Check out the June 13th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. There is an article written by Mark J. Lewinter titled "Making Magic in the Courtroom: Pulling Presentation Skills Out of a Hat."

In the article he compares the skills he utilizes as an attorney with those needed for his amateur magician act.

HELLO. I AM ROSHONDA SCIPIO AND I WILL BE YOUR NEW MODERATOR FOR THE TRIAL ADVOCACY BLOG. ETHEL FIDERER, WHO CREATED IT IN 2004, HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE WEBSITE. SHE WILL BE MISSED HOWEVER I WILL TRY TO BE A COMPETENT REPLACEMENT.

THE TRIAL OF SACCO & VANZETTI

In 1927, Ferdinando Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed for the armed robbery of two pay-clerks in South Braintree, Massachusetts in 1920. Their case became a cause celebre across the world, as many felt that their trial was prejudiced by the prevailing anti-immigrant and anti-anarchist sentiment of the time. This collection of documents related to their trial is offered as part of the "Famous Trials" site created by Professor Douglas Linder at the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law. Visitors to the site can view a chronology of events, maps, biographies of the trial participants, and statements from the sentencing phase of the trial. Additionally, visitors can also read letters written from Sacco and Vanzetti during their incarceration and also look over a selection of images from their trial. The site is rounded out by a thorough bibliography and a short collection of additional websites. For additional information.