Trial Advocacy Course Materials for Students

Fall 2024 – Main Classroom – Room 220

(Note: See "student groupings" document for specific breakout locations; some materials will be updated after add/drop period)

Course Director: Willie (Bill) Daw
Email: wbdaw@dawray.com
Phone: 713.266.3121

Admin Support: Gabriela Barake
Email: gbarake@jw.com

Admin Support (Blakely office): Nicole Dellario
Email: nhdellar@central.uh.edu

• Fall 2024 Trial Ad Syllabus
• Fall 2024 Rotating Schedule
• Adjunct Email List
• How to Record Using Swivel
• Swivl Tutorial Video
• Student Groupings A/B Assignments
• Bench Trial Rules
• Bench Trial Assignments to Saturday, September 28, 2024
• Final Trial Rules
• Final Trial Assginments - TBA
• Pretrial Order
• Motion in Limine (Example)
• Problem 1 - Nita Liquor Control
• Problem 1 - Diagram
• Problem 2 - GENTRY v. SMITH
• Problem 3 - STATE v. CARROLL
• Problem 6
• Problem 202 - JENKINS V. BENSON
• Glenn Report
• Buchanan Report
• Perdue, Inspiring With Your Trial Story
• Voir Dire readings
• Harris County District Courts

Building Blocks

• Building Block 1
• Building Block 2
• Building Block 3
• Building Block 4
• Building Block 5
• Building Block 6
• Building Block 7
• Building Blocks 8 and 9
• Building Block 10
• Building Block 11
• Building Block 12

Lecture Slides

• USING CHARACTER EVIDENCE PROPERLY
• FOUNDATIONS - Class 3
• THEORY THEME - Class 7
• DIRECT EXAMINATION - Class 1
• OPENING STATEMENTS - Class 10
• CROSS EXAMINATION - Class 2
• OBJECTIONS - Class 4
• IMPEACHMENT - Class 5
• CLOSING STATEMENTS - Class 11
• MOTIONS IN LIMINE
• JURY SELECTION / VOIR DIRE - Class 8 & 9
• EXPERTS - Class 6