Sometimes it’s important to go back to basics and remember we are not just involved in some high stakes game, but are representing people. People who are entitled to justice. “Money makes the world go around,the world go around, the world go around,Money makes the world go around, it makes the world go around” From the musical Cabaret “The best things in life are free, but you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me the money,…
A very effective tool in the court room is re-enactment. The famous Earl Rogers used it in almost every trial and in particular during cross examination. He would re create the scene using an exhibit or the court room furniture and then demonstrate why the other side was in error. This is a technique we all should use when appropriate. Here is a classic example of this procedure. Paul Stryker in his classic book “The Art of Advocacy,” recounts a…
The well known phraseATwo men looked out from prison bars. One saw mud and the other stars@ communicates well the fact that our attitude, how we look at things determines our reality. What we see is depends mainly on what we look for. We need to set our sights high. As Robert Browning wrote: A Ah, but a man=s reach should exceed his grasp. Or what=s a heaven for?@ Josh Billings has rightfully said that life consists not in holding…