Students will learn how succeeding at “endgames” (like pretrial motions, trial or arbitration, appeal, or settlements) depends on mastering and excelling at the basic tasks normally assigned to junior and mid-level lawyers (like preparing witnesses for testimony, taking and defending depositions, developing the themes of the case, preparing cross-examination and the like).  Real life examples from 40 years of litigation and trial practice will be drawn upon.  At the end students should be able to see how their otherwise “mundane” daily legal tasks fit into and enable winning legal contests.