Trials, effectively presented, are stories—stories of mothers, fathers, children—stories of the family. Trial Advocacy for the Child Welfare Lawyer teaches you how to present the story of the family from the unique and powerful perspective of each litigant. From nuts and bolts to advanced practice techniques, each trial skill is treated as a mechanism of persuasion.
For the Second Edition, JLS Founder and Director Marvin Ventrell teamed up with his longtime trial skills training partner and highly regarded teacher and trial lawyer, Patrick Furman, as co-author. Ventrell and Furman expand the nine essential trial skills of the First Edition and have added a new chapter on The Child Witness. From case analysis to opening statement, to witness exam to evidentiary foundations, to objections, to closing argument and professionalism and ethics, Trial Advocacy for the Child Welfare Lawyer prepares the lawyer for children, parents, and state agencies to go to court.