Report about the spence trial college

Report about the spence trial college

Well, I’m back from Wyoming and the Spence Trial College. There were fifty four students in attendance. This is a good class in that almost all of them have been to regional seminars and had a good idea what to expect, especially regarding psycho-drama. The previous graduates who were instructors were people I knew and have worked with. Dana Cole was there along with Nelson Tyrone, Joey Lowe, Brooks Cutter and others who were experienced teachers. On Monday Dana did…

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Jury selection comments

Jury selection comments

I’m teaching this week at the Spence Trial College in Wyoming so I only have time for a brief thought.  A trial lawyer friend had a bad result and we had an email discussion about why his focus study was inconnsistent with the verdict. Here are my comments to him. Focus studies are like computers – garbage in and you get garbage out. A true mock jury presentation is probably the most dangerous for getting wrong information because of the rule…

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The attitude of a trial lawyer , calling the defendant in your case&neuroscience

The attitude of a trial lawyer , calling the defendant in your case&neuroscience

I’m leaving for the Spence Trial College on Sunday for my week of teaching there, so I have only time for a short post. Let me share a couple of recent E-mails to fellow plaintiff trial lawyers on several different subjects. The first one deals with my view about a failure many plaintiff lawyers have – the desire to be liked by everyone and the fear of being disliked. So, here’s my take for your consideration:    "The goal of great…

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