I can’t remember if I have published thistrial checklist before, but I’mposting it again anyway. The purpose of this checklist isto have a very simple outline for preparing a non major case. My commentsare added for explanation. This is to serve as an example for you to use in creating your own checklist. TRIAL CHECKLIST CASE TITLE: (The case of too little, too late) CASE THEME: (An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure) FAULT 1. (Ignored the…
Here are some random thoughts that have no particular connection to anything, but I thought worth saving. The first is the famous quote from Hamlet by William Shakespeare: "When sorrows come – they come not single spies – but in battalions" That seems so often to be the case. Something bad happens only to be followed by something worse especially when it comes to trial work. Nothing ever goes the way it is planned or expected when it comes to…
TrialNovember 2009 had a review by Russ Herman about a book, The Articulate Advocate written by Brian Johnson & Marsha Hunter. Russ has published on persuasion and, as nationally known trial lawyer, has lectured about argument, communication and persuasion. I have not read the book, but some of Russ’s comments about the book caught my eye. Here are some of the things Russ reports that the book recommends and I thought important: making panoramic eye contact with all the jurors…