Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

I appreciate readers who share ideas and Ronald V. Miller has sent me a link to his website dealing with framing and his use of a George Bush line in arguing for lost wages for his injured client. See Mr. Miller’s website and an explanation at http://www.marylandinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/02/trial_tactic_tips_from_george_w_bush.html Of course, the Rockridge Institute is one of the major websites for information on framing and should be consulted on this subject. http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/simple_framing/ Let’s not overlook the infamous Frank Luntz and his Words…

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In preparing for jury selection in a medical products liability case, I started by creating an outline of things I wanted to keep in mind.I did this early in the preparation process in order to keep me focused.My goal was to keep the concepts brief and on a single sheet of paper. Here is the start of the outline which was then refined as the preparation progressed. This isoffered as simply an example of how one can do this in…

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I’ve posted on this blog before about how important framing is for trial lawyers when it comes to the issues in a case. What we call it and how we refer to it can create an immediate reaction to the issue. That’s what framing is all about. This is not something new. For over eight years during the Bush administration we read and heard about how important it was for Karl Rove and Frank Luntz to figure out how to…

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