The Witness as Object


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Today more than ever before, the historical witness is now a “museum objectâ€_x009d_ in the form of video interviews with individuals remembering events of historical importance. Such video testimonies now not only are part of the collections and research activities of museums, but become deeply intertwined with narrative and exhibit design. With a focus on Holocaust museums, this study scrutinizes for the first time this new global process of “musealisationâ€_x009d_ of testimony, exploring the processes, prerequisites, and consequences of the transformation of video testimonies into exhibits.




Laying Foundations and Meeting Objections


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In Laying Foundations and Meeting Objections, Deanne Siemer gives you the questions to ask and the answers to get from your witness so that your exhibits will be admitted in evidence. Set up the foundation for an exhibit and protect against the objections available to your opponent. This text provides easy-to-follow examples for text documents, e-mails, spreadsheets, computer printouts, charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, drawings, computer animations, and more. Never lose an exhibit to your opponent's objection. Make sure you do not miss any of the four elements of foundation: competence of the witness, identification of the exhibit, relevance, and authentication. Each of the elements has specific requirements right from the evidence rules. Keep yourself on firm ground so that each element is met. See how you can separate the objection to foundation from the other objections--hearsay, original document, and policy (undue prejudice, confusion, waste of time)--so that you can respond quickly and effectively when your opponent challenges your exhibit..




Testimony and exhibits


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Tangible Evidence


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"An extremely practical manual on how to get almost any kind of evidence admitted."--Faust F. Rossi, Professor of Law & Samuel S. Leibowitz Professor of Trial Techniques, Cornell Law School Leading trial attorney Deanne C. Siemer gives you the up-to-date, practical information you need to get all kinds of exhibits admitted into evidence. In a clear, user-friendly format, this text divides exhibits into seven categories & gives foundation questions & answers for each. Use this information to create a solid trial outline & notes that will lead you to ask the right questions & get the right answers so your exhibits will be admitted into evidence. Each chapter covers: The foundation required to obtain admission for each type of evidence Objections available to your opponent & how to counter those objections Technical information about creating exhibits Tactical considerations for using each exhibit type From e-mail, workgroup documents, & faxes, to sound recordings, computer animations, & simulations, you will understand how to get "cutting-edge" exhibits admitted smoothly into evidence. And you will see how to display them for maximum impact.




Model Rules of Professional Conduct


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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.




Exhibit Rules


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In this compact and easy-to-use handbook, David Malone and Paul Zwier provide practical advice on every aspect of creating, discovering, using, offering and opposing exhibits in litigation. What are the new self-authenticating rules for email, text and social media evidence Does your expert need some excitement in his presentation? Are you unsure what the judge means when she says, “What’s the foundation for this exhibit under the Original Document Rule, counsel?” Are you worried that your opponent’s graphics—or your own—may be misleading? If your questions have to do with exhibits—from intersection diagrams on the blackboard to computerized re-creations in the courtroom—you can find them in Exhibit Rules.