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9 Litig. News 1 (1983-1984)

handle is hein.journals/lignws9 and id is 1 raw text is: A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE SECTION OF ITIGATOjIN I AMERI.ANIB~ q.CIATION VOLUME 9, NUMBER I FALL 1983 LITIGA _____NEWS Section to Hold Eighth Annual Fall Meeting in Los Angeles • Section Releases Report on Federal Evidence Rules The Litigation Section will hold its Eighth Annual Fall On June 22, 1983, the Litigation Section distributed a Meeting on November 2-5, 1983, at the Statler Hilton report entitled Emerging Problems under the Federal Hotel in Los Angeles. The meeting will consist of a series Rules of Evidence to all active U.S. district and circuit of programs on current developments in the field of lit- judges, state high court chief justices', deans of ABA- igation. Various committees of the'Section will hold approved-law schools, and presidents of many state and breakfast meetings, and a number of social events will local bar associations. The product of a special subcom- take place. mittee of the Section's Trial Evidence Committee, the The programs, which will start Thursday morningand 37.5.ag document'ex~amine howt6el.rules:,have worked lontinue through Saturday morn*g,:, .iinclude.pael ,ini.ee'itheyi .effect- .7 ',' discussions, demonstrations and'6ck p yd.tibn egiJ i ears ago in Attorney General William French' Smith w ill speak a response, to, a request from the Australian Law Reform luncheon on Friday. Other featured speakers will-include 'Cdmission, which is considering-codifyihg.Australia's prominent trial lawyers, judges.'aiid -th rofessors, as rules '6f -evidence. It soon became apparent that a sys- temati'c. ' re le ' '' Vfi e'unde ; th fdral well as social scientists. tematic review of the bar.s e per, eice under the federal evidence rules would beof valueto2Affe ibarilawyers and Influencing Juries judgesas well. '-- ; - One program will focus on influencing juries. A Thurs- At its June meeting, the Litigation Section's Council day morning session will feature Sonya Hamilin, ~ana- approved the report for general distributi6nl.n her cover day~~~~~ ~~~ W1.in sesio wil Ietr Ioy Haln'~a : ... . 2A _ tionally known authority on communication skills, the letter' accompanyiig the rep6rt, .then.Secibn Chairman author of What Makes a Jury Listen and an Emmy Joan M. Hall invited the comments and criticism of the Award-winning television host and producer. Ms. recipients, emphasizing that the Section's review of the Hamlin will discuss principles of jury selection. evidence rules is ongoing. A second session of the program on juries, to be held The report's General Editor, Gregory P. Joseph, of Thursday afternoon, will feature a demonstration of a New York, explained that the document is designed to simulated closing argument in a complex civil case. The facilitate critical examination of problems lawyers en- audience will then watch a mock jury deliberate and counter in practice to decide whether any changes in the decide on a verdict-. Panel members will include the rules are appropriate. At this point in our examination, Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall (C.D. Cal.), as well as we have made no recommendations for change. Mr. (continued on page 19) (continued on page 4) IN THIS ISSUE Adrian Foley Elected Section Chairman 3 Manual for Complex Litigation Being Revised 3 A Bill to Make Lawyers Blow the Whistle 5 Section Journal Wins Awards 6 7 Advanced Trial Advocacy Workshop Planned 8 Section Honors Charles Wilson 11 Section Fall Meeting Program 22 Committee Reports

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