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10 Prac. Litig. 1 (1999)

handle is hein.ali/practlit0010 and id is 1 raw text is: THE PRACTICAL LITIGATOR JANUARY 1999 VOLUME 1O/NUMBER 1 Published by The American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education six times a year One Lawyer's Inside Look at the Jury By Paul Batiza..................9 A litigator can learn a lot about juror behavior from the experts, but some of the best lessons come from actually serv- ing on a jury. Thirty-four Pointers for the Opening Statement in Employment Cases By Robert B. Fitzpatrick.............19 You get only one chance to make a first impression on a jury--make sure that it is a positive one. Ten Steps in Preparing for a Mediation By Jeffrey Krivis........... .......023 Among its many advantages, mediation is informal and relatively quick. But it does require careful preparation and attention to how to make it easy for the other side to agree. The Science of the Intellectual Property Trial By William C. Steffin............. 29 Intellectual property cases are usually complex. To make the case clear to the jury, you need to understand the technol- ogy involved. How To Prepare for, Oppose, and Defeat Requests for Mental Examinations By William J Smith and Melvin M. Richtel................37 The request for a mental examination has become almost a matter of course in workplace harassment cases. But the examination itself is not a foregone con- clusion. How To Tap the Potential of the Juror Questionnaire By George R. Speckart and Lyndon G. McLennan...........49 The juror questionnaire is not a minor part of pretrial practice to get out of the way only after all of the important work is done. It is a tactical weapon that requires a special place in trial prepara- tion efforts. ALI-ABA CLE Calendar................. 5 Programs, Publications, and Playbacks...................... 5 The Law of the Litigator.................. 6 • I I I I I II I I