We all have our own way of preparing for cross examination and for the style we adopt during the process. I thought I’d reprint a section of part of a cross examination preparation from a drug company products case to give you an general idea of one of the steps I take in preparing for cross examination. This would represent part of a whole examination and would be part of the preparation. The actual cross examination could end up in outline…
WE NEED WU WEI Wu wei pronounced “ooo-way” is the Chinese term for what we might call “effortless action.” Dr. Slingerland a professor of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia has written a book “Trying not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity” which explores this ancient Chinese concept. The whole concept has very broad application, but my interest was in how it applies to us in trying lawsuits. We all would like to not be self-conscious…
I’ve written several times about storytelling and its essential involvement in every trial lawyer’s advocacy. My most recent post was: https://plaintifftriallawyertips.com/trial-lawyers-and-storytelling A recent article reminded me again about the importance of storytelling to trial lawyers. We have all heard about how we should present our cases as stories. We know the emphasis Gerry Spence has put upon telling our case as a client’s story. He has rightfully observed that humans are “hard wired” for stories. Yet, it has been my experience that…