Tr Advoc: Litigating in High Tech Courtroom (LAW-913-001)
Austrian, Pavsner
Meets: 05:00 PM - 06:50 PM (M) - Room 528
Enrolled: 5 / Limit: 8
Notices
There are no notices at this time.
Description
Technology has introduced rapid changes in the way evidence is presented at trial. It is now well recognized that jurors, as well as judges, retain and are persuaded more effectively by visual information, rather than the spoken word. This course will explore through lecture, demonstration, and discussion the accumulation, organization, and presentation of proof in the digital world. This will include an examination of evidentiary and procedural rules as they relate to visual advocacy, computer technology, and digital graphics. Students will also prepare and present visual evidence using the evidence camera and PowerPoint graphics in various trial segments (opening, closing, etc.) based upon case files created for teaching purposes by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Textbooks and Other Materials
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All students should purchase the Dixon Case-file and Rogers, Litigation Technology, Becoming a High-Tech Trial Lawyer, ISBN: 978-0735552906 (2006). A case file for the Quinlan Case-file can be picked up from Kimberley Green at Room 310B between 10:00am-3:30pm (Other than between Christmas and New Year). The PowerPoint slides from the Quinlan case file are posted on MyWCL class site.
First Class Readings
Pre-Class Reading: The Quinlan Case-File and the Syllabus
Syllabus
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