Selection
Reading: Mauet, Chapter 3
November 7-28
Second Round Trials
(in coordination with Case Western Reserve “Case Classic”
Competition)
December 2
Final Class; Trial Reviews
REQUIRED BOOKS
1)
T. Mauet, Trial Techniques and Trials (9th Ed. 2013), Wolters Kluwer
(“Mauet”).
2)
T. Mauet W. Wolfson, & S. Easton, Materials in Trial Advocacy:
Problems & Cases (7th Ed., 2011), Wolters Kluwer
RECOMMENDED EXTRA READING

J. McElhaney, McElhaney’s Trial Notebook, American Bar Association
Section of Litigation.

Younger, The Advocate’s Deskbook: The Essentials of Trying a Case
(1988), Prentice Hall.

T. Mauet & W. Wolfson, Trial Evidence (4th Ed., 2009), Wolters Kluwer.