Trial Advocacy for Non-Litigators
Course Materials for Students
Fall 2025 – Main Classroom 261
Professor: Karen Lukin
Email: kblukin@comcast.net
Phone: 832.331.6675
Admin Support (Blakely office): Nicole Dellario
Email: nhdellar@central.uh.edu
- Fall 2025 Trial Ad Syllabus
- How to Record Using Swivl
- Swivl Tutorial Video
- Bench Trial Rules
- Final Trials
- Problem 1 – Nita Liquor Commission v. Cut- Rate Liquor
- Problem 1 - Diagram
- Problem 1 – Exhibit List
- Problem 1 – Exhibits
Trial Skills
- Case Analysis
- Direct and Cross Examination
- Objections
- Exhibits
- Impeachment / Memory Refreshed
- Experts
- Voir Dire
- Evidentiary Rules / Procedural Rules
- TRCP 216 et seq - The Jury in Court
- TRCP 266 and 267 - Order of Trial and Burden of Proof
- TRCP 267 - Invoking the Rule
- TRE 106 and 107 – Optional Completeness
- TRE 269 - Closing Argument
- TRE 401 et seq – Relevancy
- TRE 504 - Spousal Privilege
- TRE 602 – Personal Knowledge Requirement
- TRE 603 – Oath or Affirmation Requirement
- TRE 607 – Impeachment of Witness
- TRE 608 – Character for Truthfulness or Untruthfulness
- TRE 611 - Direct and Cross Examination
- TRE 614 – Invoking the Rule
- TRE 701 et seq – Lay and Expert Opinion Testimony
- TRE 801 et seq – Hearsay
- TRE 901 et seq - Authentication of Evidence
- Admissibility of Evidence PowerPoint
- Hearsay PowerPoint
- Theme and Theory
- Opening Statements
- Closing Arguments
- Pretrial Matters
Flinders Aluminum vs. Mismo Insurance
- Case Analysis Forms
- Deposition of David Pinkus
- Examples of Motions / Designations
- Deposition Designation Example – Matthew Korn
- Flinders Deposition Designations Form
- Flinders Exhibit List Form
- Flinders Motion in Limine Form
- Flinders Order on Motion in Limine Form
- Flinders Witness List Form
- Mismo Exhibit List Form
- Mismo Motion in Limine Form
- Mismo Motion to Realign Parties
- Mismo Order on Motion in Limine
- Mismo Order on Motion to Realign Parties
- Mismo Witness List Form
- Mismo Deposition Designations Form
- Jury Charge
- Revised Case Facts
- Revised Exhibits
- Special Impeachment Problems
- Impeachment Problem 1 – Marie Williams
- Impeachment Problem 2 – Marie Williams
- Impeachment Problem 3 – Marie Williams
- Impeachment Problem 4 – John Anderson
- Impeachment Problem 5 – John Anderson
- Impeachment Problem 6 - Arthur Jackson
- Impeachment Problem 7 – Arthur Jackson
- Impeachment Problem 8 – Arthur Jackson
- Impeachment Problem 9 – Sonia Peterson
