Trying Cases to Win: Summation

by Herbert Jay Stern

Summation. Volume IV, Trying Cases to Win. Originally New Aspen Publishers, 1995. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. xviii, 448 pp. The trial process is the sum of its parts-opening argument, direct and cross examination, and summation. In Trying Cases to Win, nationally known trial lawyer Herbert J. Stern provides an overall blueprint for conduct in the courtroom as he guides the reader through each of these segments. Rather than a collection of anecdotal war stories from various trials, Stern outlines the nuts and bolts of the right-and wrong-approach, processes and strategies for every component needed for trial success. Each volume is also available separately. In this volume, Summation, Stern describes how to prepare and deliver a successful summation that will provide the jury with the final points of the argument. 1. Two Modern Views of Summation; 2. The Purpose of Summation; 3. Preparing and Delivering a Summation; 4. Edward Bennett Williams Closes; 5. Judicial Instructions; 6. Ending the Summation; 7. Organizing the Argument; 8. Applications of the Principles to a Colonial, Part I; 9. Do Not Equivocate; 10. Applications of the Principles to a Colonial, Part II; 11. Do Not Answer Attacks-Attack; 12. Applications of the Principles to a Colonial, Part III; 13. Colonial's Final Lesson; 14. Impermissible Arguments; 15. damages; 16. Conclusion; Index.

470 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1995