Trial Practice

Expedited Jury Trials level the playing field for smaller-value cases

Can you present your case in three hours and win over 6 of 8 jurors? This low-cost trial option might be right for your low-dollar-value case

There is a difference between “very conservative” jurors and “conservative” jurors

It's a courtroom, not a World Wrestling match

From Issue: 2019 July

Taking aim at the biomechanics expert

From Issue: 2019 April

Your first job in closing is to empower those jurors who have already decided in your client’s favor

Bring your client’s story to life because whoever tells the best story wins

Rooting out the eye rolls

Judge Stern recalls his baptism under fire as a Federal Public Defender in an unlawful detainer eviction action in front of an impatient judge

From Issue: 2019 July

The importance of asking for specific dollars, and how to convince the judge that it’s not preconditioning

From Issue: 2019 June

A successful closing argument in premises cases will focus on the jury instructions

From Issue: 2019 March

The perfect closing argument would have jurors making nooses from their neckties for the defendant....

A very thorough guide to the elements and structure of your opening statement