DOCUMENT RESUME ED 236 750. , CS 504 459 AUTHOR Matlon, Ronald J., Ed.; Crawford, Richard J., Ed'. TITLE Communication Strategies in the Practice of Lawyering. Proceeding's of the 1983 Summer Conference on Communication Strategies in the Practice of Lawyering (Oracle, AZ,,June 24-27,_19830. ENSiLTUTION Speech Communication Association, Va. , . PUB\ DATE 83. ' NOTE, 489P ;.; Conference was sponsored by the Speech ) Communication Association, American Forensic Association, Western Forensic Association and the University of Ari2ona Department of Speech Communication. AVAILABLE FROMSpeech Communication Association,.5105 Backlick Rd., Suite E, Annandale, VA 22003 ($15.00). PUB TYPE , -Viewpoints (120) Guides Nonb7-Classroom Use (055) e* EDRS PRICE MF03 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORSd *Behavioral Sciences;Communication Research; *Communication Skills; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interviews Language Skills; *Language Usage; *Lawyers; *Persuasive'Discourse; Research Methodology; Research Needs; Theories IDENTIFIERS *Communication-Strategies; Cross Examination; ti Juries ABSTRACT Drawn from a conference intended as a step toward reuniting the disciplines of behavioral sciences and law, the items in thiscompilationwere prepared by practitioners and educators in (the areas Of law, communication, social psychology, and sociology. The items are arranged in five sections according to...these topics: interviewing and counseling, negotiating and bargaining, jury.. -selection and jury behavior, direct and:cross examination, and opening statements and closing arguments. Each section contains (1) ,a review of pertinent research, (2)1discussions'oftlegal strategies and _ research needs from the perspectives of the different disciplines, and (3) responses to the discussions. The compilation also contains the text of the keynote address presented by lawyer Percy Foreman and the_concluding remarks offe-red by Gerald R..Miller, professor of communication. (FL) 1' *******.**************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the origiAal document. *********************i************J4****************::***************** 1 cz) COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES r-eN (-\,) c=i) LL1 IN' THE PRACTICE OF LAWYFRING 1983 Conference Proceedings University of Arizona U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION 4 CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as \ received from the ,person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this docu ment do not necessarily represent off icial.NIE position or policy. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS a EDITORS MATERIAL INMICROFICHE ONLY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY SCA .J? Ronald J. Mallon 4-? Richard J. Crawford TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." tL < COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN THE - PRACTICE OF-L-AW-YERING 1 Proceedings of the 1983 Summer Conference on Communication Strategies in the Practice of Lawyering Sponsored by the Speech Communication Association. American Forensic 'Association Western Forensic Association and The University of Arizona, Department of Speech Communication Hosted by The University of Arizona June 24-27, 1983 Oracle Conference Center Oracle, Arizona EDITORS ;Ronald J. ,nation University drfArizona Richard J. Crawford University of, Northern Colorado Publisher of Record for Use in UnifornkCitations: Speech communlcation a Association. 5105 Backlick Road. #E, Annandale. Virginia 22003 Date of Publication: 1983 N ii PARTICIPANTS Conferenceen-COmmunication. ategies in_the Practice .of Eawyering MICHAEL 12."AETMAN ) LEE T. DAVIS ,Gollege_of Law 4 1, Attorney Arizona State University AlbuquerqueNew Mexico WILLIAM L. BENOIT PHILIP B. DAVIS Department of Speech Communication Attorney Bowling .Green'State University Aubuquerque, ew Mexicd A RAYMOND W. BUCHANAN WILLIAM DERR Department of Communichtion Department of Speech Communication Ubiversity'of Central Florida University of Arizona 4. HARVEYBURDICK VIVIAN I. DICKS %. Department of Psychology Department of Speech Communication 4 . Oakland University University of Dptroit . TERRENCE BURKE JANET G. ELSEA Office of thelsresident domthundcation Skills., Inc. University of Arizona Washington, DC 'BILLY CATCHINQS JACK ETHERIDGE . Department of SpeeChCommunication School of Law' University of Arizona Emory University ERWIN CAMERINSKY (2) HENRY F. EWBANK College of Law Department of Speech Communication DePaul University University of Arizona ....a SAM COHEN r ROBERT FELDHAKE Department of. Speech Commdnication Ater.lky lij University ofi Arizona Los Angele4, California ( E, NEAL CLAUSSEN PERCY FOREMAN Department of Speech Communication Attorney 'Bradley- University Houston, Texas BAR ARA L. CLINTON JOHN S. FRANCEL.. Department of Speech Communication Attoihey University of Washington Temperance,'Michigan SAMFGGY- .MARCIA'GRAND PepartTont. of ,Speech Communication Tucson, Arizona '-ittni.versitY of/Arizona - KEITH H. GRIFFIN ERIC CRANE Department of Speech Communication Department of-Communication Studies Wingate College. Northwestern University JANE GOODMAN . RICHARD J. CRAWFORD (1,2) Department of Psychology Department of Communication University of Washirlaton University of Northern Colorado yr 4 e) iii ROGER HAYDOCK BARBARA MACDONALD William Mitchell College of Law Department of Speech Communication. _ `'St. Paul, Minnesota University of Arizona KENNEY ILEGLAND RUTH M. MCGAFFEY College of Law Department of Speech Communication University of AriZona Univergity of WisconsinlAilwaukee DAVID B: HINGSTMAN 0 FRANCIS E. MCGOVERN Department of Communication tudies College of Law -Baylor University Boston University JUDITH HARTWELL RONALD J. MATLON Department of Speech Department of'Speech Cofimunication University of New Hampshire University of Arizona STEVEN B. HUNT . ' THOMAS A. MAUET . Departmedt of Communication College ofLaw Lewis and Clark College University of Arizona DONALD J. IRVING GERALD R. MILLER College of Fine Arts Department of Communication University of Arizona Michigan State University NORBERT S. JACKER CARL MOO AE College of Law School'of Speech, DePaul Univergity Kent State University DARLA JANSSEN ROBERT E. NOFSINGER: College of Law Department-of:Communication ct. University -of Arizona ,Washington State University - LUC-Y--A.-KEELE PAUL OLSON Ikpartment of Speech Communication Department of Speech Communication California State University- Fullerton University of Arizona JOAN B. KESSLER (2) SEAN PATRICK O'ROURKE DepartMent of.Speech Communication Department of Speech Communication California_State_Uniyersity4orthridge University of Oregon WIL A.'LINKUGEL DOLORES M. PARKS Department of Copmunication Community Coliege o Philadelphia University of Kansas Philadelphia, PA ELIZABETH LOFTUS DON PETERS Department of Psychology College of Law University of Washington University of Florida 1. CLARICE LOWE RICHARD RIEKE (2) School of Communication Department of Speech' Texas Southerrf'University University of Utah NANCY GOSSAGE MCDERMID (2) JAN SCHUETZ College of Humanities Department of Spee4h San Francis6o State University University of New Mxico f iv R A JAMES SIMON VINCENT WALDRON School of Justice Department of Speech ComMunication American University University of Arizona DAVID H..§MITH CHERYN HEINEN WA L College. of Medicine Scottsdale, Arizona. UniverSity of South Florida. DONALD A. WALL STEVEN SMITH Attorney DepArtment of Speech Scottsdale, Arizona University of Arkansas r ' JAMES F. WEAVER (2) Dvartment of-Speech Communication JANET SARROW . Department of'Speech Communication Iowa State. University ,UniversitYy of Denver s. -.we? .4- DAVID WILLIAMS Department of Speech Communication V. HALE STARR- 0 Starg; and Asspdiates University of Arizona Des Moines, Iowa '41 JOHN W. WRIGHT II DAVID TAU&ER Department of Broadcasting Reddy Communications, Inc. University of Florida Greenwich, Connecticut WARREN E. WRIGHT K. PHILLIP TAYLOR (2) 1 Department of Rhetoric and Oratory k Department Of Communication Hamilton College \. University of Central 'Florida AO' GORDON I. ZIMMERMAN IRVING TOITOFF Department of Speech Communication Department of Psychology University of Nevada-Reno 4 Oakland University LEROY J. TRNUIST College of Law (1) .Conference Directors Willamette University (2) Copference Steering Committee Members PAMELA -TREADWELL *._ School'of Law (3) Conference Host University, of, Arizona JOYCE t. TSONGAS Trial Consultant, Portland, Oregon WALTER ULRICH ' Department of Speech Communication Vanderbilt University . MICHEALNICKERY .Department of Speech Communication Uni'versity of Arizona DAVID WAGNER Department of Speech Communication . Caliornia'Stata_University-Sa"cramento 4 0 V TABLE. OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Preface 2 Ronald J. Matlon A Richard J. Crawford 4, Keyno'Le'Address, 4 Percy Foreman LEGAL-.INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING Reviey of Research on Legal Interviewing and Counseling 12' James F. Weaver // From the Legal Profession: Legal Strategies and Research Needs in 34 Interviewing and counseling Kenney Hegland -Legal 1,Jtery ewing and Counseling: Communication As Process 54 David B. Hingstman JLegal Interviewing and Counseling: A Response to,Hegland and Hingstman 80t' Vivian I. Dicks Legal interviewing and Counseling: Creating Shared Social Realities 88 Robert E. Nofsinger Responses to Legal interviewing and Counseling Program 105 .LEGAL NEGOTIATING AND BARGAINING Review of Research on Negotiating