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Month: October 2015

MANAGEMENT OF A PLAINTIFF TORT PRACTICE

MANAGEMENT OF A PLAINTIFF TORT PRACTICE

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If we analyze the basic outline of a plaintiff tort practice, it seems to me we can identify where we spend the majority of time. I think this can be divided into the following general areas of practice: Business Considerations (1)  Finding clients & legal work (2)  General office requirements (3) Making a profit Litigation Considerations (1) Discovery (2) Witnesses (3) Negotiation Trial Considerations (1) Pre-trial motions & procedures (2) Trial (3) Post trial issues For the majority of plaintiffs lawyers …

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YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE – A ONE OF A KIND CREATION, SO BE THE GREAT TRIAL LAWYER YOU WERE INTENDED TO BE

YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE – A ONE OF A KIND CREATION, SO BE THE GREAT TRIAL LAWYER YOU WERE INTENDED TO BE

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While driving to Seattle the car radio broadcast evangelist Joel Osteen giving a talk he titled “see yourself as a masterpiece.” It interested me enough to listen to the full broadcast and made me reflect on my belief that we are each unique from every other human being who’s ever existed. This view is in  conflict with the scientific view of an author of a book I just completed: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari. The author is a biologist who sees the universe…

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SOME ARGUMENT IDEAS

SOME ARGUMENT IDEAS

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Today I sorted through notebooks from my practice to organize the  material and as I did so I noticed a few things I thought might be worth sharing with you. By the way, what struck me was the fact that much of what I’ve used in trial over the years was originally someone else’s thought or idea. A whole lot of “new” tactics and ideas  are really old  ones with new dressing on them. But, here you are and in no…

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