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Month: November 2013

TRIAL AND SCRIPT WRITING

TRIAL AND SCRIPT WRITING

Blake Snyder has written a book titled  Save the Cat. It deals with script writing which ties into brief writing, themes and trial structuring. Here are just a few of his thoughts about this which you might consider regarding your next case or trial. By the way, we  are still in trial so I have limited time for  this blog right now. concentrate  on writing one sentence. One line because if you can learn how to tell me “what is it?”…

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SOME THOUGHTS AND ADVICE ABOUT LIFE

SOME THOUGHTS AND ADVICE ABOUT LIFE

We are still in our jury trial in Seattle which doesn’t leave much time to keep this blog as current as  I would like. But, this week I’d like to share some thoughts about how we view life as trial lawyers. Some of this directly does  apply to trying cases and some of it is general advice about our attitudes about life. The late Ann Landers printed these “tips for life” one time in her advice column: 1.         When you…

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DIRECT EXAM OF TREATING DOCTOR

DIRECT EXAM OF TREATING DOCTOR

We are still in trial so I have limited time to share with you  this week, but here is a simple outline I used during the trial for a treating doctor. I’ve omitted a lot  of references to the hospital records and  exhibits I used  during the examination.  I revised a portion of it to make it appropriate for sharing.  Also, this  is for  a  physician who first  saw the plaintiff in  the hospital. DIRECT EXAM OF  TREATING DOCTOR WHY WITNESS  (Note: The…

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