This award-winning resource includes more than 60 invaluable tips for both plaintiffs and defendants counsel and provides insight into real-world courtroom procedures in North Carolina. Topics are grouped into pretrial, trial and post-trial phases of the litigation process, and are discussed in the order in which they occur during trial: securing, preparing and (cross-)examining witnesses; selecting and addressing the jury; strategies for opening statements and closing arguments; elements of State/Defense case-in-chief; delivery of a verdict; and perfecting an appeal.

This wealth of practical knowledge – a culmination of nearly two decades of litigation experience and more than 80 jury trials – is sure to benefit any relatively new trial lawyer.