Articles in this issue:
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
How to try a big-exposure case in three and a half days. Hint: Keep the story simple and organized. Here are tools to help you do that.
You’re familiar with [[case]]Howell[[/case]] and [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]], and you’ve made a [[case]]Kennemur[[/case]] objection. Explore these lesser-known decisions to enhance your trial skills
You are now arguing on behalf of society to not only punish the bad conduct but to prevent it from happening again
A guide to mastering federal trial procedures, especially “local, local rules”
Narrative approaches to trial advocacy amplify the strengths of dramatic storytelling
A methodical overview of successful methods employed by trial lawyers to empower jurors to award substantial verdicts in wrongful-death cases
Practical tips on challenging and overcoming [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]], based on a recent case tried to verdict in Orange County
Leverage courtroom dynamics to secure justice for personal-injury clients
Effective use of videotaped depositions at trial
Dealing with experts’ wild scenarios of causation, the disappearing plaintiff, impeachment documents and publications referred to at trial
A med-mal defendant should not be permitted to use the plaintiff’s own pre-treatment negligence to support a finding of comparative fault
Methods for establishing an employer’s retaliatory motives through indirect evidence
Whether it be a plaintiff with a criminal history, or issues with substance abuse, the jury’s perception is one that must be shaped from the inception of the case
Do you talk about good facts or bad facts in your mini-opening statement?
Public entities seek to avoid liability
Each of us can learn something valuable from one another
“Here we go yo, here we go yo, So what, so what, so what’s the scenario?”
