UB LAW SCHOOL GEARS UP FOR SIXTH ANNUAL TRIAL COMPETITION

Nearly 130 law students from 32 colleges and universities descended on the courtrooms in the Buffalo City Court building on Nov. 13 to test their legal mettle and wits at the University at Buffalo Law School's sixth annual Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition.

Seventy-three mock trials were conducted before more than 150 local lawyers and judges who volunteered to serve as evaluators in the national competition running through Nov. 16. This year's case involved the murder of a law school dean, shot to death in his office. The defendant was a law professor who was the dean's rival for the attentions of a popular law school co-ed.

In addition to UB Law School, the competition included students from 32 colleges and universities including Fordham University, Pace University, St.John's University and Temple University.

*information taken directly from the University at Buffalo - SUNY Press Release*

Temple Law Professor and the John Perzel case

Edward Ohlbaum, a professor of Law at Temple University, was recently quoted in a November 14th article. He spoke about how publicity can make it difficult to find unbiased jurors. For more information, go to www.philly.com

Pearson, Iqbal and Procedural Judicial Activism

Goutam Jois, a 2007 graduate of Harvard Law School, wrote about the Supreme Court recent decisions in Pearson and Iqbal. Click link to SSRN for more information.

Recent book of interest for trial advocacy

Item recently acquired by the Law Library

AUTHOR Young, John Hardin.
TITLE Written and electronic discovery : theory and practice / John
Hardin Young, Terri A. Zall, Alan F. Blakley.
IMPRINT Louisville, CO : National Institute for Trial Advocacy, c2009.

Recent books of interest for trial advocacy

Items recently acquired by the Law Library


AUTHOR Bosanac, Paul.
TITLE Litigation logic : a practical guide to effective argument / Paul
Bosanac.
IMPRINT Chicago : American Bar Association, c2009.


AUTHOR Barkett, John M.
TITLE e-Discovery : twenty questions with answers / John M. Barkett.
IMPRINT Chicago, IL : Section of Litigation, American Bar Association,
c2008.


AUTHOR Small, Daniel I., 1954-
TITLE Preparing witnesses : a practical guide for lawyers and their
clients / Daniel I. Small.
IMPRINT Chicago, IL : ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section,
c2009.

TITLE Family law discovery [sound recording] : the basics and beyond /
American Bar Association Section of Family Law, Young Lawyers
Division and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education.
IMPRINT Chicago, IL : American Bar Association, c2008.
DESCRIPT 2 sounds discs (ca. 90 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1study guide
(various pagings ; 28 cm.)

Temple students perform mock trial

Students at Temple University's Beasley School of Law participate in a mock trial to mark the end of their 15-month masters program. For more information, click on the WHYY link.

Recent books of interest for trial advocacy

Books recently Acquired by the Law Library

Evidence
CALL # KFP540.A437 O38 2009/2010.
AUTHOR Ohlbaum, Edward D.
TITLE Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania rules of evidence / author, Edward D.
Ohlbaum.
IMPRINT [Newark, NJ] : LexisNexis, c2009.

Evidence
CALL # KF8961 .M35 2006.
AUTHOR Malone, David M., 1944-
TITLE Effective expert testimony / David M. Malone, Paul J. Zwier.
IMPRINT South Bend, IN : National Institute for Trial Adocacy, c2006.

Evidence
CALL # KF8961 .C64 2008.
AUTHOR Cohen, Kenneth S., 1937-
TITLE Expert witnessing and scientific testimony : surviving in the
courtroom / Kenneth S. Cohen.
IMPRINT Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2008.



Evidence
CALL # KF8935.Z9 B48 2009.
AUTHOR Best, Arthur.
TITLE Evidence : examples & explanations / Arthur Best.
IMPRINT New York, NY : Aspen Publishers, c2009.

Evidence
CALL # KFS3529 .A3 2009.
TITLE South Dakota rules of evidence : a trial book for attorneys.
IMPRINT [Eagan, Minn] : Thomson/West, c2009.

Evidence
CALL # KFN1880 .N4 v.2B-2D 2009.
CORP AUTHOR New Jersey. Supreme Court.
TITLE Evidence rules annotated / by John H. Klock.
IMPRINT [Eagan, Minn.] : West, c2009.

Lawyer Skills
CALL # KFP81 .P4 No.5751.
TITLE Speaking to win : the art of effective speaking for lawyers.
IMPRINT [Mechanicsburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c2009.


Trial Advocacy
CALL # KF8935 .B75 2008.
AUTHOR Bright, Myron H.
TITLE Objections at trial / Myron H. Bright, Ronald L. Carlson, Edward
J. Imwinkelried.
IMPRINT Louisville, CO : National Institute for Trial Advocacy, c2008.

Trial Advocacy
CALL # KF8950 .E46 2008.
AUTHOR Elm, Donna Lee.
TITLE Vouching : a defense attorney's guide to witness credibility,
law, and strategy / Donna Lee Elm.
IMPRINT Chicago, Ill. : ABA Criminal Justice Section, c2008.

Trial Advocacy
CALL # KFP81 .P4 No.5762.
TITLE Trial tactics, tips & techniques : the original.
IMPRINT [Mechanicsburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c2009.

Trial Advocacy
CALL # KF8915 .F64 2008.
AUTHOR Fontham, Michael R.
TITLE Trial technique and evidence / Michael R. Fontham.
IMPRINT Louisville, CO : National Institute for Trial Advocacy, c2008.

Trial Advocacy
CALL # KF8972 .V56 1996.
AUTHOR Vinson, Donald E.
TITLE Jury persuasion : psychological strategies & trial techniques /
by Donald E. Vinson and David S. Davis.
IMPRINT Little Falls, N.J. : Glasser LegalWorks, c1996.

Trials
CALL # KF224.S2 T46 2009.
AUTHOR Temkin, Moshik, 1971-
TITLE The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair : America on trial / Moshik Temkin.
IMPRINT New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009.

Trials
CALL # DD247.E5 M813 2005.
AUTHOR Mulisch, Harry, 1927-
TITLE Zaak 40/61. English.
TITLE Criminal case 40/61, the trial of Adolf Eichmann : an eyewitness
account / Harry Mulisch ; translated by Robert Naborn ;
foreword by Debórah Dwork.
IMPRINT Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005.