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Month: June 2007

The fabulous baker boys&the need for trial lawyers to learn new ways of trying cases

The fabulous baker boys&the need for trial lawyers to learn new ways of trying cases

The 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys staring Beau and Jeff Bridges is about two brothers who make their living playing the piano as a team act. After twenty years they have played only small clubs, minor venues and are small time mediocre. Frank, played by Beau is the brother who manages the act and has them play the same music in the same way with the same jokes and line of patter over and over. Jack (played by Jeff)…

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Great trial lawyers from the past – earl rogers

Great trial lawyers from the past – earl rogers

I am re-reading again, an old trial lawyer’s classic Final Verdict about Earl Rogers, the famous criminal defense lawyer of his day, and written by his daughter Adela Rogers St. Johns. There were giants in the legal profession before the 1940’s who were nationally recognized for their trial skills. This was at a time when television wasn’t the main entertainment media, radio and newspapers were instead. A time when crowds would gather at high profile trials to watch as if…

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More thoughts about rating trial lawyers

More thoughts about rating trial lawyers

The latest commercial rating system AVVO has caused considerable comment and controversy. A Seattle lawyer has threatened to sue them over his low rating and the newspapers have been running articles about the reaction of lawyers and othersto the site. Comments on this blog about thesite reflect the reaction ofpeople generally. So, how accurate is the the rating system and does it serve a useful purpose? As to the accuracy, lawyers have already found ways of raising the assigned score…

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