Put yourself in the shoes of your client. He or she has probably never been to court and the only thing they know about trial is what they have seen on TV. They are probably frightened and they probably have some very mistaken ideas about a trial. Of course, you want to prepare them, but what do you tell them? Here’s a simple outline I created for a video I made about a trial. The client is given a copy…
The way to avoid mistakes is to have a standard operating procedure for what you do in your law practice. The checklist for doing things can be very simple. Once it is put into use it can be added to or revised as experience dictates. Here is a very basic and simple checklist for a plaintiff expert witness. Obviously a lot more detail should be added, but it’s a start. INITIAL LETTER Every expert we contact must receive a letter…
According to tradition, Tao Te Ching was written around the 6th century BC by a Taoist master. The true author and the actual date is not known. The philosophy is from the Taoist school and the writing has been translated into over 250 Western languages. Since it was written in classical Chinese and no pronunciation marks were used the translation is subject to interpretation. Some of the ideas in the Tao Te Ching seem to me to be worth reviewing…