Trial Practice

Effective courtroom lawyering - don't annoy the judge!

Don’t annoy the judge. Why would you want to annoy the person you are trying to convince?

Steven J. Kleifield

From Issue: 2021 July

Thunderbirds forever

A legal odyssey

Michael L. Stern

From Issue: 2021 July

Virtual trial – virtually the same

A look at practical lessons learned in completing a virtual trial

Jamie Goldstein

From Issue: 2021 January

Practice and professionalism considerations in a post-pandemic court

From testimony through a mask to video-conference testimony, it’s a brave new world in the courts

Valerie Salkin

From Issue: 2020 July

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

Lauren Wood

From Issue: 2020 January

Identifying and connecting with conservative jurors

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

Lisa Blue
Robert Hirschhorn

From Issue: 2020 January

Trying cases in trying times

A look at how we pulled off one of the first jury trials since the Pandemic began

Mark Mooney

From Issue: 2021 July

On becoming a civil-rights trial lawyer

Lessons from my father, and the path from PI law to criminal law to becoming a civil-rights lawyer

Dale K. Galipo

From Issue: 2021 February

The top 10 cases for trial attorneys in personal-injury cases

Ten important cases that are repeatedly encountered and can be both a sword and shield

Deborah S. Chang
Nicholas W. Yoka

From Issue: 2021 January

Public speaking and the art of persuasion

Would you rather fight a mountain lion than speak to a large group of people (or a jury)?

Dustin Collier
Joshua Socks

From Issue: 2020 May

Jury selection in premises-liability cases

Rooting out the eye rolls

Dan Kramer
Teresa Johnson

From Issue: 2020 January

Lessons from my first jury trial and error

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

Michael L. Stern

From Issue: 2019 July

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