Trial Guides https://www.trialguides.com A Legal Publishing Company Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Demand Letters DVD Featured Promo Banner https://www.trialguides.com/2018/09/21/demand-letters-dvd-featured-promo-banner/ https://www.trialguides.com/2018/09/21/demand-letters-dvd-featured-promo-banner/#respond Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:27:33 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=13752 The post Demand Letters DVD Featured Promo Banner appeared first on Trial Guides.

]]> 0 Yes, and … https://www.trialguides.com/2018/08/16/yes-and/ https://www.trialguides.com/2018/08/16/yes-and/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:20:38 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=13686 By Michael Leizerman Yes, and… is a helpful attitude when talking with the judge and jury. I was recently in a hearing to approve attorney fees and costs. The judge had relayed his concern about the fee and some of the costs before the hearing. We met in his chambers. He started by saying that ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Jury Bias Model™ and Bottom-Up Preparation https://www.trialguides.com/2018/07/12/jury-bias-model-and-bottom-up-preparation/ https://www.trialguides.com/2018/07/12/jury-bias-model-and-bottom-up-preparation/#respond Fri, 13 Jul 2018 00:46:38 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=13560 By Gregory S. Cusimano Bias is an inclination or prejudice in favor of or against something, a person, a group or thought when compared to another. Often, it is considered to be unfair. Bias can work for or against you. Everyone has feelings, beliefs and attitudes that color their perceptions of the world. Identifying how ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Lawsuit Guide Featured Promo Banner https://www.trialguides.com/2018/07/11/lawsuit-guide-featured-promo-banner/ https://www.trialguides.com/2018/07/11/lawsuit-guide-featured-promo-banner/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:13:25 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=13621 The post Lawsuit Guide Featured Promo Banner appeared first on Trial Guides.

]]> 0 What’s Your 20? (Live CLE) Banner https://www.trialguides.com/2018/05/07/whats-your-20-live-cle-banner/ https://www.trialguides.com/2018/05/07/whats-your-20-live-cle-banner/#respond Mon, 07 May 2018 18:12:36 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=13469 The post What’s Your 20? (Live CLE) Banner appeared first on Trial Guides.

]]> 0 Fighting for the People | Gerry Spence at TEDx JacksonHole 2016 https://www.trialguides.com/2017/12/06/fighting-people-gerry-spence-tedxjacksonhole/ https://www.trialguides.com/2017/12/06/fighting-people-gerry-spence-tedxjacksonhole/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2017 05:39:03 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=12784 Renowned trial lawyer Gerry Spence reflects on justice in a powerful personal retrospective. Gerry Spence has been called the greatest trial lawyer of a generation. Decades of excellence in the courtroom give him an unparalleled vision and continued voice. In fact, the courtrooms of America serve as muse and inspiration for his books, poems, award ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Book Review: Don’t Eat the Bruises Reviewed in The Verdict https://www.trialguides.com/2017/11/07/book-review-case-framing-reviewed-the-verdict/ https://www.trialguides.com/2017/11/07/book-review-case-framing-reviewed-the-verdict/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2017 20:47:10 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=12492 By: Anthony J. Skemp Originally published in the Summer 2016 issue of The Verdict: The quarterly publication of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. Don’t Eat the Bruises: How to Foil Their Plans to Spoil Your Case Having a mentor is critical to a young lawyer’s development and growth. Throughout my 18 year career, I have ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Book Review: 30(b)(6) Reviewed in Minnesota Trial https://www.trialguides.com/2017/11/06/book-review-30b6-reviewed-minnesota-trial/ https://www.trialguides.com/2017/11/06/book-review-30b6-reviewed-minnesota-trial/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:40:40 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=12482 By: Nate Bjerke Originally published in the Summer 2017 issue of Minnesota Trial: The Journal of the Minnesota Association for Justice 30(b)(6): Deposing Corporations, Organizations & the Government All of us who have ever sued a corporation, the government or any organization have, rubbing our temples, stared at stacks of discovery responses filled with objection ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Help The Southern Poverty Law Center Fight for Justice https://www.trialguides.com/2017/05/02/splc-fight-for-justice/ https://www.trialguides.com/2017/05/02/splc-fight-for-justice/#respond Tue, 02 May 2017 15:12:08 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=11811 Amid a landscape of fear and uncertainty for immigrants, the call for lawyers to help join the fight for civil rights is greater than ever. This is not just a call to fight for immigration rights but a call to fight for every citizens’ right to due process and the protection of our constitution. President ... Read more »

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]]> 0 Breaking Tradition https://www.trialguides.com/2017/04/06/breaking-tradition/ https://www.trialguides.com/2017/04/06/breaking-tradition/#respond Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:16:37 +0000 https://www.trialguides.com/?p=11719 By Charles W. Day Originally published in the February 2017 issue of Trial. A great sculptor must be an artist, not a mere stonecutter. And a great trial lawyer must be a storyteller, not a mere inquisitor. The traditional view of cross-examination is that attorneys should limit themselves to leading questions to expose contradictions—and then ... Read more »

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