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Month: March 2011

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT TRIAL

SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT TRIAL

Eric Oliver is a nationally known jury and communications consultant at his company Metasystems in Detroit. He publishes  News from the Mental Edge which I enjoy reading for the many ideas it offers. Here are some miscellaneous thoughts from the last issue. Eric suggests that “harm, fairness, community (or group loyalty), authority and purity are the “primary colors” of our moral sense. He suggests forming our position around them. For example, the rule: “it’s wrong to needlessly injure people” involves the…

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SPENCE TRIAL COLLEGE REGIONAL SEMINAR

SPENCE TRIAL COLLEGE REGIONAL SEMINAR

On March 24 -27th the Trial Lawyers College will conduct a regional seminar at the Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, Washington state. The focus is on “Discovering the Client’s Story.” The resort is very comfortable and the location in the the mountains outside Seattle.I’m picking Gerry Spence up at the airport  to drive him there and not only will Gerry be teaching but Josh Karton who is one of the most outstanding teachers of communication in the country. Other outstanding…

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BLOG MODIFICATION

BLOG MODIFICATION

I’ve decided to revise the appearance of this blog so it is now under construction. There will probably be some delay in my posting of a few days until this is done.  Please be patient  while I work things out. Stay tuned!