Patrick Malone is a friend who is a great trial lawyer in Washington D.C. Is the coauthor of the book Rules of the Road and a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates. Last November he tried a malpractice case and shared his final argument. Here are few excerpts that I particularly liked: Emphasis on doctor’s caring for patients "…who took ‘care’ out of standard of care? Doesn’t standard of care mean you care about the patient, that you’re not…
I’ve just returned from Wyoming where I taught at the Spence Trial College as I have every year since it began over a decade ago. This year my schedule only allowed me to spend a few days there, but it is still inspiring to see fifty five lawyers from around the country sacrificing weeks of their time to become better lawyers. My friend Josh Karton was at his finest as usual, teaching communication skills. It is impossible not to learn…
I’m leaving on Sunday for Wyoming where, each year since it’s founding, I have participated as a speaker and helper. Gerry Spence and I have been friends for almost thirty years and of all his accomplishments this College is one of the best. Even though I go there as some kind of expert, I always leave more humble then when I arrived with the realization I have benefited far more by my being there then the students did from me….