Trial Advocacy Course Materials for Students
Spring 2026– 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
- Spring 2026 Trial Ad Syllabus
- Spring 2026 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 March 7, 2026
- Final Trial Rules
- Final Trial Assignments - 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
