The Advocate's Advantage
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
Advocacy is both an art and a science. It can be taught, studied, practiced, and written about. To us, advocacy is a passion – something inside a litigator’s heart and their brain. To us, advocacy is our advantage. Through this blog, we aim to educate ourselves while also sharing resources and helping others through an online community. Here, at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Advocacy Program is always looking for ways to further our skills and understanding of the law.
And so, The Advocate’s Advantage was born…
Three Advocacy Styles, One Law Student: Why Every Law Student Should Try Advocacy At Least Once
When I started my first semester of law school, no one could convince me to do any sort of advocacy. I was completely set on focusing on contract, transactional, and corporate law. The thought of participating in one, let alone three, advocacy experiences never...
Mastering the Opening Statement
An opening statement provides the initial opportunity to set the tone for the trial. In this moment, you introduce the key players, outline the key events of the case, and, most importantly, establish a connection with the jury by integrating the facts, emotions, and...
Who Really Wins? The Debate Over Litigation Financing
By: Brooke Burschlag Who Really Wins? Ever stopped to think about who’s footing the bill for those ‘headline grabbing’, multi-million-dollar lawsuits? Behind the scenes, there’s a growing player in the legal world; third-party litigation financing. Despite spending...
The Gilgo Beach Murders – The Defense’s Attempt to Preclude DNA Evidence
A “demon that walks among us”. That is the phrase used by former Suffolk County Police Commission Rodney Harrison to describe Rex Heuermann, a married architect and father of two, allegedly living a double life. Heuermann was arrested and charged as the Gilgo Beach...
The Underlying Legal Bases in New York for the Right to Counsel
Introduction The right to counsel is a fundamental component of the criminal justice system, designed to ensure that individuals accused of crimes are afforded fair legal representation and protection against abuses of state authority. In New York, this right is...
The Eyes and Ears of the Courtroom by Steven V. Caputo
The American Legal System is an ever-growing web of complexity. It is the cornerstone of the standards and practices within our country, but the sad reality is, it is far from perfect. The flaws within our system range from basic procedural inefficiencies to...
Simplifying Medical Malpractice Litigation for the Jury’s Understanding
SIMPLIFYING MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LITIGATION FOR THE JURY’S UNDERSTANDING Medical malpractice attorneys are expected to become highly knowledgeable in various disciplines. Each case requires countless hours of studying medical records, analyzing specialist reports,...
The Protection of the Right to a Jury but the Curtailment of Agency Power
The Protection of the Right to a Jury but the Curtailment of Agency Power Perhaps one of the most important decisions related to the operation of the court system as well as agency adjudication was delivered this term in the SEC v. Jarkesy, 144 S. Ct. 2117...
Emotional Influence in the Courtroom: The Limits of Rule 403 and Ineffectiveness of Limiting Instructions
Emotional Influence in the Courtroom: The Limits of Rule 403 and Ineffectiveness of Limiting Instructions Before any evidence can be introduced in court, it must first meet the criteria for admissibility under specific rules under the Federal Rules of Evidence.[1]...
The Power of GRIT in Trial Advocacy: Why Perseverance Matters in and out of the Courtroom
In the high-stakes world of trial advocacy, where every argument, piece of evidence, and courtroom strategy can make or break a case, whether you are trying mock cases or “real life” cases, there's one quality that stands out as a cornerstone of success: GRIT. While...
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