10 KEY CONCEPTS FOR JURY SELECTION
The Washington State Bar Association publication, NW Lawyers, has just published an article I wrote on jury selection in its February 2016 issue, Volume 70, No. 1. Here is a link to the article. NW ARTICLE
THE CHALLENGE OF CROSS EXAMINATION.
Young lawyers tell me the two most difficult areas for them in trial are jury selection and cross examination. It’s really a matter of experience, however. As for me, those are the two most enjoyable and rewarding things I do during a trial. There is a huge amount written and taught about cross examination. Here a couple of subjects about cross examination for you to consider written with basic fundamentals in mind. THE FIVE STEPS OF PREPARATION FOR CROSS EXAMINATION Great cross examination…
DEVELOP THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR A PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY
Working with other lawyers and teaching them often shows they have the wrong attitude to be a great plaintiff lawyer. What attitude should they have? I think the most basic attitudes involve these concepts to start with. The first rule of a plaintiff’s practice is to screen the case initially to make certain you are willing to try the case without assuming it will somehow settle without trial so you can earn a fee. The second rule is to prepare every case from…