Teaching and Mentorship
For us, law is bigger than a job, and the impact is bigger than individual verdicts. We are advocates for our profession, not just for our clients—sharing the wealth of our knowledge and experience in trial advocacy through writing, lecturing, coaching, and mentorship.
Teaching
Throughout his legal career, Bill has demonstrated his commitment to professional and personal growth. He is both a passionate student and generous teacher of the psychological and clinical aspects of trial advocacy. Bill has taught advocacy for the Trial Division of the Oregon Attorney General’s Office, the state’s largest “law firm,” and has been a guest lecturer at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop.
“He has spread his talents far beyond just his own cases and impacts the cases of lawyers all over the country.”
—Mark R. Bocci, trial lawyer
Boot Camp
Bill’s wealth of knowledge and experience culminates each year with Barton’s Advocacy Boot Camp. Each Boot Camp consists of 23 hours of instruction spanning two weekends about six months apart. Participation in the workshop is by invitation and referral, and is limited to approximately ten lawyers each session. Participants are carefully selected and must desire a career as a civil jury lawyer. Emphasis is on concepts and strategy.
“He—unlike most of us—has not bemoaned the lack of training for young trial lawyers, he has made a major effort to personally solve the problem.”
—Elden Rosenthal, Rosenthal Greene & Devlin, PC
Articles & Materials
- Cross Examination – Bill Barton’s view on the art of cross examination
- Goddard v Farmers – A study in Defense Causation Arguments and Plaintiff’s Nullifying Instructions
- Bad Faith Litigation Against Insurance Carriers: The Plaintiff’s Perspective
- Bad Faith: Some Practical Thoughts on Oregon Bad Faith (Don Corson)
- Mediation From a Plaintiff’s Perspective
- Hastings v. Hayton, M.D. – Closing Argument
- Prologue to Recovering for Psychological Injuries, 2nd Edition
- Cost Containment Guidelines
- Personal Authenticity, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, May 2003
- The Forensic Applications of Social Science, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, October 2003
- Winning Takes Care of Itself , Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, April 2004
- Jury Empowerment: Cross-Examination – Going beyond the Ten Commandments, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2005
- Some Differences Between State and Federal Court, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2006
- The Opening Statement: A Process and a Result, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2007
- The Stuff of Good Jury Trial Lawyers, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2008
- Trial Strategies and Evidence, Part I, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2009
- Trial Strategies and Evidence, Part II, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Winter 2010
- A Different Measure of Damages: Qualitative v. Quantitative, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Fall 2010
- Different Types of Cross-Examination, Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal, Summer 2012
- What Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Must Know Before Accepting A Medical Negligence Case
Judge Hubel’s Professionalism Seminar at Lewis & Clark Law School
The Great Dissenters: Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. & Justice John Marshall Harlan
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., The Great Dissenter