Trial Advocacy, Fifth Edition equips trial lawyers, students, and professors with a complete set of tools for practicing the art of trial advocacy, including explicit instructions on planning, strategy, and performance for each phase of a trial from jury selection to closing argument with illustrations of both criminal and civil trial activity. Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities; practice questions from your favorite study aids; an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. An accompanying movie features trial demonstrations by veteran trial lawyers; a regularly updated website provides articles, supplemental materials, downloads, and links to additional resources. New to the Fifth Edition: Case law and rules of procedure, evidence and professional responsibility are updated to reflect the latest changes. - The COVID pandemic has had a big impact on litigation practice. The Fifth Edition tracks these developments in trial advocacy today: - Jury selection procedures and strategies for online trials - Preparing witnesses to testify online - Direct and cross-examination of witnesses online - Introducing and displaying exhibits online - Advancements in technology for creating persuasive visuals in the courtroom or online - This new edition is now available in print and on the popular CasebookConnect online platform. - This new edition keeps pace with the advancements in technology, particularly electronic visuals.& - Foundations for testimony have been added, giving the new edition comprehensive coverage of evidentiary foundations for admissibility along with illustrative transcripts of predicate questions. - Chapter 15 “The Cases and Assignments” containing 79 trial advocacy performance assignments is added to the book.