John Barkai

Illinois Rules of Evidence Handbook with Common Objections & Evidentiary Foundations John Barkai

The Illinois Rules of Evidence Handbook (6" x 9") was designed to be brought to court and be at your side in the office. This copy of the Illinois rules "added value" is a 15 page section on making and responding to common objections (including a discussion of the 15 most common objections and a list of 60 common trial objections) and over 60 pages on evidentiary foundations and impeachment - including 25 examples of foundations for introducing physical, electronic, hearsay, and social media evidence, a discussion on differing standards for authenticating digital evidence, and sample impeachment transcripts. There are also 30 cartoons with original captions on evidence, negotiation, and ADR to make you smile. The author is a former Detroit criminal trial lawyer, a full-time law professor for 45 years, and a professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii for 40 years. His students, under his supervision, at Wayne State and Hawaii have represented real clients in real cases every year he has been teaching. He has taught evidence since 1981 and has been the Director, and now Co-Director, of the Law School's Clinical Program since 1978. He has been a member of the Hawaii Supreme Court's Standing Committee on the Rules of Evidence since 1993.