I’ve just finished reading Fank Luntz’s new book Win, the key principles to take your business from ordinary to extraordinary by Dr. Frank I.luntz. Luntz wrote the book Words that Work that every trial lawyer should read. Here are a few of the things I thought worth sharing. He quotes Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz: “I don’t think God put us on this earth to be ordinary. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond…
I’ve written about The jury Expert (www.thejuryexpert.com) before and my view that it consistently offers valid and helpful ideas for trial lawyers. In January Charlotte A. Morris wrote a piece she called “It’s Deja vu All Over Again: More thoughts on Doing Effective Voir Dire.” I wrote about this article previously: https://plaintifftriallawyertips.com/some-thoughts-on-jury-selecton Here are some more thoughts from the article worth considering: 1. Don’t talk too much about yourself or ask personal questions before you have introduced a topic more…
Here is a late report of the Trial Lawyer’s College regional meeting in Leavenworth, Washington. The theme was “Discovering the Story” and it was very well attended with some 94 lawyers. I picked Gerry up at the airport and we made the 2.5 hour drive there talking the whole way. At 82 years of age my friend’s mind is sharp and he gets along better then my 76 year old body moves. We missed a turn (I was driving) because Gerry…