A murder with multiple suspects and a bumbling investigation – A wrongful death and defamation case with two dead children. This text contains two real world case files reflecting the realities of 21st century trial practice. Designed from the ground up to challenge and develop a student’s advocacy skills and analytical excellence, the text’s multiple potential levels of complexity adapt easily for use with any advocacy text. The complete teacher’s manual provides a thorough case analysis, suggested assignments, and outcome driven assessments– setting the professor free to focus on teaching the law, skill and art of advocacy.