So here are the books I’ve bought in the last 5 or 6 years specifically to help my trial advocacy. Some are better than others, but each one is worth at least a look. In no particular order:
1. Ball on Damages – David Ball
3. Win Your Case – Gerry Spence
4. Who Will Speak for the Victim – Perdue
6. What Americans Really Want, Really – Luntz
7. McElhaney’s Trial Notebook – McElhaney
8. Polarizing the Case – Freidman
9. Rules of the Road – Friedman
11. Your Witness – Lessons on Cross-Examination
12. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury – Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law – Lief
13. Legal Blame – How Jurors Think and Talk About Accidents – Feigenson
14. Exposing Deceptive Defense Doctors – Sims
(Howard Zimmerle is a lawyer from Moline who practices accident and injury law in Iowa and Illinois. He can be reached at 309-794-1660 or hzimmerle [at] mjwlaw.com).