Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

It may be unpopular and politically incorrect in this age of professional civility, but I believe, if we fulfill our role as advocates, we are very likely going to make enemies. The late Bishop Fulton J. Sheen once wrote about this fact when he said: “You have no enemies you say. Alas my friend the boast is poor Those that mingle in the fray That the brave endure must have made foes. If you have none, Small is the work…

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Today I’d like you to consider the over used phrase “common sense” which we use all the time in our daily communications and in trials.  You’ve heard the insistence that the answer is simple because it is just “common sense”  The claims are:  “Everyone knows it.” “It goes without saying.” “It makes total sense.” “Even my little sister could understand that.”“It’s just common sense.”  “What do you mean? It makes total sense!”“How do I know? It’s obvious! Even a child could understand it.”  Everyone talks…

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In his own uniquely modest way, President-elect Trump has said: “Our country needs a truly great leader, and we need a truly great leader now. We need a leader that wrote The Art of the Deal” which, of course was a book he wrote.  In fact his 1987 book has sold over 1 million copies. He says that his style of deal making is simple and straightforward: “I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing to…

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