Here are some more very basic concepts about good communication. There is nothing profound here, but thoughts that we need to remind ourselves about as it is easy to fall back into "lawyer" thinking and talking. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THE JURORS ARE ASKING THEMSELVES Think like a juror. What is it the person in the jury box really wants to know? They want to know the answer to some of these questions they are asking themselves What happened? What does…
Recently there was an email discussion among good plaintiff lawyer about whether you tell the jury how much you are asking in jury selection or wait until final argument. Some cited David Ball and said they tell the jury how much they are asking for and some said they are concerned about doing that. Here was my response. It’s an important question and there is no solid agreement in spite of Ball’s suggestion. My approach is this. In a lot of…
I ‘d like to be immodest and tell you that my wife Lita and I just returned from Las Vegas where I was inducted into the 2010 American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. What made it such an honor for me personally were the other members. Last year Bobby Lee Cook, Morris Dees, Fred Levin, stanley Preiser and Gerry Spence were inducted. Non living members include Melvin Belli,Clarence Darrow, William Kunstler and Johnnie Cochran. This year Phillip Corboy, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes, Russ…