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?”…
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…
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…