About the Authors

• Jurisdiction: United States

Ronald H. Clark is a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Seattle University Law School, where he teaches Pretrial Advocacy, Visual Litigation and Today's Technology, Trial Advocacy, and Essential Lawyering Skills. He is a nationally known lecturer and author. His previous books include Jury Selection Handbook: The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Jury Selection; Pretrial Advocacy; Trial Advocacy; Opening Statement and Closing Argument; Evidence: Skills and Strategies; and Cross-Examination Handbook. Mr. Clark has lectured for numerous bar and other associations across the country, as well as for the Department of Justice in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo. Mr. Clark served in the King County Prosecutor's office in Seattle, Washington, as a senior deputy prosecutor, head of the trial teams, and, for ten years, as the Chief Deputy of the Criminal Division. Subsequently, Mr. Clark was the Senior Training Counsel at the National Advocacy Center in South Carolina.

Patrick Muscat is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Detroit. During twenty-six years of service to Wayne County, he has tried over 100 homicide jury trials using courtroom technology. APA Muscat currently serves as the Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division overseeing the Homicide Unit, the Major Drug Unit, the Community Prosecution Unit, the Grand Jury Unit, and the Crime Lab Liaison...