Trial Tactics: A Judge's Answers on Evidence

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Q: To be a successful trial lawyer, is it really necessary to understand the Federal Rules of Evidence or their state law counterparts?

A: Nothing could be more essential! Great trial lawyers become great in one way only—through painstaking preparation of every facet of the case, not the least important of which is a thorough knowledge of the relevant evidentiary issues in the case.