We are taught a lot of subjects in law school. There are even classes on the trial of lawsuits. But there are some very fundamental rules everyone must learn if they are going to be successful trial lawyers. RULE NO 1: TO BE A GREAT TRIAL LAWYER REQUIRES HARD WORK, DETERMINATION AND COURAGE If you want to be a truly great trial lawyer you must be willing to: (1) sacrifice for the good of other people (2) be determined in…
A very good trial lawyer recently asked other plaintiff lawyers about an issue that I think is worth talking about. His client was on a motorcycle and the defendant admitted liability His inquiry was about asking for a pre tial order that would say "the defendants and their counsel are ordered not to testify, present evidence, argue, or imply that plaintiff has any fault in this matter, or that plaintiffs’ damages should be less because plaintiff was injured while on a motorcycle"…
My law partner Joel Cunningham and I recently spent the day conducting focus studies of two cases we are involved in. In addition to the helpful information we received, I was once again struck by how consistent certain principles are regarding human behavior. Over all of my years as a trial lawyer and in conducting numerous focus studies, well-known principles are continually verified. Here are the most fundamental principles we saw people demonstrate during our focus study. 1. Once people…