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Month: January 2018

A CHECKLIST FOR A RETAINED EXPERT WITNESS

A CHECKLIST FOR A RETAINED EXPERT WITNESS

Good office management is just as important in a plaintiff’s practice as it is in any other law practice. Retaining past work for use in the future is a good method of efficiency. Checklists, however, are the most fundamental ways to avoid mistakes and have office efficiency. One or more checklists for all of the generally repetitive work done in the plaintiff practice saves time and avoids error. Commercial pilots carefully follow checklists to ensure safety. Good plaintiff trial lawyers…

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A GREAT TRIAL LAWYER IS SOMEONE WHO IS ALSO A GREAT LISTENER

A GREAT TRIAL LAWYER IS SOMEONE WHO IS ALSO A GREAT LISTENER

Netflix has a new program  featuring David Letterman interviewing prominent people,  “My Next Guest Is”.  https://www.netflix.com/title/80209096  I watched the interview with President. Barack Obama and was struck by the contrast of communication skills between the interviewer, David Letterman, and the guest. Obama is an extraordinarily gifted communicator. He is poised, self-confident and has impeccable timing with the gift of articulate communication. Trial lawyers should study him as a model for improved communication skills. Letterman presented a distracting interviewer from my…

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FIGHTING BACK AGAINST ADVERSITY AND FAILURE

FIGHTING BACK AGAINST ADVERSITY AND FAILURE

Whether we like it or not, adversity is in an inevitable part of our life. Problems are going to happen and the secret is to know how to deal with them when it happenss. Challenges, large and small, the occur continually through our lifetime. Our attitude determines our personal reality in dealing with adversity. We know from our past experience that Nietzsche was right: “that which does not kill you will make you stronger.” We see the benefit of adversity…

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