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SMALL STEPS IN IMPROVING OUR TRIAL SKILLS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

SMALL STEPS IN IMPROVING OUR TRIAL SKILLS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE

Even small steps of improvement can make a big difference in our lives. We need not think in terms of giant steps of improvement all at once because even small steps can make a big difference in our lives. Columnist Sydney J. Harris has pointed out that we can learn from sports the lesson that even a small improvement can mean major progress. Sports are full of examples where a small difference means a great improvement or even the difference between…

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A TRIAL IS A MORALIITY PLAY

A TRIAL IS A MORALIITY PLAY

I read a recent article about the importance of “morality” in the trial story. What is really involved is finding the underlying issue which connects with the jurors universal ideas of right values.  It is also connected to the idea of “reptile” i.e. those basic instincts which we possess regarding survival. Here are the items the article listed regarding morality. Are You Protecting Us? We’ve evolved with “attachment systems” that include an ability to feel and dislike pain, and insecurity in…

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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF DAMAGES IN TORT CASES?

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF DAMAGES IN TORT CASES?

Sometimes it’s important to go back to basics and  remember we are not just involved in some high stakes game, but are representing people. People who are entitled to justice. “Money makes the world go around,the world go around, the world go around,Money makes the world go around, it makes the world go around” From the    musical    Cabaret “The best things in life are free, but you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me the money,…

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