Through insights and best practice guidance from some of Illinois’ leading lawyers, this handbook will help guide you from getting the facts of the case to presenting the trial evidence that the jury will see and hear. Starting with the “who, what, when, and why” of the fact situation through preparing for trial to the trial itself — this handbook provides the answers you need. Topics covered include sources and preparation, methods and sufficiency of proof, questions and objections, hearsay, opinion evidence, writings at trial, privileges, physical objects and demonstrative evidence, evidentiary motions, and misconduct.
Chapter 1 — Sources and Preparation
Kerianne L. Waters and Britta Johnson, Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria
Chapter 2 — Methods and Sufficiency of Poof
Kerianne L. Waters and Britta Johnson, Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria
Chapter 3 — Questions and Objections: Relationship of the Witness to the Form of the Question
Cindy G. Fluxgold and Lorenzo Valladolid, Goldstein, Fluxgold & Baron, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 4 — Hearsay: The Rule and the Exceptions
Cindy G. Fluxgold and Lorenzo Valladolid, Goldstein, Fluxgold & Baron, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 5 — Opinion Evidence
Michael J. Baron and Cindy G. Fluxgold, Goldstein, Fluxgold & Baron, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Writings at Trial
Peter G. Bora, Law Office of Peter G. Bora, Mount Prospect, and John C. Ellis, Ellis Legal P.C., Chicago
Chapter 7 — Privileges
Joseph K. Guyette and Samuel J. Brolley, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Champaign
Chapter 8 — Physical Objects and Demonstrative Evidence
Kerianne L. Waters and Britta Johnson, Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria
Chapter 9 — Evidentiary Motions at Trial
Richard L. Miller II, Miller PC, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Judicial, Attorney, and Juror Misconduct
Dylan D. Shiver, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation dba Metra, Chicago
