Principles of Evidence

David A. Sonenshein is the I. Herman Stern Professor of Law Emeritus at Temple University. He has also been a faculty member at George Washington University National Law Center, DePaul University College of Law, and Boston University School of Law, teaching civil procedure, criminal procedure, evidence, professional responsibility, trial advocacy, and complex civil litigation. He has received the Outstanding Professor Award at both DePaul and Temple Law Schools a total of six times. He is a nationally recognized lecturer on the law of evidence in the courtroom. As a consultant to the Federal Judicial Center, he leads seminars for all new federal district court judges on the law of evidence, as well as offering seminars for experienced U.S. district court judges. He has served as an instructor on evidence and trial advocacy for NITA, AILTO (of which he is the Director), ALI-ABA, and the National Practice Institute.

Professor Sonenshein earned the Francis E. Rawle Award from the American Law Institute and American Bar Association for his outstanding contributions to the field of post-admission legal education. He received his B.A. from Cornell University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.

The late Irving Younger was the speaker of some of NITA's most famous recorded lectures. His legacy of The Ten Commandments of Cross-Examination carries on today, thirty years later. Mr. Younger is the face behind such NITA DVD series as "Mastering the Art of Cross Examination" (1987) and "Basic Concepts in the Law of Evidence" (1975). He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his law degree from New York University Law School in 1958. He practiced at several private law firms, including his own, and served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (1960–1962). He was judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York (1969-1974) as well as a professor of law at NYU Law School, Cornell University Law School and at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Anthony Bocchino is an honors graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, after which he was a Bradway Fellow at the Duke University School of Law. He served as a full time faculty member at both University of Connecticut and Duke University Law Schools before joining the Temple University Beasley School of Law faculty in 1979. From 1979 to 1989, he was Director of Temple's Trial Advocacy and Clinical Programs. He has designed the program, written materials and taught in the law school's Integrated Trial Advocacy Program, which has been twice awarded the Gumpert Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy from the American College of Trial Lawyers, in addition to receiving the Gambrell Award for Teaching Professionalism from the American Bar Association. In 1997, he was named by Temple University as the Jack E. Feinberg Professor of Litigation. Professor Bocchino has been honored with multiple teaching awards. Professor Bocchino has served as a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) since 1974. He also served as NITA's Director for five years and is currently that organization's Editor in Chief. He is the author of over 50 books and articles, predominantly in the fields of Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Civil Litigation and Professional Responsibility. Together with Professor Sonenshein, he has written books regarding the Federal Rules of Evidence and the rules of evidence for 14 different state jurisdictions. His trial advocacy materials are used in a majority of the law schools in America.

The late Michael Goldsmith was Woodruff J. Deem Professor of Law at Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School. In 1994, President Clinton appointed Professor Goldsmith to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. In 1996-1997, Professor Goldsmith served as Vice-Chairman of the Commission. Professor Goldsmith was a former Assistant United States Attorney, and also served as Counsel to the New York State Organized Crime Task Force. He wrote extensively on RICO, asset forfeiture, and electronic surveillance, and previously served as Vice-chairman of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, RICO Committee. His work was cited in numerous judicial decisions, and he testified before the United States Congress on several occasions. Professor Goldsmith lectured on these issues throughout the country, and served as a consultant to many law firms and law enforcement agencies. Finally, Professor Goldsmith was also an expert witness in international RICO litigation, and served on the faculty of numerous state and federal judicial training programs. He died of Lou Gehrig's disease in November 2009.