Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

You will recall my post about a trial in which the lawyers were at each other’s throats. I made the point jurors don’t like it and discussed some ideas for handling the obnoxious lawyer. I’m told the defense continued to obstruct the plaintiff’s case with continuous objections as well as various attacks coupled with a take no prisoners approach to the defense of the case. In addition, it was a fireman who was injured and under WA law all of…

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I previously posted some thoughts about the harmful impression created on the jury by lawyers bickering and fighting with each other in an out of control court room. While listening to public radio in my car http://www.goodradio.org/ I heard a broadcast about being a peaceful parent in raising children. The goal that was discussed was not to harm a child in their mind, heart or body. To raise a child without doing physical harm by any violence towards the child,…

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A friend of mine who is a great trial lawyer has been in a lengthy jury trial with two defense lawyers. The atmosphere in the court room is high octane with the lawyers at each other’s throats. I sent my friend this note. He told me later that he had, with great effort, figured this out himself before I wrote and had managed to get control of himself. I think the advice I gave is right and here it is:…

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