Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy
The ultimate guide to Massachusetts trial techniques

- Product Number: 2060081B00
- Publication Date: 11/23/2021
- Edition: 4th Edition 2021
- Copyright: © 2021 MCLE, Inc.
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Product Description
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Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy sets forth the tips, effective strategies, and practical techniques you need to advocate for your client in court. Featured are chapters on opening statements, introduction of evidence, objections, cross-examination, closing argument, and jury selection, along with extensive guidance on damages and a chapter devoted exclusively to criminal trial practice. With a highly practical focus and incisive analysis of trial practice issues, this handbook is an essential resource for any Massachusetts litigator.
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Update: November 2021
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for updating your library with the 2021 edition of Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy. This latest version brings updated resources within your immediate reach—for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions.
Highlights from the many developments reflected in this edition include
- guidance on the best litigation practices to employ in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related court orders;
- circumstances under which the attorney-client privilege may be waived;
- modification of scheduling orders (federal court) and tracking orders (state court);
- authorization of remote proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- new Superior Court model jury instructions and guidance on drafting instructions;
- a recent Supreme Judicial Court case on when the use of peremptory challenges may give rise to an inference of a "discriminatory purpose";
- guidance on preparation for pretrial conferences in state and federal court;
- selection of juries under the most recent Supreme Judicial Court order, including remote jury empanelment and limited numbers of peremptory challenges;
- a criminal defendant's potential Confrontation Clause objections to remotely conducted proceedings;
- differences in state and federal court rules governing the use of prior inconsistent statements;
- a recent case on the application of the completeness doctrine to interrogatory answers;
- procedures for electronic filing in state and federal court;
- standards applicable to motions for mistrial;
- "anchoring" approaches and other concerns relating to statements of specific dollar amounts in plaintiffs' closing arguments;
- an extensively revised discussion of jury selection in criminal trials; and
- detailed guidance on best practices for virtually conducted mediations.
We trust you will find this latest version of Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy an invaluable resource for your busy practice.
Very truly yours,
John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney
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Update: November 2021
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
expand allChapter 1 expandAn Introduction to Trial Advocacy
Buy ChapterChapter 2 expandPreparing for Civil Trial in Massachusetts
Buy ChapterChecklist 2.1
- Witness Preparation Checklist Buy FormChecklist 2.2
- Questions to Ask About the Judge Who Will Preside Over Your Upcoming Trial Buy FormChecklist 2.3
- Sample Objection Reference Sheet Buy FormExhibit 2A
- Sample Trial Budget Buy FormExhibit 2B
- Massachusetts Superior Court Sixth Amended Standing Order 1-88 (“Time Standards”) Buy FormExhibit 2C
- Sample Trial Task List and Schedule Buy FormExhibit 2D
- Sample Exhibit List Buy FormExhibit 2E
- Sample Order of Proof Chart Buy FormExhibit 2F
- Sample Motion for a View Buy FormExhibit 2G
- Sample Motion to Conclusively Establish Facts Based upon Judicial Admissions Buy FormExhibit 2H
- Sample Motion to Exclude Character Witnesses Buy FormExhibit 2I
- Sample Trial Memorandum on Leading Questions Buy FormExhibit 2J
- Bibliography Buy FormChapter 3 expandJury Selection
Buy ChapterChapter 4 expandOpening Statement
Buy ChapterChapter 5 expandIntroduction of Evidence
Buy ChapterChecklist 5.1
- Practical Suggestions for Organizing Your Presentation of Evidence Buy FormChapter 6 expandObjections
Buy ChapterChapter 7 expandDirect Examination
Buy ChapterChecklist 7.1
- Rules for Witnesses Facing Cross-Examination Buy FormChecklist 7.2
- Preparing Your Witness for Trial Buy FormChecklist 7.3
- Common Objections and Issues: Use of Digital Photography Buy FormChecklist 7.4
- Common Objections and Issues: Use of Video Buy FormChecklist 7.5
- Common Objections and Issues: Points of View in Computer Simulations Buy FormChecklist 7.6
- Common Objections and Issues: Illustrative Aids in General Buy FormExhibit 7A
- Proposed Model Jury Instructions on the Use of Technology and Social Media Buy FormExhibit 7B
- Sample Exhibit List Buy FormChapter 8 expandChapter 9 expandChapter 10 expandClosing Argument—Plaintiff’s Perspective
Buy ChapterExhibit 10A
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Sympathy Versus Justice Buy FormExhibit 10B
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Numerous Ways Injury Could Have Been Prevented Buy FormExhibit 10C
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Defendant’s Motive in Medical Negligence Case Buy FormExhibit 10D
- Closing Argument Excerpt: “Saving Something for Closing” Buy FormExhibit 10E
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Contradictions in Defense Theory Buy FormExhibit 10F
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Damages for Permanent Disability Buy FormExhibit 10G
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Damages in Death Case Buy FormExhibit 10H
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Defendants Blaming Each Other and Plaintiff Buy FormExhibit 10I
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Products Liability (Unguarded Machine) Buy FormChapter 11 expandClosing Argument—Defendant’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChapter 12 expandTrial Motion Practice
Buy ChapterChapter 13 expandDamages—Plaintiff’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChapter 14 expandDamages—Defendant’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChecklist 14.1
- Checklist for Deposition of Plaintiff Buy FormExhibit 14A
- Letter, Application for Court Order, and Proposed Court Order Pursuant to Superior Court Rule 13 Buy FormExhibit 14B
- Notice Letter to Counsel and Keeper of Records Subpoena for Medical Records Buy FormExhibit 14C
- Notice Letter to Counsel and Keeper of Records Subpoena for Health Insurance Records Buy FormExhibit 14D
- Subpoena for 30(b)(6) Deposition of Plaintiff’s Employer Buy FormExhibit 14E
- Keeper of Records Subpoena to Workers’ Compensation Insurer Buy FormChapter 15 expandTrial Advocacy in Criminal Defense
Buy ChapterChecklist 15.1
- Step-by-Step Checklist: Prepare to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Defendant-Client at Trial Buy FormChapter 16 expandMediation and Arbitration
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