Trial Guides has recently published a new book Winning Medical Malpractice Cases by Patrick Malone and Rick Friedman. These are, of course, the authors of the book Rules of the Road that has had an impact on how plaintiff’s present cases. There are many helpful ideas in this book as well as transcripts from trials. An example of one idea is Rick Friedman’s approach to the subject of rules of safety in malpractice cases. Here’s an excerpt: “At the end…
Have you thought about the ethical question of how far an advocate should go in representing their client? It’s not a bright line, but here are some thoughts. Most of us were introduced to Lord Brougham’s statement during his representation of the queen of England in Queen Caroline’s Case. Brougham said: “An advocate, in the discharge of his duty, knows but one person in all the world, and that person is his client. To save that client by all the…
Here are some random notes from the book The Language of Trust by Michael Maslansky You can’t ignore attacks as you are presumed guilty under proven innocent. Silence is an admission of guilt and every minute you delay telling your own story makes it worse. In dealing with a skeptic there are four principles of credible communication: (1) Be personal (2) Be plainspoken (3) Be positive and (4) Be plausible. The most important step is engagement. If the skeptic…