I marvel at the gift of words Shakespeare exhibits in his writing. Allow me to take a great deal of liberty with it and apply it to our work as trial lawyers. Let’s start with those limited number of trial lawyers we deal with who never fail to demonstrate a lack of integrity and ethics in their discovery disclosures and general conduct. They soon become known to all of us and we learn they cannot be trusted. Shakespeare’s advice about…
I just got back from New York where I spoke at an AAJ seminar. There were excellent speakers on Friday which I missed because of my having to travel that day. On Saturday Mark Mandell from RI, Russ Herman from LA and Tom Girardi from CA spoke ahead of me. I was the last speaker. Here are some random ideas I noted from the speakers. The importance of the “the rule of three.” List things in three’s – it’s powerful….
I am about to start a jury trial involving a collision in which the driver, whose family we represent, was burned to death in a fire that started from the collision. I don’t know about you, but I like to have a one sheet list of the issues and the main theme or points as well as a one sheet reminder. I keep both handy and in front of me to remind me to stay in control and to make things short…