Art Of The Advocate
. There are lawyers m New Zealand ■who would benefit greatly if they heeded the hintfc given by Joseph Hi Choate, some time American Ambassador m London, and one of the most successful advocates that ever practised m Uncle Sam's courts., "Don't Btorm or rant," advised- ■ Choate; "argue m a quiet conversational" .way. Do not bully witnesses, but gently rlead them by ingenuous questions to put the case the way you desire. 'Smart' .witnesses are perennial Bores to courts. Appear to be unconscious of their smartness; take their weak points, and follow them up by apparently innocent questions, when, . probably, the 'Smart Alec' will' find ..himself cornered before • 4ie guesses what you are after. Do not fcrtriv© after eloquence; be natural."
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NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 1
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124Art Of The Advocate NZ Truth, Issue 881, 14 October 1922, Page 1
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