Author: Danielle Collins

These materials explore tactics and organization when presenting your case; preparing clients for direct and cross examination; direct examination; pace, tone and use of inflection; evidence; and the top 5 dos and don’ts for direct examination. This paper also references the materials used within the Intensive Advocacy course offered through LESA, and the required reading: Lee Stuesser, An Advocacy Primer, 4th ed (Toronto: Carswell, 2015).

These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Family Law Conference (Kananaskis) program in Kananaskis on October 24–25, 2025.