Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

In 2006 a Princeton psychologist published an paper involving a study he conducted regarding simplicity of words used. The article Consequence of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity reported on the use of complicated language and big words as to the impression formed by the person reading them. His study concluded that people whouse big words and complicated language simple words would be sufficient are seen as less intelligent then those who use a more basic vocabulary. It turned out…

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This may not be of much benefit to you, but I thought I’d share a practical example of my views involving a trial. My partner, who is an excellent lawyer, is involved in a medical malpractice case where his elderly client experienced symptoms of complications the night of her surgery. The nurse didn’t call the doctor or take action and she suffered partial paralysis. The doctor was upset about it, reported it to administration and complained to the nurse. The…

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It is very easy to become discouraged during a trial by something that goes wrong. But, it is important to remember that each witness, each event and each day is no more than a series of battles and not the war itself. If you let one thing that went wrong demoralize you, you are beaten. Maintaining confidence while seeing the problem is essential to winning cases, because no case goes in perfectly or exactly as you wanted it to be…

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